Common ground found in Sequim — for a public garden

SEQUIM — Hope springs eternal, poet Alexander Pope said, and this spring in Sequim, hope will bear fruit. And vegetables. And flowers and herbs. The… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioner to seek re-election

PORT TOWNSEND — Having tasted the fruit of politics, Jefferson County Commissioner Phil Johnson, D-Port Townsend, wants another bite. Johnson, a political neophyte four years… Continue reading

Marathon leader to run Port Angeles clinic for low-income

PORT ANGELES — Larry Little, director of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon, will assume the executive director post of the Volunteers in Medicine of the… Continue reading

Port Townsend landmark stands pat for now; town to get handicapped-accessible postal substation

PORT TOWNSEND — No decisions have been made about fixing accessibility issues facing the historic Port Townsend Post Office, and none is planned in the… Continue reading

Proposed recall ballot wording drafted; legal process begins

FORKS — The ballot wording for the proposed recall of Mayor Nedra Reed is now in the hands of Clallam County Superior Court and will… Continue reading

Sequim chamber severs dialogue with opposition group

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce board will communicate no more with its loudest critics, board president Walt Schubert said Monday. "We're done,"… Continue reading

State ferries chief tells Port Townsend chamber that he’s listening

PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State Ferries' new director told a Chamber of Commerce audience Monday that the biggest challenge now facing his agency is restoring… Continue reading

Critics rap whaling sentences

Anti-whaling group representatives said three of the five Makah men who fatally shot and harpooned a gray whale in September got off too easy with… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School track to be repaired

PORT ANGELES — A safety evaluation in 2007 led to the School Board allocating nearly $200,000 last week to repair the high school track. Maintenance… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s maritime center doubles expectations

PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center board plans to build both of the center's structures at once. It just doesn't know how it will… Continue reading

Still no word on KPly financing in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A month after Klukwan Inc. issued a 60-day closure notice for its KPly plywood mill, the fate of the Marine Drive facility… Continue reading

Two injured in recreational vehicle collision

QUILCENE — Two injured people were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after they collided on recreational vehicles at Lake Tarboo about 10 miles north of… Continue reading

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, it’s a house

SEQUIM — Look, up in the sky: It's a house that appears ready to fly. But no, the 1,500-square-foot home on Old Olympic Highway at… Continue reading

Long-awaited U.S. 101 widening project must wait longer: 2011

OLYMPIA — The actual construction in the widening of U.S. Highway 101 to four lanes between Kitchen-Dick and Shore roads isn't expected to start until… Continue reading

Port Townsend company’s merger puts it on stock exchange

PORT TOWNSEND — Mobilisa, the Port Townsend technology firm that brought wireless Internet to Washington ferries and a hand-held wireless device to U.S. military-base identification-card… Continue reading

Port Townsend to put proposed historic district demolitions to environmental policy review test

PORT TOWNSEND — Three properties within the town's historic district are undergoing a city government review to see if owners will be permitted to demolish… Continue reading

Sequim chamber plans election, opposition awaits word from lawyers

SEQUIM — While the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce prepares ballots for mailing, perhaps as early as this week, an opposition group awaits responses from… Continue reading

Teen car crash victim’s life celebrated at tribal center

PORT ANGELES — More than 200 drumming, dancing, singing people celebrated the life of Vanna Francis at a memorial gathering Saturday. The Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Van De Wege registers as candidate for November race

SEQUIM — It's officially a race for Position 1 in the 24th District since incumbent Rep. Kevin Van De Wege filed his candidate registration Thursday… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to explore West End motor sports park idea

FORKS — A permanent West End motor sports park could be on the horizon if a feasibility study being sought by the Port of Port… Continue reading