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Port Townsend’s 4-H Robotics Team 4918, or “The Roboctopi” have qualified for the Pacific Northwest FIRST Robotics District Championship in Cheney.
FIRST stands for For …
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A mammoth tooth and a bone believed to be a spinal vertebra fragment from a mammoth or mastodon are now in the protective custody of Washington State Parks thanks to coincidences involving Fort …
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Cash-strapped once again, the board for the Fort Worden Public Development Authority has unanimously approved the doubling of the organization’s $250,000 line of credit with Kitsap Bank.
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The Jefferson County Public Utility District was handed a late Christmas present from Uncle Sam.
Receiving a $5.4 million loan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the utility …
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For a good while in America, rural communities and high-speed internet have gone together like oil and water.
Whether it’s the underfunded and poorly maintained infrastructure or the …
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During the night of Nov. 10, between 8 and 10 p.m., Braith Miller’s 1974, 45-foot ketch Touchstone, crashed onto the shore near Bayview Restaurant in downtown Port Townsend. Winds in Port …
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A surprising spring soaker left Port Townsend with flooded streets and businesses near downtown, damaged roadways, and left muddy debris slides throughout town.
Landslides and flooding caused the …
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The Port Townsend School District could soon join suit in a legal case against big tech, but the odds of winning appear to be slim.
Seattle Public Schools decided Friday, Jan. 6 to sue the tech …
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Appearing in court via Zoom from her bed in her Lake Stevens home, the woman accused of vehicular homicide in the roadside death of a 10-year-old girl north of Queets last year pleaded …
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OLYMPIA - A national test given to people who want to be para-educators in public schools often slows the process and presents roadblocks for bilingual applicants, some educators say.
Substitute …
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Nearly an acre of land was blackened by a wildland fire near Spencer Creek Road Saturday.
The blaze was reported on logged land owned by the state Department of Natural Resources, said Brinnon …
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There are few structures as important to Olympic Peninsula residents as the Hood Canal Bridge.
With recent news that the crucial overpass will close down for four weekends this summer, local …
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All four members of the Port Townsend City Council who have terms ending this year have filed as candidates for another term.
Mayor David Faber and fellow councilmembers Amy Howard, Monica …
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Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean is weighing a congressional campaign following U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer’s announcement that he will not seek another term.
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Last week The Leader reported on State Route 104 and the huge number of accidents on this dangerous stretch of road west of the Hood Canal Bridge. It also detailed the continuing delays to the safety …
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The wife of a Port Ludlow man stabbed to death by his teenage son in November has filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County, alleging county officials should have kept her son in custody because of …
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A complaint that Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton has a conflict of interest for his dual role as a commissioner and also a board member of Olympic Community Action Programs was quickly …
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Jefferson Transit is set to purchase a Gillig plug-in charger for electric buses and vehicles, at a cost of approximately $86,000.
The Jefferson Transit Authority Board unanimously approved the …
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The Jefferson County Public Utility District is eyeing a potential new look for the new year.
In its Tuesday, Jan. 3 regular meeting, the PUD noted a logo revision in the works for 2023.
With …
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Motorists should expect the eastbound lane of Discovery Road to be closed, between 14th and McClellan streets, from Wednesday, Nov. 15 to March 21 of next year.
This closure is part …
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