21 candidates for Clallam offices on first day of filing

Twenty-one candidates filed for offices ranging from Superior Court judge to fire district commissioner in Clallam County in the first day of candidate sign-ups Monday.… Continue reading

Capitol ceremony to unveil look of future monument in Neah Bay

OLYMPIA - The design of a Neah Bay monument marking the first European settlement in what is now Washington state will be unveiled Friday at… Continue reading

Fourth candidate for new Superior Court bench announces

PORT ANGELES - Port Angeles attorney Brent Basden has announced his intent to file for the new third Clallam County Superior Court bench. Basden, who… Continue reading

Grant to save one of two remaining Dungeness Valley dairy farms near

SEQUIM - The Dungeness Valley Creamery, one of the region's last two dairy farms, will throw a party this Saturday to celebrate its first year… Continue reading

More ferry runs canceled as Port Townsend service remains at one boat

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend-Keystone ferry route stayed limited to one boat Monday, continuing the cancellation of dozens of runs since the second ferry… Continue reading

Opening day of filing brisk in Jefferson County, too

PORT TOWNSEND - The first day of candidate filings for the election season Monday found 23 signing up. They filed for 19 of the 56… Continue reading

Jailhouse financing is growing issue

FORKS - Forks Mayor Needra Reed has her arms open, willing to welcome criminals from all of Clallam County into her city's jail to relieve… Continue reading

Little protest expected for PT gay proclamation

PORT TOWNSEND - A proclamation marking June as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is expected to generate little or no opposition today when… Continue reading

Lots of winners in PT Duck Derby

PORT TOWNSEND - A slow migration of 6,899 yellow, sunglasses-wearing rubber duckies floated to shore during Sunday's second annual Save Our Sports Duck Derby, but… Continue reading

Nippon finishes major plant upgrade

PORT ANGELES - Nippon Paper Inc. has completed a major rebuild of one of it's paper presses, a 16-day and $8.6 million project that company… Continue reading

PA begins outreach for Rayonier redevelopment

PORT ANGELES - The city wants to know how the community thinks the Rayonier property should look after the site's ongoing toxic waste cleanup project… Continue reading

Big changes coming for Port Angeles drivers

PORT ANGELES - Major traffic revisions are on the horizon as the Eighth Street bridges replacement project begins. Preconstruction work underneath the bridges is set… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD asks for state money after bones found at work site

DISCOVERY BAY - A Jefferson County Public Utility District official is asking for emergency state funds to cope with the expenses related to the discovery… Continue reading

Kidd announces third try at Port Angeles City Council election

PORT ANGELES - Planning Commissioner and two-time prior candidate Cherie Kidd announced Friday she will run for Grant Munro's position on the City Council. Filing… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry runs canceled until further notice

SEVERAL RUNS HAVE been canceled in the one-boat schedule for the Port Townsend-Keystone route, published Saturday on the Washington State Ferries Web site, www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/commuter_updates/index.cfm/fuseaction/bulletins. Canceled,… Continue reading

Port Townsend loses a ferry, gains a traffic snarl

PORT TOWNSEND - The ferry run between Port Townsend and Keystone was down to one boat this weekend. The MV Nisqually ferry, which was repaired… Continue reading

Sequim picking up speeds, losing some others

SEQUIM - Speed limits are rising outside downtown Sequim and falling on a few other blocks. Perhaps the most noticeable change: A busy portion of… Continue reading

Human remains found at project site; tests suggest archaeological discovery

DISCOVERY BAY - The discovery of buried bones and bone fragments - which were determined Wednesday to be an archaeological find - has halted construction… Continue reading

‘What If My Husband Was a Horse?’ Hey, it’s a workshop for couples

PORT ANGELES - Let us picture the ideal partner: strong, supple - and smart as a whip. But what goes with this partner's intelligence, naturally,… Continue reading

Archaeologists examining site where PUD project halted

DISCOVERY BAY - Archaeologists hired by the Jefferson County Public Utility District got a first look Thursday at the Beckett Point site where human bones… Continue reading