Port Angeles selects new economic and community development director

PORT ANGELES -- The former economic development director for the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe is the city's new economic and community development director. "This is a… Continue reading

Port Townsend school athletics in financial trouble

PORT TOWNSEND -- Citing projected 10 percent budget cuts in school district sports, an advisory task force asked Port Townsend School Board to cut costs… Continue reading

Victorian Festival under way in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Get Victorian this weekend during Jefferson County Historical Society's ninth annual Port Townsend Victorian Festival. The event that draws hordes of people… Continue reading

Woman who sent threatening mail to be sentenced today

SEQUIM -- The Agnew woman who mailed threatening letters to a Sequim police officer -- including one with white powder that shut down a Tacoma… Continue reading

Boys caught smoking in Bothell solves stolen van mystery in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The scenario of three young men smoking cigarettes and driving a Sequim Bible Church van in Bothell seemed curious to a passing motorist.… Continue reading

Clallam jail measures designed to improve safety, security — and avoid inmate suicide attempts

The in-custody death of someone being held for a crime is nothing new to the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles. In 2001, it happened… