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County Connections

(Airdate: April 18, 2025) This week on County Connections, co-hosts Jim Burke and Commissioner Greg Brotherton welcome Matt Stewart, Director of JeffCom 911, and Heather, a 911 dispatcher. It is Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. We also talked about the basics of 911 call protocols and dispatch, with a detour into what happens when your cellphone or connected watch calls 911 when you fall down or even when you don’t. (HINT: if it is not an emergency, stay on the line and make sure you tell the 911 operator, okay?) We played out to Tombstone Blues by Bob Dylan.

Brewocracy Now ~ 4/17/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed PT Mayor David Faber for his quarterly visit on BrewNow.

Local News for 4/17/25

April 17, 2025: Diane Walker – Jeffco Hospital to get accelerator; tool library to open at fairgrounds. (TRANSCRIPT)

#719 Whale Tales from a NOAA Scientist

(Airdate: April 16, 2025) Whales of Alaska have been studied by NOAA scientists for many years. For a third of a
century, Dave Rugh flew in small aircraft, stood on sea cliffs, rode various ships, and spent a lot of time on sea ice documenting the abundance of whales around Alaska. This included the enigmatic bowhead whale, belugas (which are white whales) in Cook Inlet near Anchorage, and gray whales which migrate from the Arctic to Mexico’s warm lagoons.

Local News for 4/16/25

April 16, 2025: Rachel Perkins – Strong support for a new aquatic center; need more local housing for seniors. (TRANSCRIPT)

April 16-30 KPTZ Programming Highlights

For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for April 16-30. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.

Local News for 4/15/25

April 15, 2025: Charlie Bermant – Humane Society buildings repaired; Tyler Street pavement project under way. (TRANSCRIPT)

Silk

(Airdate: April 15, 2025) We’ve been visiting the sights of Jinguan, one of the four garrisons the Chinese had built along the Gansu Corridor 2000 years ago. Despite its long history, the town’s only above -ground relic from the past was its drum tower, which sits in the center of town. We caught a bus that took us to the next town down the line, which was Jiayuguan, 22 kilometers to the west.

Attention Please!

(Airdate: April 14, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark does a gallery walk through of Centrum’s “In the Making” resident artist Sam Christian‘s art installation “The High & Mighty Dream Quilt”. Tune in to hear how radio can help illuminate visual art and be sure to stop by the south gallery at Building 305 at Fort Worden before April 25 to see the installation. Plus, you can hear cicadas.

Sam Harper: Cleaning Raw Sewage

(Airdate: April 15, 2025) Maryanne interviews Samantha Harper, the county’s Director of Waste Management. That means she’s in charge of making sure the new Hadlock sewer system becomes a reality. She estimates that by mid to late June we will have an operational sewer system at least for a small section of the territory. Existing septic systems will be “de-commissioned” and raw sewage will flow through the brand new treatment plant. This has major economic implications for the entire county. Zoning changes will allow development of many more commercial buildings and residential properties. Samantha (aka ’Sam’) believes the entire project will be up and running sometime in 2027.

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