Jefferson County

The Hot Club to perform at Concerts in the Woods

The Hot Club of Port Townsend will perform at Concerts in the Woods at 3 p.m. Saturday. The concert will be at the… Continue reading

Chris Cain Band to play at Palindrome

The Chris Cain Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Wine and Cider, 1893 S. Jacob Miller… Continue reading

Cindy Taylor of Port Townsend, representing the environmental group Local 20/20, points to printed information available about the organization to an interested party while at the Jefferson County Connectivity Summit at Chimacum High School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Connectivity summit

Cindy Taylor of Port Townsend, representing the environmental group Local 20/20, points to printed information available about the organization to an interested party while at… Continue reading

Cindy Taylor of Port Townsend, representing the environmental group Local 20/20, points to printed information available about the organization to an interested party while at the Jefferson County Connectivity Summit at Chimacum High School on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Evictions are at historic highs

Trends based on end of pandemic-era protections

PAT NEAL: The road report

IT TAKES A big man to admit you’re wrong. Unfortunately, I am not that man. While I’d never admit to being wrong, I have been… Continue reading

Public works director highlights plans for Port Townsend streets

Staff recommends de-emphazing redundancies

Chuck Hancock of Tacoma raises a glass to toast the launching of his boat, Diana Lee, named after his wife, which was built by the students of the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Hadlock. The boat is a 24-foot one-off design by designer Jonathan Madison of Lummi Island and was trailered in and launched from the travel lift at Point Hudson Marina on Friday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Boat launched

Chuck Hancock of Tacoma raises a glass to toast the launching of his boat, Diana Lee, named after his wife, which was built by the… Continue reading

Chuck Hancock of Tacoma raises a glass to toast the launching of his boat, Diana Lee, named after his wife, which was built by the students of the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Hadlock. The boat is a 24-foot one-off design by designer Jonathan Madison of Lummi Island and was trailered in and launched from the travel lift at Point Hudson Marina on Friday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Workers from Jefferson Transit repaint the bus stop parking area at the corner of Madison and Jefferson streets in Port Townsend on Friday. The yellow paint was purchased from a local hardware store. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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A fresh coat

Workers from Jefferson Transit repaint the bus stop parking area at the corner of Madison and Jefferson streets in Port Townsend on Friday. The yellow… Continue reading

Workers from Jefferson Transit repaint the bus stop parking area at the corner of Madison and Jefferson streets in Port Townsend on Friday. The yellow paint was purchased from a local hardware store. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

OCEAN school to stage production of ‘The Hobbit’

Port Townsend’s OCEAN K-12 School will present a stage production of “The Hobbit” with performances at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Townsend Marine Science Center to host photography exhibit

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will host an exhibit call Aves: Photographs of Birds beginning Friday. The exhibit will be in… Continue reading

Potential solution coming to fix Hoh Road

Commissioner: Past sources not an option

A GROWING CONCERN: Digging up the dirt on soil structure

WE CAN ALL see that the daylight length is getting longer at each end of the day. In less than two weeks, spring officially begins.… Continue reading

Deputy to patrol south Jefferson County

Internal candidates to interview for role

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to consider solution for Upper Hoh Road

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Katie Newton-Salmon For many years, Freedom Farm owner Mary Gallagher has offered use of her indoor arena, with its mud-free ground, for Sequim and Port Angeles’ equestrian team practices — which is helpful during the cold, dark winter evenings. From left are Kiaja Johnson, Katelynn Middleton-Sharpe, Joanna Seelye, Kenzi, Winters and Savannah Boulton.

HORSEPLAY: Sequim equestrian team members place at meet

SEQUIM’S EQUESTRIAN TEAM is back home after completing a successful second Washington High School Equestrian Team District 4 meet. “For being a small team, our… Continue reading

Katie Newton-Salmon For many years, Freedom Farm owner Mary Gallagher has offered use of her indoor arena, with its mud-free ground, for Sequim and Port Angeles’ equestrian team practices — which is helpful during the cold, dark winter evenings. From left are Kiaja Johnson, Katelynn Middleton-Sharpe, Joanna Seelye, Kenzi, Winters and Savannah Boulton.
“Cut Flowers,” an acrylic painting by Mary Rodgers, will be on display at the Port Ludlow Art League throughout March.

Port Ludlow Art League to host reception for artists of month

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Artist of the Month Mary Rodgers and Jeweler of the Month Janice… Continue reading

“Cut Flowers,” an acrylic painting by Mary Rodgers, will be on display at the Port Ludlow Art League throughout March.

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

Traffic to shift for new bridge

Work crews will shift traffic onto a new bridge over Contractors Creek during overnight construction this week. Drivers will see alternating single-lane traffic… Continue reading

A bicyclist out on a Thursday afternoon ride reaches the trailhead along the Larry Scott Trail. The Port of Port Townsend is working to have cleaner water coming from the boatyard with a stormwater improvement project in the area. The project is designed to improve the environmental conditions of the working waterfront, which provides 20 percent of the jobs in Jefferson County. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Stormwater project

A bicyclist out on a Thursday afternoon ride reaches the trailhead along the Larry Scott Trail. The Port of Port Townsend is working to have… Continue reading

A bicyclist out on a Thursday afternoon ride reaches the trailhead along the Larry Scott Trail. The Port of Port Townsend is working to have cleaner water coming from the boatyard with a stormwater improvement project in the area. The project is designed to improve the environmental conditions of the working waterfront, which provides 20 percent of the jobs in Jefferson County. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)