Golden lawns in a summer of drought

You and your true love can walk through fields of gold. Simply don't water your lawn. "Golden is gorgeous," said Clea Rome, planner with the… Continue reading

Grant Street School’s Wednesdays may be shorter for students next year

PORT TOWNSEND -- Parents of Grant Street Elementary School students may see their children home two hours earlier every Wednesday next fall. In an effort… Continue reading

Music man going for world record

QUILCENE -- Five years ago, Andy Mackie made a vow -- to pass along the music of his native Scotland to the children of his… Continue reading

Rowan evaluation out, but contents still under wraps

PORT ANGELES -- Bruce Rowan, the former emergency room doctor who was found innocent of murdering his wife by reason of insanity, is still confined… Continue reading

Airline survey says Boeing Field connection working

PORT ANGELES -- People are satisfied with the two airlines now flying between William R. Fairchild International Airport and Seattle's Boeing Field, according to a… Continue reading

Lieutenant governor promises to help move school to higher ground

LAPUSH -- Lt. Gov. Brad Owen promised Wednesday to put his political muscle behind the Quileute tribe's efforts to move its tribal school out of… Continue reading

Lt. Gov. Owen leads bid for trade between Quileute, China

LAPUSH -- "Just for the halibut" is a tired old pun, but that's why a Chinese trade delegation visited the Quileute Reservation on Wednesday. Led… Continue reading

Port Angeles school levy decision time arrives with ballots

PORT ANGELES -- You're a registered voter, and today or tomorrow you'll get a Port Angeles School District maintenance and operations levy ballot in your… Continue reading

Property taxes due Monday

Property owners have a slight reprieve from paying their first-half property taxes for 2005. But don't count the change -- the reprieve is a two-day… Continue reading

Stop-work order on building remodeling project lifted

PORT TOWNSEND -- City building officials on Wednesday agreed to lift the partial stop-work order for renovating the former Port Townsend Lumber building. A city… Continue reading

Two fire districts agree to consolidate; Port Townsend may be next

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two fire districts have reached agreement to consolidate much of their operations and possibly eventually try to merge. Jefferson County Fire District… Continue reading

$1 million will spur cutting-edge research on Elwha River as two dams are removed

PORT ANGELES -- What can a million dollars buy? To researchers and scientists who form part of the recently created Elwha Research Consortium, the answer… Continue reading

Another chain store coming to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The first chain-store business seeking to locate in Port Townsend since Hollywood Video hopes to open in the same complex this summer.… Continue reading

Grant to help Mount Angeles View residents in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A coalition that includes church, educational and youth charities will fire a $248,000 volley in the battle against poverty at Mount Angeles… Continue reading

Passing truck snags power line, pulls poles down

CLALLAM BAY -- An odd chain-reaction involving utility poles and a log truck left about 1,500 West End customers without power for seven hours Tuesday… Continue reading

Port Townsend School Board considering layoffs to help balance budget

PORT TOWNSEND -- The School Board is faced with cutting 5.5 full-time- equivalent teaching positions to help balance an anticipated $416,000 deficit next school year.… Continue reading

Sequim approves new parking, abandoned vehicle rules

SEQUIM -- New parking and abandoned vehicle rules will take effect soon now that the City Council has approved measures giving the city more control… Continue reading

Some work halted at ex-lumber building undergoing renovation

PORT TOWNSEND -- A city building inspector this week issued a partial stop-work order on the former Port Townsend Lumber building renovation project after discovering… Continue reading

Terrorist captured in Port Angeles five years ago to be sentenced today

SEATTLE -- Terrorist Ahmed Ressam's journey from Port Angeles' ferry landing to a federal courtroom ends with his sentencing today. Since Ressam was arrested off… Continue reading

Ambitious state transportation budget includes North Olympic Peninsula projects

OLYMPIA -- The North Olympic Peninsula will receive $431 million from the state Legislature's 16-year, $8.5 billion transportation plan, local lawmakers said Monday. About $300… Continue reading