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Clallam commissioners pick consultant to review Sequim Bay facility

Clallam County commissioners have selected a consultant to review a California woman’s plans for a 32,000-square-foot and 27-bathroom bed and breakfast at… Continue reading

Port Townsend schools representatives tell of reapportionment measure

Port Townsend schools representatives tell of reapportionment measure

Reapportionment would encourage greater participation on the Port Townsend School Board, advocates said during a forum last week. Proposition 1 on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend schools representatives tell of reapportionment measure

Three large quakes strike in ocean west of Vancouver Island

Three relatively strong earthquakes were recorded Sunday night in the Pacific Ocean west of Vancouver Island. The U.S. Geological… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2018
  • The Associated Press

Legislature hopefuls discuss carbon fee, idea of sanctuary state at forum

The four candidates vying to represent the 24th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives tackled the environment, immigration policy and… Continue reading

Kids get hands-on lessons in Chimacum mastodon dig

Kids get hands-on lessons in Chimacum mastodon dig

Students from the Windward School were up to their elbows in dirt and mud last week on a local farm as they searched… Continue reading

Kids get hands-on lessons in Chimacum mastodon dig

Sitting judge, incumbent favored in Clallam County Bar poll

Lawyers favored a sitting jurist and an incumbent office-holder in the recent Clallam County Bar Association anonymous survey of candidates for District… Continue reading

Here for a party: Bluesmakers pair up Saturday at Fort Worden

Here for a party: Bluesmakers pair up Saturday at Fort Worden

Our instructions are simple. “Come ready to have a good time,” said Phil Wiggins, cohost of the Piedmont Blues House Party open… Continue reading

Here for a party: Bluesmakers pair up Saturday at Fort Worden
Historic Monterey cypress removed in Port Townsend’s Uptown

Historic Monterey cypress removed in Port Townsend’s Uptown

A steady stream of neighbors passed by 1310 Clay St., in the uptown district Wednesday to pay their final respects to a… Continue reading

Historic Monterey cypress removed in Port Townsend’s Uptown
Advocates look to fight ‘public health epidemic’

Advocates look to fight ‘public health epidemic’

At the current rate, more than 140,000 people in Washington state could be living with Alzheimer’s disease by 2025, researchers estimate. “What we’re… Continue reading

Advocates look to fight ‘public health epidemic’
UPDATE: Man accused in Port Angeles killing arrested in Oregon after being set free

UPDATE: Man accused in Port Angeles killing arrested in Oregon after being set free

UPDATE: Oregon State Police arrested Tommy L. Ross Jr. on Tuesday after he was released from the Clallam County jail that morning, according to Port… Continue reading

UPDATE: Man accused in Port Angeles killing arrested in Oregon after being set free

Port Angeles police arrest man in boat behind The Landing mall

Port Angeles police arrested a man on a fishing boat at the back of The Landing mall Wednesday morning after what they… Continue reading

Second-degree murder charges follow discovery of body on base

A Forks man and a Tacoma man have been charged in the brutal killing of a single mother whose body was found on… Continue reading

Report of inoperable cancer delays hearing for man accused in Net Nanny sting

Child-sex sting defendant Clinton Roy Caldwell of Sequim has inoperable cancer, delaying two Clallam Superior Court proceedings against him on charges of… Continue reading

Granny’s Cafe sold to Joyce resident

Granny’s Cafe sold to Joyce resident

The buyer of Granny’s Cafe said he plans to carry on the legacy and traditions of the iconic restaurant, meaning the menu… Continue reading

Granny’s Cafe sold to Joyce resident
Jefferson commissioners to send route concerns to State Ferries

Jefferson commissioners to send route concerns to State Ferries

Jefferson County commissioners have identified several issues that impact the Port Townsend-Coupeville route and voted unanimously to send a letter expressing their… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners to send route concerns to State Ferries
PHOTO: Time for Peninsula pumpkins

PHOTO: Time for Peninsula pumpkins

Eight-year-old Lacie Schmitt gets help from her father, Isaac Schmitt of Port Angeles, with lifting a large pumpkin during an outing to the Sequim Pumpkin… Continue reading

PHOTO: Time for Peninsula pumpkins
Clallam commissioner talks Elwha Valley, opioid addiction, murrelets in D.C.

Clallam commissioner talks Elwha Valley, opioid addiction, murrelets in D.C.

Clallam County Commissioner Bill Peach recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he and other commissioners from the Pacific Northwest met with and… Continue reading

Clallam commissioner talks Elwha Valley, opioid addiction, murrelets in D.C.
A view from D.C.: Jefferson County commissioner says content ‘disappointing’

A view from D.C.: Jefferson County commissioner says content ‘disappointing’

Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean recently spent time in the other Washington to learn how the administration can help the county through… Continue reading

A view from D.C.: Jefferson County commissioner says content ‘disappointing’
PUD hopefuls discuss background, management in Jefferson

PUD hopefuls discuss background, management in Jefferson

EDTOR’S NOTE: The Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners authorized $4 million to refurbish the district building. Tom Brotherton has approved the correction of his… Continue reading

PUD hopefuls discuss background, management in Jefferson
Clallam County District Court 1 candidates promise change

Clallam County District Court 1 candidates promise change

Suzanne Hayden and Dave Neupert outlined their visions for Clallam County District Court 1 in a candidate’s forum last week, each saying… Continue reading

Clallam County District Court 1 candidates promise change