Alternatives for access to Puget Sound during Hood Canal Bridge closure

You live on the North Olympic Peninsula -- and you absolutely have to get across Hood Canal between 8 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Monday,… Continue reading

Downsized Forks administrator was a lauded employee

FORKS -- The job evaluation for Bruce Thomas prepared in August 2004 sparkles with adjectives. "Bruce is an essential member of the district office staff,"… Continue reading

Jefferson Economic Development Council strategic plan should concentrate on job creation, leader says

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Economic Development Council is seeking comments on the agency's strategic plan, a blueprint for guiding the county's future economic… Continue reading

Officials call for concrete median barriers on “S”” stretch of Highway 101

PORT ANGELES -- Concrete barriers down the middle of U.S. Highway 101's "S" curve east of Port Angeles might have prevented a crash last week… Continue reading

TV star trying to expose Natives to more traditional foods, exercise

PORT ANGELES -- Elaine Miles doesn't stray far from her roots -- her cultural roots or the roots she digs up, dries, pounds into powder… Continue reading

West End residents see opportunities for outsourced e-work jobs

SEKIU -- When Denise Dunne DeVaney lost her job in 1999 due to budget cuts at Clallam Bay Correctional Center, she faced a stark choice.… Continue reading

Anacortes man dies in collision near Hood Canal Bridge

PORT GAMBLE -- A 40-year-old Anacortes man was declared dead at the scene Thursday after an unloaded logging truck driven by a Port Angeles man… Continue reading

Canoe event a physical and spiritual journey for Lower Elwha pullers

PORT ANGELES -- Hewn from a solid cedar log, 46½ feet from prow to stern, the "Spirit of Elwha" is no surfboard. But ride the… Continue reading

Relatives remember three men killed Wednesday in U.S. Highway 101 crash

PORT ANGELES -- Friends and family of three Port Angeles men killed Wednesday in a vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 101 spent Thursday trying to… Continue reading

Courthouse bell rings out of control, is silenced

PORT TOWNSEND -- You could say Jefferson County Courthouse's bell went a little dingy late last week. County officials silenced the more than 100-year-old bell… Continue reading

Logistics going well for Tribal Canoe Journey

PORT ANGELES -- Whip up batter from three 50-pound boxes of pancake mix. Cook 20 cases of sausage. Scramble 20 cases of powdered eggs. Fry… Continue reading

Paddle Journey a boon to businesses

PORT ANGELES -- Lots of foot traffic. That's all Mike VanAusdle, owner of Port Angeles Antique Mall, needs for his business to flourish. And he's… Continue reading

Port Ludlow hires new assistant chief

PORT LUDLOW -- Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue has hired a new assistant chief. Ed Wilkerson, 48, joins the fire district staff to oversee operations… Continue reading

Serenity House purchases new space in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Serenity House has purchased a building in Sequim that will allow it to expand its thrift store location and provide more emergency housing… Continue reading

Three die in Highway 101 collisions

PORT ANGELES -- The driver of a station wagon suspected of causing an accident on U.S. Highway 101 on Wednesday that claimed three lives was… Continue reading

“They will be remembered”: Tribal Canoe Journey pullers pay respect at Tse-whit-zen

PORT ANGELES -- With oil tankers on the horizon behind them, airplanes crisscrossing the sky overhead, steel pilings of the former Hood Canal Bridge graving… Continue reading

Extended filing period begins today in Jefferson County

Because nine Jefferson County elected positions were without candidates after last week's filing period, elections officials extended the filing period by three more days for… Continue reading

Port Townsend council continues adult business moratorium

PORT TOWNSEND -- After hearing a lone voice of protest, the City Council on Monday approved keeping the moratorium on adult businesses in effect until… Continue reading

Race develops for Joyce fire district; two other positions find candidates

PORT ANGELES -- The extended filing period for candidates for Clallam County elected offices produced a three-person race for Fire Protection District 4 in Joyce.… Continue reading

Sequim survey seeking input on City Hall’s future

SEQUIM -- Sequim-area residents can make their feelings known about the possibility of a new city hall by filling in a survey that's being collected… Continue reading