Planning Commission votes to redo Farmers Market process

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Planning Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to repeat the permitting process for the downtown Saturday Farmers Market. The decision throws… Continue reading

Port Townsend holds “A” grade from bond analyst

PORT TOWNSEND -- Answering a City Council candidate's criticism that Port Townsend is in a financial "mess," City Administrator David Timmons said Wednesday that the… Continue reading

City closes new skate park after sign defaced; reopening set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Skaters are bumming after the city closed the new skate park on Race Street on Tuesday afternoon in response to someone defacing… Continue reading

Improved economy saving Jefferson County coffers — for now

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County officials these days are more likely to call the county's cash-strapped budget outlook a slow train coming instead of an impending… Continue reading

Port Angeles Planning Commission not likely to address Kidd issue tonight

The Port Angeles Planning Commission will likely not address tonight the issue of the Saturday Farmers Market and Planning Commission member Cherie Kidd's participation in… Continue reading

Quileute tribe, Dicks to meet regarding land disputes with Olympic National Park

LAPUSH -- The Quileute Tribal Council will meet with U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks on Thursday to discuss land disputes with Olympic National Park -- and… Continue reading

Third Makah whaling hearing draws 120 in Seattle

SEATTLE -- From treaty rights to tourism, the Makah whaling controversy drew a fresh round of comments Tuesday. But no protesters. No anti-whaling signs. No… Continue reading

County, Port Angeles leaders agree to 10-year eastern annexation moratorium

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners and Port Angeles City Council members sat on opposite sides of a table Monday and waved white flags at… Continue reading

Crabfest sets attendance, eaten-crab records

The fourth annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival topped last year's attendance and number of crabs eaten, festival co-coordinator Randy Riggins said Monday. This year,… Continue reading

Fire in road department building destroys dump truck

PORT ANGELES -- Fire destroyed a Clallam County-owned dump truck Monday evening inside a locked garage at the county public works yard at 1033 W.… Continue reading

Flu vaccine should be plentiful this season in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Jefferson and Clallam counties' health officials are expecting enough vaccine to go around this flu season, which the officials see as a breath of healthy… Continue reading

Port Townsend chain-store, street vacation ordinances advance

PORT TOWNSEND -- A divided City Council on Monday night took steps toward approving two controversial ordinances: * One restricting "formula" chain stores downtown. *… Continue reading

Trail system south of Sequim due to be revamped

A plan to revamp the trail system on state trust lands at Burnt Hill is now on file and open to public comment through Nov.… Continue reading

Clallam: Statistics offer profile of county residents

PORT ANGELES -- Do you know Clallam County like the back of your hand, or do you need a palm reader? Try this quiz to… Continue reading

Community reaches out to Mississippi coastal city

PORT TOWNSEND -- Imagine that you live in a small town on a bay. Art galleries and small shops fill the downtown business district. Historic… Continue reading

West End: It’s love at first bite in Forks

FORKS -- When Phoenix-based novelist Stephenie Meyer had to pick a location to set her undead teenage romance, Twilight, she wanted some place "ridiculously rainy."… Continue reading

Council sends market permit back to Planning Commission over possible conflict of interest issue

PORT ANGELES -- The ongoing struggle over the location of the Saturday Farmers Market took an unanticipated detour Friday. The City Council was set to… Continue reading

Fourth Crabfest proving to be popular

PORT ANGELES -- Don and Patricia Galvanin exited the John L. Scott Crab Central pavilion Saturday each with a toothpick sticking out of their mouths.… Continue reading

Over/underpass seen by Clallam as best option for Deer Park Road intersection

PORT ANGELES -- Get over it. Or, if you prefer, get under it. Either way, the best way to get around the intersection of Deer… Continue reading

Remote-controlled vehicle to continue search for derelict gear

With shallow-water dives done, the program to retrieve and remove fish-killing derelict gear will once again plunge into the bone-chilling depths of the Strait of… Continue reading