Jefferson County

Olympic Peninsula health officers worry about mask directive

‘Honor system’ on fully vaccinated

Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily newsIn many gardens, especially the English gardens found at Colette’s Bed and Breakfast, there will be numerous fall blooming plants. The trick to keep asters, mums and fall flowering sedum thick, short and extremely prolific is to cut them back, preferably twice, before the Fourth of July.

A GROWING CONCERN: Garden chores? Just a pinch

timber, buzz job, cutaway.… Continue reading

Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily newsIn many gardens, especially the English gardens found at Colette’s Bed and Breakfast, there will be numerous fall blooming plants. The trick to keep asters, mums and fall flowering sedum thick, short and extremely prolific is to cut them back, preferably twice, before the Fourth of July.

ACAC seeks projects for next grant cycle

The Jefferson County Accessible Community Advisory Committee, (ACAC) is looking for additional projects for the next grant cycle. Since 2015, the county… Continue reading

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COVID aid for Peninsula education

College, boatbuilding school receive funds

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Duvall man hurt in wreck at 101, 104 intersection

A Duvall man was treated and discharged from St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale after his vehicle overturned at the intersection of… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101). This week features… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed for three nights this week

No crossing between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Oak Harbor man misses deer, rolls car near Crocker Lake

An Oak Harbor man who swerved to miss a deer and rolled his vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 near Crocker Lake has been… Continue reading

Port initiates Quilcene outreach

Guidance sought on future of marina

Port Townsend Students for Sustainability club leaders Lochlan Krupa and Anna Molotsky, both 16, hope to raise awareness of the harmful effects of motor vehicle idling. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Students for Sustainability gather support for a ban

Motor vehicle exhaust pollutes air, they say

Port Townsend Students for Sustainability club leaders Lochlan Krupa and Anna Molotsky, both 16, hope to raise awareness of the harmful effects of motor vehicle idling. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Maskless on the Peninsula

Vaccine opens the door

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County considers cellular tower lease

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider leasing space at the county fairgrounds to Verizon for a cellular communications tower when they meet at 9… Continue reading

Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers to hold free legal aid clinic

The last day to register for the Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers’ free legal aid clinic is Monday. The clinic is 10… Continue reading

Jefferson County Auditor’s office updating policy

The Jefferson County Auditor’s office will accept maps for recording plats and surveys that are drawn on either paper or mylar material… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair garage sale slated for Saturday

The Jefferson County Fair Association will host its first garage sale since the pandemic began on Saturday. The sale will be from… Continue reading

Jefferson County settles social media lawsuit

Policy changes to follow allegation of First Amendment violation

The Miró Quartet — from left, violinists Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer, violist John Largess and cellist Joshua Gindele — will engage in a live-streamed question-and-answer session after their virtual concert Saturday. (Photo courtesy of the Miró Quartet)

Miró Quartet to perform, speak with audience Saturday

A specially commissioned piece called “Home,” a Beethoven string quartet and Dvorak’s American Quartet are on the program of a Port Townsend… Continue reading

The Miró Quartet — from left, violinists Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer, violist John Largess and cellist Joshua Gindele — will engage in a live-streamed question-and-answer session after their virtual concert Saturday. (Photo courtesy of the Miró Quartet)
KPTZ-FM board president Robert Ambrose and general manager Kate Ingram take in the sun outside the radio station's new quarters at Fort Worden. The community station will move from Port Townsend's Mountain View Commons to the 2,500-square-foot Building 305 this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Radio station KPTZ celebrates with a move to Fort Worden

On its 10th anniversary as a nonprofit radio station, KPTZ-FM 91.9 is about to move into a building more than three times… Continue reading

KPTZ-FM board president Robert Ambrose and general manager Kate Ingram take in the sun outside the radio station's new quarters at Fort Worden. The community station will move from Port Townsend's Mountain View Commons to the 2,500-square-foot Building 305 this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Katy Bowman, author of “Grow Wild: The Whole Child, Whole Family, Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More,” will array pages of the book along a mile-long walking route at Chimacum’s Finnriver Farm & Cidery on Sunday afternoon. The “book walk” is free to the public. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim author highlights new book with Chimacum walk

An unconventional approach to a tour in rural farm setting

Katy Bowman, author of “Grow Wild: The Whole Child, Whole Family, Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More,” will array pages of the book along a mile-long walking route at Chimacum’s Finnriver Farm & Cidery on Sunday afternoon. The “book walk” is free to the public. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Inslee: Open for business by end of June

Governor eyes lifting limits, adopts CDC masking advice