Meeting on Port Townsend’s future goes SRO

PORT TOWNSEND — So many people showed up to Port Townsend's town meeting last week that an overflow area was set up in the hallway… Continue reading

Sequim chamber sets time, place to redefine itself

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce leadership could turn over again. Or not. At a special meeting March 20, all current chamber members… Continue reading

Beloved Sequim teacher wins state award

SEQUIM — Warning: The story of Miss Smith, as she is called by her students, is rife with joy and punctuated by pain. Sandy Smith,… Continue reading

Have you seen any of these canisters?

Mysterious silver-colored canisters found along the Washington coast once contained rat poison and should not be handled, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Ecology… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center challenged to recruit doctors

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will describe to the public the challenges of attracting doctors to Clallam County at a pair of forums in… Continue reading

Quilcene, Brinnon school district voters considering tax levies

Proposed levies to funds schools in Brinnon and Quilcene will be decided by voters in the two communities in an election that ends Tuesday. The… Continue reading

Forks firings head toward arbitration

FORKS — City officials have received letters from the Teamsters Union appealing the terminations of three Forks Police Department employees, and will set arbitration dates… Continue reading

Port Angeles water main break interrupts service, slows traffic

PORT ANGELES — A crack in a 12-inch water main along Marine Drive Thursday had city employees working late into the night to make repairs.… Continue reading

Siren works, but voice transmission bad in warning tower test

PORT TOWNSEND — This week's tests of the Fort Worden State Park All Hazards Alert Broadcast tsunami warning tower revealed an audible siren tone but… Continue reading

Students, teachers hurt slightly in Jefferson County school bus crash

QUILCENE — Six Quilcene students and two teachers were transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend Thursday morning as a precaution after a school… Continue reading

Transit bus ‘slamming factor’ in chain-reaction collision

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam Transit System bus that couldn't stop in time in heavy Front Street traffic started a five-vehicle chain of collisions Thursday… Continue reading

Biomass boiler close to reality for Quillayute Valley School District

FORKS — A biomass boiler project could be a reality for Quillayute Valley School District, if everything goes as planned. The boiler would help heat… Continue reading

Lawsuit against Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to get airing in court

PORT TOWNSEND — Richard Brees will get his day in court in Olympia on Monday. Brees' lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and three… Continue reading

Panel to tap candidates for new Sequim chamber board

SEQUIM — On the night of March 20, members of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will have a chance to reshape the organization. Walt… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry construction top priority of new state ferries chief

SEATTLE — Getting three new Port Townsend-Keystone ferries constructed and boosting ferry service between Edmonds and Kingston this summer are at the top of the… Continue reading

PUD considers 5.5% home electricity rate increase for most of Clallam County effective April 1

PORT ANGELES — The average residential electricity customer of Clallam County Public Utility District could pay about $6 more per month beginning April 1 under… Continue reading

Woodworking school sets up shop at Fort Worden landmark building

PORT TOWNSEND — The Old Power House at Fort Worden State Park is again creating a buzz — but now it's caused by woodworking rather… Continue reading

Historians seek information about unusual stage backdrop

PORT TOWNSEND — The colors are still bright and the letters as sharp as the day they were painted. But when that day was —… Continue reading

Jefferson sheriff’s employees have extra incentive to stop smoking

PORT HADLOCK — An anonymous donor is offering $1,000 to be split among employees of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. All they have to do… Continue reading

Meeting set Friday for laid-off KPly millworkers

PORT ANGELES — The 132 KPly workers who have been laid off can meet employers who are hiring and learn about state services available to… Continue reading