Sequim considers the ideal city manager

SEQUIM — The town's a teenager, or perhaps a tweener. Whichever Sequim is, the awkwardness and growing pains have caught up with it, a couple… Continue reading

Small fire foamed out at KPly mill

PORT ANGELES — A fire fed by oil that started in an inaccessible area in a crawl space in the shuttered KPly mill smoked for… Continue reading

The dilemma of Dosewallips: Road’s future mired in years of controversy

BRINNON — The debate over whether to restore the Dosewallips River Road is black-and-white, as Quilcene-based Hood Canal District Ranger Dean Yoshina sees it. "It's… Continue reading

Visitors find inspiration in lavender; Sequim festival continues through today

SEQUIM — For Mo and Fran Franken, this is like walking into a dream. Mo and her husband, Fran, have long worked opposite shifts at… Continue reading

Grand opening planned for Forks skateboard park

FORKS — The skate park — which has been in use for about six weeks — will be ceremonially opened today, Saturday. The park designed… Continue reading

Last chance to speak out on Fort Worden State Park’s future

PORT TOWNSEND — The public has one more chance to shape the future of Fort Worden State Park at the final public hearing for the… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center wins accolades, receives pathology accreditation

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center's pathology department has been accredited for another two years by the College of American Pathologists. The hospital also has… Continue reading

Performance troupe tests the water, then gives preview of performance

PORT TOWNSEND — The dress rehearsal went well. No one fell overboard. But that wasn't Stephen Bent's greatest worry. "I'm afraid that when we're loading… Continue reading

State ferries officials give good marks to reservation system

PORT TOWNSEND — A Steilacoom II ferry reservation system required some tweaking this week, but Washington State Ferries officials believe they have accomplished what they… Continue reading

Watery danger zones: Navy bomb handlers train at Indian Island

INDIAN ISLAND — All experts in explosives handling and bomb containment, these Navy sailors deep-water dive, parachute, handle chemical hazards, even fast-rope rappel to reach… Continue reading

‘Oh, the yin and yang’: Quilt show in Sequim this weekend

SEQUIM — When Nancy Davis unfurls a masterpiece, everything else in the room falls away. Three of her fans lean in, as though gazing at… Continue reading

Council sets closed meeting today (Friday)

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will meet in executive session to discuss potential litigation today. A notice issued Thursday afternoon said that the seven-member… Continue reading

Lavender Festival blooms with talent this weekend

SEQUIM — They're right on the brink of bursting. Not the lavender plants. Those are already blooming and will keep growing more purple as summer… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center posts profit for second quarter

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center posted a positive 2.9 percent operating margin for the second quarter of 2008. The numbers presented by Julie Rukstad,… Continue reading

Peninsula College president gone until Jan. 1; foreign trips for college’s ‘strategic objectives’

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College president won't be at his desk full-time — except for the first week of the fall semester — until… Continue reading

Quileute Days in LaPush this weekend

LAPUSH — The Quileute will celebrate their history and heritage during Quileute Days today through Sunday. The Royal Court will be crowned at 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Relay for Life in Jefferson County has carnival theme

PORT TOWNSEND — Prepare to be entertained while raising money for cancer research. The Relay for Life of Jefferson County, which begins today at 6… Continue reading

‘Elk problem’ on hold for now, Sequim committee says

BLYN — There doesn't appear to be an "elk problem" anymore around Sequim, a panel of biologists and other ungulate watchers agreed this week. "But… Continue reading

Assault charges dropped in case involving girl, 14

PORT TOWNSEND — Charges have been dropped or reduced in a case in which three people were alleged to have taken indecent liberties with a… Continue reading

Council wants port to delay sale of acreage near airport

PORT ANGELES — The City Council agreed Tuesday that the Port of Port Angeles should wait to sell a 113-acre plot near the airport because… Continue reading