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Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced Wild Olympics legislation to protect environmentally sensitive areas, support outdoor recreation and… Continue reading

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation
Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

The Port Townsend couple detained at a marina in Guatemala while volunteering on an “abortion ship” operated by a Dutch nonprofit are… Continue reading

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula legislators expect expansion of halibut season

With several communities voicing opposition to a proposed three-day halibut fishing season this year, legislators from the 24th District are confident it’ll rise… Continue reading

Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge

Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge

It might make sense to leave the car at home when heading to Seattle come June. Clallam Transit has proposed daily bus… Continue reading

Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge
Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

The Jefferson Healthcare building has a new addition, a bench placed near the entrance in honor of the late Lynn Gressley a… Continue reading

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled
Port Angeles Medic 1 rate to increase — but by how much?

Port Angeles Medic 1 rate to increase — but by how much?

City council members have endorsed a Medic 1 residential rate increase of at least 56 cents a month by July 1 to… Continue reading

Port Angeles Medic 1 rate to increase — but by how much?
Nippon mill sold to subsidiary of Mexican firm; opening date pushed

Nippon mill sold to subsidiary of Mexican firm; opening date pushed

McKinley Paper Co., a U.S. subsidiary of Mexico-based Bio Pappel S.A.B. de C.V., signed a purchase agreement Thursday to buy Nippon Paper… Continue reading

Nippon mill sold to subsidiary of Mexican firm; opening date pushed
Department of Transportation designing new Elwha River bridge for Highway 101

Department of Transportation designing new Elwha River bridge for Highway 101

The state Department of Transportation has started designing a new Elwha River bridge for U.S. Highway 101 along a new alignment after hundreds… Continue reading

Department of Transportation designing new Elwha River bridge for Highway 101
Clallam sheriff details missing person response after man was trapped in car for five days

Clallam sheriff details missing person response after man was trapped in car for five days

A 69-year-old Sunland man was trapped in his car on the side of an embankment for five days, leading some members of the… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff details missing person response after man was trapped in car for five days
Clallam administrator Jim Jones

Clallam approves spending authority for infrastructure project

Clallam County commissioners have approved a $901,200 budget emergency for infrastructure needed to redevelop the Mount Angeles View neighborhood. The Opportunity Fund… Continue reading

Clallam administrator Jim Jones
Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name

Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name

Chetzemoka Elementary is seeing some support as the name of Port Townsend’s planned new school. The Port Townsend School Board held a… Continue reading

Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name

Port Townsend couple volunteering on abortion ship reportedly heading home

A Port Townsend couple is reportedly heading home after volunteering on an “abortion ship” operated by a nonprofit landed them in hot… Continue reading

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Sequim man with multiple sclerosis

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Sequim man with multiple sclerosis

Sean McKeown has been living with multiple sclerosis for 17 years. After trying every medication available to stop the progression of the disease,… Continue reading

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Sequim man with multiple sclerosis

Sequim chamber picks Dave Bekkevar as Citizen of the Year; Mattingleys receive humanitarian award

Dave Bekkevar will break tradition, riding in a convertible instead of his customary logging truck for the Sequim Irrigation Festival. Bekkevar, 63, was… Continue reading

Port official: Tests show no hydraulic oil spill at Port Angeles log yard

Port official: Tests show no hydraulic oil spill at Port Angeles log yard

A Port Angeles resident’s claim is “completely false” that log-yard operator Merrill &Ring has been spilling 50 gallons of hydraulic oil on… Continue reading

Port official: Tests show no hydraulic oil spill at Port Angeles log yard
“I suffered the whole time”: Sequim man, found safe, tells story of surviving in car for five days

“I suffered the whole time”: Sequim man, found safe, tells story of surviving in car for five days

He thought he was as good as dead. Richard Jones, 69, of Sunland near Sequim was trapped in his car for five days… Continue reading

“I suffered the whole time”: Sequim man, found safe, tells story of surviving in car for five days
Olympic Medical Center limiting surgeries after sterilization equipment malfunctions

Olympic Medical Center limiting surgeries after sterilization equipment malfunctions

Olympic Medical Center’s Operating Department has temporarily stopped performing non-emergent and elective surgeries after a sterilization machine malfunctioned. An ultrasonic sterilization machine,… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center limiting surgeries after sterilization equipment malfunctions
Inslee expresses concern over health care following meeting

Inslee expresses concern over health care following meeting

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that health care discussions at a weekend meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.,… Continue reading

Inslee expresses concern over health care following meeting
State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities

State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities

The state lead for maritime sector economic development wants students to know there are opportunities waiting for them on and around the… Continue reading

State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities
In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season

In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season

Despite delays and changing winds, the 26th annual Shipwrights’ Regatta kicked off the sailing season on Port Townsend Bay, with local boats… Continue reading

In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season