Peninsula Home Fund hits record $189,674

Thank you! Thank you! Because of the generosity of people and organizations in Jefferson and Clallam counties, a record-breaking $189,674.85 was contributed to the Peninsula… Continue reading

Peninsula lawmakers map plans for legislative year

OLYMPIA - A property tax amendment, keeping funding in place for widening a local stretch of U.S. Highway 101 and the appropriation for the Port… Continue reading

Symbol, words share space on a U.S. highway

CARLSBORG - Take down that Christmas wreath, a homeowners' association told Lisa Jensen of Pagosa Springs, Colo. Hearing this, Gary Smart of Carlsborg got an… Continue reading

Waters of Strait receive blessing at beach closed to shellfishing

PORT TOWNSEND - North Beach is closed to shellfish harvesting because of possible pollution. But on Saturday, the waters that roll ashore on its sands… Continue reading

Frequent fryer: Sequim man, truck go far on vegetable oil

SEQUIM - Jerry Pino figured conversion was impossible. Then a Rabbit pulled up to woo him with a surprising scent. That Rabbit, the Volkswagen type,… Continue reading

Hotel robbery suspect gets $100,000 bail

PORT ANGELES - A man charged with burglarizing a Taco Time restaurant Christmas weekend was booked into the Clallam County jail early Wednesday morning for… Continue reading

Jefferson County agencies practice oil spill response

PORT TOWNSEND - Port of Port Townsend and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue personnel sharpened their oil spill containment skills Thursday. The port and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue… Continue reading

Olympic considers buying an additional clinic

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center is considering buying the Family Medicine of Port Angeles Clinic at Eighth and Cherry streets. "It's very preliminary right… Continue reading

Patients want family docs hired soon

PORT ANGELES - Harlan Knudson might have expected smooth sailing Wednesday night at his first meeting as chairman of the Olympic Medical Center board of… Continue reading

Space-age technology to track river flows

SEQUIM - Clallam County conservation officials will celebrate a wedding next week between rocket science and river management. They'll officially kick off the NASA Solutions… Continue reading

Landslide closes Olympic Discovery Trail near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - A landslide has blocked Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles. The trail has been closed from mile marker 2.5 to marker… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 2 plead not guilty in shooting death

PORT ANGELES - Two people charged in connection with the Dec. 21 gunshot death of a Port Angeles man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Discovery Bay golf course to close

PORT TOWNSEND - The Discovery Bay Golf Club will close the course in the spring. "It's been a couple months since we've been pondering this… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Guilty plea entered in robbery of 75-year-old woman

PORT TOWNSEND - A Port Townsend man has pleaded guilty in Jefferson County Superior Court and been sentenced to 14 months in prison for robbing… Continue reading

Schools set make-up days for time lost to storms

Thanks to fall storms, school districts throughout the North Olympic Peninsula are changing their schedules. Districts were closed for several days during the post-Thanksgiving snow… Continue reading

Sequim: Youths set for opening day at The Club

SEQUIM - Elizabeth Salinas' face lights up when you mention this Friday night. She's a music-thirsty 13-year-old who's been known to hang out at the… Continue reading

It’s a girl! First Jefferson baby of 2007 makes entry

CHIMACUM - After 14 hours of labor, Jefferson County has its first baby born in Jefferson Healthcare hospital in 2007. The title goes to Tessa… Continue reading

PA transfer station opens for business

PORT ANGELES - Cutting the ribbon just made it official. The Regional Transfer Station at the end of West 18th Street already was operating Tuesday… Continue reading

Peninsula: Bad weather returns with vengeance

PORT ANGELES - Heavy rain and high winds returned to Clallam County on Tuesday but didn't cause anywhere near the problems of the November and… Continue reading

PT: Courthouse workers seek increased security

PORT TOWNSEND - A petition with the signatures of 28 Jefferson County Courthouse staff members asking for increased security in the courthouse was delivered to… Continue reading