Jefferson County

A wool waulking performance is planned at the first annual Fiber Festival: From Sheep to Shawl at Worthington Park in Quilcene.

First Quilcene Fiber Festival set for Saturday

Worthington Park in Quilcene will be the site of the first Fiber Festival: From Sheep to Shawl on Saturday. The festival will be… Continue reading

A wool waulking performance is planned at the first annual Fiber Festival: From Sheep to Shawl at Worthington Park in Quilcene.
Georgina Sappier-Richardson (Passamaquoddy) holds her childhood photo. (Jeremy Dennis)

Native child welfare topic of documentary, discussion

‘Dawnland’ tells of experiences of children forcibly removed from homes

Georgina Sappier-Richardson (Passamaquoddy) holds her childhood photo. (Jeremy Dennis)

OlyCAP’s basic income program pays off

Payments have big impact, recipients say

One person airlifed after rollover south of Mount Walker

A Port Angeles woman was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after a one-vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway 101 south of Mount Walker that… Continue reading

Two hurt in wreck near Brinnon

Two Port Angeles men were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend after a driver lost control of a pickup on a… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Overseeding a great way to avoid overworking

I GOT A recorded message from the Peninsula Daily News voicing an emotional rant that stated, “If Andrew May wants a green lawn in Sequim… 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

First Fed sets date for centennial celebration

Bank with branches across Peninsula to have festivities in hometown

A row of carved Halloween pumpkins sitting on a brick fence in the 1800 block of West 10th in PA dlogan

Halloween celebrated all weekend

Merchants in downtowns across the North Olympic Peninsula are offering trick-or treating on Monday after haunted houses and other offerings have set the stage throughout… Continue reading

A row of carved Halloween pumpkins sitting on a brick fence in the 1800 block of West 10th in PA dlogan
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Port Townsend’s Harry Dudley, center, whose family has owned the historic Hastings building in downtown Port Townsend since it was built in 1889, shows off an Italian stone fireplace, one of the highlighted features on the Haunted Histories and Mysteries of Port Townsend tour produced by the Main Street Organization, as he conducts a tour on Friday.  For more about the multi-venue festival, which continues today, see ptmainstreet.org.

Mysteries and histories in Port Townsend

Port Townsend’s Harry Dudley, center, whose family has owned the historic Hastings building in downtown Port Townsend since it was built in 1889, shows off… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend’s Harry Dudley, center, whose family has owned the historic Hastings building in downtown Port Townsend since it was built in 1889, shows off an Italian stone fireplace, one of the highlighted features on the Haunted Histories and Mysteries of Port Townsend tour produced by the Main Street Organization, as he conducts a tour on Friday.  For more about the multi-venue festival, which continues today, see ptmainstreet.org.

Quilcene Bay now open for shellfish gathering

Other beaches remain closed to recreational harvesting

Slides, outages repaired

Rain and wind led to three closures on state Highway 112, all of which had been cleared by Friday afternoon. Early Friday… Continue reading

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

Court halts DNR timber sales in Jefferson County

Environmental groups praise ruling, say it will change process

Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes will dance in Rayn: Flamenco for a New World.

Flamenco performances set on Peninsula

A special flamenco performance will come to Port Townsend and Sequim this weekend. “Rayn: Flamenco for a New World” will be at the Palindrome at… Continue reading

Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes will dance in Rayn: Flamenco for a New World.

ISSUES OF FAITH: Faith helps steer when the wheel comes off

I HAVE ALWAYS liked cars. When I was young, I started amassing a huge Matchbox and Hot Wheels car collection. I took good care of… Continue reading

Jefferson County considers carbon offset program

Commissioners to meet with DNR officials