Proposed stream water rule could limit Sequim-area building development

SEQUIM — The most powerful force to manage growth in Eastern Clallam County could flow out of your faucet. The state Department of Ecology is… Continue reading

Tour planned today of Grant Street School before bond election

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School District is planning two public tours, of Grant Street Elementary and Mountain View Elementary, to show the community… Continue reading

$9 million overbid could result in gap in ferry service for Port Townsend, ferries chief says

COUPEVILLE — If the lone bid to build a new 50-car ferry based on the Steilacoom II for the Port Townsend-Keystone route is rejected, it… Continue reading

Ferry reservations system expected to begin in June

COUPEVILLE — A ferry reservation system for the Port Townsend-Keystone route must begin as soon as possible to accommodate the visitors to Port Townsend and… Continue reading

Sequim chamber accused of improper board election

SEQUIM — Gil Simon, leader of a group that has sought to overhaul the leadership of the Sequim-Dungneness Valley Chamber of Commerce, is accusing the… Continue reading

Three of five accused whalers plead guilty; two to stand trial

TACOMA — Five Makah men charged after killing a whale in September split ranks Thursday, with three pleading guilty to a federal offense and two… Continue reading

Erickson Park top option for Bubble building, committee to tell city

PORT ANGELES — Only one of the 60 people at a meeting this week was ready to burst the bubble of the Friends of the… Continue reading

Hundreds expected at tribe’s memorial for teen who drowned in car crash last year

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam on Saturday will host an event the like of which hasn't been on their reservation for decades. Between… Continue reading

Oops, wrong queen: Computer error blamed for incorrect Rhododendron Festival titlist for all of past year

PORT TOWNSEND — A computer glitch is being blamed for a yearlong error in which the wrong young woman reigned as Rhododendron Festival queen last… Continue reading

Police still seeking identity of man who died in park in mid-March

PORT TOWNSEND — Police still don't know the name of a man with a prosthetic left hand who died in Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park… Continue reading

Port Townsend chandelier heads for Washington, D.C.

PORT TOWNSEND — Shipping a nearly $7,000 chandelier to the U.S. Capitol is no quick and easy task. Just ask Ken and Jane Kelly, owners… Continue reading

Sequim public radio station to get permit

SEQUIM — Alerts on icy stretches of highway and big-band swing. You could hear them, and then some, on a Sequim public radio station later… Continue reading

Begley to retire as Port Townsend Paper president/CEO

PORT TOWNSEND — With 10 challenging years with Port Townsend Paper Corp. behind him, John Begley says the time is right to retire as the… Continue reading

Demolition plans affecting two 19th century Port Townsend houses prompt fears of losing historic character

PORT TOWNSEND — Demolition permits filed for two older homes on Fillmore Street have stirred concerns about the city losing its historic flavor. The Jefferson… Continue reading

In the footsteps of Betty MacDonald: New owners take on rural life with Egg and I Farm

CHIMACUM — If you had asked Phil Vogelzang a year ago if he'd ever heard of Betty MacDonald, he'd have said no. Ma and Pa… Continue reading

Movie filming in Kalama creates a fantasy ‘Forks’ — but shooting at LaPush will be real

LAPUSH — Filming of the upcoming teen sensation, "Twilight," at LaPush is a month away, while most of the action is being filmed now in… Continue reading

Sequim to get new park, wildlife refuge along U.S. 101

SEQUIM — It's a costly but happy ending for both humans and animals. After nearly two years of negotiations — and one major disappointment —… Continue reading

Summer ferry reservations to be topic of meeting on Whidbey Island

COUPEVILLE — The Port Townsend-Keystone Ferry Route Partnership Group will discuss a proposed interim summer ferry reservation system for the route when it meets Thursday.… Continue reading

Tribal pretrial conference postponed for five Makah whalers

NEAH BAY — A pretrial conference for five whale hunters has been postponed for up to two months in Makah Tribal Court, according to one… Continue reading

First step toward Clallam shooting range likely to be taken today

PORT ANGELES — Josey Paul couldn't help but feel outnumbered. Of the 18 men attending Monday's work session of Clallam County commissioners, he was the… Continue reading