Hayden: From Employee of the Year to ouster within 10 months

PORT ANGELES -- Last year ended with Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Dwane Hayden being nominated for the department's Employee of the Year by his supervisor.… Continue reading

Martin says he was unaware of employees’ behavior because his brass didn’t tell him

PORT ANGELES --Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin said he wasn't aware of favoritism or sexual harassment allegations within his department because his top commanders didn't… Continue reading

New Economic Development Council president anticipating positive 2006 in aiding Jefferson’s economy

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County Economic Development Council leaders says they are seeing the beginning of a turnaround in the agency after being plagued by inner… Continue reading

Santa’s arrival, tree lighting kick off Port Angeles Christmas season

PORT ANGELES -- Santa Claus was a little late making his way to the Port Angeles Downtown Association's Christmas tree lighting Saturday evening, but most… Continue reading

Holiday meals attract hundreds of diners

More than 300 people helped themselves to traditional Thanksgiving Day dinners and gave thanks Thursday during community events in Chimacum and Port Angeles. In Chimacum,… Continue reading

Holiday spirit abounds this weekend

The Christmas holidays arrive this weekend with these events: Port Angeles * Today, 5:45 p.m. -- Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Port Angeles Exchange… Continue reading

Jefferson County streamlining building permit process

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County officials, dealing with more than 800 building permit applications for the second year in a row, are streamlining the permit process… Continue reading

Muralist widens exposure for Port Townsend Victorian Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Union Wharf is jammed with boxy warehouses. The Bell Tower stands alone on a barren bluff. Church spires surround the two-story, wood-frame… Continue reading

Port Angeles city budget includes lower tax rate, more employees for 2006

PORT ANGELES -- The city's proposed $105.8 million 2006 budget has the lowest property tax rate in 20 years and adds almost six new positions,… Continue reading

Sen Murray to visit Peninsula on Monday

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is scheduled to visit the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday, according to her Washington, D.C., office. Murray's schedule begins at 10:30… Continue reading

2005 Peninsula Home Fund debuts today

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. A fourth-grade student… Continue reading

Home Fund: a ‘hand up, not a handout’

From Jan. 1 to Nov. 15, the PDN's Peninsula Home Fund has helped 1,396 individuals and households in Jefferson and Clallam counties, spending $99,544.25 of… Continue reading

Inattention cited as cause of Tuesday fatal collision south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Inattention was believed to be the cause of a head-on collision Tuesday night that killed a 56-year-old Port Hadlock man and seriously… Continue reading

Investigations allege evidence wrongdoing, on-duty sex leading to Clallam Sheriff’s Department departures

PORT ANGELES -- Three independent investigations into alleged misconduct at the Clallam County Sheriff's Department have resulted in a deputy being fired, a sergeant resigning… Continue reading

Martin plans re-election bid in 2006; ‘I take care of business first,’ sheriff says

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin said Wednesday he will seek re-election in 2006, confident he has done "the right thing" in accepting… Continue reading

PA council considering water and sewer rate hikes

PORT ANGELES -- The average city utility customer could pay an extra $8.42 a month for water and sewer service beginning in January under proposed… Continue reading

Clallam Undersheriff Snover retires after six months on the job

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Undersheriff Steve Snover has retired after only six months on the job as the top appointed official in the Sheriff's… Continue reading

Fog lingering over Peninsula, but should clear by Thanksgiving night

Weather as murky as a Port Townsend ghost continued to haunt the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday, with no parting of the shroud foreseen before… Continue reading

Man dies in head-on collision

A man died of injuries sustained in a head-on collision Tuesday night south of town, Washington State Patrol reported. The collision occurred on state Highway… Continue reading

Port Angeles brothers get to see their Disney-legend father receive award from President Bush

PORT ANGELES -- Once upon a time in a land not so far away, two men from the North Olympic Peninsula watched their famous father… Continue reading