Jefferson County

Health warning at Point Whitney, Irondale beaches

Fecal bacteria levels high

Hoffman Trail closed for logging work

The Walt Hoffman Trail at Gibbs Lake County Park will close Tuesday, according to a press release from Jefferson County Parks and… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

Landscapes, sculptures on view at Gallery 9

Gallery 9’s featured artists for July are landscape painter Ann Arscott and Sarah Fitch, who creates ceramic tiles and sculptures. The gallery… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.
Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.

Photography, tin can art on view at Port Townsend Gallery

Tom Saknit and Loran Scruggs are the Port Townsend Gallery’s featured artists for July. The gallery at 715 Water St. is open… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.

Port Townsend City Council hopefuls debate

Housing, budget and deer addressed

Port Townsend man accused of attempted child rape

Sting operation conducted

Sequim Bay closed to shellfish harvesting

Sequim Bay beaches are now closed to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish after a high level of marine biotoxin was discovered… Continue reading

The sign at the Courtyard Cafe in downtown Port Townsend tells the tale of restaurants in summer 2021. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Staffing shortages cramp businesses

Capacity restored, but service constrained

The sign at the Courtyard Cafe in downtown Port Townsend tells the tale of restaurants in summer 2021. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Covid blastoff expected after Fourth

Locke: Unvaccinated ‘antisocial’

Bursts of fireworks light up the sky over Port Angeles Harbor during the 2019 Independence Day display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fourth of July to be celebrated on Peninsula

Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks plan in-person events

Bursts of fireworks light up the sky over Port Angeles Harbor during the 2019 Independence Day display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Uncle Funk and the Dope Six will play their first gig in nearly two years — a free, all-ages concert — this Saturday in the courtyard at Port Townsend’s Manresa Castle. The band includes, from left, singer Megan Hudson, guitarist Tim Halpin, percussionist Jesse Watson, bassist Kyle Dannert and drummer Tomoki Sage. Keyboardist Pete Lack was out of town but will soon return. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Free, all-ages concert Saturday at Manresa Castle

First performance set after two-year hiatus from public

Uncle Funk and the Dope Six will play their first gig in nearly two years — a free, all-ages concert — this Saturday in the courtyard at Port Townsend’s Manresa Castle. The band includes, from left, singer Megan Hudson, guitarist Tim Halpin, percussionist Jesse Watson, bassist Kyle Dannert and drummer Tomoki Sage. Keyboardist Pete Lack was out of town but will soon return. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Multi-instrumentalist John Maxwell, left, and blues violinist Jon Parry will mix their music into the Red, White & the Blues event Sunday at the Old Alcohol Plant. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Fundraiser for Bayside Housing set for Sunday

Live American blues and ragtime, bossa nova, vintage standards and gypsy jazz will mix together in Red, White & the Blues, a… Continue reading

Multi-instrumentalist John Maxwell, left, and blues violinist Jon Parry will mix their music into the Red, White & the Blues event Sunday at the Old Alcohol Plant. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Increased boat patrols planned this weekend

North Olympic Peninsula sheriff’s offices plan increased patrols on area waterways looking for drunk and impaired boaters during Operation Dry Water. The extra patrols will… Continue reading

Finn O’Donnell and Sorina Johnston, pictured as they graduate from Port Townsend High School last month, speak their minds about mental health during the pandemic in a video on The Benji Project website. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Teens tell of how they survived the isolation

The Benji Project conducts survey

Finn O’Donnell and Sorina Johnston, pictured as they graduate from Port Townsend High School last month, speak their minds about mental health during the pandemic in a video on The Benji Project website. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Workshop planned for teens

“Mindfulness in Motion,” a four-day workshop for youths age 14 and older, is offered by The Benji Project starting July 12 at H.J.… Continue reading

Another COVID death reported in Clallam County

Health officers: Victim was unvaccinated

Buses, ferries revert to full capacity

Clallam and Jefferson transit buses are running at full capacity now. Both still require passengers to wear masks indoors. Clallam Transit resumed full capacity on… Continue reading

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting Regimental Tree Care to remove the entire tree Wednesday. The multiple trunks of the tree had formed a basket, which collected water and debris and caused the tree to rot; the extreme heat earlier this week may have been a factor too, said Regimental’s Rachael Cecil. “We’re sad that we lost a tree,” said Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Tyler, “but it had to be removed for the safety of the public and the building.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fallen tree removed

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours… Continue reading

A section of a spruce tree in front of the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., crashed to the ground in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting Regimental Tree Care to remove the entire tree Wednesday. The multiple trunks of the tree had formed a basket, which collected water and debris and caused the tree to rot; the extreme heat earlier this week may have been a factor too, said Regimental’s Rachael Cecil. “We’re sad that we lost a tree,” said Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Tyler, “but it had to be removed for the safety of the public and the building.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Vocalist Jean Lenke and her trio will bring jazz, blues and rock to Manresa Castle's Rook Cafe this Friday evening. photo courtesy of Jean Lenke

Manresa Castle offers Friday night jazz series

Vocalist Jean Lenke and her trio will start a Friday night jazz series this week in the Rook Cafe at Manresa Castle,… Continue reading

Vocalist Jean Lenke and her trio will bring jazz, blues and rock to Manresa Castle's Rook Cafe this Friday evening. photo courtesy of Jean Lenke

No fireworks ban this year in unincorporated Jefferson County

New restrictions can’t be put in place until at least 2023