Jefferson County

Fair meeting scheduled for Thursday

The newly formed Friends of the Fair will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. The community meeting is in the Art Building at… Continue reading

John Paul O’Connor will perform on Friday.

Music, poetry, stories to be presented during concert

Song-writer and poet John Paul O’Connor will offer songs, poems and stories when he performs at the Quimper Grange for “An Evening… Continue reading

John Paul O’Connor will perform on Friday.

PAT NEAL: Disaster preparedness month

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL Disaster Preparedness Month. It’s time to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies. As you read this, the… Continue reading

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina begins on Thursday. The booms will contain and extract any oil residue that might leak from the pilings. A groundbreaking ceremony is set today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Preparing for work

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance… Continue reading

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina begins on Thursday. The booms will contain and extract any oil residue that might leak from the pilings. A groundbreaking ceremony is set today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Candidate forum questions requested by Thursday

The public is asked to provide questions for a candidate forum involving hopefuls for the 6th Congressional District and the state Legislature. The… Continue reading

Habitat begins work on six homes

Development to be permanently affordable housing

Sailboats cruise by the downtown area of Port Townsend to end the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sailing by the festival

Sailboats cruise by the downtown area of Port Townsend to end the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina on Sunday.… Continue reading

Sailboats cruise by the downtown area of Port Townsend to end the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two Clallam County residents die of COVID-19

Booster that targets omicron variant now available

Diane Urbani de la Paz.

‘All My Love’ topic of author talk

Hope for the future, amid a dark time: It’s the subject of a new nonfiction book by a local author. Diane Urbani… Continue reading

Diane Urbani de la Paz.
Freddie Lane, with the Lummi Indian Tribe, talks about a totem pole, carved by Uncle Doug James of the House of Tears carvers during a blessing on Sunday at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend. The pole will leave Wednesday for a cross-country trip to Pittsburgh. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Lummi totem pole

Freddie Lane, with the Lummi Indian Tribe, talks about a totem pole, carved by Uncle Doug James of the House of Tears carvers during a… Continue reading

Freddie Lane, with the Lummi Indian Tribe, talks about a totem pole, carved by Uncle Doug James of the House of Tears carvers during a blessing on Sunday at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend. The pole will leave Wednesday for a cross-country trip to Pittsburgh. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Public meeting set on proposed Jefferson County code addition

The Jefferson County Planning Commission and Department of Community Development will host a public meeting to explain proposed legislation regarding undeveloped lots on… Continue reading

Smoke clearing on North Olympic Peninsula

Air quality improves with westerly winds

Crowds jam the north dock at the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Wooden Boat Festival brings newcomers, old timers together

Festival back full force after two years

Crowds jam the north dock at the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson in Port Townsend on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall into autumn with transitional chores

autumn arrives on Sept. 22 at 6:04 p.m.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News


Classic wooden boats on display during the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina, in Port Townsend, on Friday. The festival will run until Sunday.

Celebrating boats in Port Townsend

Classic wooden boats on display during the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina, in Port Townsend, on Friday. The festival will run until… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News


Classic wooden boats on display during the 45th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina, in Port Townsend, on Friday. The festival will run until Sunday.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: The right thing can be hard to do

SHE MADE THE right call. Though some may question it, or even chastise her for it. After months of agonizing, she came to the conclusion… Continue reading

Jetty replacement to begin next week

Groundbreaking set for Wednesday

Lummi Nation sets Port Townsend gathering

Event precedes a totem journey this month