The Jefferson County Board of Health has spent more time on climate change, nuclear disarmament and wordsmithing a resolution on "systemic racism' than it has Only 4.5% of Washington's emergency room hospitalizations were COVID related for the seven-day period ending October 14. When I got here it was quite the scene. Students from Port Townsend and Quilcene are fastening fantasy , Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center is filling up with people with respiratory problems, Jefferson County Public Hospital District , The Port Townsend Safeway will hold a drive-up vaccination clinic this weekend. We received this press release from Windward School, one of the excellent enrichment programs run privately in Jefferson County for children and families wanting more than our public schools offer. All of that and more unite at the farmers' market. Relax and sip our handcrafted meads at the Mead Werks , On vacation while in sunny California this month, we were looking for a PT fix. Port of Port Townsend updated on Short's Farm, jetty construction Acquisition depends on securing $1 million from state Legislature Feb 27, 2023 By Paula Hunt Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County Ports Researchers: Sequim artifact oldest bone weapon in Americas Study confirms date on 13,900-year-old fragments Feb 27, 2023 by Michael Dashiell PORT TOWNSEND, WA, (August 23, 2021) - Authorities said three vehicles were involved in a deadly State Highway 104 wreck that resulted in the death of a Poulsbo man and sent a Port Angeles resident to a hospital, the Washington State Patrol reported. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. A wildfire burning on a small island west of Port Townsend is holding at about 22 acres as of Wednesday morning. Home sellers have cash only briefly. We're headed into the last leg of "The Big Dark" that time of year when you just want to nestle inside, hang out on your couch, cling to your seasonal affective disorder lamp, and wait for the return of warmth, daylight and sunshine. We are Delay and dithering rules in Jefferson County. I am 67 and have been in business here for over 30 years. I really enjoy writing about politics in Jefferson County. Isaiah Steely Favors was arraigned in , A Jefferson County man accused of first-degree unlawful trafficking in wildlife for trying to sell a wild raven last year pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge of second-degree unlawful taking of , The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office received 273 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 10 and Friday, Feb. 17. Even after revelations We have a housing crisis. The Center. Today's cartoon is by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune. Facts are supplanted by accusations. Port Townsend, WA Amnesty International exposed this painful truth in 2016. Pruiett is a candidate to represent the 24th Legislative District in the Washington State House of Representatives, a position held by long-time incumbent Steve Tharinger. Protests and defiance are building. Senseless, irrational, and transparently political decisions have undermined the integrity of Governor Jay Inslee's "stay at home" order. An 83-year-old Port Angeles man has been sentenced to almost eight years in prison for the sexual abuse of his granddaughter. The doors have never been One day after Lauraa healthy, athletic 27-year-old Port Townsend womanreceived her second Covid mRNA injection, she began having significant adverse reactions. Some cases are very serious, like the We rate everything fromPort Townsend Brewingas quaffable, top-notch suds. At 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, a case of malicious mischief was reported in the 700 block , The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office received 233 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 17 and Friday, Feb. 24. Here's the latest. The Rangers were , The two-game winning streak of the East Jefferson Rivals varsity girls basketball team came to a close last Monday as the squad was , The weekend was full of podiums for the East Jefferson Rivals boys and girls wrestling teams as three freshman grapplers became , The East Jefferson Rivals varsity girls basketball team is headed to the Nisqually League playoffs. Port Townsend, WA 360-379-1070. The City of Port Townsend bought and imported at significant cost a nearly 70-year old building that had just failed a Canadian hazardous materials inspection. We're both West Coast natives - we've never lived anywhere else, and the West Coast is our home. Realtors drive up housing prices. Resident Stanley Cummings was critically injured and flown to Seattle after he was struck by a flatbed trailer Monday Morning on State Highway 20. Homeowners already struggling to make ends meet At the October 4th meeting of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, Department of Emergency Management Director Willie Bence provided the following update: Were unlikely to do any more large clinics for the Pfizer booster dose population. Box 1180, Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-385-0656 info@portofpt.com Get Port News Delivered in Your Inbox Anglin said the man was arrested and the stabbing victim was taken by a medical airlift helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Shirley was born in Port Townsend, Washington on Feb. 5, 1935. Unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution, making false statements, misleading the prosecutor. Illegal immigration hurts Black Americans. The Frosty Moss Relay is the first race of the season put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports. Happy Fourth Birthday, Cherry Street Project! Local Health Authorities Ignore Physicians Concerns About Brain and Heart Damage Linked to COVID Vaccines. The editor wrote back "it's not experimental and it's FDA approved.] County residents picket the Leader building