This month on the BOCC Public Health Report, Willie Bence started us off with info about fire danger and drought this summer. There is also the All-County Preparedness Day at Finnriver on June 27. You can sign up for NIXLE alerts by sending jeffcodem to 888777. Dr, Berry answered good listener questions and said there is increased COVID-19 presence in out wastewater, possibly due to more people visiting, but overall COVID-19 is very low now. Also some info about EBOLA and Measles.
(Airdate: May 29, 2026) For KPTZ’s small town BIG SOUND fundraiser, co-hosts Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Jim Burke have a spirited discussion about fireworks and the issues they pose, fire danger in the county this summer generally, the new bridge in the south county which allows for greater passage of chum salmon. And Greg responds to a listener question about the future of North Beach County Park.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Water Resources Operations Manager Michael Spears and Director of Public Works Steve King. We talked about the situation with our water. The City anticipates starting to draw from Lords Lake about six weeks earlier than normal, and the city just obtained State approval to raise Lords Lake three feet for this drought season which gives us two additional weeks of water than we would have otherwise.
(Airdate: May 28, 2026) Minor Troubes performed live on “Wednesday with Buzzy Donahue” during the Small Town, Big Sound Fund Drive.
(Airdate: May 26, 2026) Maryanne delves into history for this one-hour presentation of KPTZ: The First 15 Years. The station first went live in May 2011 and it’s been something of a bumpy road. Three key individuals offer their views on our launch and growth: LARRY STEIN, founding program director; ROBERT AMBROSE, who headed the station during the pandemic and initiated the move into new headquarters at Fort Worden, and TAYLOR CLARK, who took over and had the IT chops to conquer the technology for moving forward. This is the definitive history of the little station that could!
(Airdate: May 25, 2026) The Small Town Big Sound fund drive launches the KPTZ Green Room with the band Gray Matter.
(Airdate: May 25, 2026) KPTZ’S Genevieve Barlow was joined by Willem and Bergen of the Quilcene Lantern.
(Airdate: May 22, 2026) This week on County Connections, co-hosts Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour and Jim Burke welcome three guests from businesses at Chimacum Corner. Andrew Byers from Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Simon Walter-Hansen from Chimacum Café, and Nicole Witham from Chimacum Corner Farmstand. They relate what each business does and their current septic systems and “septage’ outflows, and the possibility of hooking up that area to the Port Hadlock sewer system which is just one and a half miles from Chimacum Corner. There could be potential environmental benefits as well as greater capacity for customers at all three businesses. This would have the added benefit of helping the businesses to grow and thrive.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro got together with Director of Community Services Melody Sky Weaver to learn more about the summer reading program at the PT Library. Reading is good for you, and you can earn a t-shirt. Kids and grown-ups can both take part.
(Airdate: May 20, 2026) Imagine life in the very deep sea – eternal darkness, no plant photosynthesis to form the base of the food webs, water temperatures hovering around freezing, pressures 1000 times greater than at the surface. Yet complex and diverse ecosystems exist; weird and sometimes very large creatures float and swim; and around 80% of this world remains unexplored. Mysteries and unknowns. Join Nan Evans and her guest, oceanographer Chris Kelley, as they consider life in deep ocean. This is part 2 of the 3 part series. Part 1 aired first on April 22, 2026.)
