Jefferson County Farmers Markets is advancing a longterm infrastructure planning effort for the Port Townsend Farmers Market while at the same time pursuing approval for a community street mural in ...

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series. Part one of this series began high in the mountains, where ice that shaped the Olympic Peninsula over millennia is now rapidly melting. The ...

I don’t fault The Leader for printing the story about the ethics complaint filed against Council Member Neil Nelson (even though I consider the complaint to be meritless). However, I do fault The ...

State Rep. Steve Tharinger, a Port Townsend Democrat, announced March 10 that he will not run for reelection, thus ending his 16-year career representing the 24th Legislative District and the North ...

Centrum’s recently announced coup of recruiting blues icon Bonnie Raitt to perform at its 2026 gala benefit concert was made possible not only through an inside connection, but also due to Raitt’s ...

We learned from the National Park Service on Feb. 6 that search and rescue teams had located and recovered the body of a missing individual in the Sol Duc Valley. By Feb. 9, they had confirmed that ...

Much like her career as a self-taught silversmith, Sarah Calautti came to call Port Townsend home through a roundabout arc. Calautti began pursuing metalsmithing about four years ago, which became a ...

In late December we lost Michael E. Higdon. Those who knew and loved him remember his kindness, integrity, and strength of Spirit. He was the friend always willing to lend a hand. Mike was ...

Plans to move forward with the Sims Gateway Project and other Port of Port Townsend projects are on hold after crews uncovered “culturally significant resources” while performing environmental studies ...

Born in Port Townsend, Wa to Lynnwood & Edith (Gruver) Thomas, George was a graduate of Everett Community College( AA) University of Pudget Sound, (BA) George served his country, US Navy, & served his ...

IN MEMORIAM Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest and a defining figure in modern mountaineering, died April 7 at his home in Port Townsend. He was 97. Born in Seattle in 1929, ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a three-part series. In Goldendale, a rural community of 3,450 people in south-central Washington, the call often comes from a small farm. A resident has seen ...