Jefferson County

Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas and Sue Authur, and Main Street employees, Sasha Landes, on the ladder, and marketing director Eryn Smith, spend a rainy morning decorating the community Christmas tree at the Haller Fountain on Wednesday. The tree will be lit at 4 p.m. Saturday following Santa’s arrival by the Kiwanis choo choo train. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Decoration preparation

Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas and Sue Authur, and Main Street employees, Sasha Landes, on the ladder, and… Continue reading

 

Jefferson PUD plans to keep Sims Way project overhead

Cost significantly reduced in joint effort with port, city

 

Andrea Guarino-Slemmons has more than 30 years of experience in jewelry design. Her work will be on display on Saturday during the Port Townsend Art Walk at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Paintings, jewelry to be on display during art walk

A variety of artwork will be on view during the First Saturday Art Walk this weekend in Port Townsend. The monthly event… Continue reading

 

Port Townsend Main Street to host Holidays in PT on Saturday

The Port Townsend Main Street Program will host Holidays in PT on Saturday. The merriment will include a visit from Santa to… Continue reading

A copper rockfish caught as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife study in 2017. The distended eyes resulted from a pressure change as the fish was pulled up from a depth of 250 feet. (David B. Williams)

Author to highlight history of Puget Sound

Talk at PT Library to cover naming, battles, tribes

A copper rockfish caught as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife study in 2017. The distended eyes resulted from a pressure change as the fish was pulled up from a depth of 250 feet. (David B. Williams)

PAT NEAL: A rainforest expedition

IT WAS A dark and stormy night. Inside the cabin, the wood stove glowed red with venison stew simmering, fresh-baked biscuits and a whistling tea… Continue reading

Peninsula lawmakers await budget

Gov. Ferguson to release supplemental plan this month

Kendra Russo of Found and Foraged Fibers in Anacortes holds a mirror as Jayne Johnson of Sequim tries on a skirt during a craft fair on Saturday in Uptown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Mirror image

Kendra Russo of Found and Foraged Fibers in Anacortes holds a mirror as Jayne Johnson of Sequim tries on a skirt during a craft fair… Continue reading

Kendra Russo of Found and Foraged Fibers in Anacortes holds a mirror as Jayne Johnson of Sequim tries on a skirt during a craft fair on Saturday in Uptown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Flu cases rising on Peninsula

COVID-19, RSV low, health official says

The Chimacum High School Cowboy band, which will march next July 4 in the national Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., rehearses holiday songs for an upcoming concert. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum band invited to play in Washington, D.C.

Students to travel for national Independence Day Parade

The Chimacum High School Cowboy band, which will march next July 4 in the national Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., rehearses holiday songs for an upcoming concert. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula boards to host budget discussions

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

Man pleads guilty to assaulting state trooper

A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced to six months in Jefferson County Jail for kicking a state… Continue reading

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Peninsula Home Fund celebrates its 36th year

One grant helped patients with Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County

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Jim Brennan, a seven-year Port Townsend resident, makes comments to a standing-room-only Port Townsend City Council meeting on Monday night. The council was continuing a public hearing on Ordinance 3361, relating to comprehensive planning that will impact the growth of the city. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Comprehensive plan

Jim Brennan, a seven-year Port Townsend resident, makes comments to a standing-room-only Port Townsend City Council meeting on Monday night. The council was continuing a… Continue reading

Jim Brennan, a seven-year Port Townsend resident, makes comments to a standing-room-only Port Townsend City Council meeting on Monday night. The council was continuing a public hearing on Ordinance 3361, relating to comprehensive planning that will impact the growth of the city. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Man sentenced after fourth-degree assault conviction

A 61-year-old man was convicted of fourth-degree assault following a two-week trial in Jefferson County Superior Court. Robert Judd was sentenced on… Continue reading

Man to serve two years for courthouse burglary

A 39-year-old man was convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to two years in prison after he broke into the Jefferson County… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: What Thanksgiving means to me

THANK YOU FOR reading this. Writing our nation’s only wilderness gossip column is not easy. It took me years to become an overnight success with… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council approves a balanced budget

City manager cites grants for increase in capital projects