Sean Moss announced his departure Monday as the kindergarten-12th grade principal for the Quilcene School District.
In a letter to staff, students, and families, Moss said in his farewell letter …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
All four members of the Port Townsend City Council who have terms ending this year have filed as candidates for another term.
Mayor David Faber and fellow councilmembers Amy Howard, Monica …
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Port Townsend artists Mark Twain Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez are recasting the Venus figure in the Haller Fountain to replace a sister statue at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego.
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
It’s that time of year again — the lawn chairs are lining up Lawrence Street, there’s an uptick in dog costume sales, and to the relief of all, the rhododendrons are actually in …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
It wasn’t a close shave, yet he still won by a whisker.
Actually, a whole face full of them.
The Rhododendron Hair & Beard Contest — the Rhody Festival’s foremost …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
The Rhody Festival has many iconic traditions, but perhaps the first that comes to mind is the Rhody Royalty. Its origins date back to the very first Rhody Festival in 1935, when a queen was chosen …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
The sad but sure signs of summer-like weather have arrived in Jefferson County: brush fires and water rescues.
Officials with East Jefferson Fire Rescue said Saturday that firefighters were …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 320 calls for service between Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7. Below are selected reports.
At 10:26 a.m. Sunday, April 2 in Quilcene, a …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/15/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 320 calls for service between Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7. Below are selected reports.
At 12:16 p.m. Monday, April 3 in Port …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 149 calls between Friday, April 21, and Thursday, April 27. Below are selected reports.
At 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 21, a prowler was …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
Kids and adults alike will soon have the opportunity to see some of Jefferson County’s trucks, buses, and machinery up close and personal this weekend.
This coming weekend, the Port …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
A Port Hadlock man who was apparently seriously injured while trying to break into two homes on West Sims Way last summer is facing a felony charge of residential burglary.
Saul Cervantes was …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/12/23 |
Students returned to class following a gun threat call that caused a lockdown of Port Townsend High School Thursday morning.
An anonymous caller threatened to bring a firearm to Port Townsend …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Port Townsend High School was put on lockdown just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday after 911 dispatchers received a call about a person with a gun who was headed to the school.
The threat prompted a …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 320 calls for service between Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7. Below are selected reports.
At 5:54 a.m. Sunday, April 2 in Chimacum, a …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Washington State Committee on Geographic Names has approved a new name for the passage between Marrowstone Island and Indian Island.
The waterway will be called Passage Through, the …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Jefferson County’s Department of Community Development will undergo a comprehensive restructuring starting in June, county officials have announced.
The restructuring includes the shifting …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Fort Worden Public Development Authority will start holding its mid-month board of director workshops on the second Tuesday of the month, the PDA has announced.
The first of the meetings is …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
The Quimper Geological Society will welcome Vince Matthews as the guest speaker for the group’s online meeting Saturday.
Matthews, is a retired geologist, former director of the Colorado …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |
Robert Knapp will give the online presentation “Our Changing Landscapes” at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 11 as part of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library’s “Learning Our …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/11/23 |