After an 18-month hiatus, the Black Ball Ferry Line is sailing again, reconnecting the Olympic Peninsula with Victoria, British Columbia. Our local community cheered and welcomed the first passengers coming in from Canada as they disembarked.
The East Jefferson boys and girls wrestling teams showcased their grappling prowess, with both teams winning big over Klahowya High School. The squads met last Wednesday at Klahowya with the …
The Rivals boys varsity basketball team took another loss on Friday, marking their fourth straight loss of the season. The boys fell 72-41 to Seattle Christian School at home. “It’s …
After winning district championships and competing at the state level, the East Jefferson boys and girls cross country teams have yet another reason to look back fondly on their 2021 season. Four …
The Rivals girls almost prevailed but ended up losing their game against Seattle Christian School 24-20 on Friday. Although the EJ girls remained competitive with Seattle Christian, especially in …
Del Rey tunes her resonator guitar before the online performance. The threat of rain put a damper on what would have been another afternoon of live music at Fort Worden’s …
Representatives of the city of Port Townsend and Regimental Tree Care examine the landmark tree at Gateway Park after a part of the tree’s trunk broke off the morning of Wednesday, …
A sailboat received a little help from some fellow boaters after it ran aground during a low tide near the mouth of Boat Haven Marina Wednesday, May 26. Leader photo by Nick …
Yet another vessel was claimed by the surly waters of Port Townsend Bay Sunday, March 14. Port Townsend police received the call for a boat sunk near the city dock at 7:06 …
Lynn Beaushaw of Keystone Masonry replaces bricks on the front of the 1st Security Bank building on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend. A crew from the Yelm-based company said …
A mysterious "monolith" has popped up in Port Townsend. The strange object seemingly appeared overnight at the intersection of West Sims Way and Kearney Street. The odd apparatus …
Chris Kauffman of Port Townsend strings lights around a tree outside the offices of The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader on Adams Street as part of a city-funded decoration …
Heavy winds Thursday afternoon saw heavy waves crashing against the shoreline bulkhead in front of Vintage wine bar in Port Townsend.
Crews with Global Diving & Salvage use an excavator to dismantle Pacific Sunrise, a 78-foot fishing vessel in the work yard at the Port of Port Townsend’s Boat Haven.
Port Townsend’s Trinity United Methodist Church staged a Halloween parade Saturday, with costumed revelers passing by Life Care Center of Port Townsend and the Victoria Place senior …
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones. Russ West, the owner of the Bottle Zone in Port Townsend, sticks a metal rod into an uncooperative plastic skeleton as he prepares a …
Phil Eherenman, also known as Flugelhorn Phil, serenades folks gathered at a small beach in front of the breakwater at the end of Adams Street in Port Townsend. Eherenman said he …
Travelers on Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal Bridge were delayed by a wayward yacht Tuesday afternoon. But it wasn’t a typical one triggering a raised drawbridge on the …
Blue Heron Middle School staff member Alice Fraser checks students’ temperatures before the start of classes Tuesday, Sept. 8. Officials expected 68 students to attend Tuesday, as …
With COVID-19 forcing the closure of many of the restaurants that Johnpaul Davies and Key City Fish Company serve, the owner of the Port Townsend business has shifted his business to …
Alleged murderer John Paul Beckmeyer made his second appearance, by video, in Jefferson County Superior Court Monday, Aug. 31. Beckmeyer, 59, is accused of shooting James McDonald, …
Sunsing Star (Mark Hoskins) busks at Adams Street Park on a recent Friday evening. The musician, who calls his style “folk country reggae,” has been performing regularly in …
Susan Uballe joins in the protest outside the Port Townsend Post Office Aug. 18 to show support for postal workers and mail-in voting. Roughly 170 people flanked the front of the …
Port Townsend police officers watch as the city's newest police officer, Shanya Nisbet, takes the oath during her swearing-in ceremony at Pope Marine Park Aug. 12. Prior to becoming …
Sean Koomen, Brent Davis, Rep. Steve Tharinger, Betsy Davis and Kevin Ritz pose for a photo at the site of the new marine systems shop at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding …
