Jefferson County Fair this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND - Organizers are inviting people to dive in and "Discover the Treasure" this weekend at the 2007 Jefferson County Fair. "Discover the Treasure"… Continue reading

Owner of allegedly stolen boat gives chase in a plane

PORT HADLOCK - The owner of a stolen boat chartered a plane on Thursday, spotted his boat on state Highway 104 from the air and… Continue reading

Quilcene chooses part-time schools superintendent

QUILCENE - Quilcene School District's new part-time superintendent is William Miller, a 30-year veteran of school administration whose most recent post was as superintendent of… Continue reading

Sequim farm Peninsula’s most recent to be state-certified organic for ‘God’s candy’

SEQUIM - The sweetest sensation, said Brookann Howat, is at hand. "You run your fingers over the bunch, and your bucket fills up," murmured the… Continue reading

Weekend to give visitors a peek into the past of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Tour guides and costumed volunteers will escort groups on a trip back in time on Saturday and Sunday. The sixth annual Heritage… Continue reading

Murray, Dicks will help open ‘virtual’ VA clinic

PORT ANGELES - U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks will ceremonially open the "virtual" VA clinic at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Located at 1005… Continue reading

Plan to bring aviation industry to Jefferson County airport to take a test flight

QUILCENE - The Jefferson County Economic Development Council will seek aviation industries for the Jefferson County International Airport. Port of Port Townsend commissioners voted on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Senior Center expansion expected to begin within two weeks

PORT ANGELES - The City Council has awarded a contract for an expansion of the Port Angeles Senior Center. Aldergrove Construction of Port Angeles, with… Continue reading

State spurns funding for Beckett Point archaeology; Kessler ‘surprised’

DISCOVERY BAY - The state Department of Ecology denied Jefferson County a $250,000 grant to help fund an archaeological study and other work related to… Continue reading

State’s largest madrona tree ailing, but help is on the way

PORT ANGELES - The state's largest madrona tree is ailing, and an attempt to save it will cost $900. Tree specialists from all over the… Continue reading

10-year-old library fans take plea to City Council

PORT TOWNSEND - Many students in a classroom of 10-year-olds at Swan School take their public library seriously. They felt so strongly about it that… Continue reading

Clallam’s elected development director job going up for vote — again

PORT ANGELES - Like Texans who never tire of remembering the Alamo, Clallam County voters can consider again if they want to elect their community… Continue reading

Finalists for Port Angeles police chief announced

PORT ANGELES - Six finalists for the next chief of the Port Angeles Police Department were named on Tuesday. The list includes the interim chief,… Continue reading

Pit bulls euthanized after attacked goat dies of injuries

PORT TOWNSEND - Two pit bulls that attacked two goats were euthanized on Monday at the Jefferson County Animal Services facility in Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend council sets election on strong-mayor question

PORT TOWNSEND - The City Council has set a Nov. 6 vote on a proposition to abandon the present council-city manager form of government. Should… Continue reading

Sequim theater troupe rebuilding with ex-mayor by its side

SEQUIM - Standing on the lip of the old building, looking into the gaping hole where a new building would be, Lee Harwell observed: "This… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center seeks third-time charm for Eighth Street clinic contract

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center will make a third try at landing an acceptable bid to remodel its Eighth Street primary care clinic. Hospital… Continue reading

Piling removal work to resume in Port Townsend, then move to Port Angeles

PORT TOWNSEND - The company that rebuilt Hudson Point Marina is preparing to resume state-funded pilings removal work on the city's waterfront. "In the next… Continue reading

State applauds Clallam’s quick closing of Elwha River span

PORT ANGELES - It might be a dubious distinction, but Clallam County will accept the accolade anyway. The one-lane Elwha River Road bridge was the… Continue reading

Teens traipse to Forks to explore setting of popular novels

FORKS - Six teenage girls and two moms spent a twilight at Second Beach. Characters and scenery that had existed only on the pages of… Continue reading