Sequim: City pulls out of $21 million plan to serve East End

SEQUIM -- The city has flushed plans to build a $21 million sewer system that might have served most of Clallam County's East End. Rather… Continue reading

West End: Man found dead northwest of Forks

FORKS -- Clallam County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a man's death Wednesday morning on property owned by timber company Rayonier Inc. in the… Continue reading

Discovery Bay beaches closed to shellfish collection

All beaches in Discovery Bay have been closed to the recreational harvest of shellfish after paralytic shellfish poison, or red tide, was detected in shellfish… Continue reading

Gordon leads Rubert in Superior Court clerk primary

PORT TOWNSEND -- Appointed Jefferson County Superior Court Clerk Ruth Gordon held an almost 7 percent lead over her challenger Tammi Rubert in the county's… Continue reading

Kidd, Williams advance to general election for Port Angeles City Council

PORT ANGELES -- Cherie Kidd will face incumbent Larry G. Williams for the Port Angeles City Council Position 2 seat on Nov. 8. Williams led… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Quillayute School Board election results

PORT ANGELES -- Preliminary election results for two school board races in Port Angeles and Forks show incumbents garnering the largest share of votes. In… Continue reading

Sandoval qualifies for general election while opponent is undecided

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council incumbent Michelle Sandoval easily led her two challengers, Patsy Caldwell and Mary McQuillen, in unofficial primary election results released Tuesday.… Continue reading

Sequim voters to face levy request Feb. 7

SEQUIM -- The Sequim School District will seek a new maintenance and operations levy to replace the one that expires next year, and officials plan… Continue reading

Jefferson court clerk race draws nearly $30,000 in campaign funds

PORT TOWNSEND -- Even the cost of running for a low-profile county court clerk's position isn't cheap these days. Appointed Superior Court Clerk Ruth Gordon… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District facing more budget cuts because of enrollment declines

PORT ANGELES -- Just two weeks into the school year, Port Angeles School District officials are thinking of making deep budget cuts of as great… Continue reading

Transit commissioners weigh options on paratransit during Forks hearing

FORKS -- Clallam Transit commissioners aren't sure what changes they'll make in paratransit services, but they're certain there will be adjustments in the shuttle system… Continue reading

Crews clean up in Clallam

PORT ANGELES -- For Lyn Muench, cleaning the beach at Ediz Hook on Sunday morning was a shore thing. Muench was one of more than… Continue reading

Peninsula: Timber companies, environmentalists keep hand in water planning

CLALLAM BAY -- Timber companies and environmentalists, at loggerheads for months over water quality in streams that flow into the Strait of Juan de Fuca,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Habitat family home for the holidays

PORT TOWNSEND -- Halloween is just around the corner, with Thanksgiving and Christmas, and all the preparation that goes into them, not far behind. But… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Residents make AIDS walk a success

PORT TOWNSEND -- Albert Hernandez can give you two good reasons why Sunday's AIDS walk is so important. One, the man who was living in… Continue reading

Gas costs hurt school districts – Most school buses get about 6 miles per gallon and rack up thousands of miles a year

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- Driving pinches your wallet as long as pump prices stay high. But imagine having to continually fill up a… Continue reading

Peninsula: Inventory Areas create debate about water resources

PORT ANGELES -- Think "west" and you think "wet" -- the west ends of Clallam and Jefferson counties and their wet climate, that is. But… Continue reading

Peninsula: Sol Duc-Hoh watershed discussions less contentious

FORKS -- Keeping forests as forests and farms as farms is as important to the planners of Water Resources Inventory Area 20 as keeping salmon… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hiker released from hospital

PORT ANGELES - -- - Brian Gawley, the 39-year-old reporter lost for three nights in Olympic National Park, was released from Olympic Medical Center on… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Westport seeking workers from devastated Gulf Coast area

PORT ANGELES -- Westport Shipyard wants to float the boats of marine-trades workers who lost their jobs to Hurricane Katrina. The relocated employees, in turn,… Continue reading