Discovery Bay has been reopened for recreational harvest of all shellfish species, according to Jefferson County Public Health.
The warning of biotoxins in the bay was removed on Friday, April …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/27/23 |
A Pouslbo man arrested last year after a deputy found him passed out in a Chevrolet Impala in the middle of a Port Hadlock street with loaded handguns and suspected methamphetamine in the car has …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 4/27/23 |
Quick-thinking bystanders helped prevent a BMW SUV from plummeting down an embankment last week at Pleasant Harbor Marina in Brinnon.
Emergency responders were called after a driver swerved to …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/27/23 |
A Silverdale woman is facing a felony charge of vehicular assault and driving under the influence for allegedly hitting two bicyclists on Highway 19 in July 2021.
Brooke L. Phillips was scheduled …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 4/27/23 |
Jefferson Transit is set to purchase a Gillig plug-in charger for electric buses and vehicles, at a cost of approximately $86,000.
The Jefferson Transit Authority Board unanimously approved the …
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 369 calls for service between Saturday, March 18 through Friday, March 24. Below are selected reports.
At 11:29 a.m. Monday, March 20 in Port …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/27/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 144 calls between Friday, March 31, and Thursday, April 6. Below are selected reports.
At 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the 2600 block of …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/27/23 |
Jeffery Taylor of the Port Townsend School District’s board of directors is stepping down from the District 2 director position.
School district officials announced his departure during last …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
Studium Generale celebrates National Poetry Month by welcoming Jamestown S’Klallam Elder, scholar, poet, and editor Duane Niatum for a reading and book signing beginning at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
For local high school senior Connor Scanlon, helping the unhoused isn’t about checking a box for graduation, it’s about making a genuine connection.
While many may know him as the …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
Sarah Walker has been named Principal of Early Learning and Director of Inclusionary Practices for Chimacum Creek Primary School.
Most recently, Walker has been working as a principal for …
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
The city of Port Townsend has hired Shelly Leavens to take the role of communications and marketing manager for the municipality. Leavens will start May 4, serving as the city’s strategic lead …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
The wife of a Port Ludlow man stabbed to death by his teenage son in November has filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County, alleging county officials should have kept her son in custody because of …
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The fish are back, and so are the fishers.
The Tribal Ceremonial and Subsistence Fishery for coho salmon on the Elwha River will be open for a limited time during fall 2023 for the first time in …
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 144 calls between Friday, March 31, and Thursday, April 6. Below are selected reports.
At 10 a.m. Sunday, April 2, a man in the 400 block …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/25/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 369 calls for service between Saturday, March 18 through Friday, March 24. Below are selected reports.
At 10:46 p.m. Saturday, March 18 in …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/25/23 |
Due to low staffing capacity in the city of Port Townsend’s engineering department, the city is hiring on-call engineers to provide additional support.
The Port Townsend City Council …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/25/23 |
It was another meatless Monday at the Port Townsend School District, but this time with a tofu twist, and then some.
Port Townsend School District students were treated to a feast of vegan, …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 4/25/23 |
After joining in on a lawsuit last year to hold e-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. accountable for widespread use of the nicotine products among high school students, the Port Townsend School …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/25/23 |
The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a three-year contract renewal for trash and recycling containers from BigBelly Connect LX, a Massachusetts-based trash and recycling bin …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/25/23 |