Summer is a vulnerable time for kids who rely on free or reduced-price meals during the school year, writes Erin Hawkins for the YMCA.
“At the Y, we know that children who receive daily …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/5/23 |
A partnership between the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Healthcare Authority is providing ...
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Kathy Cruz
kcruz@ptleader.com | 8/2/23 |
Jumping Mouse will be hosting a fundraising event Saturday, Aug. 12 at Wilderbee Farm to raise ...
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 8/2/23 |
Public access to Rat Island near Fort Flagler State Park was suspended last week after state officials warned of a potential outbreak of bird flu.
Staci Lehman of the Washington Department of …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 7/19/23 |
A Jefferson County resident has died from COVID-19, Jefferson County Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry said Monday.
The death increased the total number of those who have died from COVID in …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 3/8/23 |
Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center is filling up with people with respiratory problems, Jefferson County Public Hospital District Commissioner Kees Kolff said at the last Jefferson County Board of …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 12/28/22 |
Jefferson County Public Health will spend $9,830 to make five videos to highlight its employees.
The videos, which will be used on the health department’s website and social media, will also …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 11/28/22 |
The Port Townsend Safeway will hold a drive-up vaccination clinic this weekend.
Safeway pharmacists will provide vaccinations for the flu (kids six months and older), COVID-19 booster, pneumonia, …
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Jefferson County Public Health will host two clinics in Quilcene in the coming months to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for families with children 6 months and older.
The clinics are planned for 9 …
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Thirty-nine feet of dental do-goodery has been delivered to Port Townsend.
The SmileMobile has set up shop in its brightly painted dental clinic on wheels at Port Townsend High School and will …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/24/22 |
The closure of the public beaches at Quilcene Bay and Dabob Bay has been lifted after tests showed declining levels of the toxin that causes Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning.
The Washington State …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/4/22 |
Jefferson County health officials have started testing sewage water to help determine the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
Dr. Allison Berry, Public Health Officer for Jefferson and Clallam …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 7/27/22 |
A heat wave working its way through Washington state has prompted county officials to open five cooling stations across East Jefferson.
And with hot weather forecast for the region through the …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 7/26/22 |
Jefferson Healthcare is backing away from the idea of going to voters in November for a bond measure to renovate and expand the hospital campus.
During a special meeting Wednesday, the …
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Recreational shellfish harvest for all species of mollusks has been banned at Fort Flagler, Mystery Bay, and Kilisut Harbor, Jefferson County Public Health announced Wednesday.
The Washington …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 7/21/22 |
With a deadline looming, Jefferson Healthcare’s Board of Commissioners are weighing options and outlooks for their $125 million hospital expansion plan as hospital officials eye a November bond …
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Jefferson County Public Health will host clinics in Quilcene over the next three months for families with children 6 months and older who are seeking COVID-19 vaccinations.
The clinics will be …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 7/20/22 |
Jefferson County would have had nearly a hundred residents die from COVID-19 if the county had matched the national average of the disease’s death, Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Thomas Locke …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/26/22 |
A school-wide mask mandate was imposed at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School Monday.
The requirement for masks was announced Friday by Dr. Allison Berry, public health officer for Jefferson and …
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Shellfish harvesting in Quilcene Bay may be threatened by bacterial pollution, according to state health officials.
The Washington State Department of Health has finished the annual water …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/22 |