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Washington State voters want legislators to cut spending but also support spending more on specific programs, according to a recent poll.
“People are not …
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By Taylor Richmond
Washington State Journal
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1/15/25
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9.
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By Juan Jocom
Washington State Journal
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1/15/25
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 288 calls for service from Jan. 3 to 10. Deputies conducted 164 traffic stops, of which six resulted in criminal …
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1/15/25
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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.
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1/15/25
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Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary has named Zen Cook and Sage Harrington the club’s December Students of the Month.
Both students are seniors at Port Townsend High School and are …
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1/15/25
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The Port Townsend Film Festival has opened its submission periods for its next short screenplay competition, as well as for films to be included in its 26th annual in-person …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/15/25
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City staff are recommending that the council not change the zoning of the Camas Prairie Golf Park for at least one year.
Planning staff recommendations regarding …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/15/25
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Jefferson County’s population grew by nearly 8% between 2019 and 2023, according to the five-year American Community Survey, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/15/25
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Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for Port Townsend from the courthouse clock tower … until, one day, it stops.
Some city residents noted the …
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By James Robinson
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1/15/25
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It takes a community to ensure invasive, non-native species don’t take over our generally pristine Salish Sea shoreline.
That’s the underlying belief of …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/15/25
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Net-pen aquaculture, or fish farming, officially ended in Washington state on Jan. 7, when the state Board of Natural Resources ratified the agency’s 2022 plan to ban …
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By James Robinson
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1/15/25
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Team effort nabs armed prowler
In the early morning hours of Jan. 10 enforcement responded to a report of a prowler who, when confronted, showed them a firearm and barricaded himself if a …
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1/15/25
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The Port Townsend Police Department logged 173 calls between Jan. 3-9, including seven thefts, two disturbances, 53 traffic stops and seven animal-related calls.
Jan. 3: A theft of a …
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1/15/25
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The Port Townsend Public Library’s annual Community Read returns this March to celebrate its 20th year of connecting readers through shared stories, with this …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/15/25
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The Jefferson County Conservation District will hold its 2025 board of supervisor elections on March 4.
The term of current supervisor Laurie Hannan expires this spring …
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By James Robinson
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1/15/25
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East Jefferson Fire Rescue (EJFR), which serves Port Townsend and unincorporated Jefferson County — including Cape George, Chimacum, Irondale, Kala Point, Marrowstone …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/15/25
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Jefferson Land Trust has been awarded a grant designed to fund planning, predesign and pre-development work to create permanently affordable housing for farm and food system …
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By Leader Staff
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1/15/25
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A recent filing in the case of Kitsap Bank versus the Fort Worden Public Development Authority (PDA) underscores the blame being cast for the failure of the PDA, with the most …
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By James Robinson
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1/8/25
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Port Townsend has created a Community Services Department, integrating the existing parks and facilities teams, the library department and a new arts and culture element to …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/8/25
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