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Chimacum Schools puts levy on Aug. 7 ballot

A $7.95 million replacement levy for Chimacum School District capital improvements will be on the Aug. 7 primary election ballot. The School Board… Continue reading

Lake Crescent traffic: Delays expected this week on Highway 101

Overnight delays are to be expected this week on U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent. Here is the schedule as presented… Continue reading

Sexual health education program suspended at Sequim Schools

Sexual health education program suspended at Sequim Schools

Sequim School District has halted a sexual health education program after Superintendent Gary Neal deemed it not age-appropriate for students. Neal said that… Continue reading

Sexual health education program suspended at Sequim Schools
Attorney for Forks teen argues threats were wishes, not intentions
Attorney for Forks teen argues threats were wishes, not intentions
Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors

Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors

Inmates in the Clallam County Chain Gang get a taste of freedom each day as they clean up other people’s messes. “It’s… Continue reading

Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors

Meetings to focus on possible Port Townsend annexation to East Jefferson Fire District

City officials are considering placing a measure on an upcoming ballot asking residents if they want to be annexed into the East… Continue reading

Students in Clallam County walk out in mourning, unity

Students in Clallam County walk out in mourning, unity

Hundreds of students across Clallam County walked out of their classes Wednesday in memory of the 17 people killed at a Florida… Continue reading

Students in Clallam County walk out in mourning, unity
Sequim students walk out for gun control

Sequim students walk out for gun control

About 100 students gathered outside the front of Sequim High School for 17 minutes to support the National School Walkout scheduled at 10… Continue reading

Sequim students walk out for gun control
Northwest Maritime Center offers plan to Port of Port Townsend for Point Hudson

Northwest Maritime Center offers plan to Port of Port Townsend for Point Hudson

The Northwest Maritime Center has proposed to the Port of Port Townsend that the nonprofit maritime center manage the day-to-day operations of… Continue reading

Northwest Maritime Center offers plan to Port of Port Townsend for Point Hudson
Bay Variety to close: Customers already lamenting end of longtime five-and-dime-style store

Bay Variety to close: Customers already lamenting end of longtime five-and-dime-style store

It’s the end of an era. The owners of Bay Variety, an old-fashioned five and dime store at 135 W. First St.,… Continue reading

Bay Variety to close: Customers already lamenting end of longtime five-and-dime-style store
Leitz Farms moving to location near Sequim

Leitz Farms moving to location near Sequim

One of the largest family-owned farm stores on the North Olympic Peninsula is closing its doors in Port Angeles and moving close… Continue reading

Leitz Farms moving to location near Sequim
Businessman announces plan to run for Jefferson County commissioner

Businessman announces plan to run for Jefferson County commissioner

Local businessman Greg Brotherton has announced his plan to run for the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, District 3 post. Brotherton is the… Continue reading

Businessman announces plan to run for Jefferson County commissioner
Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698,000 in state funding

Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698,000 in state funding

The Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics free clinic is set to receive $698,000 in state funding, allowing the volunteer clinic to… Continue reading

Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698,000 in state funding

Forks City Council considers measure to allow shooting of elk

Some of the elk that wander into Forks might be living on borrowed time. Tonight, the Forks City Council will consider an ordinance… Continue reading

Port Townsend lawyer announces bid for judge’s post

Port Townsend lawyer announces bid for judge’s post

Local attorney Noah Harrison has announced he is running for Jefferson County District Court judge. He hopes to succeed Judge Jill Landes,… Continue reading

Port Townsend lawyer announces bid for judge’s post
Peninsula viola student wins top prize in national contest

Peninsula viola student wins top prize in national contest

No one was surprised when violist Lauren Waldron, a senior at Port Angeles High School, earned the top prize in a national… Continue reading

Peninsula viola student wins top prize in national contest

Peninsula man who died in Kitsap County wreck identified

A Port Angeles man who died in a wreck near Poulsbo on Tuesday has been identified as Douglas D. Ranney. Ranney, 65, was… Continue reading

Millennials gather at symposium to discuss future of small towns

Millennials gather at symposium to discuss future of small towns

Rural communities are becoming the preferred living place for millennials, according to the co-founder of an organization that hosted a symposium at… Continue reading

Millennials gather at symposium to discuss future of small towns
Treasures, deal available at Community Garage Sale and Flea Market

Treasures, deal available at Community Garage Sale and Flea Market

Thousands of shoppers from around the North Olympic Peninsula are expected to descend upon the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday to find… Continue reading

Treasures, deal available at Community Garage Sale and Flea Market
Clallam’s League of Women Voters celebrates 50 years with schoolhouse event

Clallam’s League of Women Voters celebrates 50 years with schoolhouse event

Much of the political landscape — local, statewide and across the nation — has changed in the past five decades. But members of… Continue reading

Clallam’s League of Women Voters celebrates 50 years with schoolhouse event