Chimacum Creek Primary School
Chimacum Creek Primary School Sets a High Bar, and Delivers Excellent Results
Chimacum school supports early childhood education while facing potential state funding cuts.
ICE
Jefferson County Braces for the Unknown: Will ICE Roll Into the Quimper Peninsula?
With tensions high all over the US, what can we expect from federal immigration enforcement, and how can we prepare to help our neighbors?
Forest Ecology
Humans and Birds “Collaborate” to Improve Forest Health on the Olympic Peninsula
New program uses bird song recording to manage Land Trust properties.
local news
Bond Measure Proposal Aims to Upgrade Long-Neglected Investments in High School and OCEAN
News by Scott France The Port Townsend School District (PTSD) is asking voters for financial assistance to renovate its physical facilities and create enhanced learning environments necessary for students to meet the challenges of entering adulthood in the 2030s. If the $99.25 million bond measure is approved by Port
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Finding and Counting the Homeless Among Us
News by Scott France The annual nationwide point-in-time count (PIT) of people experiencing homelessness will be conducted on January 29th. This year's survey takes on heightened importance and poignancy amidst a backdrop of widespread cancellation of federal data collection programs and reports and the removal of public datasets
local news
Comprehensive new homeless housing plan will require execution, funding
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2414"] Infographic from the five-year plan meeting [/caption] News by Scott France The mounting challenges of meeting the housing needs of those at or near the edge of homelessness have spurred a coalition of housing and homeless services providers, City and
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County Health Officer Counters Trump Administration’s Messaging and Politicization of Health and Science
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo courtesy of Dr Berry [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Scott France “You have a higher chance of becoming homeless than you do of becoming a millionaire.” This was one of many sobering messages about the current state
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Winter Welcoming Center Reflects Its Founder’s Lifelong Mission
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2016"] Ben Casserd, Manager; Janet Dizick, monitor; Julia, and Lisa Anderson, former Center worker, now Host at the Emergency Shelter. Photo by Paul Heins [/caption] News by Scott France Port Townsend‘s downtown seaside Winter Welcoming Center for the unhoused can
school news
Port Townsend Students Receive Messages of Empowerment and Cultural Diversity from Native Americans’ Hip Hop Performances
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4512"] Supaman brought a message of joy and Indigenous pride to Port Townsend High School on Thursday evening. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Scott France Port Townsend elementary, middle and high school
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City Trail System: A Uniquely Port Townsend Gem
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2268"] Scott Walker and Obsidian on one of the many trails of the system that Walker started almost 40 years ago. Photo by Scott France [/caption] News by Scott France The iconic Port Townsend city trails system was developed not through
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Locally Grown Solutions to Combat Hunger During Winter
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4608"] Photo by Scott France [/caption] News by Scott France As the dark, wet days of winter envelop Jefferson County, the depth and breadth of hunger threatens to rise. And with it, the challenge for local food assistance programs to meet
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Dissatisfaction Abounds as Evans Vista Encampment Chapter Closes
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1280"] The Port Townsend Police Department posted "No Trespassing" signs around the Evan's Vista property at the 5pm deadline. No arrests were made. Photo by Heather G Johnson [/caption] News by Scott France The City of Port