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Start date decided for Port Townsend jetty project; businesses offer donations

Start date decided for Port Townsend jetty project; businesses offer donations

The Northwest Maritime Center and others have pledged donations to help bridge a projected $250,000 funding gap between the budgeted amount for… Continue reading

Start date decided for Port Townsend jetty project; businesses offer donations
Port Angeles man sentenced to 37 years in prison for shooting at law enforcement

Port Angeles man sentenced to 37 years in prison for shooting at law enforcement

With a gallery of first responders looking on, James Edward “Butch” Sweet was sentenced Tuesday to 37 years in prison for a… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sentenced to 37 years in prison for shooting at law enforcement
Jefferson commissioners to help OlyCAP with Community Development Block Grant

Jefferson commissioners to help OlyCAP with Community Development Block Grant

Jefferson County commissioners have voted unanimously to again help Olympic Community Action Programs receive and administer a Community Development Block Grant from… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners to help OlyCAP with Community Development Block Grant
A river runs through: Olympic National Park looks for long-term road solution in Elwha Valley

A river runs through: Olympic National Park looks for long-term road solution in Elwha Valley

Olympic National Park might not restore vehicle access to the Elwha River Valley until a long-term solution is in place, and… Continue reading

A river runs through: Olympic National Park looks for long-term road solution in Elwha Valley

Long-delayed arson trial set to start in Port Angeles

The way was cleared Monday for the trial of a Sedro Woolley man who’s accused of setting his former girlfriend’s Beaver area… Continue reading

Good news for water supply: Olympic snowpack at 119 percent of normal

Good news for water supply: Olympic snowpack at 119 percent of normal

Olympic Mountain snowpack in the days before spring was 119 percent of normal, a good outlook for water resources in the dry… Continue reading

Good news for water supply: Olympic snowpack at 119 percent of normal
Dam Bar settles lawsuit: ASCAP sues Port Angeles establishment for licensing fees

Dam Bar settles lawsuit: ASCAP sues Port Angeles establishment for licensing fees

Dam Bar owner Elda Brandt has settled a music licensing organization’s federal lawsuit against her for copyright infringement, she said. The Forks… Continue reading

Dam Bar settles lawsuit: ASCAP sues Port Angeles establishment for licensing fees
City of Port Townsend to help with warm weather program

City of Port Townsend to help with warm weather program

The Port Townsend City Council has agreed that the city will fund a portion of the Jefferson County Summer Emergency Shelter operated… Continue reading

City of Port Townsend to help with warm weather program

City of Port Townsend to sponsor fireworks for Fourth of July

The Fourth of July will be celebrated with a grand fireworks display at Fort Worden this summer after the Port Townsend City… Continue reading

Sequim viewers can watch Capt. Crystal Stout, pilot of the Dream Catcher hot air balloon, fly live around 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Philippines for the Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival at facebook.com/DreamCatcherBalloon. (Capt. Crystal Stout)

Sequim balloon to fly in the Philippines

Sequim’s nonprofit hot air balloon, Dream Catcher, will return this weekend to Lubao International Balloon and… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2018
  • By Matthew Nash Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Sequim viewers can watch Capt. Crystal Stout, pilot of the Dream Catcher hot air balloon, fly live around 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Philippines for the Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival at facebook.com/DreamCatcherBalloon. (Capt. Crystal Stout)

Opioid lawsuit preparation continues

Work on preparing Clallam County’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors is still underway as a federal judge looks at settling more… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April

Larry Dunbar has been hired as the new general manager of the Jefferson County Public Utility District. His first day at work… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April
Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work

As an overflow crowd of some 300 people watched and commented, Port of Port Townsend commissioners, in a 2-1 vote, approved Tuesday… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work
Hair DNA links Ross to scene of 1978 killing in Port Angeles

Hair DNA links Ross to scene of 1978 killing in Port Angeles

Accused killer Tommy Ross Jr. is seeking a mental competency evaluation after DNA tests on a strand of hair indicated he was… Continue reading

Hair DNA links Ross to scene of 1978 killing in Port Angeles

Jefferson officials to urge lawmakers to work against gun violence

According to the Jefferson County Board of Health, gun violence is a public health issue. “This is a preventable source of mortality,”… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners mull RV complaints, land use

A Sequim-area resident told the Clallam County commissioners Monday he is fed up with a neighboring property, where he said dozens of… Continue reading

Port Angeles to be showpiece for firm’s recycled carbon fiber product

Port Angeles to be showpiece for firm’s recycled carbon fiber product

More than 150 wooden park benches will be replaced this year by a recycled carbon fiber model manufactured in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles to be showpiece for firm’s recycled carbon fiber product
HUD loan deadline nears for commercial buildings in Port Townsend historic districts

HUD loan deadline nears for commercial buildings in Port Townsend historic districts

The application deadline looms for loans of $1,000 to $40,000 for commercial building repairs in the Port Townsend’s historic districts. The deadline… Continue reading

HUD loan deadline nears for commercial buildings in Port Townsend historic districts
Clallam Conservation District wins North Olympic Land Trust award

Clallam Conservation District wins North Olympic Land Trust award

The North Olympic Land Trust has awarded the 2018 Out Standing in the Field Award to the Clallam Conservation District for its… Continue reading

Clallam Conservation District wins North Olympic Land Trust award

Port of Port Angeles commissioners to seek public input on possibly selling John Wayne Marina

Port of Port Angeles commissioners agreed Tuesday to seek public input on the future of publicly owned John Wayne Marina after a… Continue reading