Newcomers shine in Port Angeles City Council races

PORT ANGELES - Two new faces on the City Council seem assured, while a third is likely. Tuesday's ballot count showed that, in the Position… Continue reading

Tharinger heads toward third term as commissioner

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger appeared headed toward a third term on Tuesday, leading challenger Bob Forde. The Dungeness Democrat out-polled the… Continue reading

Voters lean toward retaining elected Clallam County community development director

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County will keep its elected director of the Department of Community Development if Tuesday's ballot trend continues. Voters were rejecting returning… Continue reading

Clallam County: Few voters return ballots in off-year yawner election

Most Clallam County voters aren't speaking. They're snoring. Roughly 34 percent of Clallam County voters had returned their ballots as of Monday - 15,106 out… Continue reading

Constituent sticks it to county commissioner

PORT TOWNSEND - When Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan stepped outside his Cape George home Monday morning to get the newspaper, he saw something that… Continue reading

Ex-Port Townsend mayor tells chamber about global warming

PORT TOWNSEND -- When it comes to global warming, one door closes and another opens, says Jefferson County’s Climate Protection Campaign facilitator. “There are local… Continue reading

High school back to normal, but preschool, recreation center disinfected for MRSA as precaution

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend High School was back to normal Monday after one of its students was diagnosed last week with a potentially life-threatening… Continue reading

Jefferson County: Auditor optimistic voter turnout can reach predicted 63 percent

PORT TOWNSEND - Voters across Jefferson County finish deciding a ballot-full of local races and issues by tonight, although interest in the all-mail election appears… Continue reading

Sequim library backers eager to try ballot measure for expansion

SEQUIM - This place is minuscule compared with some other Sequim structures - which is part of the reason why its Friends are raring to… Continue reading

Mysterious sheen not harmful, wonÂ’t be tested

PORT ANGELES — Samples of a substance that created a sheen on the harbor east of Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Saturday will not… Continue reading

Opera with Placido Domingo conducting coming to Peninsula — sort of

PORT TOWNSEND - It is a half-hour before the performance, and the hall of the Metropolitan Opera in New York is filled with the sound… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School attendance back to normal today after bout with MRSA

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend High School attendance policy is in full effect today after all of its athletic facilities were sanitized over the weekend.… Continue reading

Sequim sends all its sixth-graders to program at Olympic Park Institute

SEQUIM - The first Sequim Middle School class to participate in Olympic Park Institute's residential program came prepared for their first field research experience. All… Continue reading

Bench warrant issued for woman who fled courtroom in animal-cruelty case

PORT ANGELES - A $5,000 bench warrant has been issued in Clallam County Superior Court for Julie Yu, who left the courthouse Thursday before she… Continue reading

Charter commissioners attempt to fix election errors

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County charter review commissioners met Friday to patch the crack they made in election law, endangering results on proposed charter changes… Continue reading

Red Cross to hold ‘Real Heroes’ banquet; stories span from the traditional to the tragic

BLYN - The North Olympic Peninsula Red Cross will honor local "heroes" on Thursday. The Red Cross' annual Real Heroes Dinner, scheduled at 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Schools sharpen clean routine to counteract MRSA infections

Schools across Clallam County and Jefferson County haven't hit the panic button about MRSA infections, but they've given the button - and all other shared… Continue reading

Second case of MRSA infection confirmed in Port Townsend; preschool closed for two days

PORT TOWNSEND - An additional case of a potentially life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria has been confirmed in the Port Townsend School District - at… Continue reading

Teen arrested in string of espresso stand tip jar thefts

PORT ANGELES - A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday morning in connection with the theft of tip jars from four drive-through espresso stands in Port… Continue reading

Basic personal hygiene helps keep you healthy in light of MRSA threat

Like Port Townsend High School, high schools in Sacramento and Modesto, Calif., and in at least seven other states have disinfected their locker rooms, bathrooms… Continue reading