Treasurer’s employee remains on leave as probe into missing funds continues

PORT ANGELES -- An unidentified Clallam County Treasurer's Office employee remains on administrative leave as a criminal investigation continues into the first-degree theft of at… Continue reading

Trail to extend from Peninsula coast to Montana

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Writer NORTHPORT — When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2009
  • By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Writer

‘I have grown up really fast’: Quilcene graduating senior once was homeless

QUILCENE -- If you had asked Megan Anderson in her sophomore year of high school if she would graduate with her class, she says the… Continue reading

Drag racing series puts pedal to metal in Forks this weekend

FORKS -- Drag racers, start your engines. West End Thunder will blast off from the starting line this weekend with its one-eighth-mile drag racing series… Continue reading

Dream Playground picnic area to open with grand opening, picnic today

PORT ANGELES -- This year's community picnic at Erickson Park also will be the fulfillment of a dream. The seventh annual picnic today will double… Continue reading

Anundson pulls out of Sequim City Council race

SEQUIM -- City Council candidate Bob Anundson has pulled out of the race for Position 3, the seat to be vacated by longtime member Paul… Continue reading

First Peninsula College bachelor’s degrees to be awarded Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- The first 14 people to earn bachelor's degrees at Peninsula College will be among the 330 students who receive diplomas from the… Continue reading

Full Gateway opening less than week away

PORT ANGELES -- The Gateway transit center will be fully opened to public use no later than Wednesday, city officials say. That will allow the… Continue reading

Sequim counselor who lost son proud of students, record scholarship awards

SEQUIM -- At the end of a tragic year, Sequim High School counselor Mitzi Sanders is surrounded by lights, fierce lights she has helped to… Continue reading

So long, Mountain View: School assembles for a fond farewell

PORT TOWNSEND -- There was singing and poetry, a slide show and stories, and more than a few tears as students and staff, present and… Continue reading

What’s next for Mountain View School? Possibly a community center

PORT TOWNSEND -- What's in store for Mountain View Elementary's campus after it closes on Wednesday? City Manager David Timmons said he envisions something a… Continue reading

Anundson drops Sequim City Council candidacy

Retired technology company executive Bob Anundson withdrew his candidacy for Sequim City Council Position No. 3 today. Because only two candidates remain, this position will… Continue reading

Update: Coast Guard rescues sinking vessel in Strait of Juan de Fuca

PORT ANGELES — A Coast Guard cutter backed by a helicopter crew from Port Angeles prevented a fishing vessel from sinking Wednesday night in the… Continue reading

‘This is silly’: Port Angeles residents react to new stormwater rules

PORT ANGELES -- Are new stormwater regulations simply flushing money down the drain? That was the question on several people's minds Wednesday at the city's… Continue reading

Got radioactivity? Detectors being installed at Port Angeles port of entry

PORT ANGELES -- Six devices that detect small traces of radiation will go online at the MV Coho ferry landing in Port Angeles during the… Continue reading

New Peninsula College arboretum memorializes popular teacher

PORT ANGELES -- A man who loved teaching and nature will be remembered through an arboretum that will be dedicated to his memory at Peninsula… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: TV stations on this side of border switch to digital Friday — for those not on cable or satellite

Oh, say can you see? If your trusty old television relies on an antenna and you haven't picked up a converter box, your only alternative… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lonely H celebrating new album tonight, then back on the road

PORT ANGELES -- Although it won't be long before they're on the road again, The Lonely H, the Port Angeles High School graduates turned classic… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend adopts its own boat yard stimulus plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- Working out a program with help from marine trades operators, the two of three Port of Port Townsend commissioners Wednesday approved a… Continue reading

Sequim boy breaks record for charity with a lot of pull

SEQUIM ­-- When Sam Manders and his mother, Kathrin Sumpter, paid a visit to Lindsay Dance's house in Portland, Ore., they thought they'd do her… Continue reading