‘Predictable tax’ leader unfazed by Olympia loss, will push effort again

SEQUIM -- Shelley Taylor -- formerly Lorena the blond spa owner on "General Hospital" from 1984 to '86 -- left Los Angeles for the Olympic… Continue reading

Ailing tanker scheduled to leave Port Angeles for Anacortes

PORT ANGELES -- An oil tanker that ran aground in Alaska and is scheduled to unload its cargo in Anacortes before being repaired in Victoria… Continue reading

Board of Health puts teeth into anti-smoking law

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County has gone from education to enforcement of Initiative 901 regulations that ban smoking in public buildings. During Thursday's Board of… Continue reading

Clallam jail overcrowding leaves no room for God

PORT ANGELES -- Don Veon believes that inmates at the Clallam County jail are entitled to religious counseling. "They have done wrong, and they need… Continue reading

Pittis memorial set for today

A memorial service for Port Angeles City Councilman Jack Pittis will be held at 1 p.m. today at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth… Continue reading

Presidents Day closures

Presidents Day in Clallam and Jefferson counties will affect the following services: * Government: State and Clallam and Jefferson county offices, city halls and port… Continue reading

Big chill requires preparation for property, pets

The coldest overnight temperatures in more than a decade will hit the North Olympic Peninsula beginning tonight, with the Arctic blast plummeting the mercury as… Continue reading

Enrollment up at skills center

PORT ANGELES -- Financial troubles for the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center appear to be diminishing. Higher enrollment for the spring semester not only means… Continue reading

Moss named executive director of United Way of Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Jody Moss had a word deleted from her title as interim executive director of United Way of Clallam County on Wednesday. Interim… Continue reading

Plan to close Jefferson’s Gateway Visitor Center for three years shelved

SHINE -- The Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center at the intersection of state highways 19 and 104 will remain open after a county proposal almost… Continue reading

Police continue investigating Sequim bank robbery: ‘We don’t have a lot to go on’

SEQUIM -- Police are continuing to investigate last week's bank robbery, but so far their inquiries have not yielded any strong clues. "We don't have… Continue reading

Tax warrant threatens existence of Clallam Bay grocery store

CLALLAM BAY -- Clallam Bay's main grocery store on state Highway 112 might be closing its doors. With more than $24,000 owed in unpaid taxes,… Continue reading

European developer seeks to buy prime Port Angeles waterfront land

PORT ANGELES -- European aquatic center developer Henry Dorssers is buying the Port of Port Angeles' 1.9-acre Oak Street property after all. But he doesn't… Continue reading

Habitat committee proposes elk park to keep herd, attract tourists

SEQUIM -- Imagine this: A public elk viewing area. On donated or federal land, with food furnished by elk supporters. Herds of spectators stream past,… Continue reading

In-school program scores big with Big, Little Brothers in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- At 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Tom Foley leaves his Glen Cove business and drives to Mountain View Elementary School. There, he spends… Continue reading

Larry Scott Trail closed by damage caused by storm

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than a week after high winds and harsh waves ravaged parts of Larry Scott Trail south of the Port of Port… Continue reading

Longtime Sequim residents irked that proposed development would cut off their views of Strait

SEQUIM -- When Arlene Engell got here, she saw 25 heavenly acres. Dominion Terrace, Sequim's pioneering retirement community, was so named because it looked out… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles eyes removing trees near airport

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles will use advanced laser technology to identify trees and any other obstructions that must be removed from… Continue reading

Ex-community development chief Martin gets new job

PORT ANGELES -- A controversial land-use official spurned by voters in 2003 has returned to Clallam County government. Bob Martin, 60, former appointed Department of… Continue reading

Port Townsend resident prepares for state on state education board

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 17-year Port Townsend resident and former schoolteacher is one of seven new members of the state Board of Education appointed by… Continue reading