Arwyn Rice

Sequim School Board approves transgender policy

SEQUIM — The Sequim School Board unanimously approved a transgender policy this week after intense discussion and impassioned pleas from citizens on both sides of… Continue reading

ELECTION — Brinnon fire levy leading by nearly 20%

BRINNON — Jefferson County Fire District No. 4's levy lid lift was passing with a comfortable margin after the first round of primary returns Tuesday.… Continue reading

Kenneth Collins

ELECTION— Collins, DeLeo lead in Jefferson PUD race over incumbent McMillen

PORT TOWNSEND — Challengers Kenneth Collins led the race for Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioner, followed by Anthony F. (Tony) De Leo and incumbent… Continue reading

Kenneth Collins

Sequim School Board approves transgender policy

SEQUIM — The Sequim School Board unanimously approved a transgender policy this week after intense discussion and impassioned pleas from citizens on both sides of… Continue reading

Heather Jeffers

Sequim School Board chooses new member

SEQUIM — Heather Jeffers will fill the unexpired term of the Sequim School Board seat vacated by Sarah Bedinger's June 17 resignation. The School Board… Continue reading

Heather Jeffers
Kenneth Collins

ELECTION— Collins, DeLeo lead in Jefferson PUD race over incumbent McMillen

PORT TOWNSEND — Challengers Kenneth Collins led the race for Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioner, followed by Anthony F. (Tony) De Leo and incumbent… Continue reading

Kenneth Collins

ELECTION: Brinnon fire levy leading by nearly 20%

BRINNON — Jefferson County Fire District No. 4’s levy lid lift was passing with a comfortable margin after the first round of primary returns Tuesday.… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee

Guess who pedals in with visiting Puget-area bicycle riders: Gov. Inslee

PORT ANGELES — More than 250 Puget Sound Bicycle Club members rode into Port Angeles on Monday, and they brought along a surprise guest —… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee

‘Strong People’ film’s Port Angeles debut draws large crowd

PORT ANGELES — A student documentary film about the Elwha — both the Elwha River dam removal project and the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe —… Continue reading

The 25-foot pleasure craft Dawn Trader burns to the waterline just before it exploded in two and sank in the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 4 miles north of Neah Bay. —U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard conducts ‘challenging rescue’ in dense fog as 25-foot boat burns

NEAH BAY — A burning boat, thick fog and cold seas resulted in a dramatic rescue in waters north of Neah Bay by a Coast… Continue reading

The 25-foot pleasure craft Dawn Trader burns to the waterline just before it exploded in two and sank in the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 4 miles north of Neah Bay. —U.S. Coast Guard photo

Small wildfire near Lake Crescent stopped by crews

LAKE CRESCENT — A small wildfire in Olympic National Forest north of Lake Crescent has been stopped by fire crews at just over an acre.… Continue reading

2nd UPDATE — Small wildfire near Lake Crescent contained, Forest Service says

LAKE CRESCENT — A small wildfire in Olympic National Forest north of Lake Crescent has been stopped by fire crews at just over an acre.… Continue reading

‘Strong People’ film’s Port Angeles debut draws large crowd

PORT ANGELES — A student documentary film about the Elwha — both the Elwha River dam removal project and the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe —… Continue reading

Tom Coonelly

Tour de Lavender offers two rides Saturday, Sunday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The second annual Tour de Lavender, two different rides presented by the Sequim Lavender Farmers Association, will offer cyclists an exploration of the… Continue reading

Tom Coonelly
Pie volunteers Whitney Woodard

Pie to sweeten Joyce Daze blackberry celebration Saturday

JOYCE — Go wild with blackberry pie, live music, a salmon bake and a Grand Parade at the 32nd annual Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival… Continue reading

Pie volunteers Whitney Woodard
Lorne Guthro of Victoria was the first rider to the top in the 2013 Ride the Hurricane. He also was celebrating his birthday. Russ Veenema/Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce

Ride the Hurricane bicycle tour draws more than 500 participants; still room for more cyclists

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — More than 500 riders had registered by Thursday for Sunday's Ride the Hurricane bicycle tour. But there is room for about… Continue reading

Lorne Guthro of Victoria was the first rider to the top in the 2013 Ride the Hurricane. He also was celebrating his birthday. Russ Veenema/Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Crew members of a 45-foot response boat-medium based at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles pull two kayakers onto their boat Tuesday morning. U.S. Coast Guard

Port Angeles Coast Guard saves kayakers lost in fog in Strait west of Dungeness Spit

SEQUIM — A pair of kayakers lost in the fog were plucked from the Strait of Juan de Fuca by a Coast Guard rescue crew… Continue reading

Crew members of a 45-foot response boat-medium based at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles pull two kayakers onto their boat Tuesday morning. U.S. Coast Guard
Lorne Guthro of Victoria was the first rider to the top in the 2013 Ride the Hurricane. He also was celebrating his birthday. Russ Veenema/Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce

Ride the Hurricane bicycle tour draws more than 500 participants; still room for more cyclists

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — More than 500 riders had registered by Thursday for Sunday's Ride the Hurricane bicycle tour. But there is room for about… Continue reading

Lorne Guthro of Victoria was the first rider to the top in the 2013 Ride the Hurricane. He also was celebrating his birthday. Russ Veenema/Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tom Coonelly

Tour de Lavender offers two rides Saturday, Sunday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The second annual Tour de Lavender, two different rides presented by the Sequim Lavender Farmers Association, will offer cyclists an exploration of the… Continue reading

Tom Coonelly

WEEKEND: Forks ‘knights’ to fight cancer at Relay For Life today (Friday)

FORKS — The 10th annual Forks Relay For Life will joust against cancer beginning at3 p.m. today at the Forks High School Spartan Stadium. “We're… Continue reading