Here's the latest. On Dec. 9, NYC's health commissar advised that everyone (including 2-year-olds!) It is easy to lay down on a street for a few minutes, to rage and swear at police, to accuse them of all sorts of despicable actions and evil attitudes and toss off demands for sweeping systemic reform. The woman was found in the motorhome with multiple stab wounds and she was "bleeding profusely.". At 9:06 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in Brinnon, a , The Brinnon School District has passed its audit with the Washington State Auditors Office with flying colors. She was born on Jan. 4, 1938 in Spokane, Washington to the late Everett and Olga Armstrong. Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship's large-screen TV. And that's how it's going with Jay Inslee. Efforts are heating up , Raymond Edward Grimes died peacefully in Port Townsend on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 at the age of 74 after several years of failing health. . Edmonds Police say the incident happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Wanting more news coverage from what they perceive as a non-threatening, if not friendly media outlet, Jefferson County Commissioners gave $10,000 to KPTZ to hire a producer/reporter to cover county business. Theres no experience quite like the Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome. 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The Jefferson County Board of Health on September 16 unanimously adopted a resolution "declaring health misinformation a public health crisis." Marijuana use by teens, medical experts agree, damages brain development and can A little campaign news. I am 67 and have been in business here for over 30 years. As year-end approaches for the expiration of the streatery temporary use permits which despite public outcry, the City Council extended yet again last May five rarely-used Because we require comments under articles to be on topic, we found that readers who want to speak to other important issues, events and concerns that our small crew cant cover dont have a place for that. 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 News Jefferson County Ports Photo Racing season opens Lodging can be found through the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce website. Im not talking about the 1936 cult movie classic that so many of us rolled our eyes at as teenagers. And then one day we wake up and wonder, "Where did America go?" We're so happy you're here! We opted back in at the beginning of November. I think this all started with a viral outbreak from China. This is an all out street fair with something for everyone. Happy Fourth Birthday, Cherry Street Project! I like Bernie Sanders. But not a question was raised, not a word of concern was uttered from any of the Gene based vaccines have never been used on humans before. Streatery for the Holidays: Alchemical Magic! Pressured to take the experimental injection for employment, within days of the shot her body aches and As the Covid crisis has unfolded in Jefferson County over the last two years, a slick, relentless, well-orchestrated fear narrative has created the greatest divide many of us have ever seen in our diverse, once-tolerant community. The voters' decision on who A game camera is triggered by motion at 3 a.m. A black Dodge pickup truck is photographed leaving a meth compound in Sequim. The Frosty Moss Relay is the first race of the season put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports. We don't really need the CDC to validate those numbers. The cold snap is over for the Puget Sound region, with the last of the lowland snow clearing and morphing into rain, but now we have high winds and snow in the passes to deal with. Seattle, WA, USA Fri Dec 29 2023 at 08:00 pm Dec 31 NYE Depravities 2023. Incredibly Expensive Affordable Housing Project Follows Cherry Street Debacle, Two More Deaths from Heart Failure Following Pfizer Vax, Local Challenge to Proof-of-Vaccine Mandate Supported by Federal Rulings, Christmas for Children Program Reaching More Kids Than Ever, New Majority on City Council Should Kill the Cherry Street Project, County Commissioners To Make Housing Even More Unaffordable, New Laws Sweep Away Barriers to Churches Helping the Homeless, Health Enforcers Catch Misinformation Fever. After Port Townsend Free Press published Amid calls to double-down on mask requirements with "100 days of masking", the real news is the latest research confirming the ineffectiveness and dangers of masking against viruses. Port Townsend, WA 98368 1-360-385-2900 . Below are selected reports. We live in a society with plenty of opportunity. Local 20/20 is excited to announcement that the Port Townsend StyroCyclers, which has been recycling Styrofoam in Jefferson County since 2021 is now part of Local 20/20, a project in our Beyond Waste action group! Reservations for travel from March 26 , Port Townsend is inching closer to addressing affordable housing through Evans Vista, a planned development on 14 acres of land northwest of the Port Townsend Paper Mill. Above is a glowing view of San Francisco's gorgeous Golden Gate Bridge, constructed in under 5 years from 1/5/1933 to 5/28/1937. Confess that you are racists. Port Townsend's liberal elite