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Alpacas, magic, a multi-float parade and a car show with cash prizes are just some of what’s planned for the Quilcene Fair and Parade.
The event, held annually on …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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9/18/24
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Two years after the Healthier Together Steering Committee began to plot the course for a new county pool, Jefferson County’s Healthier Together Task Force formally …
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Leader staff
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9/18/24
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Assessment fees determined by public services
The Jefferson County treasurer’s office collects assessment fees depending on whether properties benefit from any of seven public services.
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Leader staff
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9/18/24
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’’s Office responded to a total of 258 calls for service from Sept. 06 through Sept. 13. Deputies conducted 57 traffic stops, of which two resulted in criminal …
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9/18/24
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Bike path plans
Jefferson County’s public works department has plans for bike and pedestrian improvements near Chimacum Schools — including a new bridge over Chimacum Creek — …
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9/18/24
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A peaceful morning walk turned into an adrenaline-fueled scuffle when Shelly Webb encountered an aggressive female deer while walking her dogs in her Port Townsend neighborhood on Sept. 4.
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By James Robinson
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9/11/24
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In July, the Port Townsend Food Co-op board of directors voted to remove a board member for violating the Co-op’s Code of Conduct. Some member-owners argue the dismissal …
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By Alex Frick
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9/11/24
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At the end of a nearly hour-long candidate forum on Sept. 3, Democratic opponents Ben Thomas and Heather Dudley-Nollette described what they would bring to the Jefferson …
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By Nicholas Johnson
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9/11/24
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Farm Tour this weekend
The 22nd annual Jefferson County Farm Tour is Sept. 14 to 15.
It is presented by The Production Alliance in partnership with Washington State University’s …
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Leader staff
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9/11/24
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The Quilcene school board is expected to consider a resolution Wednesday, Sept. 18, regarding Title IX regulations that “strongly affirms that biological males should …
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By Nicholas Johnson
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9/11/24
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By James Robinson
Crystal Cox, who filed a four-point ethics complaint against Port Townsend Mayor David Faber on July 15, has advanced her case with a subsequent filing Sept. 4, …
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By James Robinson
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9/11/24
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Work continues on the North Olympic Peninsula fish barrier removal project, with state Department of Transportation officials announcing on Sept. 9 the summer 2025 work plan …
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By James Robinson
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9/11/24
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Most areas of Puget Sound closed to recreational crab fishing after Sept. 2, which means for crabbers, it’s time to submit their Puget Sound Dungeness crab summer catch …
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By James Robinson
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9/11/24
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Port Townsend Police Department reported a total of 230 calls from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. This is a sampling of those calls.
Aug. 30: Officers conducted targeted traffic …
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9/11/24
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 289 calls for service from Aug. 30 through Sept. 06. Deputies conducted 66 traffic stops, one of which resulted in criminal …
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9/11/24
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Port Townsend and Chimacum students returned to school on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Students in Quilcene and Brinnon students went back to school a week earlier, on Aug. 26.
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By Nicholas Johnson
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9/4/24
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With the 2024-2025 school year now underway, national and local salary reports indicate Jefferson County teachers, and teachers statewide, are faring better than other teachers in the nation, …
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By James Robinson
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9/4/24
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A sinkhole appeared on Water Street early on Saturday, Aug. 31, after a failing sewer pipe collapsed, ultimately leaving a depression in the pavement in the middle of the street.
Just after …
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By Alex Frick
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9/4/24
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The board of the Fort Worden Public Development Authority (PDA) put an aggressive timetable for dissolution in place on Aug. 27, saying money for operations has run out and it is essential it be shut …
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By James Robinson
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9/4/24
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