Ecology seeks input for oil-spill responses

PORT ANGELES - Persons with expert knowledge of Washington's coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca have until April 1 to share it with… Continue reading

Panel maps proposed elk fence route

SEQUIM - There's a place for them after all. This particular area has natural food and water, little private property and plentiful public access, so… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper gets final approval for financing plan

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend Paper Corp. announced Thursday that the federal bankruptcy court has given final approval to financing that permits the company a… Continue reading

Snows melt, but woes don’t in Port Ludlow area

PORT LUDLOW - More than six inches of snow fell on the Port Ludlow-Paradise Bay area Wednesday night and early Thursday. In contrast, Clallam County… Continue reading

The show goes on for ousted Sequim theater troupe

SEQUIM - It's a really big show, the biggest ever, and due to destruction, it's going on the road. Across the road, that is. The… Continue reading

Salt Creek park is out of the (downed) woods

JOYCE - Campgrounds need firewood, but this was ridiculous. Salt Creek Recreation Area's lower campsites are set to reopen today after Clallam County employees, volunteers… Continue reading

Sequim theater troupe forced to move

SEQUIM - The show will go on, but the venue will change - or so hopes the Olympic Theatre Arts members. The group is searching… Continue reading

State Ferries RSVP fee system changes minds, stirs applause

PORT TOWNSEND - A $10 or $20 ferry reservation fee, proposed on top of a 4 percent fare increase, for the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run… Continue reading

What’s that white stuff on the ground?

A sudden snowstorm Wednesday afternoon left southeastern Jefferson County blanketed and launched county and state snowplows for the first time since December. The snow moved… Continue reading

Farm, stage unite couple as Sequim Citizens of the Year

SEQUIM - This couple isn't of the generation that uses words like "synergy." Instead, they live it. Bob and Elaine Caldwell, partners for 45 years,… Continue reading

New Hood Canal Bridge anchors arrive — they’re fit to be tied

PORT GAMBLE - Ten circular, concrete anchors arrived at Port Gamble Bay about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and will remain there until May when they are… Continue reading

Centrum to show off new artists’ residences revamped by more than 200 volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND - Centrum artists residences, once an embarrassment to the arts and creative education organization, are today a matter of pride, said Kendra Golden,… Continue reading

Critterhaven animal sanctuary to close

SEQUIM - Critterhaven, the Peninsula's sanctuary for farm animals, will close and depart for the Midwest this spring. "We bought a 40-acre farm in the… Continue reading

Planning commissioner appointed to City Council vacancy

SEQUIM - Bob Anundson's animal metaphor seemed to win over the Sequim City Council on Monday night. "The gorilla is growth," he said during his… Continue reading

U.S. 101 head-ons preventable, State Patrol says

After a spate of car crashes on North Olympic Peninsula highways in the past week - including a fatal head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Man killed in head-on crash on U.S. 101 near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY - A 42-year-old Silverdale man was killed Monday when the car he was driving on U.S. Highway 101 reportedly veered across the centerline… Continue reading

Clallam jail expansion project set for spring

PORT ANGELES - A $3.33 million remodeling of the Clallam County jail will go to bids next month, and completion of its first phase is… Continue reading

Heirs of John Wayne plan innovative subdivision on Sequim Bay property

SEQUIM - An innovative housing arrangement, a lodge with a spa, 232 homes and 25 vacation-rental cabins are among the concepts Wayne Enterprises is considering… Continue reading

Jefferson off-road proposal dies, but not without a fight

QUILCENE - Jefferson County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to halt plans to establish or even study further the feasibility of a designated off-highway vehicle area… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles pursuing federal funds to build barging dock

PORT ANGELES - Port officials will pursue federal grant funding to study as well as possibly design and build a barging pier for wood chips… Continue reading