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Water Street work in Port Townsend necessary but slowing business, owners say

Water Street work in Port Townsend necessary but slowing business, owners say

Downtown business owners worried about their future say they already have seen significant drops in sales since construction began on Water Street… Continue reading

Water Street work in Port Townsend necessary but slowing business, owners say
Port Angeles man found with two pounds of heroin sentenced

Port Angeles man found with two pounds of heroin sentenced

An apologetic Gerald Neil Walkup was sentenced Thursday to nearly 12 years in prison in connection to one of the largest heroin… Continue reading

Port Angeles man found with two pounds of heroin sentenced

State bill takes aim at salmon farms

A state Senate committee is considering a bill that could bring an end to some of… Continue reading

Meeting set in Sequim on net pen bills

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege and Rep. Mike Chapman are expected to discuss legislation dealing with Atlantic salmon net pens at a meeting… Continue reading

Port to move ahead on bond for breakwater repair

Port to move ahead on bond for breakwater repair

Port of Port Townsend commissioners Wednesday directed the port to work toward securing a $3.2 million bond to complete the Point Hudson… Continue reading

Port to move ahead on bond for breakwater repair

Port Angeles launches automated utility bill system

After a 5½-month service hiatus, city customers can once again pay their utility bills online. In addition to resuming online payments, Port… Continue reading

59-year-old Sequim woman identified as victim in fatal wreck

A 59-year-old Sequim woman has been identified as the person killed late Friday morning near Discovery Bay when her car collided with a… Continue reading

Four young Jefferson women to vie for Rhody titles, scholarships

Four young Jefferson women to vie for Rhody titles, scholarships

Four young women were introduced to the public Sunday as royalty candidates for the 83rd annual Rhododendron Festival, scheduled for May 14-19.… Continue reading

Four young Jefferson women to vie for Rhody titles, scholarships
Johnson memorial set for Saturday at Fort Worden

Johnson memorial set for Saturday at Fort Worden

Area businessman Carl H. Johnson will be remembered during a celebration of life gathering expected to draw some 400 people Saturday. The… Continue reading

Johnson memorial set for Saturday at Fort Worden
New wage, sick time laws affect business owners

New wage, sick time laws affect business owners

Business owners had better get their acts together by complying with new state laws on sick leave and the minimum wage that… Continue reading

New wage, sick time laws affect business owners
Chicken coop lost to blaze west of Sequim

Chicken coop lost to blaze west of Sequim

Twenty-foot flames led firefighters to a blaze in a chicken coop west of Sequim. The fire Tuesday night likely was caused by a… Continue reading

Chicken coop lost to blaze west of Sequim
Three women finalists for young leader award from Port Angeles Chamber

Three women finalists for young leader award from Port Angeles Chamber

Three women, three beacons. Lindsay Fox, Brianna Kelly and Bonnie Schmidt are finalists for the inaugural Young Leader of the Year award… Continue reading

Three women finalists for young leader award from Port Angeles Chamber
Friends mourn death: Sequim woman known as face of chamber

Friends mourn death: Sequim woman known as face of chamber

Distraught friends of Jeri Smith remembered her Tuesday as the face of the Sequim Valley-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce, a child of the town… Continue reading

Friends mourn death: Sequim woman known as face of chamber
Port Townsend urged to delay city manager search

Port Townsend urged to delay city manager search

Port Townsend’s city manager is prepared to delay his retirement — originally slated for the end of 2018 — to allow city… Continue reading

Port Townsend urged to delay city manager search

Jefferson County questions noxious weed board’s goals since funding increase

Jefferson County officials questioned the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board’s priorities during the board’s annual report to the county. County Administrator… Continue reading

Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge

Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge

A Coast Guard helicopter was unsuccessful Monday in finding the body of missing Sequim resident Jeri Lyn Smith, 68, who authorities said… Continue reading

Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge
State lawmakers return to Capitol amid protests

State lawmakers return to Capitol amid protests

Washington lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday for a 60-day legislative session, tasked with passing… Continue reading

State lawmakers return to Capitol amid protests
Vacant home lost but no injuries in Sunday night fire in Port Angeles

Vacant home lost but no injuries in Sunday night fire in Port Angeles

The Port Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire at U.S. Highway 101 and Airport Road. No injuries were… Continue reading

Vacant home lost but no injuries in Sunday night fire in Port Angeles
Canine companions offer more to readers than ‘see Spot run’ at Port Hadlock school

Canine companions offer more to readers than ‘see Spot run’ at Port Hadlock school

Dogs and students walk side-by-side through the halls of Chimacum Creek Primary School. School officials say four-legged friends at the school help… Continue reading

Canine companions offer more to readers than ‘see Spot run’ at Port Hadlock school

Officials: Peninsula flu season to be ‘moderately severe’

Flu season has arrived on the North Olympic Peninsula with spikes in confirmed cases and hospitalizations but no laboratory-confirmed influenza deaths, health officials said. Public… Continue reading