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An online fundraiser launched last summer to replace the Rose Theatre’s aging projector fleet has raised nearly $105,000 of its $150,000 goal, with contributions from …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/8/25
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Surrounded by more than 1,400 onlookers, according to Danny Millholand, director of operations for The Production Alliance (TPA), members of the Feral Fire Flow Collective lit up the street Dec. 31 …
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1/8/25
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The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners approved the allocation of $767,861 in lodging tax funds to support the growth of the local tourism economy last month.
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/8/25
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Pernsteiner named acting sheriff
The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners has appointed Andy Pernsteiner as acting sheriff following the early retirement of Sheriff Joe Nole on Jan. 3. …
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1/8/25
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Center Valley Animal Rescue has launched a campaign to raise $500,000 by the end of 2025 to fund the construction of a Wildlife and Isolation Building.
The total …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/8/25
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New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people possibly exposed to HIV. These are among the changes in …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez
Romero and Bill Lucia
Washington State Standard
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1/8/25
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 288 calls for service from Dec. 27, 2024, through Jan. 3, 2025. Deputies conducted 111 traffic stops, of which five resulted in …
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1/8/25
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The Port Townsend Police Department responded to a total of 140 calls for service from Dec. 27, 2024, to Jan. 2, 2025.
Dec. 27 – Officers conducted nine traffic stops …
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1/8/25
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Republican Michael Baumgartner and Democrat Emily Randall became Washington’s newest representatives in Congress on Friday afternoon, Jan. 3.
They were sworn in …
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BY JERRY CORNFIELD
Washington State Standard
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1/8/25
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The master gardeners are back, live and in person.
After taking a break last year and being conducted virtually since the pandemic shutdowns, the Jefferson County …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/8/25
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Later this year Peninsula Credit Union will mark its 90th year, but it’s also celebrating the 20th year of its Port Townsend branch, which was acquired in a merger with …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/8/25
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The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader and the University of Washington library. Text and style appear verbatim for original printing including any errors.
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Nearly a decade after 15-year-old Benji Kenworthy of Port Townsend took his own life in 2015, the Benji Project started by his mother, Cynthia Osterman, is working to protect …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/8/25
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Citing more than $230,000 in unpaid utility bills and vendor payments, the City of Port Townsend has entered the fray of the Kitsap Bank versus the Fort Worden Public …
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By James Robinson
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1/1/25
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The winter holidays saw a trio of weather-related rescues and disruptions in local travel.
The highest profile incident was of a Port Hadlock man and his dog, who …
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By Leader Staff
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1/1/25
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The long-standing tradition of the Uptown Gingerbread Contest has once again brought festive cheer, creativity and friendly competition to Port Townsend this holiday season.
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/1/25
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Leader staff
Jefferson County will remain on the “distressed areas” list for 2024, which is anywhere in the state of Washington where unemployment is 20% higher than the …
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Leader staff
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1/1/25
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It wouldn’t be the first issue of the new year without taking a look back. And what a year 2024 was!
The election year with big national implications had plenty right here at home, with …
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By Leader Staff
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1/1/25
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The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners agreed to create an independent coroner’s office at its Dec. 23 meeting, naming David Bradley the new coroner.
Bradley …
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By Leader Staff
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1/1/25
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Navy testing drinking water
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest plans to sample drinking water wells near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, including the Area 6 Landfill, Ault …
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1/1/25
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