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La Conner Community News · La Conner, WA
Nearby: La Conner, WABy La Conner Community News staff The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) is requesting $6.825 million for a number of Swinomish-led projects that would help endangered salmon. These efforts are among a draft list of 46 projects that will be presented to the governor and the legislature for […]
La Conner Community News · La Conner, WA
Nearby: La Conner, WABy La Conner Community News staff La Conner faces a week of wet, windy weather, with gusts up to 50 mph expected midweek and additional storms forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds through the weekend. Western Skagit and Whatcom counties, Whidbey Island, the San Juan Islands and communities near Admiralty Inlet are expected […]
La Conner Community News · La Conner, WA
Nearby: La Conner, WAThe Town of La Conner is seeking new members to fill vacancies in the Parks, Emergency Management, Arts and Planning commissions. Planning commissioners serve six-year terms and must be residents of the Town of La Conner. Members of the other commissions serve for three years. Applicants must reside or work within the La Conner School […]
La Conner Community News · La Conner, WA
Nearby: La Conner, WABy Luisa LoiLa Conner Community News Construction of the much-discussed 306 Center Street condos in La Conner was completed last month. Community members got to take a tour of the units during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 29. Some town officials and members of the chamber of commerce also attended. Previously known as the “Talmon building,” […]
La Conner Community News · Conway, WA
Nearby: Conway, WABy Luisa LoiLa Conner Community News After nearly 100 days in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Northwest Processing Center in Tacoma and 25 years of waiting for a green card, Conway’s “unofficial mayor” is a free man and a permanent legal resident of the United States. Juan Martinez was released on Nov. 5, a […]
Salish Current · Bellingham, WA
Nearby: Bellingham, WABellingham’s police drone program promises faster responses, but raises questions about privacy and transparency Bellingham police say their new Drone as First Responder program can give officers and other emergency responders a view of an incident within minutes of a 911 call. But as the department deploys drones across the city, residents and privacy advocates are questioning how the technology is used, what information it collects and how the public can hold the department accountable. The City of Bellingham and Bellingham Police Department did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication. The Bellingham Police Department launched its Drone as First Responder program on Oct. 6, according to the City of Bellingham’s announcement. Trained officers remotely pilot drones to emergency scenes, where live video is intended to help responders assess situations before they arrive at the scene.
Seaside Signal · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WADoors open to the public Nov. 20 The Columbia River Maritime Museum will open the doors of its newly constructed Warnock Building — home of Mariners Hall — to the community at 1 p.m. Friday Nov. 20 at 1792 Marine Drive. Regular admission rates apply; members are free. Visit crmm.org for more information. Portland company Opsis Architecture designed the approximately 24,500-square-foot exhibition and education space which houses 19 vessels as well as a First-Order Fresnel lens and a life-size U.S. Coast Guard helicopter suspended from the high ceiling made of massive glue-lam beams. The two-level building will also be home to about 3,700 square feet for expanded science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics learning (also known as STEAM) for all ages. Hands-on engagement also includes a sheltered, remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) tank. Students will be able to test, build and maneuver underwater vehicles, offering them the opportunity to explore underwater technology.
