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Two people were taken to Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center in Port Townsend after a two-vehicle rollover crash on US Highway 101 near Mount Walker just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. …
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Leader News Staff
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Fort Flagler, Mystery Bay, and Kilisut Harbor beaches were closed last week to all recreational shellfish harvesting.
The ban includes all shellfish species.
The Washington State Department of …
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Leader News Staff
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U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer, Washington’s 6th District Congressman, has been recognized with a perfect score on Common Cause’s 2022 Democracy Scorecard.
The scorecard is a …
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Olympic National Park and the Friends of Olympic National Park will host two volunteer events on National Public Lands Day.
Volunteers will remove invasive plants and also plant native species in …
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Leader News Staff
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Travelers between Port Angeles and Lake Crescent on US Highway 101 will face traffic slowdowns this week as contractor crews continue to work on the Indian Creek Bridge fish barrier removal …
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Leader News Staff
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Oak Bay has been shut down for recreational shellfish harvesting after recent shellfish samples confirmed that a harmful algae bloom has expanded to the bay.
The Washington State Department …
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Leader News Staff
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Jefferson County’s Moderate Risk Waste Facility will shut down Friday, Sept. 30, county officials announced Monday.
Jefferson County Solid Waste Manager Al Cairns said staffing shortages …
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Leader News Staff
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Naval Magazine Indian Island will have a training exercise Wednesday, Sept. 21, and people near the Navy installation may hear blank ammunition and announcements from the base’s loudspeaker …
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Leader News Staff
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“If a tree dies, plant another in its place.” – Carl Linnaeus
Plants have a predictable life span. Virtually all of a plant’s cells, tissues, and organs age and eventually …
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Barbara Faurot
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9/21/22
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Greg Brotherton has outstanding qualifications to serve as the county commissioner representing District 3, and a proven track record that supports re-election.
He knows the district well, …
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This past weekend was the reunion celebration of a sensitively unnamed number of years since BJ graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
She flew to Indianapolis to join …
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Ned Luce
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9/21/22
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Port Townsend is a special place. Its residents celebrate their differences. Neighbors support one another. So I was heartbroken to see its streets overrun by members of the Washington State Three …
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THE .45 PISTOLS ABOVE were featured in an on-line ad that begins: “The ‘Keep America ‘Great’ (KAG) Trump 1911 features the President’s 2020 campaign model engraved on …
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A celebration of the life of Lynda Joy Spindor will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at B.P.O. Elks Lodge 317 on Otto St.
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9/21/22
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Tommy was a talented, kind and gentle man who loved motors, gardening, BBQ, cooking andspending time with his family and friends. His happiest year was working with Derek Fransonand racing chump cars …
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9/21/22
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Judith “Judi” Elaine Rongey was born in Seattle, Washington on March 27, 1937. She peacefully passed in her sleep in the early morning of Aug. 26, 2022 at home in Chelan, Wash. She was 85 …
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9/21/22
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William Paul Sahlinger, 88, of Port Townsend, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 9, 2022 in his home on Beckett Point.
Bill was born in Seattle on Sept. 15, 1933 to Arthur and Lucille …
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9/21/22
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Port Townsend native Alex Steinberg died Aug. 11, 2022, in Redondo Beach, California.
Alex was born in Port Townsend Dec. 8, 1933, the youngest of five children of Olive and Irving Steinberg. The …
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9/21/22
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It’s a bit difficult to break ground on a project when it’s on the water.
Still, with golden shovels in hand, officials from the city of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, the Port of …
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Derek Firenze
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Here’s an offer of help with housing who the recipients will be certain is full of pride for all involved: Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County and Olympic Pride have teamed up to do a …
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Derek Firenze
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