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Tower reappears at Jefferson County Courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND -- The scaffolding began coming down off the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday. A large, portable boom crane was used to lower portions… Continue reading

Fully electric car makes no noise as it passes by

PORT TOWNSEND -- You'll hear no engine revving when JoAnna Loehr cruises by. Still, with its toy-like appearance and the word "electric" stretched across both… Continue reading

Voters to weigh fire district levies in February

PORT LUDLOW -- Voters in Jefferson County Fire District No. 3 will be asked to allow lid lifts on two permanent levies on Feb. 6.… Continue reading

Irondale Park closed for cleanup

IRONDALE -- Irondale Park was closed on Tuesday because of fuel oil contamination. It was placed on a state cleanup list last week. In March,… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man charged with slashing police officers in Mill Creek

EVERETT -- A Port Hadlock man was charged Wednesday in Snohomish County District Court with first-, second- and third-degree assault in connection with knife slashings… Continue reading

Irondale Beach, once site of a steel mill, on list of state’s cleanups

IRONDALE -- Irondale Beach Park has been put on a high-priority list of contaminated locations as part of the state's Puget Sound Initiative. The initiative… Continue reading

Port Townsend schools look ahead to declining enrollments, maintenance challenges

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend School District is facing the dual whammy of decreasing student enrollment and facilities in need of renovation. That's the… Continue reading

Port Ludlow residents express fears of losing resort status

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Ludlow residents raised objections or spoke in approval of a proposed revised plan for a Port Ludlow resort and marina expansion… Continue reading

‘Indian Island 37’ protesters outline defense at court hearing

PORT TOWNSEND -- When protesters return to court in February, most plan to plead that they chose to break the law to prevent a greater… Continue reading

Decision on off-road site put off until 2007

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners will not vote on a proposal to establish an off-highway vehicle site until after the first of the year.… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s budget approved

PORT TOWNSEND -- County commissioners adopted Jefferson County's 2007 budget -- in which spending exceeds revenues -- Monday by a unanimous vote. "It's almost anticlimactic,… Continue reading

Port Angeles area hardest hit in Peninsula snowstorm

A blanket of snow across Clallam County on Sunday made Slip 'N Slides out of highways and city streets, weighed tree branches until they fouled… Continue reading

Anonymous donor gives $100,000 to nonprofit serving youth

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bruce Marston, Boiler Room board of directors president, is counting his blessings -- 100,000 of them. The Boiler Room, a nonprofit, youth-oriented… Continue reading

FIRST

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group of 10 randomly selected Port Townsend residents participated Friday and Saturday in the first ''Wisdom Council,'' a series of meetings… Continue reading

Hearing on proposed changes to no-shoot zone law draws 200 people

PORT TOWNSEND -- About 200 people showed up at Fort Worden State Park to the second installment of a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s First “Wisdom Council”

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group of 10 randomly selected Port Townsend residents participated Friday and Saturday in the first "Wisdom Council,"' a series of meetings… Continue reading

Jefferson: Tax reduction programs available for some property owners

PORT TOWNSEND -- This year's property reassessments in the Brinnon and Quilcene school districts have some property owners shocked at the 40 percent average increase… Continue reading

Jefferson County: 4,300 lose power in high winds

Wind gusts reaching speeds of more than 50 miles per hour -- with sustained speeds of about 35 mph -- knocked out power to about… Continue reading

Jefferson: Citizen crews train for crisis in Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW -- A corps of people are being trained to keep their wits about them in an emergency. Tuesday, the Port Ludlow Community Emergency… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: “NOT A GOOD YEAR TO BE A REPUBLICAN”

PORT TOWNSEND -- Reeling after severe general election losses, Jefferson County Republicans fear the new all-Democratic Jefferson County commissioners will put less emphasis on economic… Continue reading