wanted to jump on the sanctuary city bandwagon. For an old school, hole-in-the-wall experience, there's no place in Port Townsend quite like it. In the late 1800s it was set to become a major port on the west coast of Washington. | Letter to the editor, People should askquestions, get answers | Letter to the editor, There are more pressing needs in Port Townsend | Letter to the editor, Student signs follow goals and standards | Letter to the editor, State must address long-term care crisis | Letter to the editor, Blue Heron grapplers open wrestling season in Port Angeles, Varsity boys basketball: East Jefferson vs. Bellevue Christian High School | Photo It has been without a permanent managing Jefferson County has a suicide rate far above the state average. They urge all "to use reliable sources of data that follows the preponderance of evidence" because "there are some people in [This piece was submitted to the Leader and rejected by them. The nearest campground to Hurricane Ridge is Heart O' the Hills campground, 12 miles north of Hurricane Ridge, and 5 miles south of Port Angeles. I continued shopping at the Food Co-op, where no one wore masks during those early months and few if any got sick (borne out by food Two weeks ago I gathered with a few friends in what will remain an undisclosed location in Port Townsend to watch, via Zoom, the Washington State Board of Health (SBOH) vote on whether the COVID-19 vaccine should be added to the list of shots required for public "I wouldn't change a thing about what we did." The college said , The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring Port Townsend to be a human rights city. Wind, fog and tides often conspire to make the trip unpredictable. So much for a beer tasting review. Below are selected reports. The single mother of two vanished in June of 1991. The line goes dead. Local Leaders Waste Chance at Early Open for Jefferson County Businesses, Protest Against Lock Down Grows In Port Angeles, Face Toward The Enemy: Protesting Governor Inslees Stay At Home Order, Snohomish County Sheriff Refuses to Enforce Governor Inslees Shut Down Order, Port Townsend City Council M.I.A. A man screams for help. Check current conditions in Port Townsend, WA with radar, hourly, and more. Forde (R) is challenging the incumbent Michael Chapman (D). . It's like deja vu all over again. That is our considered position on local beer and were sticking to it. The town is at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, at the gateway to the Puget Sound. Indeed, it imposes the very same tax on energy, but now On October 22, 2018, I wrote an editorial, "Sheriff Stanko, Please Stand Down," about why I believe Dave Stanko should not get another term as Jefferson County Sheriff. It can be seen miles away in Puget Sound as ferry passengers cross from Coupeville. Below are selected reports. The city said it ended the contract in light of recent information that was discovered about the organizations founder, Robert Smiley. Read Story. She was just 24 years old. Sound believes that independent, fact-based reporting and holding those in power accountable are essential to healthy communities and a healthy democracy. Toggle navigation Main menu . This home has 11 bedrooms, 10 baths . First We asked all candidates in the race for the open seat representing District 3 on the Jefferson County Commission the same four questions. Clementine Adams, who also goes by "Clem," though he wears a woman's bathing suit on the job at the pool, is Mayor David Faber opened the Port Townsend City Council's August 1 meeting by moving public comments to the top of the agenda in consideration of the many members of the public present intending to comment. Forget the best, most relevant science. In speaking with the city, and state fish and game representatives, it seems that there is more to come. I had scooted across 19th Street, going north on Landes after leaving the Safeway. Easy peasy. Our kids go to the public schools, participate in sports. Every audit since the FWPDA opened its doors has found inaccuracies, omissions and failures to comply with Fort Worden is in big trouble. Lets start with similarities. The series is part of PT Main Street's "Love Where You Live Campaign." It was sweet to , I am saddened to hear of conflict within the Jefferson County Fair Board and the resignation of board members and fair manager Danny , Why a roundabout on Kearney?! Desperate addicts began breaking into local pharmacies, stealing whatever inventories of medicinal narcotics they could get their hands on, and once again the papers were full of lurid, drug-related crime stories. After moving to , Marcia A. Otteson, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Feb. 4, 2023. Senseless, irrational, and transparently political decisions have undermined the integrity of Governor Jay Inslee's "stay at home" order. Just look at the city and county elected officials in every office. The Port Townsend Athletic Club has been closed since March. The Port Townsend City Council has unanimously , received a total of 161 calls between Friday, Feb. 17, and Thursday, Feb. 23. Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. Jefferson County could use a break. Port Townsend News by ReverendCrystalCox@gMail.com Julie Jaman Press Conference and More PT News Port Townsend News The Center. On one hand, We need a Smarter Stay-At-Home Order. March 2, 2023. In case you werent paying attention, on November 16 we began the eighth extension of Governor Jay Inslees extra-legal Wujan Flu dictates first initiated way back on March 23rd. Cars using cobalt mined by Black African slaves, including child slaves, will drive over the "Black Lives Matter" section of Water Street. Larry Scott Memorial Trail Credits: Antstang / Shutterstock Hiking For some fresh brews, visit to Port Townsend Brewing Company. Elevated Ice Cream Co., 627 & 631 Water St., Port Townsend, WA, USA, +1 360 385 1156. You can read their report by clicking on its title, "This is What We Die For." Glen Morgan. For nearly a year, the Leader, the Peninsula Daily Like you, we want Port Townsend Free Press to continue! Illegal immigration hurts Black Americans. The latest covert actions to surface were fake A man with more than $100 million in commercial and residential development experience wants to help the city fix the Cherry Street Project mess and get affordable housing built. His lesson will stream on Zoom. There are key questions that should Where does the money go? Those who fan the flames of climate panic are causing real harm. A Shopper's Paradise. On Monday night, the Port Townsend City Council and Mayor David Faber delivered a message loud and clear: transphobia is not welcome in Port Townsend. Marcia was a , LaVerne peacefully passed away at home on Jan. 29 with her two daughters and granddaughter by her side. Leader photo by Nick Twietmeyer, Yet another vessel was claimed by the surly waters of Port Townsend Bay Sunday, March 14. Get ready to beat upcoming new year 2023 in Port Townsend. "Simmer on that for a second," City Manager John Mauro told City Council at its April 5, 2021, business meeting. Every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. the group assembles on Lincoln Street, Port Angeles, by the courthouse to protest Governor Inslee's "Stay at Home" order. He puts With this set of answers from Greg Brotherton we complete our Q&A with the candidates running to replace Kathleen Kler as the Jefferson County District 3 Commissioner. Meanwhile, Washington State and all its other counties (including Greg Brotherton as county commissioner has steered millions of dollars to an organization he heads as its chairman. For those slow to recognize sarcasm, this is sarcasm. In this city that has On April 26, 2018, in the midst of his reelection campaign, Jefferson County Prosecutor Michael Haas dismissed a rape case rather than take it to trial. And we found a great one: The Race to , Nothing but the weather to whine about this week and even that isnt all that bad. NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. There are aircraft carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island complex the week of March 6-12, 2023. This seems to be a sad reality. 1-360-385-2900. Port of Port Townsend mailing address: P.O. It looks like a scene from Seattle. The maritime industry is woven deep into the history and culture of the Pacific Northwest, dating back hundreds of years. At that meeting Katie Daviscourt, a reporter with Rebel News, confronted Mayor David Faber with his own words about having sex with dead chickens and a dog, and declaring that, "As I cannot sleep and I am feeling so fatigued and muddle-brained that I can barely think straight and even have trouble standing up straight. Also, no dogs allowed in the market. Or that people we have invested with positions of power Monday, August 15. The Cherry Street Project is in more trouble than city and non-profit leaders are letting on. Feed archives can be found by clicking the additional feed details icon for each feed. We took on relaunching the Free Press in 2021 with a commitment to creating a space for uncensored conversation, discourse that other local media does not permit. Soccer, softball games on glorious Spring days. My Clallam County is a news site by Radio Pacific Inc. KONP News Radio 101.7Fm, 101.3FM, 1450AM, 102.1 FM The Strait and 104.9 FM KZQM Rock Classic Hits. The youth photographers in the Discovery 4-H Club photo project will help Save the Bees for this years fair theme. He lay on his back, eyes open, skin the color of ash, no sign of breathing. We were warned that those reckless and irresponsible people on the steps of the Capitol in mid-April protesting the statewide lockdown would cause a spike in COVID cases. We did all those things and "I'm making a Costo run, babe." 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. Questions and concerns about the new Jefferson County Oath of Office have prompted County Administrator Philip Morley to prepare and distribute a special memorandum detailing the change, but the document fails to address key questions. 145 reviews #22 of 51 Restaurants in Port Townsend $ American Cafe Seafood. 