Big chill sinks swimmer’s try for world record in Hood Canal

QUILCENE — After 10 hours and 17 miles, paraplegic Jason Pipoly cut short his planned 40-mile Hood Canal swim late Saturday. With just the strength… Continue reading

Pillows under blanket aid jail escape, but inmate is recaptured

FORKS — Gary Lowdermilk of Aberdeen escaped briefly from the Forks Jail last week, after using pillows under a blanket to convince guards he was… Continue reading

Port Angeles interim city manager offered $12,000 monthly

PORT ANGELES — Jerry Osterman will receive a salary of $75 per hour as the Port Angeles interim city manager, if a proposed employment contract… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to KPly owner: ‘Our patience is running out’

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles has given Klukwan Inc. two more weeks to come up with a buyer before it forecloses on… Continue reading

Public looks at highway trouble spot

CHIMACUM — State Highways 19 and 20 in East Jefferson County had 411 crashes in four years, said a traffic analysis released at the first… Continue reading

Summer almost over for kids; it’s back to school time

Summer's really over this week. Most of the kids go back to school. Public and private schools across the North Olympic Peninsula resume classes this… Continue reading

Why Sequim’s sales tax revenues are falling short

SEQUIM — You'd think the streets would be paved with gold. Not potholed. By North Olympic Peninsula standards, Sequim has become big-box rich, with a… Continue reading

$1 million from Treasury means business on the North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula entrepreneurs and nonprofit representatives alike on Thursday applauded the awarding of $1 million to an agency they said helped… Continue reading

Dream of professional recording studio becomes a reality

CARLSBORG — Jeremy Cays hears a bright future for the Dungeness Valley. He hopes to lure music makers out of their homes, away from their… Continue reading

Jefferson County asks its workers to cut hours in light of impending ‘budget challenge’

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County's 320 employees are being offered the option of voluntarily cutting four hours from their work week because of a "budget… Continue reading

Mental health alliance offers bigger picture

PORT TOWNSEND — A film highlighting the effects of one person's mental illness on a family will be shown free of charge in October. "Canvas,"… Continue reading

Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce announces new executive director

PORT TOWNSEND - The Chamber of Commerce has come to a verbal agreement with Roderick Davis to be their new executive director. Davis, 61 of… Continue reading

Lake Leland upgraded, but Anderson remains closed

PORT TOWNSEND — The water-quality warning on Lake Leland north of Quilcene has been upgraded to a "caution" status — which allows recreational use. Andrew… Continue reading

Lower Elwha building casino; hoping to open by Christmas

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe hopes to open by Christmas a $4 million casino it is building on the tribal reservation. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council wants ex-Mulkilteo administrator as interim manager

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council on Thursday authorized Human Resources Manager Bob Coons to negotiate a contract with Jerry Osterman for the… Continue reading

Public works director says contractor’s estimate of $300,000 Gateway overrun ‘not accurate’

PORT ANGELES — The Gateway International Transportation Center does not have a $300,000 overrun, said Glenn Cutler, Port Angeles public works director, on Thursday. Cutler,… Continue reading

Sequim to take $1.1 million water grant

SEQUIM — In a first step toward a pioneering water project, the Sequim City Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to accept a $1.1 million grant… Continue reading

Tumwater Truck Route to reopen today

PORT ANGELES —Tumwater Truck Route is expected to reopen between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. today. About one-half-mile of the road, which is state Highway… Continue reading

‘Sappho Gap’ still exists, says irked Forks mayor in wake of communications outage

FORKS — All it took to slice off emergency communication in the West End was a misplaced stake in the ground — and Forks Mayor… Continue reading

Disability Awareness Day set at Clallam courthouse

PORT ANGELES — Walking that proverbial mile in another's moccasins will shift to wheeling in another person's chair during a disability consciousness exercise on Friday.… Continue reading