Few partisan Peninsula politicos endorsing before Saturday caucuses

The North Olympic Peninsula goes into Democratic caucus weekend with some Peninsula office-holders expressing support for either of the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary… Continue reading

Other Peninsula sites in Army’s viewfinder

Three sites in the North Olympic Peninsula are on an Army Corps of Engineers list of places that may have unexploded ordnance. In addition to… Continue reading

Replacement car ferry found ready to bear the load, begin service Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Steilacoom II, which is expected to begin service between Port Townsend and Keystone on Saturday, was tested for its ability to… Continue reading

Breaking news: Foot ferry hit again by big wave off Port Townsend

By The Associated Press PORT TOWNSEND — A big wave damaged the passenger-only ferry Snohomish, and the ferry system suspended service on the Port Townsend-Keystone… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2008
  • By The Associated Press

Clallam Bay-Sekiu to stay on bottled water until Tuesday

CLALLAM BAY — Customers of the Clallam Bay-Sekiu Water System must continue using bottled drinking water until at least Tuesday, Doug Nass, Clallam County Public… Continue reading

Port Angeles gets $175,000 sidewalk grant

PORT ANGELES — The city has received a $175,000 state grant to build sidewalks along school walking routes, the City Council was told at its… Continue reading

Sequim chamber faction questions executive director’s firing, threatens to seek board ouster

SEQUIM — Fifteen angry members of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will confront the organization's board of directors Tuesday, threatening to remove and replace… Continue reading

They’re poor little sheep that have lost their way . . .

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Humane Society workers rounded up 122 head of sheep this week and put them into foster care after some of them… Continue reading

Bottled water order issued for Clallam Bay-Sekiu

CLALLAM BAY — Customers of the Clallam Bay/Sekiu Water System have been told to drink bottled water rather than tap water until a water pipe… Continue reading

Elwha dam removal project cost rising to $308 million

PORT ANGELES — The three-year Elwha River dams removal project will begin in 2012 and cost an estimated $308 million, plus or minus 15 percent,… Continue reading

Olympic National Park damage in the millions

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Repair of damage to roads and trails from the Dec. 3 storm will cost probably $5 million, said Barb Maynes, Olympic… Continue reading

Port Townsend delays ban on camping in city parks

PORT TOWNSEND — Hearing several advocates for the homeless plea for compassion, City Council members delayed consideration of an ordinance that would prohibit camping at… Continue reading

Replacement ferry halts sea trial after taking on up to two feet of water

PORT TOWNSEND — High wind and rough seas swamped the Steilacoom II with up to two feet of water Tuesday morning, forcing the ferry's captain… Continue reading

State’s poet laureate reads his own poetry and showcases other poets

PORT ANGELES — You won't find the state poet laureate's book available at the Peninsula College bookstore. It's sold out. Samuel Green, Washington state's first… Continue reading

Beef stays off school menus until all-clear given

North Olympic Peninsula school districts continue to use poultry and other meat products until they get an all-clear from the federal Department of Agriculture on… Continue reading

Gateway project pavilion deck gets a concrete face

PORT ANGELES — The pavilion deck of the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center was poured Monday. The pouring of the deck, which had to… Continue reading

Leased car ferry begins sea trials across treacherous Admiralty Inlet

PORT TOWNSEND — The MV Steilacoom II landed without fanfare early Monday afternoon at the Port Townsend ferry terminal. Then the car-passenger ferry rented by… Continue reading

Port Townsend Community Read to cross Islamic cultural barriers

PORT TOWNSEND — In T.C. Boyle's 1990 novel, East is East, the reader is introduced to the central character, Hiro Tanaka, in the water. Tanaka,… Continue reading

Services set for Peninsula College soccer player killed while snowboarding

SALEM, Ore. — Funeral services for a Peninsula College soccer player killed last weekend while snowboarding in the Cascades will be held Saturday in his… Continue reading

Fire sprinkler damage forces Port Angeles fudge shop to relocate

PORT ANGELES — Northwest Fudge and Confections will open on Tuesday in a temporary location after upstairs fire sprinklers doused the store and inventory last… Continue reading