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It’s going to cost a lot more to add electric to develop land or improve electric services next year.
Beginning February 2025, new residential and commercial …
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By James Robinson
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12/18/24
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Library staff keen to join the Teamsters Local 589 are now part of the collective bargaining process currently underway between union negotiators and city management. …
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By James Robinson
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12/18/24
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Phoenix Rising is slated to close its doors for good in Port Townsend in February, but walk into the store’s corner building at 696 Water St., and you’re still …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/18/24
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A sheriff’s department drone played a vital role in finding and rescuing a lost fisherman along the Queets River on the West End of Jefferson County.
At about 5 …
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By James Robinson
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12/18/24
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Mill fire quickly contained
East Jefferson Fire Rescue responded to a report of a fire at the Port Townsend Paper Mill at 100 Mill Road at about 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.
First arriving …
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12/18/24
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Two suspects were booked into the Jefferson County jail after a burglary attempt ended with a failed escape by boat.
On Dec. 10 at around 8 a.m., the Jefferson County …
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By Mallory Kruml
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12/18/24
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A 92-year-old man died after his car struck two other vehicles around Port Discovery about 5:05 p.m. on Dec. 12.
Ritchie L. Irish, a Brinnon resident, was driving a 2005 …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/18/24
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Police responded to 158 calls from Dec. 6-12, including four burglary and panic alarms, and one disturbance. The 31 traffic stops included criminal, traffic and DUI.
Dec. 6: A park …
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12/18/24
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The Port Townsend City Council has adopted its legislative priorities for the upcoming Washington State legislative session, which kicks off on Jan. 13.
The 2025 …
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By Mallory Kruml
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12/18/24
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A North Puget Sound gray whale, known as Little Patch (CRC-53), has returned early to the Salish Sea, marking the species’ first appearance of the season.
Little Patch was spotted in …
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12/18/24
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It was so loud it might have been an airplane landing. That’s what Molly Klupfell thought at about 6 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, when she heard a 50-foot-long limb from a cedar tree dropping to …
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12/18/24
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 235 calls for service from Dec. 6-13. Deputies conducted 44 traffic stops, of which two resulted in criminal (misdemeanor/felony) …
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12/18/24
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Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary has named Sylvie Errechetti and Grey Kingfisher the club’s December Students of the Month.
Both students attend Port Townsend High School and were …
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12/18/24
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The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader through the University of Washington library. Text and style appear verbatim from original printing including any errors.
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12/18/24
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Longtime Port Townsend public servant and community activist Brent Shirley passed away on Nov. 29.
Shirley served on city council and as Port Townsend’s mayor …
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By James Robinson
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12/11/24
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With the deadline for public input looming, about 40 citizens attended a public hearing on Dec. 4, to provide comment to state environmental regulators on the Port Townsend …
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By James Robinson
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12/11/24
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The first significant new hotel in downtown Port Townsend is closer to becoming a reality. City staff has completed an environmental review of the proposed The Water …
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By Mallory Kruml
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12/11/24
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12/11/24
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The creation of Corvus Crafts was inspired by the passing of a previous printer, but the business Candace and Christopher Mangold started nearly seven years ago has since …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/11/24
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PUD installs fiber for broadband
Jefferson County Public Utility District fiber optic crews are working along U.S. Highway 101, from Gardiner to Quilcene, installing main line and fiber home …
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12/11/24
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