Jefferson County

A GROWING CONCERN: Sowing the seeds of a successful garden

A GROWING CONCERN: Sowing the seeds of a successful garden

WHAT ABSOLUTELY PERFECT gardening weather we have been having this last week; with the bountiful snow-pack looking just so beautiful as it drapes over the… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Sowing the seeds of a successful garden
COVID-19 Relief Fund growing

COVID-19 Relief Fund growing

Generous donors throughout the North Olympic Peninsula keep pouring in funds for Olympic Community Action Programs to disperse to those hurt financially by COVID-19 precautions.… Continue reading

COVID-19 Relief Fund growing
HORSEPLAY: Using your extra time to bond with your horse

HORSEPLAY: Using your extra time to bond with your horse

CLOSURES PROLONGED! SCHOOLS are now closed for the academic year, Gov. Jay Inslee has extended the state’s stay-home order because of the coronavirus until May… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Using your extra time to bond with your horse
Volunteers work to provide protection against COVID-19

Volunteers work to provide protection against COVID-19

Temporary nonprofit donates to Jefferson Healthcare

Volunteers work to provide protection against COVID-19

EYE ON PENINSULA: Miller Peninsula park; COVID-19 topics at week’s meetings

Clallam commission Clallam County commissioners will discuss at 9 a.m. Monday a letter of support for a state Recreation and Conservation Office grant to acquire… Continue reading

Olympic National Park closes beaches, coastal areas

Olympic National Park closes beaches, coastal areas

Additional closures aim to slow the spread of COVID-19

Olympic National Park closes beaches, coastal areas
Officials urge Peninsula residents to stay home during holiday weekend

Officials urge Peninsula residents to stay home during holiday weekend

Traveling, visiting can lead to uptick in COVID-19 cases, they say

Officials urge Peninsula residents to stay home during holiday weekend
Shelters being set up on Peninsula during COVID-19 pandemic

Shelters being set up on Peninsula during COVID-19 pandemic

Areas are for people who lack safe places to stay

Shelters being set up on Peninsula during COVID-19 pandemic
Aldrich’s Market in Port Townsend to close

Aldrich’s Market in Port Townsend to close

Oldest market in Washington to shut its doors at the end of the month

Aldrich’s Market in Port Townsend to close
Faith communities find ways to celebrate holidays virtually

Faith communities find ways to celebrate holidays virtually

Faith communities across the North Olympic Peninsula are marking Holy Week in innovative ways while observing social distancing and the state stay-home order during the… Continue reading

Faith communities find ways to celebrate holidays virtually

ISSUES OF FAITH: Find beauty in small things during hard times

“ALL THE WORLD is a very narrow bridge. And the main thing to recall is to have no fear, to have no fear at all.”… Continue reading

Online church services set for Easter holiday

Online church services for Easter Sunday: PORT ANGELES • Independent Bible Church: 9 a.m. Sunday, a link to the church’s YouTube channel is on its… Continue reading

COVID-19 outbreak in Jefferson contained

Small number infected in March, health officer says

Port of Port Townsend delays late fees

Port of Port Townsend delays late fees

Other charges also put on hold

Port of Port Townsend delays late fees

Health officer: ‘Don’t police other people’

County officials say cloth masks not a mandate

Change to weekly flight operations in Coupeville

There is a change to the previously published schedule of field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey… Continue reading

Grants available for small businesses

Program provides limited funds for North Olympic Peninsula

OlyCAP changes shelter locations in light of epidemic

OlyCAP changes shelter locations in light of epidemic

Multiple locations to be used to allow for social distancing

OlyCAP changes shelter locations in light of epidemic

Peninsula libraries expand online offerings

While all North Olympic Peninsula public libraries are closed because of COVID-19 concerns, online resources remain available with expanded access. Jefferson County public libraries are… Continue reading

Studded tire removal deadline extended

The deadline for removal of studded tires has been moved to May 15. Typically the winter tires, which can be used beginning Nov.… Continue reading