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Today's cartoon is by Dave Whamond, PoliticalCartoons.com.
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6/8/23
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 263 calls for service between Saturday, April 15 and Friday, April 21. Below are selected reports.
At 2:27 p.m. Sunday, April 16 in Quilcene, …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 188 calls between Friday, April 28, and Thursday, May 4. Below are selected reports.
At 11:40 a.m. Sunday, April 30, in the 2400 block of …
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Leader News Staff
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New Day Learning Academy is celebrating its 13th annual “Read to Feed” campaign and service-learning project. All proceeds will go to Heifer International, a nonprofit that provides farm …
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Anna Tallarico
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Jurors in the first-degree assault case of Anna Young heard two very different versions of an alleged early morning attack with a hatchet that left her husband with multiple head lacerations and a …
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Brian Kelly
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Crowds were already gathered around the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend by 4:30 a.m. Monday, June 5, to cheer the launch of the seventh annual Race to Alaska.
Onlookers clutched …
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Cate Winters
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The American Association of University Women/University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County has announced the winners of its 2023 scholarships.
The 2023 women scholars are Haley …
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Leader News Staff
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Members of the American Association of University Women Port Townsend gathered last week to honor Caroline Schimke (third from left) for her four years of service leading the AAUW Chimacum Creek …
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Cate Winters
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Port Townsend has launched the first of five short videos that showcase its financial sustainability project.
Following the first week’s introduction, a new video will be released each …
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Donald Trump has been unable to lie his way to control of a Free Press through the uneducated over-use of short near-illiterate jabs via social media and rabble-rousing pep rallies—and control …
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The 2023 summer season is here, and fire restrictions are now in place.
Due to above average temperatures and the lack of precipitation, an earlier-than-normal dry season, fire department …
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Leader News Staff
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The North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee has issued a “Request for Proposals” for the committee’s 2023-2025 funding round.
The committee, in collaboration with the …
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Leader News Staff
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Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates will host a grand opening of their new Multicultural Center across two days this week.
The opening is planned for Friday, June 9 and Sunday, June 11 …
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Anna Tallarico
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Jacques White, executive director of Long Live The Kings, will talk about conservation on Puget Sound at a Community Connection Mixer hosted by Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and Puget Sound …
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Leader News Staff
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The Rivals Reid Martin of Chimacum and Stuart Dow of Port Townsend combined to take fifth place in doubles at State during the tournament over Memorial Day weekend in Yakima.
Martin …
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The East Jefferson girls track team tied for sixth place at the Washington State Track & Field Championships.
The championships were held on Memorial Day weekend at Zaepfel Stadium in …
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Leader News Staff
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In retrospect last week was full of opportunities to recognize, celebrate or help others.
On Monday there was a Memorial Day ceremony at the Bay Club attended by either 75 or 100 folks depending …
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Ned Luce
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6/7/23
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Geezer-riffic? PT and Jefferson County made Page 1 of the Seattle Times last week in a story about this state’s aging since 2010 — in all 39 counties.
And — quelle surprise …
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Amid all the talk of golf courses and swimming pools, I want to raise a respectful hand and ask, “Um, potholes?”
The large and small craters that pepper the side streets of our …
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We are three octogenarians who credit the three-day-a-week aqua aerobics class at the Mountain View Pool with helping us maintain good health well into our 80s.
The vigorous exercise and …
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6/7/23
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