On Saturday, April 5, from 1-2 p.m. a group called Indivisible will hold a “Hands Off” rally along Sims Way in Port Townsend, urging residents to bring signs and noisemakers.

The fifth-annual Salish Sea Butoh Festival is bringing an international assortment of performing artists to Port Townsend to close out the summer. Guest artists in this contemporary dance form … ...

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Try the Trader Joe’s in Bellingham. It’s been overflowing with visiting Canadians for years, but not any more. “Canadians Are Staying Away,” read a recent front page … ...

Jefferson County commissioners approved a series of first-quarter budget adjustments April 6, adding to general fund spending as officials said the county is currently operating at a deficit. The ...

The Northwest Watershed Institute (NWI) has acquired 81 acres of forest and wetlands that will be permanently protected and stewarded as part of the institute’s 500-acre Tarboo Wildlife … ...

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has announced plans to replace the wooden Howe truss at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The bridge, at the center of the public Railroad Bridge Park, is more ...

The Port Townsend City Council authorized staff to move forward with an application to designate a Douglas fir located at the cityowned golf course as a landmark tree. The tree in question is a ...

Jefferson County is about to “privatize” recycling throughout the county. The county’s Solid Waste Division’s proposed plan is to eliminate the bins at three of the five locations for recycling that ...

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners adopted a policy aligning the county with state law on maintaining a safe and accessible courthouse for all individuals, regardless of immigration … ...

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Journalism is facing some serious challenges these days, and that’s affecting oversight of government and our understanding of the issues we face. Ultimately, that is bad news for our democracy.