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Deputies capture Tacoma man who evaded law enforcement in Port Townsend area

Deputies capture Tacoma man who evaded law enforcement in Port Townsend area

Deputies have arrested a man they said evaded law enforcement several times near Port Townsend on Sunday after a brief foot pursuit… Continue reading

Deputies capture Tacoma man who evaded law enforcement in Port Townsend area
Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis

Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis

Clallam County will join more than 200 other litigants in suing opioid makers and wholesale distributors in federal district court for damages… Continue reading

Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis
Phyllis Peashka says she taught herself to crochet. She figures she makes at least one hat, scarf or potholder per day. “My hands cramp up, but I keep going.” (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Global hobby: Sequim woman’s caring craft keeps heads warm

From across the Olympic Peninsula to across the world, Phyllis Peashka’s handiwork is warming hearts and keeping heads warm, too. With about three… Continue reading

Phyllis Peashka says she taught herself to crochet. She figures she makes at least one hat, scarf or potholder per day. “My hands cramp up, but I keep going.” (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
North Olympic Library System approves $445,480 in capital expenditures for 2018

North Olympic Library System approves $445,480 in capital expenditures for 2018

Capital expenditures for 2018 will total $445,480 for North Olympic Library System facilities to cover new paving in Port Angeles, computers in… Continue reading

North Olympic Library System approves $445,480 in capital expenditures for 2018
Clallam infant death rate highest in state: 8.1 per 1,000 births vs. 4.7 statewide, though numbers small

Clallam infant death rate highest in state: 8.1 per 1,000 births vs. 4.7 statewide, though numbers small

Clallam County had the highest infant death rate in Washington state from 2011-2015, according to the state Department of Health’s Infant Mortality… Continue reading

Clallam infant death rate highest in state: 8.1 per 1,000 births vs. 4.7 statewide, though numbers small

Jefferson County PUD considers rate hikes; hearing set today

The Jefferson County Public Utility District board will conduct a rate hearing today to discuss proposed increases of both electric and water/sewer rates.… Continue reading

Algae blooms continue but toxins decline in Jefferson County lakes

Blue-green algae blooms have been found on Jefferson County lakes in January but toxins in the waters have declined, according to Jefferson… Continue reading

Reps. Chapman, Tharinger sponsor small-business tax bill

Reps. Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger are sponsoring House Bill 2940 with House Finance Committee chair Rep. Kristine Lytton to address business taxes.… Continue reading

Board of Health urges Clallam County opioid lawsuit

Board of Health urges Clallam County opioid lawsuit

Clallam County is being asked to file a lawsuit against drug manufacturers that are fueling the opioid epidemic. The three county commissioners… Continue reading

Board of Health urges Clallam County opioid lawsuit
Nominations accepted now for Clallam Community Service Awards

Nominations accepted now for Clallam Community Service Awards

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Nominations accepted now for Clallam Community Service Awards
Port of Port Townsend sets start date for south jetty rebuild

Port of Port Townsend sets start date for south jetty rebuild

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have set a mid-September start date for demolishing and replacing the failing Point Hudson south jetty. The… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend sets start date for south jetty rebuild

Port Angeles Coast Guard crew hoists man to safety near Whidbey Island

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles participated in a rescue Friday. The Coast Guard rescued a man… Continue reading

New approach to funding schools concerns officials in Chimacum

New approach to funding schools concerns officials in Chimacum

Chimacum School District, which has been central to the state Supreme Court’s landmark McCleary decision, is feeling budgetary pressures as enrollment declines, the… Continue reading

New approach to funding schools concerns officials in Chimacum
Port Angeles man convicted of molestation of 8-year-old

Port Angeles man convicted of molestation of 8-year-old

A 30-year-old Port Angeles man has been convicted of molesting an 8-year-old girl he was babysitting. Donald William Kingsley used his position… Continue reading

Port Angeles man convicted of molestation of 8-year-old
All services in Olympic National Park now open after shutdown

All services in Olympic National Park now open after shutdown

Olympic National Park has resumed regular operations now that President Donald Trump has signed a bill reopening the government. The bill signed… Continue reading

All services in Olympic National Park now open after shutdown

Meeting set to discuss potential for this year’s Quilcene Fair

The Quilcene Fair and Parade might happen this year after all, though nothing is set in stone yet. Fair President Greg Brotherton announced… Continue reading

Porter won’t seek fifth term to Clallam court

Porter won’t seek fifth term to Clallam court

Judge Rick Porter, who sparked controversy with his pay-or-appear program but won re-election timeand again, has decided against running for a fifth… Continue reading

Porter won’t seek fifth term to Clallam court

Port Townsend lodging tax funds allocated; lack of application process questioned

The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved $557,338 in lodging tax funding for this year, nearly 60 percent of which will go… Continue reading

Inaugural awards program honors six in Port Angeles

Inaugural awards program honors six in Port Angeles

Marsha Robin, who has been described as a volunteer “jack-of-all-trades,” was selected the Citizen of the Year in the inaugural Port Angeles… Continue reading

Inaugural awards program honors six in Port Angeles
Perpetrators of domestic violence harassment could lose firearm rights

Perpetrators of domestic violence harassment could lose firearm rights

A proposed bill would add harassment to a list of domestic violence crimes for which a person… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2018
  • By Taylor McAvoy WNPA News Bureau
Perpetrators of domestic violence harassment could lose firearm rights