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Sadie LeDonna and Shawn Kellogg have announced purchase of the building housing their business, Pop-Up Movement, that provides quality movement education for both children and adults through …
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12/6/23
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The Port Townsend Yacht Club awarded nine scholarships for the academic year 2023 - 2024.
The Yacht Club has awarded these scholarships annually for over 30 years. They are offered to …
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12/6/23
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Sidonie Maroon, Culinary educator for The Food Co-op
Years ago, I remade Christmas cooking for myself. Little by little, I decided what mattered and let the rest go. And what did …
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12/6/23
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The Jefferson County Library District Winter Giving Campaign is focused on funding a solar energy project.
In addition to reducing fossil fuel use and increasing energy resiliency within …
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12/6/23
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Kitsap Credit Union has announced the appointment of Richard Polipnick as the new branch manager of their Port Townsend branch.
Polipnick has over a decade in the banking and finance industry …
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12/6/23
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The Friends of Fort Worden State Park will begin removing an old garbage dump next week along Mule Barn Road and turn the area into a natural meadow with a view of the nearby Chinese Gardens.
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12/6/23
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On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 2, at approximately 4:15 p.m., a small single-engine plane had an emergency while attempting to land at Jefferson International Airport. The front landing gear …
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Kirk Boxleitner
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12/4/23
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Although no vote was taken, two of the three members of the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners expressed unfavorable opinions regarding the proposed funding mechanism recommendations …
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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11/29/23
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The Magic of Christmas is coming back to Port Townsend this year in a new and revised edition.
Moved from the Jefferson County Fairgrounds to the American Legion Hall because rent …
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BY THAIS OLIVEIRA
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11/29/23
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Krystal Kennedy was only 10 when she witnessed Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”
She was in costume and on stage.
“The first I ever saw or heard any of the …
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BY TOM MULLEN
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11/29/23
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A second person has died as a result of a collision on Nov. 14 on State Route 104 where it intersects Paradise Bay Rd. at the west end of the Hood Canal Bridge.
According to Washington State …
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11/29/23
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A hundred and thirty-eight steps and three landings separate Haller Fountain on Washington Street and the intersection of Taylor and Jefferson.
From the bottom to the top, the …
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BY JON KARPILOW
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11/29/23
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It’s a scenario that a number of Port Townsend residents wonder about.
If they encounter a person on the street who appears to be in crisis — perhaps homeless, possibly mentally ill, …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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11/29/23
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Seattle Theater Group’s recent announcement that its THING music and arts festival would not be returning to Port Townsend, after three years at the Fort Worden, it did not come as …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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11/29/23
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Jefferson Transit Authority has added a 2023 Gillig Low-Floor Battery Electric Bus to its fixed-route service.
This bus is a significant step towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions and …
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11/29/23
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When you think of 4-H, what comes to mind? You might think 4H is only for kids lucky enough to be raising animals on a family farm. That is no longer the case.
The 121-year-old …
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BY JOIE HYDE
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11/29/23
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Efforts are underway to protect the low-lying areas of Port Townsend from the encroachment of rising sea levels, with one source of potential funding coming from the Federal Emergency …
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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11/29/23
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Foster care is a complex, sad, but also hopeful system. Approximately 198 youth up to 17 years old are being served right now by Jefferson County Child Welfare through the …
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BY THAIS OLIVEIRA
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11/29/23
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Aging brings the question of purpose. Searching for motivation, I reflected on a person who likely never fretted over his role in life, an individual who prompts the question, how do I want to be …
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CAROLE MARSHALL
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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11/29/23
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Who’s the real Santa Claus now? Who brings us those gifts?
A strong argument could be made that it’s the hyperactive deliverymen (mostly male) who are now buzzing nonstop …
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BILL MANN
MANN OVERBOARD
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11/29/23
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