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Jefferson employees ask commissioners for help on contract issues

Jefferson employees ask commissioners for help on contract issues

An overflow crowd of Jefferson County employees appeared before the county commissioners to express their concerns about mediated bargaining of their contract,… Continue reading

Jefferson employees ask commissioners for help on contract issues
Flu on wane on Peninsula; four confirmed deaths from influenza in Clallam County

Flu on wane on Peninsula; four confirmed deaths from influenza in Clallam County

Flu is still widespread on the North Olympic Peninsula but the worst of the season is over, health officials said. Public health officers in Clallam… Continue reading

Flu on wane on Peninsula; four confirmed deaths from influenza in Clallam County
Attorney practicing in Forks, Port Angeles to run for district judge

Attorney practicing in Forks, Port Angeles to run for district judge

An attorney who practices law out of Forks and Port Angeles is running for the West End District Court 2 judicial seat occupied… Continue reading

Attorney practicing in Forks, Port Angeles to run for district judge
State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured

State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured

Rep. Mike Chapman hopes the suicide barrier project on the Eighth Street Bridges can move “full steam ahead” now that $350,000 has… Continue reading

State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured
Home show to offer some 150 exhibits this weekend

Home show to offer some 150 exhibits this weekend

Summer construction and home improvement season is just around the corner and the Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show will offer more… Continue reading

Home show to offer some 150 exhibits this weekend

Jefferson County PUD puts smart meters on hold

The Jefferson County Public Utility District’s much-debated meter replacement program has been stopped for the time being. Commissioners agreed Monday that the Smart… Continue reading

Democratic House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, speaks on the House floor during debate over the supplemental budget Thursday at the Capitol in Olympia on the final day of the regular session of the Legislature. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

State House passes supplemental budget plan

The state Legislature sent Gov. Jay Inslee a supplemental state budget Thursday that puts more money… Continue reading

Democratic House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, speaks on the House floor during debate over the supplemental budget Thursday at the Capitol in Olympia on the final day of the regular session of the Legislature. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Port Angeles High School students plan walkout to demand more action for school safety

Port Angeles High School students plan walkout to demand more action for school safety

Students at Port Angeles High School are preparing to walk out of school March 14, showing solidarity with a plethora of students… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School students plan walkout to demand more action for school safety

Crescent students plan to write letters to Congress, Legislature

Eighth-grade students at Crescent School in Joyce will write to their state and federal representatives about school safety as their peers across the… Continue reading

Group seeks ballot box in Sequim; representatives told more are planned elsewhere

Group seeks ballot box in Sequim; representatives told more are planned elsewhere

Representatives of a nonprofit seeking to add a ballot box in Sequim aired their frustration with the process during the Clallam County… Continue reading

Group seeks ballot box in Sequim; representatives told more are planned elsewhere
Washington first state to approve net-neutrality rules

Washington first state to approve net-neutrality rules

Setting up a likely legal fight with the Trump administration, Washington has become the first state… Continue reading

Washington first state to approve net-neutrality rules
Lower Elwha to hold preview night for new display at Carnegie Museum

Lower Elwha to hold preview night for new display at Carnegie Museum

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is giving the public a chance tonight to preview its new display showcasing artifacts from the Tse-whit-zen… Continue reading

Lower Elwha to hold preview night for new display at Carnegie Museum

AP probe: Some confiscated guns sold back onto streets in Washington

When law enforcement agencies in Washington and other states sell guns they’ve confiscated during criminal investigations, they’re not just selling… Continue reading

Peninsula law enforcement agencies trade, sell, destroy weapons

Peninsula law enforcement agencies trade, sell, destroy weapons

Law enforcement agencies across the North Olympic Peninsula have various ways of disposing of forfeited guns, from trading them in for newer… Continue reading

Peninsula law enforcement agencies trade, sell, destroy weapons
Port Townsend denies fault in lawsuit involving police

Port Townsend denies fault in lawsuit involving police

The city of Port Townsend — answering a federal lawsuit filed in December — denies any fault in a 2014 incident involving… Continue reading

Port Townsend denies fault in lawsuit involving police
Lawsuit accuses Port Townsend police; allegations stem from 2014 incident

Lawsuit accuses Port Townsend police; allegations stem from 2014 incident

A man who accuses a Port Townsend police officer of breaking his wrist in 2014 is now suing the officer, the police… Continue reading

Lawsuit accuses Port Townsend police; allegations stem from 2014 incident
Taking flight: Port Townsend students expand skills during mentoring program

Taking flight: Port Townsend students expand skills during mentoring program

On the past four Wednesday afternoons, a small group of enthusiastic students have looked up during Blue Heron Middle School’s early release… Continue reading

Taking flight: Port Townsend students expand skills during mentoring program

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Jobs, timber harvest bills still eyed for Legislature

Three bills and a key budget proviso might improve prospects for job growth on the Olympic Peninsula and in rural and coastal areas… Continue reading

Jefferson County students plan walkouts to draw attention to school gun violence debate

Jefferson County students plan walkouts to draw attention to school gun violence debate

Students at Port Townsend High School, Blue Heron Middle School and Chimacum High School are planning to bring the school gun violence… Continue reading

Jefferson County students plan walkouts to draw attention to school gun violence debate
Clallam school districts coordinate with Sheriff’s Office on active shooter preparations; some students plan walkout

Clallam school districts coordinate with Sheriff’s Office on active shooter preparations; some students plan walkout

School districts from across Clallam County have asked the Sheriff’s Office to help with training students and staff in the wake of… Continue reading

Clallam school districts coordinate with Sheriff’s Office on active shooter preparations; some students plan walkout