Shelter advocates push for more county funding

PORT TOWNSEND -- Advocates for the Jefferson County Animal Shelter have been gathering signatures on a petition requesting that funding for a full-time staff employee… Continue reading

Water release to protect salmon redds

PORT ANGELES -- The Elwha and Glines Canyon dams Tuesday began releasing an additional 40 cubic feet of water per second to protect Chinook salmon… Continue reading

Crosswalks to be flagged in downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Pedestrians soon will be able to hold their flags high when crossing some downtown streets. Pedestrian crossing flags will be posted at… Continue reading

Fire district to keep seeking permanent tax levy

DISCOVERY BAY -- With the Jefferson County Fire District No. 5 permanent levy failing in last week's primary election, district commissioners have decided to try… Continue reading

Fire investigators keep probing fatal blaze

PORT TOWNSEND -- Exploding oxygen tanks has been ruled out as a cause of the Sept. 19 fire that started in a ground-floor room of… Continue reading

Flag thief steals memories of man’s Vietnam friend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Don Ely lost more than a U.S. flag when he found his Old Glory stolen early Friday morning. It was the last… Continue reading

Merrill & Ring seeks $25 million in damages from Canada for ‘unfair’ log export rules

PORT ANGELES -- Merrill & Ring is seeking at least $25 million in damages from the Canadian government. The Port Angeles-based forestry and land management… Continue reading

Port Angeles chamber hears pitch for pool bond

PORT ANGELES -- Potential cost increases were factored into a proposed $13.8 million aquatics center bond issue appearing before city voters in the upcoming election.… Continue reading

Campaign allegations statement filed with police

PORT ANGELES -- A complaint that Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown broke the law by electioneering will be passed to the Port Angeles city attorney… Continue reading

Community gardeners hope to mix ‘youth culture,’ ‘elder culture’

SEQUIM -- Since she dreamed it up last winter, Chase Shoemaker has watched her community garden vision grow. Shoemaker, a 17-year-old senior at Sequim High… Continue reading

Grange celebrates 50 years in Gardiner

GARDINER -- The Rhododendron Grange was formed at the Gardiner schoolhouse with 50 charter members on Sept. 29, 1956. For the past half-century, grange members… Continue reading

Multimedia presentations on Makah history to be produced

NEAH BAY -- The Makah Cultural and Research Center will launch a yearlong project next month to produce two multimedia presentations on the tribe's history.… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown group looks at its future

PORT ANGELES -- After a three-hour membership meeting punctuated by loud discussions and finger-pointing, the president of the Port Angeles Downtown Association was cautiously optimistic.… Continue reading

Port Ludlow man wanted for fleeing traffic stop, evading deputy

POULSBO -- Port Ludlow resident Che Johnathan Salazar, 23, is wanted for fleeing a traffic stop on Sept. 13 and being in possession of a… Continue reading

War vets share dark memories at Port Angeles reunion

PORT ANGELES -- These old soldiers can talk about it now, the horror of combat, the grief and the fear. When they came home from… Continue reading

‘Misunderstanding’ led to removal of grave markers, tribal chairman says

SEQUIM -- Two grave markers were apparently removed when crews built a wooden fence on the edge of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe's cemetery, tribal chairman… Continue reading

Clallam County ‘pick a party’ ballots invalidated more than elsewhere in state; Jefferson reporting few problems

Clallam County voters upset with the state's primary system, or who simply don't understand it, are beating their fellow residents across the state at getting… Continue reading

Eighth Street bridges open house set for Oct. 4

PORT ANGELES -- An open house on the Eighth Street bridges replacement project is planned for Oct. 4. The one thing city officials want the… Continue reading

Farm Tour to guide people back to the source

Those interested in seeing just where their local food comes from can take today's fourth annual Farm Tour of eight farms throughout Jefferson County. Beginning… Continue reading

Old Fort Townsend celebration continues today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 500 people who showed up for the 150th anniversary celebration of Old Fort Townsend on Saturday had to cover their ears… Continue reading