Jefferson County

State Department of Transportation officials, from left, Ben Ford, Brian Whitehouse and Piper Petit address a meeting of the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Closures, other DOT projects upcoming

Bridge repairs, roundabouts and fish passage work planned

State Department of Transportation officials, from left, Ben Ford, Brian Whitehouse and Piper Petit address a meeting of the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
Paul Gottlieb.

Special legislative session in works

Carbon credits bill to return in future

Paul Gottlieb.

Victorian Heritage Festival this weekend

Customs House battle, beekeeping, fashion show, teas scheduled

Great Decisions group meeting Wednesday

The Great Decisions discussion group will meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The group will meet in the Humphrey Room at… Continue reading

Race amity discussion set Wednesday

The five-part discussion series “Race Amity” continues at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The online discussion series will explore the history of Americans working… Continue reading

Transport fee rates adjusted in Jefferson

Ambulance hikes are in line with Port Ludlow

Van De Wege lone Democratic senator to oppose gun ban

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to show that it was Justice Antonin Scalia who said the Second Amendment right “is not unlimited” in… Continue reading

This sonar image of the Pythias Oasis site shows bubbles rising from the seafloor about two-thirds of a mile deep and 50 miles off Newport, Ore. These bubbles are a byproduct of a unique site where warm, chemically distinct fluid gushes from the seafloor. Researchers believe this fluid comes directly from the Cascadia megathrust zone, or plate boundary, and helps control stress buildup between the two plates.Philip et al./Science Advances
This sonar image of the Pythias Oasis site shows bubbles rising from the seafloor about two-thirds of a mile deep and 50 miles off Newport, Ore. These bubbles are a byproduct of a unique site where warm, chemically distinct fluid gushes from the seafloor. Researchers believe this fluid comes directly from the Cascadia megathrust zone, or plate boundary, and helps control stress buildup between the two plates.Philip et al./Science Advances

A GROWING CONCERN: Now is the time for cool-tolerant plants

JUST SO YOU know, I’m outraged and furious! Again this week, as I was getting various vegetable seed for a huge kitchen garden I am… Continue reading

Anderson Lake closed due to toxin

Anderson Lake is closed due to an elevated level of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a found in a water sample. Test results… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

Sequim’s high school equestrian team celebrates taking home the district 4 small teams Championship, along with belt buckles and medals at the end of their final district WAHSET competition. The team’s high scores also earned them 24 qualifying placements to compete at the State Finals in May. Standing from left: Coach Katie Newton, Celbie Karjalainen, Katelynn Sharpe, Lily Meyer, Kennady Gilbertson, Coach Bettina Hoesel, Assistant Coach Keri Tucker. Sitting from left: Libby Swanberg, Sydney Hutton, Paige Reed.

Photo submitted by Katie Newton

HORSEPLAY: WAHSET competition; how to treat choking

THREE CHEERS AND a hip-hip hurrah for Sequim High School Equestrian Team, with Celbie Karjalainen, Kennady Gilbertson, Paige Reed, Katelynn Sharp, Rylie Smith, Sydney Hutton,… Continue reading

Sequim’s high school equestrian team celebrates taking home the district 4 small teams Championship, along with belt buckles and medals at the end of their final district WAHSET competition. The team’s high scores also earned them 24 qualifying placements to compete at the State Finals in May. Standing from left: Coach Katie Newton, Celbie Karjalainen, Katelynn Sharpe, Lily Meyer, Kennady Gilbertson, Coach Bettina Hoesel, Assistant Coach Keri Tucker. Sitting from left: Libby Swanberg, Sydney Hutton, Paige Reed.

Photo submitted by Katie Newton

Jefferson board announces public health heroes

Dozen individuals, groups recognized

Shelly Leavens

Port Townsend adds communications, marketing manager

Shelly Leavens is joining the city of Port Townsend as its new communications and marketing manager. She will begin work May 4.… Continue reading

Shelly Leavens

Earth Day activities scheduled Saturday on Peninsula

In addition to annual coastal cleanups, organizations, businesses and individuals across the North Olympic Peninsula are hosting events to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday. Here… Continue reading

Entertainment springs up across the Peninsula this weekend

With spring underway, entertainment across the North Olympic Peninsula has blossomed. Among the offerings is the three-day virtual Home & Kitchen Tour, the 25th annual… Continue reading

Internet basics class set Friday

The Jefferson County Library will present “Internet Basics: Tabs and Favorites” at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The free class is in the library’s… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Martin didn’t have coffee

ACCORDING TO CHERISHED legend, one late October day in 1517, Martin Luther left his house carrying a piece of parchment, a hammer and a couple… Continue reading