Port Townsend woman will go to Democratic National Convention

PORT TOWNSEND — For just the third time since 1960, Jefferson County will be represented at the Democratic National Convention. Last week, Port Townsend resident… Continue reading

Series of free Sequim concerts begins Tuesday

SEQUIM — Tuesday night kicks off the summer's first Sequim Music & Movie in the Park. Deadwood Revival, a local band specializing in old-time folk… Continue reading

A CEO who started at the bottom and worked up

PORT ANGELES — It's the classic American success story: entry-level employee starts out working in the lumber yard and one day becomes president of the… Continue reading

A flotilla of classics to sail along the North Olympic Peninsula in next two weeks

A flotilla of models of some of the most graceful ships that ever sailed the seas will dock in Port Angeles and Port Townsend over… Continue reading

A list of tall ships to look for on the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Here are details of some of the tall ships that have been mentioned as expected in the waters off Port Angeles or Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

A more historical Gateway opens at key highway entrance to Peninsula

PORT LUDLOW — New historical displays at the Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center, the first North Olympic Peninsula visitor center west of the Hood Canal… Continue reading

Candidates vie for grueling job; Ford challenges Hunt for Court of Appeals

PORT ANGELES — Candidates for a rarely contested seat on the state District 2 Court of Appeals answered questions at a forum sponsored by the… Continue reading

Carlsborg crematory permit upheld, but foes vow to face commissioners

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim funeral director has won Round 2 in his proposal to install a crematory in Carlsborg. The bout, though, isn't over.… Continue reading

Sequim athletic director steps down for post in China

SEQUIM — Chris Olson thought he'd only make a brief pit stop in the Dungeness Valley. The place Olson's father referred to as "God's country,"… Continue reading

Sprint boat developers to detail race track plans to business association

PORT ANGELES — The developers of a proposed sprint boat course on property near William R. Fairchild International Airport will be the speakers at Tuesday's… Continue reading

Two years pass since two hikers go missing, but they’re not forgotten

It's been two years since Gilbert Gilman and Stephen "Mike" Mason took walks in the woods and disappeared without a trace. Gilman, deputy director of… Continue reading

Woman chased, arrested after hit and run

PORT ANGELES — A 27-year-old Bremerton woman was arrested Saturday evening after law enforcement officers said she fled the scene of a hit-and-run wreck earlier… Continue reading

Art Outside display to open with new pieces today

PORT ANGELES — Artists have been snuggling new projects in Webster's Woods as they prepare for the summer opening of the Art Outside display at… Continue reading

Forks logging tour shows off history of the West End

FORKS — Machines toss trees, clipping the ends and shaving off the branches as if they were toothpicks. It is just one of the sites… Continue reading

Honorary degree to student who died part of Peninsula College graduation ceremonies today

PORT ANGELES — Among the 340 degrees and certificates awarded at the Peninsula College commencement ceremony on Saturday will be one for a student who… Continue reading

Mural ready just in time for solstice celebration

DIAMOND POINT — A week and a half of wrestling with stucco has produced a shimmering scene of surf and sun, just in time for… Continue reading

PUD awards contract to study proposal to provide electricity service

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have awarded a contract to a Lynnwood firm to study the feasibility of the district providing… Continue reading

Western Strait closed to shellfish harvesting

The state Department of Health announced Thursday the closure of beaches along the western Strait of Juan de Fuca to harvesting all species of shellfish.… Continue reading

Brinnon nutrition program for elderly gains a temporary reprieve

BRINNON — Brinnon's Senior Nutrition program will remain in operation until some time in July, now that the Olympic Community Action Programs leader has backed… Continue reading

Employment panel sides with Forks in case brought by former police sergeant

FORKS — Sexual harassment charges brought by a former Forks police sergeant aren't sufficient to prompt state charges, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided.… Continue reading