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Port Townsend city, county agree: Working together should breed success
City Council members and Jefferson County commissioners vowed during a joint meeting last week to collaborate on critical issues of economic development, land use and water planning in what could be a first step toward political unity.
Port of Port Townsend candidates debate docks, money
Four candidates seeking two open spots on the Port of Port Townsend Board of Commissioners squared off for one final debate, primarily on the port's finances and infrastructure.
Man pleads guilty in $2M Port Ludlow condo arson
A 32-year-old man has admitted he set a fire that did $2 million in damage to a condominium complex in Port Ludlow because he was jealous of his girlfriend.
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Local Newspaper Calls it Quits
Posted by Chuck Marunde on Oct 1st, 2009 and filed under Local News . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry A local newspaper serving Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Forks, Quilcene, Port Hadlock, Joyce, Chimacum, and Port Ludlow is calling it quits.A The Olympic ...
Toxic algae still keeping Jefferson lakes closed
The amount of potentially toxic blue-green algae in three Jefferson County lakes remains dangerously high on the eve of a seasonal reduction in the frequency of water testing.
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief resigns after only eight months on job
Chuck Tandy resigned Tuesday as chief of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue after eight months as head of Jefferson County's largest fire district, citing family issues.
Port candidates debate spending
By Jeff Chew Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND -- Fending off challenger Leif Erickson's calls to cut port expenses, incumbent Port of Port Townsend Commissioner Herb Beck defended the port's investments in economic development -- from the heavy haulout facility Beck fought to bring to the shipyard to a proposed airport light industrial park.
Down home: Self-guided Jefferson County Farm Tour on Sunday
Washington State University's annual Local Food and Farm Tour returns to Jefferson County this weekend, with more farms opening their doors to visitors than ever before.
Twilight author a part-time resident of Peninsula on which her books are set
Pit-to-pier's 'significance' spurned by Jefferson County commissioners
Jefferson County commissioners on Monday took no action on a Fred Hill Materials' request to designate the company's proposed pit-to-pier project as an "industrial project of statewide significance.
Wooden Boat Festival draws many to Port Townsend's shores -- including a fan from Brazil
Luis Peaze came a long way to attend the 33rd Wooden Boat Festival -- all the way from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Chimacum park built in old quarry a true community labor of love
Marjorie Rogers, left, and Virginia Baker, both members of the Tri-Area Garden Club, look over the lawn in front of the H.J. Carroll Park playground and picnic grove, which was created by garden club members.
Late Hadlock business founder remembered with gift to school
The founder of Hadlock Building Supply died one year ago, but his community spirit lives on at the business he owned and operated for 24 years.
Three days of music, Highland games set at Mackie festival in Port Townsend
A three-day festival this Labor Day weekend will celebrate the musical accomplishments of children while offering adults both entertainment and a way to contribute to a foundation that has provided thousands of children with instruments and lessons.
Drivers will decide if state parks remain open
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Three Jefferson County chambers will try living together before merging
The Port Townsend, Tri-Area and Port Ludlow chambers of commerce will unite in 2010 for a trial relationship.
Walkabout | Indian Island County Park
Length of trail : About four miles round-trip. Level of difficulty : Level to moderate.
Former undersheriff publishes police thriller
Tim Perry, former police officer, college professor and undersheriff for Jefferson County, looks at the product of his newest profession: fiction writer.
Eleanor Stopps - Protection Island guardian
Eleanor shares her history in a video interview below, in which she describes the 9-year challenge she endured to see Protection Island set aside as a wildlife breeding ground for gulls and other sea birds.
Got the 'golden' ticket? Raffle instead of 'Ritz' a sign of fundraising times
The odds of winning $10,000 in Washington state's "Match 4" lottery game, according to the state Web site: 1 in 10,626. The odds of winning $10,000 in the East Jefferson Rotary's raffle: 1 in 500.
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