Jefferson County

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

East Jefferson, Port Ludlow fire commissioners approve ballot measure

Merger to go before voters in November

ISSUES OF FAITH: Processing your grief

GRIEF CAN BE so isolating. After a loss, friends and family often back away—either because they think we need space to grieve, or they simply… Continue reading

Olympic Music Festival finale this weekend

Pianists Michael Stephen Brown and Julio Elizalde perform Piano Extravaganza! at the Olympic Music Festival finale this weekend. Concerts will be at… Continue reading

Red Flag warning issued for weekend

Smoke could affect Peninsula air quality by Saturday

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Christ Above and Beneath Us” at Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Christ Above and Beneath Us” at 11 a.m. Sunday The service is at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
Veteran, a 55-foot purse seiner built in Gig Harbor in 1926, is one of the featured wooden boats in the 45th Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. The festival is at the Point Hudson Marina, starts today and runs until Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Wooden boats crowd harbor for festival

Talk to owners, ride the boats, harbormaster urges

Veteran, a 55-foot purse seiner built in Gig Harbor in 1926, is one of the featured wooden boats in the 45th Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. The festival is at the Point Hudson Marina, starts today and runs until Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Devils Lake proposed for transfer from trust lands

Parcel near Quilcene would be added to a conservation area

Laura Snodgrass of Port Townsend, an employee of the Port of Port Townsend, uses the sole of her boot to feel for protruding screw heads that might catch on anyone’s foot and cause an accident. Snodgrass was working to replace or tighten screws as necessary in advance of this weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Finishing touches

Laura Snodgrass of Port Townsend, an employee of the Port of Port Townsend, uses the sole of her boot to feel for protruding screw heads… Continue reading

Laura Snodgrass of Port Townsend, an employee of the Port of Port Townsend, uses the sole of her boot to feel for protruding screw heads that might catch on anyone’s foot and cause an accident. Snodgrass was working to replace or tighten screws as necessary in advance of this weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend City Council continues to hear about trans issues

Public comments focus on individual rights and protests

Jeff Plankenhorn

Austin singer-songwriter to perform on ‘The Plank’

Singer-songwriter Jeff Plankenhorn will play his invention “The Plank” and other stringed instruments during a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The concert,… Continue reading

Jeff Plankenhorn

Community Chorus returns to active status Sunday

The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County will celebrate its return to singing this fall after a long hiatus… Continue reading

A flock of Canada geese take off from Port Townsend on Tuesday morning heading south. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Flying south

A flock of Canada geese takes off from Port Townsend on Tuesday morning heading south.… Continue reading

A flock of Canada geese take off from Port Townsend on Tuesday morning heading south. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hearing set for Hadlock proposal

Three days of testimony for proposed retreat center

PAT NEAL: The blue-tarp campers

THE BLUE-TARP CAMPER is named for a particular shade of inexpensive, blue plastic tarp that comes in various shapes and sizes. Blue-tarp campers celebrate our… Continue reading

Tony McManus.

Celtic guitarist to perform

McManus combines Celtic tradition with oher genres

Tony McManus.

Counties to discuss timber replacement money uses

Decisions on percentages must be set by Sept. 15