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Kelli Winter, owner of Crust Bakery, spends most days in her Market Kitchen, dusted with flour, chopping produce as aromatics bloom in hot oil. She is best known for her flaky-crusted hand pies and …
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By Holly Erickson
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5/28/25
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The Gardiner Community Center’s Gallery of the Arts plans to open its exhibit for its next featured artist at the start of the month this weekend.
Sequim resident Marion L. Head will be …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/28/25
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For decades, retired clinical social worker Andrew Brown regularly made trips from Victoria, B.C., to the Swan Hotel in Port Townsend.
This year, and for the first time in 20 years, …
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By Mallory Kruml
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5/28/25
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A powerful statewide labor union was fined $6,000 on Thursday for fail ing to report more than $430,000 in contributions to candidates and political committees days ahead of the 2024 election.
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By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard
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5/28/25
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After years of effort, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has earned accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) for the first time.
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Leader staff
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5/28/25
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Marjorie “Margie” Abraham died at her Port Townsend home April 29, 2025. She was 99 years old.
Born in Republic, WA, November 20, 1925, Margie was the daughter of Dennis and Mary …
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5/28/25
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Marcella Gaikowski Dixon, 73, passed away peacefully on April 21st, 2025, in Ocala, FL.
Marcella was born on January 9th, 1952, in Webster, South Dakota to Adam and Lillian Gaikowski. The family …
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5/28/25
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Mayor David Faber distributed a motion for summary judgement in the ethics case against him on May 18, making the case for its dismissal and alleging that evidence submitted by the complainant, …
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By James Robinson
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5/21/25
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Painter Patricia Hagen’s one-woman show, “Into the Woods,” opens Thursday, May 22, at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery at 701 Water St., only a week after it unveiled its …
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Leader staff
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5/21/25
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5/21/25
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A no-fly zone is an area where certain aircraft are prohibited from flying. A government or military typically establishes the zone for reasons of security, safety, or to prevent conflict.
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By Scott Doggett
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5/21/25
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Port Townsend is moving forward with repairs to the Lords Lake East Dam based on the report of a consultant that confirmed concerns that issues there should be addressed.
City council authorized …
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By Mallory Kruml
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5/21/25
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Cows require pasture for grazing, but goats, with their agility, enjoy browsing and climbing hillsides. This adaptability made goats one of the first animals humans milked, dating back to 5000 B.C., …
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By Sidonie Maroon
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5/21/25
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The fire danger risk level for Jefferson County is increasing from low to moderate on June 1, one month before a county ordinance dictates such an increase.
Jefferson County Fire Marshal Phil …
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Leader staff
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5/21/25
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Port of PT gets nod for Community Engagement
The Washington Public Ports Association has awarded the Community Engagement Award to the Port of Port Townsend for its Point Hudson Breakwater …
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5/21/25
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During Port Townsend’s city council meeting on May 19 the council voted unanimously to purchase a $471,000 street sweeper.
The city allocated $450,000 for the street sweeper in …
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By Mallory Kruml
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5/21/25
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 280 calls for service from May 9-16. Deputies conducted 66 traffic stops, of which one resulted in criminal (misdemeanor/felony) …
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5/21/25
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Although Lightweight Champion is billed as a S eattle-based band, its lead singer and songwriter, Aaron Spieldenner, has since moved to Port Townsend, where he performs regularly.
This week the …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/21/25
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The Port Townsend Police Department responded to a total of 149 calls, and conducted 35 traffic stops, from May 9-15.
May 9: Officers responded to a car fire. Responding officers discovered that …
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5/21/25
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Fort Worden Historic State Park is seeing a recent re-expansion of its dining options.
The Taps bar and kitchen at the Guardhouse Neighborhood Pub in Building 300 has posted public signage …
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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5/21/25
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