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The Jefferson County Public Utility District was handed a late Christmas present from Uncle Sam.
Receiving a $5.4 million loan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the utility …
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The Port Townsend School District could soon join suit in a legal case against big tech, but the odds of winning appear to be slim.
Seattle Public Schools decided Friday, Jan. 6 to sue the tech …
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 136 calls between Friday, Feb. 3, and Thursday, Feb. 9. Below are selected reports.
At 9:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, a shoplifter was seen …
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Leader News Staff
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 340 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 10. Below are selected reports.
At 10:43 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6 in Quilcene, a …
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Leader News Staff
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The city of Port Townsend could soon have a poet laureate to represent the Olympic Peninsula via the evocative, written, and oral art form of poetry, starting in early 2024.
With recent approval …
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James Sloan
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Today's cartoon is by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com.
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2/19/23
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Today's cartoon is by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com
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2/18/23
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City, county, and Washington State Parks close at dusk/sunset. The only exception that I see is Memorial Field, which is illuminated for sporting events attended by a few hundred or more folks and …
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You may have predicted I would be crowing about the Kansas City Chiefs victory in the Super Bowl on Sunday and you would not be wrong.
However, the dominant feature of my life the past week …
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Ned Luce
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2/17/23
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Our California vacation locale is not Anza Borrego Desert State Park, but further north, in the Bay Area, where we lived for 25 years. I’m again getting a crash course (you should pardon the …
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Bill Mann
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2/17/23
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Property tax statements should be landing in the mailboxes of Jefferson County property owners, according to Jefferson County Treasurer Stacie Prada.
Property owners who are enrolled in eNotices …
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Leader News Staff
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A 19-year-old Port Townsend man was hurt after his 1989 Ford Ranger pickup truck hit a guardrail on US Highway 101 Monday night.
According to the Washington State Patrol, the man was heading north …
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Leader News Staff
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Graduating seniors from Chimacum and Quilcene high schools can apply to the East Jefferson Rotary Club for scholarships for either vocational training or college-bound studies.
The club has …
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Leader News Staff
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The Jefferson Clemente Course is relaunching this month with a free 11-week college course that explores the theme of metamorphosis through art and literature from ancient to contemporary …
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Leader News Staff
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Members of the Chemakum Tribe, Native inhabitants of the north Olympic Peninsula, will host a gathering from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in the Chimacum High School Auditorium.
Rosalee Walz, …
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Leader News Staff
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 340 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 10. Below are selected reports.
At 6:58 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 in Chimacum, a man …
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Leader News Staff
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Starfish, seaweed, and the marine life of the Salish Sea.
These symbols of the Peninsula ecosystem will adorn the exterior of 7th Haven — a near-finished affordable housing project on …
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Leader News Staff
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Non-union employees with the Jefferson County Public Utility District are set to obtain a 7.75-percent cost-of-living increase.
The utility authority’s board of commissioners unanimously …
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Leader News Staff
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Today's cartoon is by Randall Enos, Easton, Connecticut.
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2/17/23
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It’s trolley time in Port Townsend.
And this baby has all the bells and whistles: wooden seats, brass-coated stanchions, a cow catcher in the front, and of course, an old-fashioned …
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