Power outage activates emergency center; power restored at 2:18 a.m.
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ December 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Winds of more than 30 miles per hour caused a major power outage Wednesday morning in Jefferson County and activated the Emergency Management Operations Center.
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PT-Keystone ferry running 30 minutes late
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ December 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Washington State Ferries announced at 10:19 a.m. this morning that the next few Port Townsend-Keystone sailings would be delayed by 30 minutes due to high winds. Updates will be provided as conditions change.
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Ferry travelers: Winter schedule begins Jan. 4
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ December 30, 2008 # Comments Off
The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division reminds people to allow extra time for ferry travel throughout the holiday season. Some routes operate on special holiday schedules on New Years Day.
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Weather limits gas deliveries; Jefferson County fuel businesses impacted by travel limitations
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ December 22, 2008 # Comments Off
The weekends winter weather created a gas shortage in Jefferson County and other Puget Sound communities. Chimacum Chevron, the most used and usually least expensive station in Jefferson County, ran out of fuel Monday because delivery has been delayed by bad weather. Several other local gas stations had empty tanks over the weekend.
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Is your event on? Is it cancelled? Let us know and well post it here
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ December 19, 2008 # Comments Off
Let PTLeader.com know if your planned event is still on or if it is canceled. Well post it for all to see. Email news@ptleader.com , or call 385-5100 during business hours.
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Shellfish harvesting closed on park’s coastline
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off
The Olympic National Park Pacific coast is closed to the harvest of all shellfish effective Saturday, Nov. 1 due to the presence of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins in shellfish tissues.
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Ballot returns at 58.5 percent
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off
The early return of Jefferson County ballots for the Nov. 4 general election is already nearing the level of a typical election year. Jefferson County issued 22,114 ballots for the Nov. 4 election. As of Thursday, Oct. 30, 12,934 (58.5 percent) had been returned. The county typically has voter turnout of about 62 percent.
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Chimacum meets PT in soccer playoff today
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off
Port Townsend hosts Chimacum in a "pigtail" soccer playoff game today, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. at Memorial Athletic Field downtown.
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Man tries to get in woman’s car Tuesday night outside Fort Worden school
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Port Townsend Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who reportedly tried to get into a woman’s car at Fort Worden State Park Tuesday night.
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Man tries to get in woman’s car Wednesday night outside Fort Worden school
Leader RSS: Daily News Flash @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Port Townsend Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who reportedly tried to get into a woman’s car at Fort Worden State Park Tuesday night.
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