6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (144+ words) Peninsula College will cut 12 full-time staff positions after declaring a financial emergency and a $1. 8 million budget shortfall. School officials say they will eliminate 12 full-time positions through layoffs, retirements and positions left unfilled, in addition to making cuts to education programs,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (133+ words) Centrum news Centrum confirmed $1 million in funding from the Washington state capital supplemental budget. The stateu2019s $1 million award is set to be matched by the Sage Foundation, with which Centrum intends to improve its program facilities at Fort Worden State Park,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (142+ words) The Olympic Peninsulau2019s mountain snowpack has fallen to just 27% of the median, placing the region among the worst water supply basins in Washington as drought concerns persist heading into summer. Newly released May water-supply data from the Natural Resources Conservation Service…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (140+ words) Payton Frank and Lorelei Turner were crowned this year's Rhody Royalty. Selected to serve as ambassadors of the East Jefferson County area, the queen and princess are chosen through a candidacy process that includes training meetings, speaking engagements, securing monetary…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (140+ words) This week in our letters section, Sylvia Bowman asks a great question: Where are the voices of young people in our newspaper? It's a question I've been asking since I started as editor in October 2025, and it's something I've been…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (141+ words) A Jefferson County man is facing felony charges after investigators say he led deputies on a high-speed chase through the Tri-Area following reports of gunfire and erratic driving. Jacob Daniel Savidge, 34, is accused of attempting to elude deputies and striking…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (137+ words) East Jefferson fire officials are sounding the alarm about what could become an unusually severe wildfire season, warning that weather patterns and limited regional firefighting resources are creating dangerous conditions weeks earlier than usual. The Office of the Fire Marshal…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (146+ words) This year marks the 91st Rhododendron Festival of Jefferson County. The COVID-19 pandemic marked only the second global history-making event to interrupt the festival; it was previously suspended from 1942 through 1945 due to World War II. Although COVID-19 yielded a similar suspension in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (148+ words) According to my quick examination, the average cost of a home, any home, in Port Townsend is more than $625, 000. This is quite a stretch for many, indeed most, households, as is made clear by the cityu2019s own ongoing complaint that it…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (272+ words) The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is seeking two members to apply for seats in District 1, 2, & 3. The board meets for 2 hours every two months. They focus on community input, problem solving and planning regarding our 22 parks such as…...