Got your lawn sprinklers out? Unusual June dry spell continues

It’s Day 27 of an unusual spring dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula and, indeed, throughout Western Washington. The National Weather Service says the… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill

By Jim Abrams The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is lauding the passage of historic anti-smoking legislation that gives the government sweeping authority… Continue reading

  • Jun 15, 2009
  • By Jim Abrams The Associated Press

Crime reports down on Peninsula for 2008, but 2009 creeping up

PORT ANGELES -- Reports of major crime were down overall on the North Olympic Peninsula in 2008 from 2007, according to recently released statistics from… Continue reading

Hoh await federal vote on expansion

After testifying before the House Committee on Natural Resources in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, Hoh tribal members are confident that Congress will vote on… Continue reading

Lincoln High helps student finish school

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Spicher will be proud to receive his diploma today, especially after all the turbulence along the way. Spicher, 19, said that… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam nurture river steelhead

By Tiffany Royal Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission PORT ANGELES -- The setup looks complicated: Two tables covered with data sheets, laptops, glass slides, a digital… Continue reading

  • Jun 15, 2009
  • By Tiffany Royal Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Sequim graduates become Eagle Scouts

SEQUIM -- The seven Sequim graduates recognized at an Eagle Scout ceremony Sunday are the cream of the crop, said Kevin Phillips, one of their… Continue reading

Students learn benefits of composting, recycling through class worm project

PORT TOWNSEND -- Do worms like pizza? To students in Dorothy Stengel's class, this is not an esoteric question. It is a matter of life… Continue reading

Swine flu protocols in place

With just three cases of swine flu now recorded on the North Olympic Peninsula, local health officials remain far from considering any closures of events,… Continue reading

Waste audit checks trash at markets

SEQUIM -- Mark Ozias is being audited so thoroughly that he has to go through his garbage -- and he's downright happy about it. Ozias,… Continue reading

Forks pool seat still empty, and special district might be disbanded

PORT ANGELES -- Like the pool it oversees, the Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation District is running dry. No candidates stepped forward in the special… Continue reading

Victoria maps plan to stop raw effluent into Strait across from North Olympic Peninsula

By Phuong Le The Associated Press VICTORIA -- After years of bad headlines -- including a campaign by "Mr. Floatie" -- Victoria plans to stop… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2009
  • By Phuong Le The Associated Press

Graduate makes a U-turn into the future

SEQUIM -- Jordan Bush's high school career was "one long, slow and sometimes painful U-turn," his friend and counselor Mitzi Sanders said last week. He… Continue reading

Jefferson sheriff, prosecutor move closer in new joint effort

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County's Sheriff's Office and Prosecuting Attorney's office have begun working a bit closer together in a new joint community policing effort.… Continue reading

Class of ’42 salutatorian receives high school diploma 67 years late

CLALLAM BAY -- The salutatorian of Clallam Bay High School's class of 1942 finally has received his high school diploma. Friday evening, 85-year-old Taky Kimura… Continue reading

Coast Guard joins Port Angeles spruce-up effort

PORT ANGELES -- Eight Coast Guard members joined the town's spruce-up project last week by painting the south side of the Harbortowne Mall and removing… Continue reading

‘Plantus compulsitis’: College arboretum dedicated to late professor

PORT ANGELES -- The dedication of Peninsula College's arboretum to the memory of Edward L. Tisch was a fitting tribute to both his work and… Continue reading

‘Completely failed’: Tribes pressure government over Mystery Bay shellfish pollution

NORDLAND -- The Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam tribes say that federal, state and county government representatives involved in the protection of Marrowstone Island's… Continue reading

Former Clallam sheriff’s staffer charged in 2006 theft

PORT ANGELES -- A former Clallam County Sheriff's Department evidence technician accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the evidence room in 2006 faces first-degree… Continue reading

Port Angeles sprint boat race course on hold

PORT ANGELES -- Construction of the Peninsula's first sprint boat race track in Port Angeles is on hiatus while the proponents' plans are under review… Continue reading