Sequim parks coordinator has ‘dreams of grandeur’

SEQUIM — As Sequim's parks coordinator, Jeff Edwards has ideas, new tasks, and no new money. Edwards has been the city's Planning & Public Works… Continue reading

Cell tower worker who fell and later died was not using safety harness

PORT ANGELES — Jeremy Combs was not wearing safety equipment when he fell 32 feet to his death while working on cell phone antennas atop… Continue reading

Conspicuously absent from Salt Creek Invitational: Port Townsend and Sequim

SALT CREEK — The preseason weather vane that is the Salt Creek Invitational cross country meet is pointing south this year. That's where a couple… Continue reading

Navy planning to test unmanned undersea vehicles in Hood Canal, off Pacific coast

Expansion of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center test range at Dabob Bay and its Quinault range off the Pacific Coast would include testing of unmanned… Continue reading

Nurses quarters being remodeled at Point Hudson; popular restaurant eyed for site

PORT TOWNSEND — Remodeling of the Port of Port Townsend's historic nurses quarters is expected to bring a popular Port Townsend restaurant's fine cuisine to… Continue reading

Port Angeles waterfront property up for sale — again

PORT ANGELES — A 1.9-acre waterfront lot on Oak and Front streets is back on the market after a deal to sell the property to… Continue reading

Senior games lure 243 athletes to competition

PORT ANGELES — Serious competition that doesn't take itself too seriously, the Port Angeles Senior Games, opens tonight. On the deadly earnest side, 243 athletes… Continue reading

Cases almost wrapped up after allegations of sexual assault, kidnapping, beating

PORT TOWNSEND — A Jefferson County Superior Court jury has found Randall Lee Yackulic, 45, Port Hadlock, not guilty of first-degree assault and a mistrial… Continue reading

Former Rayonier mill site touted as new base for NOAA Pacific operations

PORT ANGELES — Though a state Department of Ecology cleanup site, the former Rayonier Inc. pulp mill has the potential of becoming the base of… Continue reading

Harbor-Works eyes Madsen as consultant

PORT ANGELES — A second public entity will seek to contract with Mark Madsen, the former Port Angeles city manager. for consulting services. The Harbor-Works… Continue reading

New bus service connects North Olympic Peninsula to rest of nation

PORT ANGELES — A new intercity bus service aims to whet your appetite for travel, not to mention seafood and fruit. The Dungeness Line has… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles gives ‘last call’ to prospective buyers of KPly mill

PORT ANGELES — Prospective buyers of the closed KPly mill will make their sales pitch to Port of Port Angeles staff on Friday. The owners… Continue reading

Sequim free clinic opens today in larger space

SEQUIM — It doesn't look like a free clinic anymore. Tonight for the first time, the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic will spread out… Continue reading

Thousands of winners’ names to be in special section listing results of Clallam, Jefferson fairs

A SPECIAL SECTION listing the winners of the various competitions at the Jefferson and Clallam county fairs last month will appear in the Friday/Saturday Peninsula… Continue reading

VFW women send coupons abroad for service families

SEQUIM — There's something satisfying about coupons. You only save a few cents, or maybe a couple of bucks, with the slips of paper. But… Continue reading

Woman won’t take stand, so Jefferson jail officer won’t be charged in sex case

PORT HADLOCK — A male Jefferson County corrections officer will not be charged in court for improper sexual contact with a female inmate. Deputy Prosecuting… Continue reading

Signmaker proposes new look

Port Angeles signmaker has proposed a welcome sign based on 1860s artwork to greet visitors arriving in the city on the MV Coho ferry from… Continue reading

Ancestors’ reburial brings closure to Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members

PORT ANGELES — The ancestors have come back home. In two days of painstaking earth moving, the intact remains and skeletal fragments that were disinterred… Continue reading

Crash course on Sequim’s financial situation shows cloudy future

SEQUIM — Police Chief Robert Spinks, acting as the interim city manager, delivered difficult news to the Sequim City Council. Sales tax is down about… Continue reading

Decision on crematory permit more than a month away

PORT ANGELES — A proposed crematory in Carlsborg is still on hold after a hearing in front of the Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday. About… Continue reading