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Commissioner race set
Candidate filing week closed May 10, and according to state election documents, Heather Dudley-Nollette will challenge Ben Thomas in the Aug. 6 primary for the District 1 …
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5/14/24
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On Wednesday, May 15, Pope Marine Park hosts a hula-hooping and object manipulation playshop from 3:30-5 p.m., the Port Townsend Athletic Club hosts “Narrative Rhythms: A Dance Workshop” …
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5/14/24
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The New Old Time Chautauqua’s May 14-19 return to Port Townsend, during this year’s Rhododendron Festival week, stands out as particularly notable this time, …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/14/24
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Members of the Short’s Farm Steering Committee and Port of Port Townsend staff will continue discussions on how to best repurpose the Short’s Farm property in …
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By James Robinson
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5/14/24
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A project design that includes a 1,613-foot-long bridge over the Duckabush River Estuary on U.S. Highway 101 five miles north of the Jefferson-Mason County line is about 65% …
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By Gordon Weeks
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5/14/24
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Four Chimacum High School student musicians achieved distinction as soloists at the Washington State Music Educators Solo and Ensemble Contest at Central Washington University in …
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By Steven Woolbright
and Brian MacKenzie
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5/14/24
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Rhododendron Festival events run non-stop from Wednesday, May 15, through Sunday, May 19.
May 15 starts off relatively light, yet still high-speed, with only the Trike Races at 6 …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/14/24
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The Bed Races, a longstanding Rhododendron Festival favorite among participants, organizers and spectators, returns yet again this year on Friday, May 17.
The Rhody Fest Bed Races …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/14/24
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The Trike Races have been a fixture of the Rhododendron Festival ever since 17-year Port Townsend Rotarian Lois Sherwood can remember, but that doesn’t mean …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/14/24
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For the 12th year in a row, as spectators gather for the annual Rhododendron Parade this year, Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary will be making final preparations for the …
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By Lois Sherwood
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5/14/24
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By James Robinson
City Councilman Ben Thomas has thrown his hat in the ring for the District 1 county commissioner’s seat, the second Port Townsend Democrat to enter the race. …
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By James Robinson
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5/7/24
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Jay and Michaela Kothman are the new owners of the Ajax Café in Port Hadlock, but the journey starts with another café, and before that, something entirely …
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By Andrea Scott
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5/7/24
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For the first time in 23 years, Port Townsend High School students will answer to a new voice in the principal's office.
In a press release Tuesday, Superintendent Linda …
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By Alex Frick
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5/7/24
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Construction begins May 13 on two roundabouts along State Route 104, improvements that state department of transportation officials say will improve traffic flow on the approach to the …
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By James Robinson
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5/7/24
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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise people to stop eating organic …
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Leader staff
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5/7/24
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Attorneys for Julie Jaman said May 6 they have agreed to another extension – this time until May 13 – for the City of Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula YMCA …
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By James Robinson
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5/7/24
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Rhody Fest calls for volunteers
Volunteers are needed to support the 89th Rhody Festival on Saturday, May 18. The festival committee is seeking 50 volunteers for a variety of activities, …
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5/7/24
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Rosalee Walz, a Chemakum Elder and chair of the Chemakum Tribal Council, is scheduled to be hosted by the Carnegie Reading Room at the Port Townsend Public Library at 6 p.m. …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/7/24
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The city of Port Townsend is among the 45 recipients in Washington state to receive more than $8 million, collectively, to address their urban forestry needs. Of …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/7/24
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There’s every reason that tickets are selling fast. Pablo Ferrández, 33, whose recent recording of Brahms and Clara Schumann with the great violinist Anne Sophie-Mutter …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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5/7/24
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