It’s nearly time for Clallam to pick its party choices for president

Washington's Feb. 19 presidential party preference primary began quietly on Jan. 18 in Clallam County with the mailing of 250 military and overseas ballots ballots… Continue reading

Law enforcement to step up patrols against speeders, drunken drivers year-round

Beginning Feb. 15, the State Patrol will assist Clallam and Jefferson county law enforcement agencies in conducting special patrols for speeding and drunk driving all… Continue reading

Only presidential primary on Jefferson County’s ballot

Washington's Feb. 19 presidential party preference primary began quietly on Jan. 18 in Jefferson County with the mailing of 178 military and overseas ballots worldwide.… Continue reading

Latest on rebates: Senate Democrats mull adding retirees to rebate plan, extending jobless benefits

The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won't get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus package… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2008
  • The Associated Press

Acclaimed poet Gallagher gives reading of new short story book at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — As Tess Gallagher read from her new book — a collaboration with Irish painter Josie Gray called Barnacle Soup and Other Stories… Continue reading

Kessler wants no more delays in building new ferrys for Port Townsend route

PORT TOWNSEND — While some lawmakers are reluctant to commit to a design for three new 54-car ferries for the Port Townsend-Keystone route until the… Continue reading

Enhanced driver’s license unexpectedly popular on North Olympic Peninsula

OLYMPIA — The demand for enhanced driver's licenses on the North Olympic Peninsula is so great that the state Department of Licensing is expanding the… Continue reading

Federal trial of Makah whalers moved to April

TACOMA — A federal court has postponed a preliminary proceeding for five Makah men accused of illegally killing a whale last Sept. 8. A hearing… Continue reading

Forks plunges into future of empty public pool

FORKS — What do you do with an empty pool that voters don't want to pay to fill? A meeting on Wednesday night to discuss… Continue reading

Lee Embree, first photographer to fly into 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, dies in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Lee Embree, whose photographs so vividly memorialized events of World War II that he became a living memorial himself, died Thursday at… Continue reading

Sides agree on $600-$1,200 tax rebate for Americans around May

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — If you get a pay envelope, Uncle Sam's about to put a little something extra in it. And he wants… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2008
  • The Associated Press

MV Coho goes out of service for two weeks after Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The car-passenger ferry MV Coho’s last day of service to Victoria before its two-week annual maintenance is on Sunday. But Saturday is… Continue reading

Coast Guard assists sinking tugboat’s crew

LAPUSH — Coast Guard Station Quillayute River personnel assisted a crew of three on a 45-foot tugboat on Sunday before it sank near Tillamook Bay… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper joins with state Ecology on ‘industrial footprint’ study

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology and Port Townsend Paper Corp. have joined in a project to study the kraft paper mill's "industrial… Continue reading

Port Townsend to increase pool user fees 30 percent

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council has unanimously approved on first reading a 30-percent increase in public pool fees and for programs. The action is… Continue reading

Slips in short supply at John Wayne Marina

SEQUIM — Large boat slips are filled up at the John Wayne Marina, and waiting lists to get into the 50-foot slips can be up… Continue reading

State censures Port Angeles water plan, but city says supply safe

PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Health has "red-coded" the city's water system, saying it has not complied with a plan to meet possible… Continue reading

Another roundabout in Sequim area? Clallam considers Old Olympic Highway intersection

PORT ANGELES — A roundabout may top Clallam County's options for making the Old Olympic Highway/Kitchen-Dick Road intersection less perilous. The crossing is the second… Continue reading

He’s a temporary interim county administrator

PORT TOWNSEND — Frank Gifford reluctantly accepted the call of duty Tuesday when the Jefferson County commissioners named him temporary interim Jefferson County administrator. Gifford's… Continue reading

Interest brisk in enhanced driver’s licenses

OLYMPIA — The Port Angeles office already is booked through February for appointments to get enhanced driver's licenses, the state Department of Licensing reported on… Continue reading