Jefferson County

Scenes from the Civil Rights Movement are part of “MLK/FBI,” the free community film to screen at the Rose Theatre on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday. (Photo courtesy IFC Films)

MLK/FBI to be screened at Rose Theatre

Free civil rights movie an annual tradition

Scenes from the Civil Rights Movement are part of “MLK/FBI,” the free community film to screen at the Rose Theatre on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday. (Photo courtesy IFC Films)
Nitasha Lewis

Social Justice Week begins with lecture today

Peninsula College will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Social Justice Week, beginning with a Studium Generale presentation… Continue reading

Nitasha Lewis

Truck-car collision causes traffic delay on Highway 104

A collision between a car and a semi truck on state Highway 104 sent two people to hospitals and partially closed the road… Continue reading

DOT cancels this week’s overnight Hood Canal Bridge closures

Vehicular traffic closures now set for next week

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crew extinguished a chimney fire on Jolie Lane in Port Townsend. East Jefferson Fire Rescue

All safe after chimney fire

No one was injured in a chimney fire Sunday evening at a house on the 300 block of Jolie Way off Hastings… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crew extinguished a chimney fire on Jolie Lane in Port Townsend. East Jefferson Fire Rescue
Jefferson County Public Utility District crews clear brush and wires on Taison Lane in Quilcene after the snow and wind storm in the first week of January.

County seeks federal funds for storm costs

Emergency declaration approved

Jefferson County Public Utility District crews clear brush and wires on Taison Lane in Quilcene after the snow and wind storm in the first week of January.
Malaika Rosenfeld of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center will shepherd participants in next Monday’s Day of Service outing at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Day of Service, work party set

Fort Worden State Park to get volunteers’ care

Malaika Rosenfeld of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center will shepherd participants in next Monday’s Day of Service outing at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Healthcare systems creaking under COVID-19 caseload

Routine procedures have been canceled

PAT NEAL: Thank you for reading this

Thank you for reading this. Somebody must. I know this from all of the wonderful cards and letters you send. In this country, we have… Continue reading

Health workers concerned about strain from oncoming COVID-19 surge of infections

Case rates up in both Clallam, Jefferson counties

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed overnight Wednesday, Thursday

Third attempt to schedule work

Jefferson County Library to host climate discussion series

The Jefferson County Library will host “Understanding the Scope of Our Clean Energy Challenge” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The free, monthly discussion… Continue reading

Meeting set to discuss state health care directives

Save Secular Healthcare WA will host a meeting tonight regarding religious directives and their impacts on the state. The meeting, hosted by Indivisible Port Townsend,… Continue reading

After days of dreary cold and rainy weather, Port Townsend is enveloped in a rosy glow of a sunrise. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Photo

Sunrise over Port Townsend

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News After days of dreary cold and rainy weather, Port Townsend is enveloped in a rosy glow of a… Continue reading

After days of dreary cold and rainy weather, Port Townsend is enveloped in a rosy glow of a sunrise. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A wing-foiler hones his skills on windy Port Townsend Bay. The forecast calls for more seasonal temperatures this week with highs in the mid- to upper 40s and lows in the high 30s. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Photo

Catching some air

A wing-foiler hones his skills on windy Port Townsend Bay. The forecast calls for more seasonal temperatures this week with highs in the mid- to… Continue reading

A wing-foiler hones his skills on windy Port Townsend Bay. The forecast calls for more seasonal temperatures this week with highs in the mid- to upper 40s and lows in the high 30s. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum School Board to consider pact with Port Townsend

Memorandum of Understanding to be developed for more collaboration

Chimacum School Board to consider pact with Port Townsend

Memorandum of Understanding to be developed for more collaboration

Floods, emergency help reported across Washington state

Most damage from storms reported this weekend was in the southwestern part of the state, which experienced its worst flooding in a decade, although a… Continue reading

Katie Davis, left, and Jessica Garcia are the Olympic Angels case managers working with foster families and volunteers in Clallam and Jefferson counties. (April Thompson/Olympic Angels)

Olympic Angels supports foster children, parents

Adding a case manager expands reach

Katie Davis, left, and Jessica Garcia are the Olympic Angels case managers working with foster families and volunteers in Clallam and Jefferson counties. (April Thompson/Olympic Angels)

Overnight closures of Hood Canal Bridge planned

The state Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight closures of the Hood Canal Bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The bridge is set… Continue reading