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By Kirk Boxleitner
The election year took on new electricity on the national level, when President Joe Biden announced on July 21 he was no longer running for re-election, energy …
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7/24/24
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Due to current atmospheric and field conditions, county fire officials have escalated the fire danger risk level to “very high.” For that to happen, county fire chiefs and the …
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Leader staff
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7/24/24
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Road work scheduled for
SR 20 near Discovery Bay
Maintenance crews from the state Department of Transportation are making repairs to the road surface on state Highway 20 between 9 a.m. and …
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7/24/24
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Centrum has good news to share, having returned to its pre-pandemic levels of participation and attendance, just in time to be profiled on the PBS “News Hour” …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/24/24
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The East Jefferson Trails Connection recently received some insights from Jefferson County planning personnel on ways they can get involved in updating the comprehensive plan, to further …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/24/24
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“Poetry on the Salish Sea” continues its second summer and early fall run at the Wilderbee Farm in Port Townsend, with two Pulitzer Prize winners and a MacArthur …
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Special to The Leader
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7/24/24
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Air travel, banking, media and hospital systems were just some of the industries affected by a bug in a software update that scrambled business operations for many globally on …
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By Page Gross
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7/24/24
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7/23/24
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A federal government report on the contaminants in the air around the Port Townsend paper mill was issued June 24, showing that such contaminants were present in the air in high enough …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/16/24
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A number of QFC and Safeway stores in the Olympic Peninsula would find themselves under new ownership if a planned $25 billion merger between the Kroger and Albersons grocery …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/16/24
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Former Port Townsend Mayor Brent Shirley, in an effort to advance his complaint against City Manager John Mauro, had his audience with key city staff on July 11, although, according to …
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By James Robinson
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7/16/24
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Fire managers with East Jefferson Fire Rescue raised the district’s fire danger level to “high” on July 10, meaning all open flame devices and open burning is prohibited …
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By James Robinson
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7/16/24
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League of Women Voters
candidate forum for state reps
Voters can learn more about Steve Tharinger and Hickory Grant, the candidates for Representative Position 2 in the 24th District of the …
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7/16/24
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Wednesday, July 10, saw the arrest of a member of the Jefferson County Food Bank Association’s board of directors, at the Quilcene Community Center, which hosts the Quilcene Food …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/16/24
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Washington’s ban on the sale of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds will remain in place, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday, July 15.
A majority …
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by Jerry Cornfield
Washington state standard
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7/16/24
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Candidate Ben Thomas, running for the District 1 seat on the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, headlined a program of the Port Townsend Indivisible group July 9 at the …
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By Gina Mather
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7/16/24
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This year has been a grim one for journalism, with layoffs at the Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, NBC News, Forbes, National Geographic, Business Insider and Sports Illustrated. Further …
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By Matthew Powers
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7/16/24
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From November of 1969 to June of 1971, Native Americans and their non-Native supporters occupied Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, claiming treaty rights to the island. Alcatraz …
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By Sophia Lumsdaine
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7/16/24
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The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners met July 15 with county public works staff in order to draft regulations for sewer system connections and to review proposed sewer charges. The …
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7/16/24
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