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Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others

Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others

Local crafters are nearing their goal of 100 warm hats for Port Townsend’s homeless population, one of many charity knitting projects they’ve… Continue reading

Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others
Flu activity ebbs on Peninsula after tough season

Flu activity ebbs on Peninsula after tough season

Flu activity is waning on the North Olympic Peninsula after one of the worst influenza seasons in recent memory, health officials said. Clallam and Jefferson… Continue reading

Flu activity ebbs on Peninsula after tough season
Shay Clinton Darrow

Port Angeles man sent to Western State Hospital for evaluation

Shay Clinton Darrow, the Port Angeles man charged with shooting his father to death last month, has been transferred to Western State… Continue reading

Shay Clinton Darrow

Port Angeles man dead after being hit on U.S. 101

The Washington State Patrol is investigating the death of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 near Lake Sutherland… Continue reading

Sales taxes, camping fees, permits brisk in Clallam

Sales taxes, camping fees, permits brisk in Clallam

Clallam County had a record month for sales tax collections and a “staggering” amount of camping revenue in January, commissioners learned Monday.… Continue reading

Sales taxes, camping fees, permits brisk in Clallam
‘Success story’ for Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley school levies

‘Success story’ for Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley school levies

Marc Jackson and Diana Reaume weren’t quite banging pots and pans in celebration Wednesday and running up and down the hallways of… Continue reading

‘Success story’ for Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley school levies
Sequim School District heartened by passage of levies
Sequim School District heartened by passage of levies
Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck

Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck

A Port Townsend woman was in critical condition Wednesday after a head-on collision between a small pickup truck and a dump truck… Continue reading

Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck
Selinda Barkhuis

Barkhuis to quit as Clallam treasurer; she gives no date, cites stress

Citing health concerns caused by work-related stress, Selinda Barkhuis announced Tuesday that she intends to step down as Clallam County treasurer. She… Continue reading

Selinda Barkhuis
Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

A three-member City Council subcommittee will draft a new resolution that would, if approved, declare Port Townsend a sanctuary city. The draft… Continue reading

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

Eye on Olympia: Elwha River bridge funds in transportation budget proposal

Funding for a new bridge across the Elwha River on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles has been included in the state… Continue reading

Spreadsheet errors cost Clallam $494,157

Errors on a pair of Clallam County Sheriff’s Office budget documents will cost the county $494,157 in 2017, officials said this week.… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation

Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation

The Jefferson Healthcare board has unanimously voted in favor of affiliating the hospital with Discovery Behavioral Health, a local nonprofit and mental… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation
Longtime veterans advocate’s legacy to be honored Saturday

Longtime veterans advocate’s legacy to be honored Saturday

Venay Money, longtime Clallam County veterans advocate, will be remembered in a celebration Saturday. The celebration will begin at 2 p.m. at… Continue reading

Longtime veterans advocate’s legacy to be honored Saturday

Voters approve Port Angeles levy

Port Angeles voters approved a $36.4 million education programs and operation replacement levy in the initial count of ballots tonight. A total… Continue reading

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

A 60-year-old former military electronics technician who admitted Tuesday he viciously attacked a woman on a bus and a female housemate in… Continue reading

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

Jefferson County seeks funds for Port Hadlock wastewater system

Jefferson County is struggling to find funds for the Port Hadlock wastewater system as officials aim to keep the system affordable for… Continue reading

Clallam County treasurer’s statement on plan to step down

Selinda Barkhuis announced Tuesday that she intends to step down as Clallam County treasurer at an unspecified date. She read a statement… Continue reading

Dozens gather in Port Townsend for protest against raids, deportation

Dozens gather in Port Townsend for protest against raids, deportation

More than 60 people gathered outside the Port Townsend post office to show support for immigrants and to protest President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading

Dozens gather in Port Townsend for protest against raids, deportation
Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty crowned

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty crowned

A teen who hopes to become a midwife has been chosen queen of the Sequim Irrigation Festival. Karla Najera was crowned queen at… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty crowned