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 … ...

In a big week for business birthdays, Homer Smith Insurance is marking 75 years while the reopening of Norland General Store is now a yearling. Homer Smith Insurance is inviting the community to ...

Dylan Quarles, a born-and-raised Port Townsend resident, is running for a seat on the city council. Quarles, 39, who graduated from Port Townsend High School in 2004, said his decision to run was ...

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 ...

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 … ...

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 it’s 2025 ...

Some good dancing this Saturday night to the variety-of-rhythm-band Queens and Aces. Some members of two dance clubs (Kitsap Dance Club and USA Dance Kitsap) will be making a field trip to Port ...

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 ...

The Port Townsend City Council approved a 3% performance-based raise for City Manager John Mauro at its meeting on Monday, May 19. The raise comes atop a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment that Mauro ...

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 … ...

Rhody Fest typically kicks off with Trike Races, as it did this year on May 14, but by now it’s a category that has expanded a bit. Lois Sherwood, president of the festival, noted the trikes ...

Preston Lee Horstman, Jr., 81, of Port Hadlock, Washington passed away April 19, 2025. He died doing what he loved. He was sailing his new boat home, when they struck a rock in stormy weather ...