Business groups make last-ditch appeal for Ludlow ferry during 2009 Hood Canal Bridge closure

The Port Angeles and Port Townsend chambers of commerce have united in a last-ditch effort to get ferry service between Port Ludlow and Kingston when… Continue reading

Dedicated weaver part of Monday’s Shepherds Festival

SEQUIM — As a modern homesteader facing a recession, this woman takes to heart her mother's motto: Use it up. Wear it out. Make it… Continue reading

Part of Olympic Discovery Trail crumbles; Sequim irked

SEQUIM — Pedal down this trail, away from the highway's roar and everything seems perfect: bright green grass and tall trees rim your path, the… Continue reading

Ferries in high gear for Memorial Day weekend

Memorial Day weekend raises the ferry riding season for destinations branching off the North Olympic Peninsula. One of the primary destinations is Victoria. Victoria Express… Continue reading

Higher gas prices probably won’t deter travel this holiday weekend

For many, having fun over the Memorial Day weekend includes packing up the car, gassing up and hitting the road. And as the summer driving… Continue reading

More folks going camping to save money? Hard to tell, parks officials say

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Are sky-high gas prices and a shaky economy making the North Olympic Peninsula's parks and campgrounds an attractive option for the… Continue reading

Roosevelt student comes out on top in spelling bee with ‘therefore’

PORT ANGELES — And therefore, she wins. Maryanne Lee, a Roosevelt Elementary School fourth-grader, won Thursday's Port Angeles School District spelling bee by correctly spelling… Continue reading

Samaritan wishes he could have saved fire victim

CHIMACUM — The woman who died in a Wednesday house fire near Chimacum was identified Thursday, as was the man who rushed into the burning… Continue reading

Breaking news: Victim of house fire identified

CHIMACUM — Sandra J. Bundy, 74, was identified as the woman who died in the Wednesday morning blaze that destroyed a home near the corner… Continue reading

It’s official: Olympic Medical Center will seek first tax increase in 51 years

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will ask voters to quadruple property tax payments to the public hospital district in a special election that will… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD electrical power authority study nears

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners on Wednesday received two consultant proposals to study the feasibility of the PUD providing electrical power… Continue reading

Port Townsend school bond measure apparently defeated

PORT TOWNSEND — Fifty-nine-plus percent isn't enough. The requirement of a 60 percent supermajority to gain bond authority to build a new Grant Street Elementary… Continue reading

Remains found in Port Angeles-area yard officially determined to be human

PORT ANGELES — Remains found in a back yard in which a children's play area was being dug last week are human, forensics experts told… Continue reading

Second annual spelling bee to expand to entire Port Angeles School District

PORT ANGELES — The second annual spelling bee for Port Angeles School District fourth-graders starts at 9:30 a.m. today. The first spelling bee in the… Continue reading

Swing into yesteryear at Fort Worden on Friday

PORT TOWNSEND — The weather may have cooled down, but the music is heating up at Fort Worden State Park as the Northwest Big Band… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: One dead in Chimacum house fire; would-be rescuer injured

The Associated Press CHIMACUM — A woman died today in a house fire south of Chimacum, and a fire dispatcher says a man who tried… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2008
  • The Associated Press

Lions evicted from Sequim ‘den’ they built and donated to city 25 years ago

SEQUIM — It's against the law for the Sequim Valley Lions — the club that built the Guy Cole Convention Center and other Carrie Blake… Continue reading

Measles threat ‘worrisome trend,’ health officer says

PORT ANGELES — Measles could come to Clallam County. They won't be the same childhood ailment many older residents remember. They could be deadly, said… Continue reading

Port Angeles city, port create joint cleanup group for Rayonier, harbor

PORT ANGELES — The City Council and Port of Port Angeles commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday night to cooperate in cleaning up Port Angeles Harbor and… Continue reading

Port Angeles tech levy going down to defeat

PORT ANGELES — A proposed Port Angeles School District tax levy to purchase new computers and bolster technology curriculum was headed toward defeat Tuesday night.… Continue reading