WSU unit to lead Jefferson County’s economic development efforts

PORT TOWNSEND - The three Jefferson County commissioners appointed a team of people affiliated with Washington State University as the county's new economic development agency.… Continue reading

Bingo for Books: Tavern regulars shell out for library

PORT TOWNSEND - It is a warm summer night, and the tavern door is propped open. Inside, people are sitting on vinyl-topped stools around the… Continue reading

Celebration marks New Dungeness Lighthouse’s 150th birthday

SEQUIM - Living in the lighthouse on Dungeness spit while he was in the U.S. Coast Guard was paradise, Bill Byrd said at a celebration… Continue reading

Pearl Harbor survivor donates ‘rare piece of history’

PORT ANGELES - The exclusive aerial photos of the Japanese attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, taken by Port Angeles resident Lee Embree, may soon be… Continue reading

Quilcene’s police dog, Missy, dies

QUILCENE - Missy the police dog is dead. She was 9. Missy joined the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in 2001 as its first narcotic detection… Continue reading

Farm animals seized in cruelty case wearing out their welcome

QUILCENE - The guests arrived in trailers and trucks in April. All were in poor shape - their bodies emaciated, their coats riddled with parasites.… Continue reading

Port Angeles to consider stormwater fee increase on property owners

PORT ANGELES - The city's monthly fee imposed in 2004 to fund stormwater control projects could double next year under a proposal being considered by… Continue reading

Sequim, Neah Bay VFW leader Marshall mourned as hero

SEQUIM - Family, friends and veterans from Sequim, Neah Bay and elsewhere honored Robert Peter Marshall on Saturday, remembering the longtime Sequim resident and VFW… Continue reading

Support group for pet loss to begin in Port Angeles on Monday

PORT ANGELES - The first meeting of a support group for people who are grieving lost pets will be on Monday. The Clallam County Humane… Continue reading

Volunteers sought to help refurbish Dream Playground

PORT ANGELES - Volunteers are needed for annual maintenance work on the Port Angeles Dream Playground at Erickson Park. The playground with colored turrets, wooden… Continue reading

Wal-Mart sets 2010 to open Supercenter in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Plans for a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Port Angeles remain on track, although the train is running late. The world's largest retailer continues… Continue reading

Stronger loonie brings out welcome signs in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The signs began going up in downtown store windows about a couple weeks ago, just as the value of the Canadian loonie… Continue reading

11 North Olympic Peninsula bridges ‘structurally deficient’

Nine bridges in Clallam County and two in Jefferson County are structurally deficient, according to the most recent data compiled by the Federal Highway Administration.… Continue reading

Aged Elwha bridge closed permanently in wake of Minnesota tragedy

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County closed its decrepit Elwha River Road bridge to traffic on Thursday afternoon - the local wave of "a ripple effect"… Continue reading

Clallam County charter panel likely shunning past moves

PORT ANGELES - Two "golden oldies" among Clallam County Charter revisions probably won't get onto the play list that will be the Nov. 6 election… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper unsecured creditors to vote on reorganization plan by Monday

PORT TOWNSEND - The 729 unsecured creditors in Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection reorganization plan have until Monday to vote for or… Continue reading

Unusual waves provide wild ride on Port Townsend tour boat

PORT TOWNSEND - Pete Hanke has seen rogue waves in his long tour-boat career, but none like the set that slammed into his orca-watching tour… Continue reading

Van De Wege secures key veterans committee post

SEQUIM - State Rep. Kevin Van De Wege is seeking input from military veterans about their programs and treatment by government agencies following his appointment… Continue reading

Gov. Gregoire orders report on Washington state highway bridges; Elwha River bridge immediately closed

By David Ammons, The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire today asked Washington’s bridge inspectors for a quick report on the state’s 3,000 bridges,… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2007
  • By David Ammons, The Associated Press

Crowd throngs church to mourn — and celebrate — Jesse Marunde

SEQUIM - In a two-hour funeral leavened by laughter, some 600 mourners gathered Wednesday afternoon to remember Jesse Marunde's paradoxical life. Marunde, a Sequim High… Continue reading