Jefferson County

Peninsula sees no more candidates file for positions

No additional candidates filed for countywide positions on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday. Filing week ends today for the Nov. 8 election. Races with… Continue reading

Port sunsets discount program

Storage had been half price if prepaid

Port Townsend celebrates rhodies, Chautauqua this weekend

The finale of the Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival and the Chautauqua Week will offer a robust variety of activities this weekend. The… Continue reading

Secret Garden tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale for the 2022 Secret Garden Tour hosted by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation. This is the first… Continue reading

The Worthington Mansion restoration includes 9,000 cedar shingles that were hand dipped bay volunteers two years ago. They are installed on the mansard roof. The top floor of the mansion which is the interior of the roof area is envisioned to become a library area and meeting space. (Peninsula Daily News file)

Worthington Mansion volunteers to cut the ribbon

Overnight stays expected to begin in June

The Worthington Mansion restoration includes 9,000 cedar shingles that were hand dipped bay volunteers two years ago. They are installed on the mansard roof. The top floor of the mansion which is the interior of the roof area is envisioned to become a library area and meeting space. (Peninsula Daily News file)

Black Feathers duo, Song Club performances set

Rainshadow Recording is hosting performances tonight and Friday night in Port Townsend. The Black Feathers, a U.K.-based singer-songwriter duo, will perform at… Continue reading

Tom Noddy will present Bubble Magic during the highlight of the Chautauqua Weekend, which will begin on Friday.

Chautauqua celebrates activities this weekend

Some events blend with weekend’s Rhody Festival

Tom Noddy will present Bubble Magic during the highlight of the Chautauqua Weekend, which will begin on Friday.

Three-way contests form; Clallam DCD post gets fourth hopeful

Another three-way contest formed on Wednesday in the Legislative District 24 race as well as in the Jefferson County commission election while the Clallam County… Continue reading

History hikes scheduled for Saturday

David Brownell will guide a hike at the qatáy prairie and lagoon Saturday. The hike is part of the History Hikes series… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD views broadband

The Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will hear a presentation on the broadband business plan during a special meeting at 9… Continue reading

Diane Urbani de la Paz has published “All My Love: A Story of War and Hope,” a work of narrative nonfiction. (Phil Lusk)

Love, war and hope feed author’s first book

Former reporter, columnist tells tale of letters written home

Diane Urbani de la Paz has published “All My Love: A Story of War and Hope,” a work of narrative nonfiction. (Phil Lusk)

Poets discuss dance and poetry

Mary Moore Easter and Lillo Way on Thursday will share stories from their careers as dancers and choreographers and discuss how dance,… Continue reading

Two on Peninsula die from COVID-19

Cases rising in both counties’ classrooms

Collage artist to address Port Ludlow Art League

Harold Nelson will address a meeting of the Port Ludlow Art League at 1 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. Nelson will discuss collage… Continue reading

Executive director of Jefferson Conservation District to address Chimacum Grange

Joe Holtrop will address a meeting of Chimacum Grange at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the grange hall, 9572 Rhody Drive. Holtrop, the executive… Continue reading

Nation passes 1M COVID deaths

First-time vaccine rates up in Clallam

Lisa Jensen
Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival Royality are, from left, Princess Brigitte Palmer, Queen Jenessah Seebergoss and Princess Hailey Hirschel. Seebergoss will not be able to attend this year.

Stop and smell the rhodies again

Rhododendron Festival begins Wednesday

Lisa Jensen
Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival Royality are, from left, Princess Brigitte Palmer, Queen Jenessah Seebergoss and Princess Hailey Hirschel. Seebergoss will not be able to attend this year.

Three-way race forms for District 24 seat

Candidates sign up on first day of official filing week

Linda Martin, center, from Port Townsend, stands beside her husband Mike Cornforth on the corner of Kearney and state Highway 20 in Port Townsend. Martin, with PT Indivisible, collaborated with Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and Women’s March to stage a rally on Saturday to protest the possible U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision guaranteeing the right to abortion. About 250 people from as far away as Seattle and Sequim took part in the rally. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Abortion rights supporters rally nationwide

Protests organized on Peninsula

Linda Martin, center, from Port Townsend, stands beside her husband Mike Cornforth on the corner of Kearney and state Highway 20 in Port Townsend. Martin, with PT Indivisible, collaborated with Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and Women’s March to stage a rally on Saturday to protest the possible U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision guaranteeing the right to abortion. About 250 people from as far away as Seattle and Sequim took part in the rally. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)