holding signs with messages like Censorship means being over the target and The Leader Lies" HAVE YOU BEEN CENSORED? When I opened my mailbox last week to find my ballot for the November 6 election, I also found a sample ballot provided by our local Democrat Party. Also, no dogs allowed in the market. It is the case of SL, a 21-year old Filipino woman brought into this country by a Brinnon man 26 years older. Editors Note: Long-time gardener and Discovery Bay resident Bonnie Broders contacted the Free Press in an effort to alert others in the county to a devastating worm infestation that she believes came from packaged organic potting soil purchased locally. . The Legislature has let the Governor do what he wants. For modern maritime businesses, its important to have commercial , Scheduling an annual doctors appointment is common practice, but your finances could use an annual health checkup as well. People have been battered during the epidemic Do you know of local people who have been injured by (or died from) the Covid injections? The KPTZ program called "The Reckoning," was supposed to be a moderated conversation between Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole and a Native American woman, an organizer of Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County and an Hispanic man, with Port Townsend's Mayor jumping Former Port Townsend Free Press contributor Scott Hogenson has an article in the August 2, 2020 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Leader News Staff . Olympic Pride got a lawyer to demand that Port Townsend Free Press remove photos showing its interactions with children. Those students named to honor roll had a grade-point average of 3.00 to 4.00. Who's getting payoffs in government today? In the realm of policymaking, global to local, predicted costs of measures taken today often bear little resemblance to the reality that unfolds. The screaming woman answered, "Yes! One would think that asking questions would be allowed. There are so many more pressing intersections without any kind of traffic systems, along Sims, , Im writing to give some background on new yard signs about the golf course that you may see in the coming weeks. And then one day we wake up and wonder, "Where did America go?" Like Jay Inslee's lockdown, their cure could be doing more damage than it Something was off. Tweets. Clallam County officials are awaiting final toxicology results, but it appears that two people who were found dead . None of the high school kids who blocked traffic while shouting "Black lives matter!" Also relevant: The Questions Michael Haas Won't Answer. I mentioned in my last opinion piece that the city made a good start by banning the feeding of deer within city limits. I hadn't initially planned to go to City Hall at all that evening I had obligations at home and mixed feelings about both sides in this conflict but the issue was looming large in the community, and I wanted to witness the further unfolding of How to share an evening from hell. Suicide and substance abuse touch all our lives. The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 124 calls between Friday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, Feb. 16. Recall that OlyCap's effort to regulate and control the camp was frustrated by the City of Port Townsend, which insisted on imposing prohibitively costly and Bayside Housing wants $1.8 million from Jefferson County to complete and expand the Cherry Street Project. The following is an mail shared with us anonymously that has been sent from the co-chairs of the Fort Worden Public Development Authority to the Mayor of Port Townsend. The city council approved the measure during its Feb. 21 business meeting, and . PORT HADLOCK, Wash. - Things did not go well for a suspected car thief in Port Hadlock last week. The lawyer said it was about copyright. All are white. Leaders of the local group telling our community how the police should do their job have no training or experience in law enforcement and criminal justice. I had a brief and cordial correspondence recently with Port Townsend City Councilman David Faber about the way commissioners are elected in Jefferson County. Right off the bat the projections of millions dead were regularly revised downward, though Joe Biden keeps saying things like 200 million Americans will be dead from COVID by the Diversity not welcomed. This item is available in full to subscribers. LAKEWOOD, Wash. For the second time in two days, police were unable to apprehend a suspect in a smash-and-grab due to a state law limiting pursuits by officers. The odd apparatus appeared to be , Chris Kauffman ofPort Townsend strings lights around a tree outside the offices of The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader on Adams Street as part of a city-funded decoration effort. The woman was listed in critical condition at 11 p.m. Sunday and was undergoing emergency surgery, Anglin said. He did not receive a response. This truck and With legalization of marijuana came regulations to protect against underage use and consumer deception. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said crews treated roads overnight, but urged drivers to use caution during the morning commute. Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. First Responders Show Unprecedented Support for Sheriff Noles Re-election; Council Watch July 5 I Cant Drive 25, Tragic Toll of Suicides and Fatal Overdoses in Jefferson County. The Wild Fish Conservancy, a Washington-based nonprofit, has been pushing litigation forward that could cancel operations of , There are few structures as important to Olympic Peninsula residents as the Hood Canal Bridge. 4:55 a.m.: WSDOT has closed State Route 9 south of Francis Road through Clear Lake, Washington due to water over the roadway. It is an 80-mile, 15-leg team relay that goes from the Sol Duc River to the Jamestown S.Klallam Tribe headquarters in Blyn.