Jefferson County cautious on donating $5,000 to help keep pool open

PORT TOWNSEND -- Before they float $5,000 to keep Mountain View Pool open until year's end, Jefferson County commissioners have directed their new administrator, Philip… Continue reading

Panel agrees to comply to growth norm

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners today will try to meet a Growth Management Act board's decision -- at least part way. Following nearly two… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board urges city to keep pool open — at least into spring

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District board is urging the city to come up with an approach to keep William Shore Memorial Pool… Continue reading

Replacement named for second in command of Blaine region Border Patrol unit

BELLINGHAM -- Interim U.S. Border Patrol Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Henry Rolon has been named to replace Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Joseph W. Giuliano, who… Continue reading

River counter catches human stream at Dungeness River

SEQUIM -- The irony is in the "dead end" sign, posted on the road to one of the North Olympic Peninsula's livelier spots. Railroad Bridge… Continue reading

West End effort given seed funds

FORKS -- A $50,000 donation from First Federal will help Sarge's Place to purchase a building to be used as transitional housing for veterans in… Continue reading

EPA clears gun ranges after lead-poisoning investigation

GARDINER -- A site inspection of Security Services Northwest's shooting ranges has turned up no evidence of lead poisoning near Discovery Bay. Mark Ader, remedial… Continue reading

Family to give up Sequim-area farm

AGNEW -- The Mustitch family business has blue sky for a ceiling, wind instead of walls and Old Olympic Highway as its hallway. On a… Continue reading

Last chance to register to vote in Nov. 4 election is today

OLYMPIA -- If you want to vote in the Nov. 4 election but you haven't registered, today is the deadline to register in person at… Continue reading

Master Gardeners harvest bucks

QUILCENE -- Jefferson County Master Gardeners are doing more than growing plants. They are cultivating community projects. Some examples are an irrigation system for the… Continue reading

4 Port Angeles residents injured in California wreck

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- Four Port Angeles residents -- including two toddlers -- were injured when their van hit a tree Wednesday on state Highway… Continue reading

Brinnon election packets lacking ballots

BRINNON -- More than 200 Brinnon residents opened their election packets to find that they had no way to vote. A procedural problem in the… Continue reading

Businesses prepare for Hood Canal Bridge closure next year

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County business, government and public safety officials are preparing for the worst, but hoping for minimal business impact when the North… Continue reading

Challenger disputes ‘Save Our PUD’ ads

PORT ANGELES -- An advertisement on behalf of Hugh Haffner, a Clallam County Public Utility District commissioner seeking re-election, has been attacked by Haffner's opponent,… Continue reading

Fire chief candidates to meet public

PORT TOWNSEND -- East Jefferson Fire Rescue is taking a second shot at hiring a new fire chief, and is again asking the public to… Continue reading

Hoh tribe relocating to higher ground

The Hoh tribe is a congressional bill away from moving its reservation to higher ground. The tribe, located on about 640 acres of flood plain… Continue reading

Making his mark: One-armed Port Angeles policeman ‘the complete package’

PORT ANGELES -- Mike Johnson goes running into places other people come running out of. And he loves doing it. Johnson was born with most… Continue reading

New Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce boss settles in

PORT TOWNSEND -- Roderick Davis said he isn't going to introduce any new ideas to the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce, just implement some tried… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles expects to know about trees in airport’s flight path by April

PORT ANGELES -- Will the Port of Port Angeles ask for more trees at Lincoln Park to be removed ? The port should know by… Continue reading

Candidates spar with gloves on, off

PORT ANGELES -- The Republican challenger to a 16-term congressman called Norm Dicks' policies tantamount to "slavery" at a 2¬½-hour candidate forum in Port Angeles… Continue reading