Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary to stop funding for community fireworks show

PORT TOWNSEND -- Although this year's fireworks will continue as planned, the Sunrise Rotary Club announced that it will not fund next year's show, citing… Continue reading

Its only water: ‘Spill’ closes Ediz Hook Road, brings out helicopter

PORT ANGELES -- A leaking water tank led to Ediz Hook Road being closed at the Sail & Paddle Park for nearly an hour Saturday.… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: World’s oldest man, 113, dies

The Associated Press TOKYO -- Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, has died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan, a city official… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2009
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Clallam, Jefferson real estate agents plan open house blitz

PORT ANGELES -- A massive open house is scheduled this coming Saturday and Sunday. There will be open houses at more than 400 homes that… Continue reading

Fling raises funds for Audubon center

SEQUIM -- Hansi Hals swam 9 miles and ran 207; Annette Nesse bicycled 300 miles; Margaret Roggow, 97, water-walked across the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center… Continue reading

65 miles for 65-year-old at Relay for Life

PORT TOWNSEND -- On Saturday morning, Ray Grier, 65, completed his goal: walking one mile for every year he's been alive. Sixty-five miles, non-stop, from… Continue reading

Budget cuts changing texture of state, elected representatives tell local Democrats

BLYN -- Two North Olympic Peninsula representatives in the state Legislature addressed recent budget cuts, continued budget shortfalls and some of their own accomplishments in… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD, Puget Sound Energy to begin formal discussions on electricity transfer

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Public Utility District and Puget Sound Energy are poised to begin formal discussions about the public utility taking on PSE's… Continue reading

How Jack Heckman came to manage public property he once owned

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit's no-bid selection of Jack Heckman to manage parking at The Gateway transit center was linked to the agency's purchase of… Continue reading

Will parking at new Gateway transit center fill downtown Port Angeles’ needs?

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit's new $14.7 million Gateway transit center is awash in parking spaces, but just 30 of 174 are free -- fewer… Continue reading

Buffalo, elk and bears, oh yes — game farm to hold fundraiser; ‘Grizzly Adams’ star to attend

SEQUIM -- Dan Haggerty, the actor who played the title role in the 1970s TV series "Grizzly Adams," will be at Olympic Game Farm as… Continue reading

Sandwich peddler pedals to customers

SEQUIM ­ -- Because his life depends on it, this delivery man drinks heavily through the day -- water, that is. Ryan Elmer, 30, peddles… Continue reading

Nippon to furlough 150 workers for about two weeks

PORT ANGELES -- Nippon Paper Industries USA will cease production and temporarily furlough about 150 employees at its Port Angeles mill for about two weeks… Continue reading

Fire destroys bedroom

PORT ANGELES -- A pet knocking over an unattended candle sparked a house fire that destroyed a bedroom and caused widespread smoke damage at the… Continue reading

Former Clallam County Sheriff Department employee pleads not guilty to theft

PORT ANGELES -- Staci L. Allison, the former Clallam County Sheriff's Department evidence technician accused of stealing county money in 2006, pleaded not guilty to… Continue reading

Free picnic by Kenmore Air in Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — A Customer Appreciation Picnic by Kenmore Air will be held at the terminal building at William R. Fairchild International Airport from 11… Continue reading

Human remains found near Elwha Dam

Human remains -- possibly Native American -- were discovered near the Elwha Dam on the Elwha River west of Port Angeles by an archeological survey… Continue reading

Gardiner residents say help at station in Quilcene is too far away, hope to annex to Sequim-area fire district

GARDINER -- A group of Gardiner residents hope to convince their neighbors to agree to leave Jefferson County Fire District No. 5 and be annexed… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ parties celebrate vampire’s birthday

More than 100 fans are ready to wish their favorite Twilight vampire character a happy 17th birthday -- again. Dazzled by Twilight, a fan store… Continue reading

Bloom reddens Discovery Bay; not harmful

GARDINER -- The color of the bloom is red to orange, but experts don't believe it's red tide. Unlike paralytic shellfish poisoning -- or red… Continue reading