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State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion

State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion

William Shore Memorial Pool officials could break ground this year for an expansion after it received $1.5 million in state funding. The… Continue reading

State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion
Jefferson County District 3 commissioner won’t run again

Jefferson County District 3 commissioner won’t run again

Kathleen Kler tells of husband’s health issues

Jefferson County District 3 commissioner won’t run again
Northwest Homeschool Band receives awards, prepares for concert

Northwest Homeschool Band receives awards, prepares for concert

Prize-winning members of the Northwinds Homeschool Jazz and Concerts Bands are preparing to present a free local community concert at 7 p.m.… Continue reading

Northwest Homeschool Band receives awards, prepares for concert
Renovation of Olympic National Park visitor facility expected to be finished for peak tourist season

Renovation of Olympic National Park visitor facility expected to be finished for peak tourist season

Renovation of the Olympic National Park visitor center is expected to be completed in time for the summer season.  Ellen Gage, ONP… Continue reading

Renovation of Olympic National Park visitor facility expected to be finished for peak tourist season
Sequim resident suggests volunteers guard schools

Sequim resident suggests volunteers guard schools

A Carlsborg resident has suggested that volunteers guard schools. Jack Singleton, a U.S. Army veteran, proposed to the Sequim School Board on Monday… Continue reading

Sequim resident suggests volunteers guard schools
U.S. senator tells Peninsula health officials of opioid efforts

U.S. senator tells Peninsula health officials of opioid efforts

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is hammering out legislation that would arm health officials and first responders in the fight against the opioid… Continue reading

U.S. senator tells Peninsula health officials of opioid efforts

Expelled Forks student allegedly threatened to kill

An expelled Forks High School student who allegedly threatened to kill a classmate and kept a manifesto about killing another person is… Continue reading

Weather delays McDonald Creek Bridge reopening until at least mid-April

Weather delays McDonald Creek Bridge reopening until at least mid-April

Weather has delayed construction on the McDonald Creek Bridge at least three or four weeks, with the earliest possible re-opening in mid-April. Earlier… Continue reading

Weather delays McDonald Creek Bridge reopening until at least mid-April
New Jefferson PUD manager expected to start in April

New Jefferson PUD manager expected to start in April

Negotiations are progressing toward hiring Larry Dunbar as the new general manager of the Jefferson County Public Utilities District. Commissioners Jeff Randall and… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD manager expected to start in April
Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action

Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action

The Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish tribes are taking on pharmaceutical companies and drug distributors, claiming the companies flooded their reservations… Continue reading

Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action
Port Angeles council considers plastic bag ban

Port Angeles council considers plastic bag ban

The Port Angeles City Council has conducted a first reading on a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags at stores within the… Continue reading

Port Angeles council considers plastic bag ban
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