Special to The Leader
The Port Townsend Main Street Program recently hosted its annual membership meeting and volunteer appreciation event, with 65 guests attending at Sterming Place …
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3/14/24
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By James Robinson
Local 4-H clubs are gearing up for another busy fair season and Anji Scalf, Jefferson County’s new 4-H coordinator, is here to help.
“My role …
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3/14/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
Since November, groups of demonstrators between 23 and 84 years old have been holding signs at the Tyler Street Plaza and Chimacum Corner Farmstand. Every Friday, …
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3/13/24
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By James Robinson
Local government and environmental management agencies have teamed up to identify and find solutions to Chimacum Creek drainage issues, and the public is invited to …
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3/13/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
The next time you visit the Reveille Cafe at Fort Worden State Park, turn to your left as soon as you enter the cafe, and you’ll find a square, blocky, …
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3/13/24
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County library district receives $10k grant
The Jefferson County Library District has been selected as one of 240 libraries nationwide to participate in an American Library …
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3/13/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
On Sunday, March 10, 13 members of East Jefferson Fire Rescue took part in the 33nd annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Firefighter Stairclimb, up the …
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3/13/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
Three teenaged suspects were arrested March 6 and arraigned March 12 due to a reported gun incident.
Port Townsend Police Deputy Chief Jeff Thaxton spoke to …
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3/13/24
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Special to The Leader
East Jefferson Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in Paradise Bay at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4.
Several neighbors called …
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3/6/24
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Special to The Leader
Emergency responders were dispatched for a vessel on the rocks on the east side of Marrowstone Island on Saturday, March 2.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue …
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3/6/24
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By James Robinson
Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro kicked off Monday’s State of the City address by identifying successes in 2023, major challenges, and lessons learned, …
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3/6/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
The deadline to return your ballot for the 2024 Jefferson County presidential primary election is Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p.m. at one of 10 local drop-box …
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3/6/24
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By James Robinson
Quilcene School District officials decided in a special session Feb. 23 to return a recently-failed levy question to voters in April’s special election. The …
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3/6/24
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By Leader Staff
In February, the Port Townsend Food Co-op awarded its first Farmer Fund Grants to six local farms, using funds collected from its point-of-sale Change for Change …
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3/6/24
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By Mitzi JO Gordon
A late winter snowfall dumped nearly four inches of snow across Port Townsend and much of Jefferson County this week. High winds arrived on Feb. 25, with PUD …
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2/28/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
Construction on Discovery Road has r ecently reached some minor milestones, as the project continues with a scheduled June 15 ribbon-cutting, and most of the major …
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2/28/24
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Special to The Leader
Families can now register online for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s summer day camps, which allow young scientists and adventurers to spend a …
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2/28/24
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Nominations open for youth environmental award
Celebrating young environmental leaders in the community, the Jefferson Land Trust Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action …
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2/28/24
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By Kirk Boxleitner
It might seem like a simple question. What's been happening with the money Jefferson County has collected from increased property taxes since 2019?
But this …
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2/28/24
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By Roland Nikles
Special to The Leader
Esther Whitmore, lead shipwright at Haven Boatworks, says a …
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By Roland Nikles
Special to The Leader
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2/21/24
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