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Employees at one of Washington state’s largest health agencies are bracing for layoffs due to ongoing funding challenges.
Results of the Aug. 5 primary election will be posted on results.vote.wa.gov as early as 8 p.m. on election day. The Leader’s election coverage will be available on its website ...
Apollo Lewis of the Tulalip tribe paddles at the forward starboard side of the Salish Spirit family canoe en route to the beach at Fort Worden in the late morning of Tuesday, July 29. Tribes from ...
Commissioner Dan Toepper, District 3, Jefferson County Public Utility will provide an overview of the Jefferson County Public Utility.
Since he moved to Port Townsend in 1972, Steven R. Johnson has documented everything that has caught his eye on film. The prolific photographer and painter is especially interested in railroads ...
In a move to replace an antiquated system, improve efficiency and better ensure accurate utility billing, the Port Townsend City Council approved a resolution at the April 21 meeting authorizing a ...
The Leader at 120 years: A brief history The Leader was not Port Townsend’s first newspaper. In 1859 the fewer than 200 literate souls in Port Townsend read the Port Townsend Register. As the ...
Seattle band Lightweight Champion at the Uptown Pub! Come celebrate the band's end of Spring tour.
Celebration of Life for Bernadine Carol Brooks Join us for her celebration of life on July 27 from 2-6pm  at the American ...
With the Aug. 5 primary election fast approaching and three candidates vying for a single open seat on the Port Townsend City Council ...
Two candidates in the race for a seat on Port Townsend’s city council spoke during a public forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County on July 16, while the third sent a … ...
Former Port Townsend councilman Robert Gray is pressing the city council to change the name of one of the city’s streets in recognition of Black Lives Matter. Gray, a two-term councilman who … ...