No takers for Army bonus of $20,000 on Peninsula, recruiters say

No recruits on the North Olympic Peninsula have taken the Army up on a $20,000 “quick ship” bonus. In June, the Army began offering a… Continue reading

Harpist told he can go back to state ferry gig – for $200 a day

PORT TOWNSEND - Celtic harpist David Michael is riding a wave of public support in his quest to perform once again on the MV Klickitat… Continue reading

Other weekend activities across the Peninsula this sunny weekend

Port Townsend, a town of festivals, celebrates its biggest this weekend with the Wooden Boat Festival, while StreamFest offers nature walks, lecturer and a salmon… Continue reading

SteamFest opens two-day run on Saturday

PORT ANGELES - The first two-day StreamFest celebration will be on Saturday and Sunday. The entry into the North Olympic Land Trust's StreamFest will be… Continue reading

Submit your decorating ideas to PDN

We want to hear about your unique, daring and inventive home decorating ideas. Big or small, a nook or an entire room, we want to… Continue reading

Tall ships and small boats flock to Port Townsend for Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND - The 31st Annual Wooden Boat festival has all of Port Townsend's favorite ladies hanging out by the docks off Water Street. There's… Continue reading

Cancer can’t slow ironman who will carry torch in Port Angeles Senior Games

PORT ANGELES - Neil Jervis doesn't act like a man with cancer. That's one reason D Bellamente asked the 57-year-old Port Angeles man to carry… Continue reading

Fall comes early for Port Townsend ferry service — back to one vessel Monday

PORT TOWNSEND - The ferry Nisqually will be taken out of service on Monday to remove concrete from the vessel's hull for Coast Guard inspection,… Continue reading

Grocer wins contest to guess Port Townsend Film Festival guest

PORT TOWNSEND - Grocery store manager Bob Geisler, was declared winner of the 2007 Port Townsend Film Festival "Guess-the-Guest" contest. Sherry Grover, general manager of… Continue reading

K-9 officers prepare for regional seminar on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES - Port Angeles' waterfront trail will have a lot more people walking their dogs along it in a few weeks - but these… Continue reading

Port Angeles electricity rates to rise 5.9 percent starting Oct. 1

PORT ANGELES - The city's residential and commercial electricity customers will pay more for power beginning on Oct. 1. A 5.9 percent increase in the… Continue reading

Port Townsend city leaders wary of Jefferson County’s proposed water district fee

PORT TOWNSEND - A proposal for a countywide clean water district that includes Port Townsend is proving to be a hard sell for county health… Continue reading

22-year Port Angeles police veteran named chief

PORT ANGELES - Terry K. Gallagher is the new chief of the Port Angeles Police Department, City Manager Mark Madsen announced Tuesday. Madsen's announcement drew… Continue reading

Dr. Littlejohn, who saw Sequim’s potential as retirement community, dies

SEQUIM - Dr. Robert Littlejohn, the family doctor who helped put Sequim on the map as a retirement destination, died Thursday of natural causes. He… Continue reading

Independent pharmacies question value of counties’ new drug card

PORT ANGELES - That new drug-discount card - the one saving people 13 percent to 34 percent on prescriptions - sounded too good to be… Continue reading

Lincoln Park tree cut raised from 200 to 350, will include firs along Lauridsen Boulevard

PORT ANGELES - The City Council decided on Tuesday to sell up to 350 trees that will be removed from Lincoln Park to preserve airspace… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival to be bigger with smaller boats

PORT TOWNSEND -If small wooden watercraft float your boat, the 31st Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival is the right place to be this weekend. "There… Continue reading

Draft impact statement for proposed Brinnon resort to be presented

PORT TOWNSEND - A draft environmental-impact statement for a 250-acre golf course resort planned for the Brinnon area will be presented to a county committee… Continue reading

Fairview’s century-old schoolbell moved in time for Roosevelt’s first day today

PORT ANGELES - When children formerly enrolled at Fairview School arrive at the redesignated Roosevelt Elementary School this morning, the bell that has come to… Continue reading

Master plan report for 2007 changes to be bared Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND - A staff report on Jefferson County's Comprehensive Plan amendment docket for this year will be released on Wednesday. The nine site-specific proposed… Continue reading