Jefferson County Leader · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WAEditor’s note: These calls occurred between Oct. 28 and Nov. 4. The Port Townsend Police Department does not provide complete dispatch records. The Leader must obtain them through public records requests, which delays publication. 911 HANGUP/ABANDONED…………………………………………….1 ABANDONED 911 CALL…………………………………………………..2 ACCIDENT VEHICLE………………………………………………………..6 ALARM………………………………………………………………………..6 ALARMBANK………………………………………………………………1 ANIMAL COMPLAINT……………………………………………………..2 ANIMAL ABUSE…………………………………………………………….2 ANIMALBITE……………………………………………………………….1 ANIMAL FOUND…………………………………………………………….1 ANIMAL INJURED………………………………………………………….1 ANIMAL LOST……………………………………………………………….1 ANIMAL OTHER…………………………………………………………….2 APS REFERRAL……………………………………………………………..5 ASSAULTMISDEMEANORORSIMPLEASSAULT………………….2 ATTEMPT TO CONTACT OR LOCATE…………………………………..19 BURGLARY…………………………………………………………………..1 CITIZEN CONTACT………………………………………………………..13 CIVILSITUATION…………………………………………………………..1 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING……………………………………4 CRIMINAL…
Jefferson County Leader · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WAEditor’s note: The following was provided by The Port Townsend Police Department. The Port Townsend Police Department logged a total of 185 calls for service Oct. 23-29 and conducted 65 traffic stops. Officers responded to 10 welfare-check calls, seven thefts, three malicious mischief calls and five traffic collisions. OCT. 23: Officers responded to a welfare-check call. Dispatch advised that a concerned party called about a subject who had recently had a stroke and was seemingly in need of assistance. Officers arrived and determined the subject was lost and needed assistance getting back to their home. Officers provided the subject with a courtesy ride. OCT. 24: Officers responded to a theft call. Dispatch advised that a subject was stating their keys were stolen again. Officers arrived and assisted the subject with locating their keys. The subject’s keys were lost, not stolen. OCT. 25: Officers responded to a disturbance call.
Jefferson County Leader · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WALocal seniors participate in a water aerobics class at the Mountain View pool. Leader photo by Jon Decker Aqua Aerobics instructor Jon Plueard conducts a class at the Mountain View pool in Port Townsend. Leader photo by Jon Decker Funds set aside to repair the roof at the Mountain View pool are no longer part of the City of Port Townsend’s 2027 budget. The announcement came on Nov. 2, when the city presented the balanced budget for the coming year, a move that has worried pool lovers from across the community. DEBBIE STEELE, PORT TOWNSEND RESIDENT The Mountain View Complex houses the local YMCA branch, the police station and the city food bank. The pool opened in 1963 and features a 20-yard-long lap swimming section that intersects with an open area for recreation and classes. Mountain View is used by the local high school swim team, new mothers training their babies how to paddle and wall-to-wall water aerobics for the city’s senior citizens.
Jefferson County Leader · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WAA fresh set of wooden boards pictured here were placed to help prevent further damage at the Big Quilcene Diversion. Leader photo by Jon Decker The City of Port Townsend, along with contractors from Global Diving & Salvage and the Port Townsend Paper Company worked to make temporary repairs to the Big Quilcene Diversion after contractor PCL Construction Services backed out due to safety concerns. During a Nov. 2 city council meeting, Interim City Manager Steve King described the status of the diversion as a key and aging component of the century-old Olympic Gravity Water System. TYLER JOHNSON, CITY PROJECT MANAGER “The Big Quil Diversion has bigger structural damage than we anticipated and the contractor we were working with has backed out because of increasing risk with water flow,” King said. “While we need the rain for water supply, we’re challenged to make those repairs, so we’re doing our best given the time.
Jefferson County Leader · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WAWind-driven waves pummel the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal Nov. 6, leading to cancellation of the Port Townsend-Coupeville run. With high winds ripping across Port Townsend Bay, boats broke from their moorings and more than 2,000 county residents lost power at the storm’s peak. The Nov. 6 gale marked the start of the region’s storm season. Leader photo by Jon Decker The post Storm surge first appeared on Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.
The Newberg Graphic · Port Townsend, WA
Nearby: Port Townsend, WAI’ve worked in the fishing industry for 30 years and have fished my own salmon troller for the past 15 years. I’ve been fishing now for half my life and have seen how devastating the decline in salmon populations has been for both commercial fishermen and coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest. As a commercial fisherman, my livelihood depends on healthy habitat for the salmon that need it. When I’m not on the boat, I do what I can to protect and restore wild salmon, such as serving on the board of Save Our Wild Salmon to advocate for clean water and other habitat protections necessary for a sustainable salmon population. I’m sharing my story because I’m hoping that Bonneville Power Administration can adopt the same approach to protecting our natural resources while making much needed investments in its infrastructure to make it more reliable and less damaging to the environment.
