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Monday, August 17, 2026
Suspended above the audience, Sadye Osterloh performs on the Cloudswing during the finale of Shoestring Circus’“Dreamland†at Point Hudson Aug. 8. The original production blends aerial arts, comedy and theater...
Nearly a year after closing its Fort Worden campus, Peninsula College is bringing workforce training back to Jefferson County. Only this time, on wheels. Beginning August 8, the college is...
Melody Sky Weaver, Port Townsend’s first community services director, has announced her resignation and appointment as the 31st Washington State Librarian for the Office of the Secretary of State. “My...
Every Jefferson County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle will soon carry an automated external defibrillator thanks to a $22,000 anonymous donation inspired by a recent life saved during the Rhody Run....
Paul Youman, right, by his Navion airplane, Donna Mae, named for his late wife. Youman lacks a pilot’s license so he entrusts those duties to his friend Dan Shoemaker, left.
Jefferson County voters approved Proposition 1, securing six years of funding for parks, recreation programs and community facilities, while early primary results continued to come into focus in local and state races following the latest ballot count. As of 4:55 p.m. Aug. 10, 15,426 ballots — about 53% of Jefferson...
As of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Brinnon Fire Department was on scene of a semitrailer rollover on Highway 101, near Milepost 299, approximately one mile north of the Mount Walker Pass area. According to the Brinnon Fire social media accounts, this is a noninjury accident, but as...
Port Townsend’s city council moved to approve the job duties and salary of Steve King — its first deputy city manager — ahead of City Manager John Mauro’s exit for Bainbridge Island. Asked if he has been officially appointed, King said, “I haven’t seen any letters yet, but I expect...
The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners decided against sending a letter to Rep. Emily Randall to support the proposed transfer of Protection Island and the Dungeness Spit to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Under the tribe’s proposal, the land would be transferred from a co-management agreement between the Tribe and U.S....
The Rivals took 13 athletes to the 1A State Championships for track and field at Eisenhower High School in Yakima....
The 1A District 3 Track and Field Championships was held over two days to determine this year's state championship qualifiers....
The Quilcene Rangers baseball team capped off a strong season with a 12-4 overall record, earning a berth in the...
When pitching the "A Place in the Future" series to my editor, I knew it was unconventional. Over the past...
It happens. I was about to grab family takeout from Shanghai Restaurant when one of the many engaged citizens who...
This year the Jefferson County Fair will feature a series of presentations on soil building in the Horticulture Building throughout...
If you were sitting in front of the Commons at Fort Worden last Friday on a windless afternoon, you would...
The holidays are a time of gathering, gratitude, and looking out for one another. This December, you have a chance to make an even bigger...
In an age of digital innovation and financial giants, community banks continue to stand out by building strong relationships and investing where it matters most—locally....
From misty mountains to dynamic coastal wildlife, the Pacific Northwest’s natural splendor takes center stage in the winning images of First Fed ’s 2025 Proudly...
North Dakota farm girl, devoted registered nurse, committed pastor’s wife, beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, cherished friend and neighbor, Mom...
Jim Franklin of Port Townsend passed peacefully July 8, 2026 at the age of 91, after a brief illness. Jim...
Stalwart, gentle, and straight forward are just a few words that would encompass the person that was Gary Lynn Van...
Richard T. Amerson, longtime resident of Port Townsend and former owner of Red Cedar Realty, died July 25 at his...
Memorial Announcement Please join us for a service to honor Georgia’s life will be held along with her husband, George...
Port Townsend author and translator Barbara Sjoholm is excited to share her work, and to share more of the Sámi indigenous cultures inhabiting parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Sjoholm plans to attend the Port Townsend Public Library’s Book Club for a discussion of...
If you have children in your life, consider taking them to see “The Enchanted Bookshop†this weekend at the Port Angeles Community Players Children’s Theatre. It’s a lot of fun and features the talents of about 30 local children and teens. The play is full...
When Los Angeles-based filmmaker H. Nelson Tracey’s debut feature film, “Breakup Season,†was screened at the 2024 Port Townsend Film Festival, little did he realize it would lead to an ongoing partnership with PTFF. “Breakup Season†was developed through the filmmaker residency at the Eastern...
“The Man Will Burn†is a four-part documentary miniseries —that I somehow missed when it started streaming on HBO Max earlier this summer — about the four-decade-long “Burning Man†celebration and community that has sprung up since 1990 from the Black Rock Desert of Nevada....
This summer saw Port Ludlow’s David Myhre mark 59 years in the bookbinding business. Myhre runs his own business, Duckabush Book Bindery, out of his home, and has been doing business in Jefferson County since 1978, although the business is still named after his previous...