A 25-year-old Vancouver, Washington man was jailed on six potential charges, including three felonies, after allegedly ramming police vehicles during a 100 mph car chase from Discovery Bay to south …
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2/22/21
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A Port Ludlow man was rescued from a treetop Saturday morning after he climbed 50 feet up the trunk but couldn’t get back down.
Rescue units from Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue responded to …
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Leader news staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/22/21 |
The Hjelvik family knows quite a bit about coming through in the clutch.
The longtime south county residents and the owners of the Yelvik General Store are being praised for rescuing recycling in …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 2/19/21 |
Try this for a business plan: Invite people to pay $550 each to enter a race that requires them to row, paddle or sail a small boat for 360 miles — from Port Townsend to Olympia, then north to …
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Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will present a virtual legal aid clinic later this month.
The clinic is a free program that offers legal advice for members of the public; it is planned …
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Leader news staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/19/21 |
Jefferson County property owners can soon expect to see property tax statements in their mailbox.
Initial notices of the arriving statements was sent by the county via email Wednesday, Feb. …
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Leader news staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/19/21 |
The second round of ballots counted in last week’s Special Election on the Chimacum School District’s Proposition 1 measure were showing stronger support for the levy to pay for school …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 2/19/21 |
The Port of Port Townsend has an ambitious plan for construction projects for this year.
Capital Projects Director Mike Love briefed commissioners on the status of 16 capital projects that are on …
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Nick Twietmeyer
ntwietmeyer@ptleader.com | 2/19/21 |
The Port of Port Townsend’s executive director Eron Berg declared an emergency Jan. 29 after chrysotile asbestos ceiling material was discovered in one of the Port-owned hangars.
The …
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Leader news staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/19/21 |
Two additional cases of COVID-19 in Jefferson County were reported Wednesday afternoon by public health officials.
Test results for 84 residents were received Wednesday.
The pair of infections …
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Leader news staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/18/21 |
Brian Kelly, Nick Twietmeyer and Alli Patton Port Townsend Leader
Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement that Jefferson County can move into Phase 2 of the Roadmap to Recovery COVID-19 …
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Brian Kelly, Nick Twietmeyer, Alli Patton
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2/18/21
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Leader News Staff news@ptleader.com
Winter’s last gasp.
Or so we hope.
Beginning late Friday, Feb. 12, a winter storm blew through Jefferson County.
The following day, …
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Leader news staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/18/21 |