Jefferson County

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New circulation director joins staff

Anthony Dezarn has begun the work of reviving the circulation department for the Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. Dezarn,… Continue reading

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Pavement striping planned on Highways 19, 101 this week

Contractor crews will be striping recently chip sealed highways from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. The crews will be working… Continue reading

Third dose clinics set for immunocompromised

Two drive-through vaccination clinics for immunocompromised individuals who want a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine are scheduled in Chimacum and Port Townsend.… 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

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Quilcene School Board to discuss goals

The Quilcene School Board will discuss 2021-2022 board goals when they meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The board will meet in Room 9 at 294715… Continue reading

Poulsbo man killed after collision with truck

A Poulsbo man died last week after his car reportedly crossed the centerline on state Highway 104 near Port Townsend and collided with a dump… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival canceled

Vaccination requirement prompts pullouts

Satria McKnight, 12, of Port Townsend is among the performers who studies at the Pop-Up Movement gym in Port Hadlock. She’ll appear in Pop-Up’s shows this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Satria McKnight, 12, of Port Townsend is among the performers who studies at the Pop-Up Movement gym in Port Hadlock. She’ll appear in Pop-Up’s shows this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg.

Grace Lutheran Church welcomes new pastor

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg who… Continue reading

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg.
East Jefferson ball carrier Anson Jones, center, is wrapped up by Port Angeles' Jacob Felton as he breaks through the line during a February 2021 contest. Jones is expected to start at fullback once again for the newly christened 'Rivals.' (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: East Jefferson Rivals set to team up

New nickname for Port Townsend-Chimacum combined athletics

East Jefferson ball carrier Anson Jones, center, is wrapped up by Port Angeles' Jacob Felton as he breaks through the line during a February 2021 contest. Jones is expected to start at fullback once again for the newly christened 'Rivals.' (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COVID, staffing burden Olympic Peninsula hospitals

The hospital system on the North Olympic Peninsula is strained by the increase of COVID-19 patients and staffing shortages. Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles… Continue reading

The Fulton Street Chamber Players, featuring pianist George Lopez, will give the last two Concerts in the Barn this weekend at Quilcene's Trillium Woods Farm. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn

Weekend arts events set on Peninsula

An outdoor knitting circle, jazz live in a castle courtyard, classical music in and around a barn: They’re happening tonight through Sunday on the North… Continue reading

The Fulton Street Chamber Players, featuring pianist George Lopez, will give the last two Concerts in the Barn this weekend at Quilcene's Trillium Woods Farm. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn

Community garage sale set Saturday

The Jefferson County Fair Association will host a community garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The sale is at… Continue reading

John Walsch, mental health navigator for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, recently had his position extended through the end of June 2022, after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a year-long grant by the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs to fund the position. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Navigating difficulties: Help offered to those in crisis

Mental health professional joins police on calls

John Walsch, mental health navigator for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, recently had his position extended through the end of June 2022, after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a year-long grant by the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs to fund the position. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Luke Robins.
Luke Robins.