Pearl Harbor veteran to organize two events on Wednesday

SEQUIM -- World War II veteran Winford "Wink"' Mays will host two events Wednesday to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl… Continue reading

Port Angeles council votes to run Saturday farmers market out of downtown

PORT ANGELES -- The Saturday farmers market will head back to the Clallam County Courthouse parking lot this weekend after the City Council on Monday… Continue reading

Port Townsend council splits over when to require mandatory bicycle helmets

PORT TOWNSEND -- A split City Council late Monday passed a bicycle ordinance that includes a mandatory helmet law, but it won't be enforced until… Continue reading

Preventive measures urged among Jefferson residents to reduce crime

An increase in property theft in both unincorporated Jefferson County and Port Townsend has law enforcement officials looking to residents for preventive measures to stem… Continue reading

Quileute will share Coast Guard tower rising in LaPush

LAPUSH -- The U.S. Coast Guard is bringing its disaster response services into the 21st century, and the Quileute tribe is along for the ride.… Continue reading

Family gets help from Peninsula Home Fund

EDITOR's NOTE: - This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. The next article will appear Wednesday. PORT TOWNSEND --… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public harbor task force meeting set for Dec. 7

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Harbor Task Force will hold a workshop from this week to allow residents to provide direction on the future… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Catnip cookies and Reiki massage:

PORT TOWNSEND -- Cats actually like greens. Reiki massage can help older cats and dogs deal with aches and pains. The scent of lavender can… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Movie “The Courthouse”” to begin production

PORT TOWNSEND -- Filming of "The Courthouse," a movie being produced by a group of local filmmakers, begins Tuesday at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Producer… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Services set for former principal, Citizen of the Year Earl

PORT TOWNSEND -- Memorial services for George S. Earl, retired principal of the local elementary school and the 2004 Port Townsend Citizen of the Year,… Continue reading

Radio telethon to aid children, families in need

Christmas can be the cruelest season for foster children. They're often forgotten at the best of times -- forsaken by their parents (who usually are… Continue reading

Buck wins seat on Clallam Fire Protection District No. 4 board

PORT ANGELES -- Donna Kay Buck has officially won the commissioner seat on Fire Protection District 4's board by a two-vote margin, according to a… Continue reading

New reading program at Dry Creek School more popular than recess

PORT ANGELES -- Reading or recess, what do you prefer? Ask most elementary school students that question and the resounding answer is recess. But that's… Continue reading

OlyCAP executive director resigns

PORT TOWNSEND -- The executive director of the North Olympic Peninsula's largest social services agency has stepped down because of unspecified health reasons, leaving the… Continue reading

Pocket of native Olympia oysters found in Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY -- The discovery of a pocket of native Olympia oysters at the foot of this tranquil bay has generated excitement in the fisheries… Continue reading

Port Angeles set to hearing farmers market appeal on Monday

PORT ANGELES -- An appeal of the Saturday downtown farmers market conditional use permit comes before the City Council on Monday with both sides still… Continue reading

Port Townsend man killed in Kuwait vehicle collision

PORT TOWNSEND -- The war in Iraq has taken its first Jefferson County resident. Patrick R. Bammert, 48, of Port Townsend died Nov. 23 in… Continue reading

2005 busiest year ever in Clallam County Superior Court

Clallam County Superior Court has been increasingly busy over the past decade, and 2005 is already the busiest year ever. The year still has almost… Continue reading

Crime in Sequim goes through the numbers roof

SEQUIM -- Crime is up slightly in Clallam County. But in Sequim, according to numbers released Monday by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police… Continue reading

Highways closed, fouled as snow falls across Peninsula; weather improves this weekend

Drivers on state Highway 112 on the West End bore the brunt of snow that fell on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday. The highway… Continue reading