Port Angeles-based nurse recognized by state association

PORT ANGELES — Genevieve "Genny" Monahan has been named the 2008 Nurse of the Year by the Home Care Association of Washington. She has been… Continue reading

26% rise in Sequim crime mostly thefts, burglaries

SEQUIM — This city saw a 26 percent rise in serious crime — which includes violent crimes and property crimes — in 2007, Sequim Police… Continue reading

Contract signed to start construction on $8.1 million Northwest Maritime Center

PORT TOWNSEND — Northwest Maritime Center leaders signed an $8.1 million construction contract Tuesday morning. Jim Whittaker, the first American to climb Mount Everest, was… Continue reading

Courthouse basement fixup has showbiz air about it

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners soon will debut their own version of the "West Wing." The politically evocative name actually is just the formal… Continue reading

Discovery Trail route along Sequim city streets remains sore point

SEQUIM — Paul McHugh has had it with what he calls the "missing link." The Olympic Discovery Trail runs across eastern Clallam County, taking bicyclists,… Continue reading

Helicopter to lift tainted debris from beaches

PORT TOWNSEND — In a second drive to clean up toxic creosote-tainted wood pilings and debris along Jefferson County's shores, state Department of Natural Resources… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council debates where skateboards should be allowed, banned

PORT TOWNSEND — One more section of the city has been added to a list of places where skateboarding is prohibited. A unanimous vote on… Continue reading

Business partnerships seen as necessary to boost Hurricane Ridge winter use

PORT ANGELES — Business and government entities in the Port Angeles area need to focus on outdoor winter recreation as a source of major economic… Continue reading

Clallam’s top citizens to be lauded Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Friends and business associates are invited to attend as seven persons are honored with the 2008 Clallam County Community Service Awards on… Continue reading

Film festival director asks business for support

PORT TOWNSEND — Being a sponsor of the Port Townsend Film Festival has local benefits for business owners, says Peter Simpson, artistic director of the… Continue reading

Heated veterans question off burner for a week

PORT ANGELES — A proposal to combine the Clallam County veterans assistant with a Serenity House program to help offenders re-enter society will receive at… Continue reading

Interim Jefferson County administrator begins at courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND — Taking another step closer to finding a new county administrator, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday temporarily filled the position until a permanent… Continue reading

New superintendent for Olympic National Park noted for work amid controversy in Florida

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The top administrator of a federal preserve of cypress-laden wetlands in southern Florida will become the new superintendent of Olympic National… Continue reading

New Olympic National Park superintendent named — official National Park Service statement

News release from National Park Service this morning. A full report will appear in Tuesday's editions of the Peninsula Daily News: Karen Gustin is the… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2008
  • Statement from National Park Service

Hurricane Ridge Road work to begin today

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Heavy equipment will begin moving up Hurricane Ridge Road today as Lakeside Industries workers begin preparing the road for a seven-month… Continue reading

Scouts hold Freedom Camporee

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — They followed a compass course, lashed a flag pole, learned about the fur trade and were quizzed on the Constitution. They even… Continue reading

Shore Stewards program helps homeowners as well as shoreline

PORT LUDLOW — Anita and Dave Weakley came home in January 2006 to every shoreline homeowner's nightmare. Ten feet of their backyard bluff bank had… Continue reading

Clallam’s top citizens announced; to be lauded at Thursday ceremonies

PORT ANGELES — Seven local heroes will be honored with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2008 on Thursday. The recipients are: Harold Baar,… Continue reading

Forks mayor under protection after receiving two more anonymous letters

FORKS — Mayor Nedra Reed — on the advice of law enforcement — has taken protective measures to protect herself after receiving three anonymous letters.… Continue reading

Most at Port Townsend town meeting support taxes for services

PORT TOWNSEND — Most who voted at a town meeting last week support additional taxes to fund the town's comprehensive plan. What they do not… Continue reading