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The Blue Heron Middle School chess team was the overall champion at the Washington High School Chess Association, part of the Olympic Regional Middle School Chess Championship held in Poulsbo on Feb. … more
The North Olympic Music Educators held their annual Solo/Ensemble Competition on Feb. 1 at Port Angeles High School. The event brings together exceptional student musicians from more than 18 schools … more
Kaylen Pray, a senior at Port Townsend High School in 2022, was named to the fall 2024 dean’s list  at Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minn. The list includes 413 undergraduate … more
    Washington’s governor, attorney general and state lawmakers are in line for hefty pay raises in the next two years. And salaries for the state’s seven other … more
    The Port of Port Townsend is in the early stages of a $5.17 million Western Shipyard Expansion Project, which has the potential to more than double the boatbuilding and … more
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 269 calls for service from Jan. 31 through Feb. 7. Deputies conducted 94 traffic stops, of which 2 resulted in criminal … more
Outage quickly fixed At 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 11, Jefferson County Public Utility District crews responded to an outage in Port Townsend affecting roughly 1,325 customers, out of 20,482 tracked … more
    An individual has been trespassed from the Chimacum and Port Townsend schools after making contact with two middle school students. On the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 4, … more
    As part of an effort to build an aquatic facility that meets the needs of area residents, the JeffCo Aquatic Coalition launched a survey Feb. 1, with nearly 1,300 residents … more
    Paid parking is on its way to the streets of downtown Port Townsend.  On Feb. 10, city officials, including Public Works Director Steve King and Police Chief Thomas … more
    The way information flows from Port Townsend to the news media was abruptly changed on Feb. 6, a day after The Leader published a story about the salary and pay package of … more
    The highly contested removal of the iconic Lombardy poplar trees lining the south side of Sims Way, near the entrance to downtown Port Townsend, is slated to begin this … more
By Kirk Boxleitner   Like any faithful military member, the Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum is holding down the fort — in this case, Fort Worden Historical State Park. … more
The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader and the University of Washington library. Text and style appear verbatim from the original printing, including any errors. … more
    John Mauro, Port Townsend’s city manager since 2019 and the highest paid manager in the state for a city this size, could be in line for a pay raise following the city … more
    The Jefferson Land Trust, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting local landscapes, has filed a conditional use permit application to build a green cemetery on a … more
    The Port Townsend City Council approved changes to the comprehensive plan on Monday, Feb. 3, that didn’t include a potential rezoning of the golf course. It came after a … more
This two-story package provides an overview of actions taken by management of the Fort Worden Public Development Authority under its first two administrations.The PDA was led in its early years by … more
Councilman acquires Evergreen Fitness To bring more fitness opportunities to residents of the Port Townsend area, city council member Neil Nelson recently purchased Evergreen Fitness, taking … more
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