Clallam Bay Library seeks comment

CLALLAM BAY - The North Olympic Library System is asking for public input on plans to expand the Clallam Bay branch during its monthly meeting… Continue reading

Hudson Point Marina set to open June 15

PORT TOWNSEND - With a new look and environmentally friendly materials, port officials have set their sights on reopening Hudson Point Marina to the public… Continue reading

Memorial Day observances slated across North Peninsula

Memorial Day, first observed at Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery in 1868, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.… Continue reading

Chimacum wins state baseball championship

WENATCHEE - Chimacum High School made school history with a little help from Lady Luck. The Cowboys came from behind 2-0 with two outs and… Continue reading

Lab tests find no toxins; Anderson, Gibbs lakes remain open

CHIMACUM - Algae blooms found in Jefferson County's Anderson and Gibbs lakes contain no toxins, the Jefferson County Department of Environmental Health reported Friday. "Zero… Continue reading

Makah seeking renewed international quota for whale hunt

The Makah are confident that international permission for the tribe to hunt gray whales will be renewed during the annual International Whaling Commission meeting in… Continue reading

Peninsula port agency may join bigger agencies in cutting ship emissions

On the North Olympic Peninsula - which fronts the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the tanker ship highway to bigger ports - there is only… Continue reading

Chimacum Cowboys state champions!

WENATCHEE -- The Chimacum High School Cowboys boys baseball team won the 1A state championship Saturday by beating Naches Valley at Paul Thomas Field in… Continue reading

Correction: Dicks, both Senators vote for war funding bill

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, the North Olympic Peninsula’s congressman, and U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Democrats from Shoreline and Mountlake Terrace, respectively,… Continue reading

Friday update: Tests clear two popular Jefferson County lakes — Anderson, Gibbs open for Memorial Day weekend

Test results for blue-green algae in Jefferson County's Anderson and Gibbs lakes show no levels of toxicity, a Jefferson County Public Health official said Friday… Continue reading

Port Townsend hospital seeks contract to address growing ambulance need

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Healthcare hospital's need for transportation of patients to other hospitals has outpaced its present system, said Jim DeCianne, director of emergency… Continue reading

Farewell tea for Roosevelt Middle School to bear recollection of Teddy

PORT ANGELES - A good-bye tea is planned in June at Roosevelt Middle School to remember it before it becomes an elementary school. The "Remembering… Continue reading

Forks drag races on track to return

FORKS - The Federal Aviation Administration has given the go-ahead for drag races at the Forks Municipal Airport. "The races are on," Mayor Nedra Reed… Continue reading

Veterans groups to honor Memorial Day on Monday

Veterans groups are conducting remembrances and services throughout the North Olympic Peninsula on Memorial Day in memory of veterans who have died in service to… Continue reading

Final hurdle to dismantle unfinished graving yard is cleared

PORT ANGELES - Dismantling of the state Department of Transportation's graving yard project site is expected to begin June 4 and last about 20 weeks,… Continue reading

Chain saw parts used as makeshift splint for broken leg

FORKS - A prison inmate is healing well after he was brought to the local hospital with a broken leg splinted with chain saw parts.… Continue reading

Port Townsend pigs shine at Seattle reception

SEATTLE - Port Townsend's Sophie the Merpig was the center of attention, but was outshone by her litter mate, Piglit. Last Friday, 100 Pigs on… Continue reading

Students learn sobering lessons with Grim Reaper program

PORT ANGELES - When police officers told Mary Peterson and Pete McCue that their daughter Amy had been killed by a drunken driver, they knew… Continue reading

Two popular fishing lakes poisonous? Testing for deadly algae at Anderson, Gibbs under way

CHIMACUM - Algae is blooming in Anderson Lake again - and showing up for the first time in Gibbs Lake - but health officials don't… Continue reading

Award-winning historians offer movies, exhibits and dessert

SEQUIM - They're awash in awards and inviting everybody for dessert and a kind of live, local version of a History Channel special. Seven young… Continue reading