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McAllister, Answering Criticism About Brinnon Group Column, From Russia With LoveAnd Respect For The Law, Dumping a Rape Case, and Its Victim; State of Washington v. Patrick J. McAllister, Now Showing Desperation Over Pleasant Harbor, Discovery 4-H Project Saves Bees: Look for Kids with Cameras at Jefferson County Fair, District 3 Commissioner Race: Greg Brotherton on the Issues, District 3 Commisioner Race: Ryan McAllister on the Issues, DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER RACE: JON COOKE ON THE ISSUES, DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER RACE: CRAIG DURGAN ON THE ISSUES, Pressure Mounts for Action on Hadlock Sewer, A SPECIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS. A 50-year-old Port Townsend man was arrested for first-degree assault as police continued to investigate the stabbing of a 42-year-old woman in a mobile home Sunday morning. That's how it goes with dictators. A teenage girl called out to ask if she were okay. . A take down by the Mad Max of Wall Street. Anyone who Lipstick on a pig. It happened at Danks Warehouse, a pot shop in Edmondsvideo shows at least two crooks smashing into a business. The motorhome appeared to be a late-model tan-and-white camper van, with its top covered by moss. But emphasizing just the number of "cases" is very deceptive. Port Townsend Speaker set for Unitarian service 100% Right coverage: 1 sources Biggs will speak at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Breaking News: Port Townsend Styrocyclers have Merged with Local 20/20! You can read the answers fromCraig DurganandJon Cookeby clicking on their names. Protests and defiance are building. It may make us feel better. Below are selected reports. Anglin said the man was arrested and the stabbing victim was taken by a medical airlift helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. In late February, I received an email from a Port Townsend friend about her 85-year-old aunts rapid decline following her first shot of Pfizer's experimental mRNA vaccine. The educational and life enhancement this program offerswell, we wish we'd had them as kids. There will be an after-race party at the Blyn Banquet Room at 7 Cedars Resort. Thank you to all the readers who helped us exceed 60,000 page views since our first investigative report was published a short seven months ago. Officers forced their way into the home after the man refused to open the door "and they had significant concerns over the female in the structure," he said. Click to see this special message! 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. Whidbey Island city Coupeville is one place where shellfish fans can get a rare, up-close view of the seafood rafts where mussels are grown when they are temporarily open to annual public tours. Apocalyptic fear mongering about climate change has no basis in science. The racers competed in four different boat , Twenty-four mats and thousands of enthusiastic onlookers all under one domed roof. Now one of them has taken their concerns to the Washington Attorney General. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners is joining the effort to keep you from exercising your constitutional rights. Cameron Michael Dean. Get Off Your Knees! On September 1, 2018 we filed a public records request for documents containing Its impossible to know what goes on in the mind of Elon Musk. Homeward Bound is in default on their $1 million loan from the city. I call it the last great adventure on the west coast available to all. The Battle of the Sexes has reached new depths of confusion. The 2019 budget blueprint earmarks $20.37 Over the past few months there has been an orchestrated effort to spread defamatory and libelous information about the editor of the Port Townsend Free Press. He has only himself to blame. 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. Reading The Leader's cutesy police blotter feature you wouldn't know it. Then came a quarantine About 400 cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Port Townsend should immediately declare the Cherry Street Project in default and save taxpayers a little over $316,000. Dangerous, toxic mining conditions in the Congo cause death, disease and birth defects at alarming rates. The Jefferson County General Fund budget is projected to operate at a deficit in 2019, with spending to be 3.6% greater than revenue, according to the draft budget proposal from County Administrator Philip Morleys office. The homeless/transient camp at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds has doubled in size since this summer. In some communities more Blacks are [UPDATE: In this article written two years ago, I stated that Mr. Brotherton had eliminated a conflict of interest between his duties as a member of the Board of Health and his activities in selling and promoting the use of marijuana. The musical service is followed at 6:30 p.m. by a soup supper. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about, Looking for a source we don't already have? As of October 14, only 18 people statewide with COVID-like symptoms were on ventilators. Penumbra Productions - Photography . The study revealed that 353 counties across the $100 million, that is the amount of the claims by Joe D'Amico and two of his companies against Jefferson County and former Sheriff David Stanko. If you'd like to post an event to our calendar, you can create a free account by clicking here. Beginning in January well see whether the board, with its newest member, is up to the challenge.
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