Jefferson County

Jefferson Transit updates Port Townsend routes

Jefferson Transit Authority has announced several changes to its services effective Sept. 29. They include adding a midday trip on route 1… Continue reading

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POINT OF VIEW: Recompete grant projects unfold across region

WHAT DOES IT take to strengthen the economy of a region and transform the livelihoods of those who live there? With the help of a… Continue reading

Carolyn Edge.

Port Ludlow, Mats Mats Bay closed to shellfishing

Port Ludlow and Mats Mats Bay beaches have been closed for recreational shellfish harvesting due to high paralytic shellfish poison levels in… 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

ISSUES OF FAITH: Breathe in the grace that surrounds us

DID YOU SMELL that? No, I don’t mean whatever your “that” might be. I’m writing about the aroma of summer rain that blessed us a… Continue reading

Library program encourages reading for children

‘1,000 books’ gets students ready for school, official says

Music on the Strait to host performances

Music performances, an art fair and a reopening ceremony for a Fort Worden bar and kitchen highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. •… Continue reading

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

PORT TOWNSEND —David Goldsmith will present “The Tao of Pooh” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Goldsmith will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

Policy would protect access

Jefferson modeling state laws at courthouse

Earth will play its record “Hex; Or Printing In The Infernal Method” in its entirety on Sunday. (Jamie Parkhurst)

Earth to headline two-day Live Life Loud

Fest to feature music characteristic of Northwest

Earth will play its record “Hex; Or Printing In The Infernal Method” in its entirety on Sunday. (Jamie Parkhurst)

PAT NEAL: The joys of summer fishing

IT’S SUMMERTIME AND the fishing is easy. The fishing might not be any better than in the winter, but it never snows in summer and… Continue reading

Dr. Sabrina Prime, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Healthcare, demonstrates the new $2.5 million linear accelerator that will be used in the treatment of cancer patients during a dedication and open house on Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Dr. Sabrina Prime, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Healthcare, demonstrates the new $2.5 million linear accelerator that will be used in the treatment of cancer… Continue reading

Dr. Sabrina Prime, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Healthcare, demonstrates the new $2.5 million linear accelerator that will be used in the treatment of cancer patients during a dedication and open house on Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
“Beignets and Chicory Breakfast Banquet” by Mary O’Shaughnessy of Port Townsend will be part of the Potluck Banquet exhibition at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in downtown Port Townsend. (Mary O’Shaughnessy)

From eggs to fish to pie, Potluck Banquet offers nourishment via art

Pineapple upside down cake, a mint chocolate cupcake, fried eggs and bacon, salmon steaks with lemon slices: These are all part of… Continue reading

“Beignets and Chicory Breakfast Banquet” by Mary O’Shaughnessy of Port Townsend will be part of the Potluck Banquet exhibition at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in downtown Port Townsend. (Mary O’Shaughnessy)

Olympic Music Festival to host pair of performances

The Olympic Music Festival will finish its summer season with concerts at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The concerts will be in… Continue reading

Organist Terry Reitz will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday.

Organist to perform in Candlelight Concert series

Organist Terry Reitz will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday as part of the free Candlelight Concert series at Trinity United Methodist Church,… Continue reading

Organist Terry Reitz will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday.

Port Ludlow Art League to host Labor Day sale

The Port Ludlow Art League will host its Labor Day Art Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The annual art… Continue reading

Two-day Live Life Loud festival set this weekend

The Quilcene Lantern will present Live Life Loud this weekend. The festival, set for Saturday and Sunday, will feature a mixture of punk,… Continue reading

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t fall into gardening traps

NEXT WEEK IS the end of August, and as we look over the edge of this month, let us ponder on some important issues. Many… Continue reading