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Port Angeles City Council looks to regain Tree City USA designation

Port Angeles City Council looks to regain Tree City USA designation

Port Angeles has lost its designation as a tree city and the City Council wants it back. Urban forester Ben Thompson of… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council looks to regain Tree City USA designation
New Jefferson PUD manager introduced to community at celebration

New Jefferson PUD manager introduced to community at celebration

Larry Dunbar had a great day. “Today was a wonderful day. I met so many pleasant people from the community,” Dunbar said… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD manager introduced to community at celebration
Port Townsend Summer Shelter hurdles push opening back to possibly May 1

Port Townsend Summer Shelter hurdles push opening back to possibly May 1

A valid conditional use permit and lack of funding were two obstacles standing in the way of operating this season’s Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend Summer Shelter hurdles push opening back to possibly May 1
Hurricane Ridge Road project begins Monday

Hurricane Ridge Road project begins Monday

A weekday trip to Hurricane Ridge will take a bit longer than normal this year. Crews on Monday will begin a five-month,… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road project begins Monday
Memorial service set for Biery, state and regional political strategist

Memorial service set for Biery, state and regional political strategist

A memorial service has been set for Nancy Biery, a strategist and consultant whose influence was felt in political circles across the… Continue reading

Memorial service set for Biery, state and regional political strategist
One-of-a kind collaboration expected to train health care workers on Peninsula

One-of-a kind collaboration expected to train health care workers on Peninsula

Peninsula College is teaming up with health care providers from Clallam and Jefferson counties in a wide-ranging $1 million effort funded by… Continue reading

One-of-a kind collaboration expected to train health care workers on Peninsula

Hood Canal Bridge closures canceled

SHINE – Night work scheduled Saturday and Sunday on the Hood Canal Bridge has been canceled due to predictions of inclement weather. Work and closures… Continue reading

Port Townsend Saturday Market to open for the season

Port Townsend Saturday Market to open for the season

Goats will take their traditional walk down the market stall aisles Saturday morning beginning at 9 a.m. to signal the start of… Continue reading

Port Townsend Saturday Market to open for the season

Port Angeles council bans thin plastic carryout bags

After three public hearings and months of debate, the Port Angeles City Council has banned thin plastic carry-out bags at stores within… Continue reading

Port Angeles council awards $770,000 contract for suicide barriers

Port Angeles council awards $770,000 contract for suicide barriers

In what was described as a “big win” for Port Angeles, the City Council has awarded a contract to raise suicide barriers… Continue reading

Port Angeles council awards $770,000 contract for suicide barriers
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe aims to re-establish oyster farm in Dungeness refuge

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe aims to re-establish oyster farm in Dungeness refuge

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe seeks to re-establish an oyster farm in Dungeness Bay and will have its proposal heard by the Clallam County… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe aims to re-establish oyster farm in Dungeness refuge
Chapman rails at House GOP, takes issue with leaders who visited area recently

Chapman rails at House GOP, takes issue with leaders who visited area recently

Rep. Mike Chapman on Tuesday fired back at state House Republican leaders who visited Port Angeles last week. “Don’t come into my… Continue reading

Chapman rails at House GOP, takes issue with leaders who visited area recently
Nurse to challenge Chapman for district state rep seat

Nurse to challenge Chapman for district state rep seat

A licensed practical nurse who spearheaded the successful drive against an affordable housing initiative in Jefferson County last November announced her candidacy… Continue reading

Nurse to challenge Chapman for district state rep seat
Naval Magazine Indian Island holding exercises this week

Naval Magazine Indian Island holding exercises this week

Naval Magazine Indian Island is conducting exercises this week in and around its facility and in Port Townsend Bay near the installation’s… Continue reading

Naval Magazine Indian Island holding exercises this week
OPNET funding held up in sanctuary cities litigation

OPNET funding held up in sanctuary cities litigation

The Department of Justice is withholding approved funding for the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team due to litigation of the federal government’s… Continue reading

OPNET funding held up in sanctuary cities litigation
Sequim man awarded Carnegie Medal for role in saving woman on Hood Canal Bridge

Sequim man awarded Carnegie Medal for role in saving woman on Hood Canal Bridge

A Sequim man who risked his life preventing a woman from jumping off the Hood Canal Bridge last year has recently earned a… Continue reading

Sequim man awarded Carnegie Medal for role in saving woman on Hood Canal Bridge
Kilmer talks with students: 6th District representative discusses congressional inaction

Kilmer talks with students: 6th District representative discusses congressional inaction

Many who attended U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer’s town hall meeting at Peninsula College expressed frustration with a congressional lack of action on… Continue reading

Kilmer talks with students: 6th District representative discusses congressional inaction
Continuing Robby’s legacy: Streett family remember Robby at showing of ‘Ready Player One’

Continuing Robby’s legacy: Streett family remember Robby at showing of ‘Ready Player One’

Twenty-six times over, it’s safe to say “Ready Player One” was Robby Streett’s favorite book. The nostalgic science fiction romp by Ernest Cline… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2018
  • By Erin Hawkins and Matthew Nash Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Continuing Robby’s legacy: Streett family remember Robby at showing of ‘Ready Player One’

Colorado man sentenced for fatal crash

A Mancos, Colo., man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a high-speed crash last July that killed Robert Streett,… Continue reading

Sedro-Woolley man found guilty of Beaver home arson, other charges

An interview with authorities, voicemail messages and traces of DNA linking Marshall Jay Lewis to the torching of his ex-girlfriend’s Beaver-area home… Continue reading