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Special to The Leader   The Port Townsend Main Street Program recently hosted its annual membership meeting and volunteer appreciation event, with 65 guests attending at Sterming Place … more
 By James Robinson   Local 4-H clubs are gearing up for another busy fair season and Anji Scalf, Jefferson County’s new 4-H coordinator, is here to help. “My role … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   Since November, groups of demonstrators between 23 and 84 years old have been holding signs at the Tyler Street Plaza and Chimacum Corner Farmstand. Every Friday, … more
By James Robinson   Local government and environmental management agencies have teamed up to identify and find solutions to Chimacum Creek drainage issues, and the public is invited to … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   The next time you visit the Reveille Cafe at Fort Worden State Park, turn to your left as soon as you enter the cafe, and you’ll find a square, blocky, … more
County library district receives $10k grant   The Jefferson County Library District has been selected as one of 240 libraries nationwide to participate in an American Library … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   On Sunday, March 10, 13 members of East Jefferson Fire Rescue took part in the 33nd annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Firefighter Stairclimb, up the … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   Three teenaged suspects were arrested March 6 and arraigned March 12 due to a reported gun incident. Port Townsend Police Deputy Chief Jeff Thaxton spoke to … more
Special to The Leader   East Jefferson Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in Paradise Bay at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4. Several neighbors called … more
Special to The Leader   Emergency responders were dispatched for a vessel on the rocks on the east side of Marrowstone Island on Saturday, March 2. East Jefferson Fire Rescue … more
By James Robinson   Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro kicked off Monday’s State of the City address by identifying successes in 2023, major challenges, and lessons learned, … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   The deadline to return your ballot for the 2024 Jefferson County presidential primary election is Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p.m. at one of 10 local drop-box … more
By James Robinson   Quilcene School District officials decided in a special session Feb. 23 to return a recently-failed levy question to voters in April’s special election. The … more
By Leader Staff   In February, the Port Townsend Food Co-op awarded its first Farmer Fund Grants to six local farms, using funds collected from its point-of-sale Change for Change … more
By Mitzi JO Gordon   A late winter snowfall dumped nearly four inches of snow across Port Townsend and much of Jefferson County this week. High winds arrived on Feb. 25, with PUD … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   Construction on Discovery Road has r ecently reached some minor milestones, as the project continues with a scheduled June 15 ribbon-cutting, and most of the major … more
Special to The Leader   Families can now register online for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s summer day camps, which allow young scientists and adventurers to spend a … more
Nominations open for youth environmental award    Celebrating young environmental leaders in the community, the Jefferson Land Trust Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   It might seem like a simple question. What's been happening with the money Jefferson County has collected from increased property taxes since 2019? But this … more
  By Roland Nikles Special to The Leader             Esther Whitmore, lead shipwright at Haven Boatworks, says a … more
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