Jefferson County

Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton views old growth Douglas fir on a field tour of rare forest proposed for protection as part of Dabob Bay Natural Area. (Northwest Watershed Institute)

Coalition aims to expand protected area

Rhody forest on Dabob Bay said to be largest in world

Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton views old growth Douglas fir on a field tour of rare forest proposed for protection as part of Dabob Bay Natural Area. (Northwest Watershed Institute)

Jefferson County approves compliance code

Board of Health, commissioners OK ordinance for new policy

University of Washington Medical Center Pharmacy Manager Christine Meyer puts a tray of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine into the deep freeze after the vaccine arrived at the University of Washington Medical Center's Montlake campus on Monday in Seattle. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via The Associated Press)

Pfizer vaccine arrives in Washington

Peninsula confirms 6 new COVID-19 cases

University of Washington Medical Center Pharmacy Manager Christine Meyer puts a tray of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine into the deep freeze after the vaccine arrived at the University of Washington Medical Center's Montlake campus on Monday in Seattle. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via The Associated Press)

Chapman elected to committee chair

State Rep. Mike Chapman has been elected chair of the state House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources. Chapman, a Port… Continue reading

Fort Worden Public Development Authority restructuring in works

Board to consider move to LLC to keep it afloat

Letters to the Editor: Unity with Democrats?

Unity After trying to nullify the 2016 election with an impeachment and other investigations, Democrats are now calling for unity. After blocking the president’s every… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Parent to Parent to host virtual social hour

Parent to Parent will host Third Friday Social Hour from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. The virtual social for parents and… Continue reading

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Pfizer vaccine expected this week

Each county receiving 975 doses initially

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Pfizer vaccine expected to arrive in state Monday

Three COVID-19 cases reported across Peninsula this weekend

A GROWING CONCERN: Still time to prepare for winter

first gorgeous, then rain, rain, rain. All right, it is December, and the good news is that we still are… Continue reading

Finnriver Farm & Cidery crew members Evelyn Cilley, left, and Sarah Albert co-host the Community Bowls and Soup Sharing this weekend. photo Diane Urbani de la Paz

Bowls, soup shared at cidery

Donations aid food banks

Finnriver Farm & Cidery crew members Evelyn Cilley, left, and Sarah Albert co-host the Community Bowls and Soup Sharing this weekend. photo Diane Urbani de la Paz

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Open to the public

Lauren Kuehne, lead author of a new study of noise pollution on the Olympic Peninsula, works in the forests of Western Washington.

Growlers blamed for noise pollution

New study, Navy disagree on effects

Lauren Kuehne, lead author of a new study of noise pollution on the Olympic Peninsula, works in the forests of Western Washington.
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Home Fund donors dig deep

Generous residents of the North Olympic Peninsula have dug deep into their pockets during a time of hardship to help their neighbors. In the past… Continue reading

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Sequim Scout Troop 1498 gears up to attack and trim back overgrown native roses, blackberries and brush along the trails at Layton Hill Horse Camp. They also camped and learned trail safety rules from the Peninsula chapter of Back Country Horsemen. (Carrie Kalina)

HORSEPLAY: Scouts good place to learn, make friends

ALWAYS LEAVE A place better than you found it. It’s a tenet I learned as a wee Girl Scout way back in the 1960s, and… Continue reading

Sequim Scout Troop 1498 gears up to attack and trim back overgrown native roses, blackberries and brush along the trails at Layton Hill Horse Camp. They also camped and learned trail safety rules from the Peninsula chapter of Back Country Horsemen. (Carrie Kalina)

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Multi-agency group to consider resiliency plan

The Intergovernmental Collaborative Group will review, and possibly adopt, the draft COVID recovery and resiliency plan during a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The… Continue reading

Siobhan Canty, CEO of the Jefferson Community Foundation, works with the Housing Solutions Network in her new office space in Port Townsend. After the foundation was evicted from its Port Hadlock office, Edensaw Woods donated the Julian Street space. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County community asked to free up affordable housing

Shortage affects workforce as well as homeless

Siobhan Canty, CEO of the Jefferson Community Foundation, works with the Housing Solutions Network in her new office space in Port Townsend. After the foundation was evicted from its Port Hadlock office, Edensaw Woods donated the Julian Street space. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County to sell land to PUD

Sale will allow for Olympic Discovery Trail extension

Jefferson County Food Banks Association volunteer Chance Worton stacks boxes of ham inside the refrigeration unit at the Tri-Area Food Bank on Thursday. Harbor Foodservice of Kent delivered 533 discounted hams to be distributed to families of all four food banks in Jefferson County. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

533 hams delivered to Jefferson County Food Banks

Purchase was made possible through community donations

Jefferson County Food Banks Association volunteer Chance Worton stacks boxes of ham inside the refrigeration unit at the Tri-Area Food Bank on Thursday. Harbor Foodservice of Kent delivered 533 discounted hams to be distributed to families of all four food banks in Jefferson County. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Equitese Pony Club members get certified

Ski, swim lessons being offered