County leaders are awaiting a report by the state Department of Commerce, and collecting names to serve on a task force, applications for which are due by March 29, which will evaluate options for a …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/27/24
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The Lake Stevens woman who lost control of her car and struck two girls in the entrance of a campground in July 2021, killing one and badly injuring the other, has been sentenced to 90 months in …
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By Jon Micheal Karpilow
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3/27/24
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3/27/24
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The Lake Stevens woman who lost control of her car and struck two girls in the entrance of a campground in July 2021, killing one and badly injuring the other, has been sentenced to 90 months in …
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By Jon Micheal Karpilow
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3/27/24
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Kate Dean, who has represented District 1 on the Jefferson County Commission since 2017, announced last week that she will not seek reelection.
Dean wrote that she was “ready to start …
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3/27/24
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Vehicle fire shuts down Highway 20
On Wednesday, March 20, East Jefferson Fire Rescue units responded to a vehicle on fire near Milepost 7 on Highway 20.
East Jefferson Fire …
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3/27/24
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Before any major economic development projects could happen in Port Hadlock there had to be a sewer, a foundational fact that continued to bubble up over nearly 20 years of planning and …
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By James Robinson
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3/27/24
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The conflict between Port Townsend resident Julie Jaman and the YMCA — now the subject of a demand letter from her lawyers — garnered a lot of attention in 2022.
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3/27/24
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Port Townsend resident Jodi Adams will start her new job as the city of Port Townsend’s director of finance and technology services on April 15.
Adams’ experience in the public and …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/27/24
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For Port Townsend High School senior Elijah Hill, music has been the driving passion of his life for at least the past five of his 18 years.
The self-taught, college-bound composer, vocalist and …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/27/24
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Chimacum High School’s Knowledge Bowl team picked up several new recruits and remained consistently competitive against larger schools throughout the season, but missed qualifying for state …
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By Rose Peirce
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3/27/24
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The Chimacum Schools Culinary Arts Program received a much-needed financial boost on March 4, with grant funding that will allow them to transform the current classroom into a modern, commercial …
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By James Robinson
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3/27/24
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On her 25th birthday, Sophia Art found herself knee-deep in our planet’s plastic trash problem. She was visiting Bali and had booked a surfing class for her birthday. As she excitedly waded out …
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By Holly Erickson
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3/27/24
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The Advanced CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and Computer Integrated Manufacturing students at Port Townsend High School are looking to put their prototyping skills to the test of running a small …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/20/24
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Affordable housing, reproductive rights, health care, school funding, and the environment topped the list of concerns Port Townsend residents raised with Democratic candidates Emily Randall …
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By Gina McMather
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3/20/24
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Port Townsend Education Foundation (PTEF) has awarded $40,000 in grant funding to Port Townsend School District teachers for the 2023-2024 school year. Grants were awarded to teachers from Salish …
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Special to the Leader
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3/20/24
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Emergency crews team up on vehicle recovery
At approximately 4 p.m. March 13, a vehicle was reporter to have driven over a cliff on South Discovery Road. At least one occupant was …
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3/20/24
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By James Robinson
Students in the Chimacum Schools Construction Trades Program are learning valuable trade skills while giving back to the community.
“What we do at the …
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By James Robinson
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3/20/24
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Registration is now open for the Jefferson County Conservation District’s spring natural landscaping courses. The interactive, three-classroom, two-field trip course emphasizes native plants, …
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By James Robinson
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3/20/24
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The Olympic Peninsula YMCA and its community partners are engaged in efforts to establish a Children’s Advocacy Center in Jefferson County, one of the only counties in Washington state …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/20/24
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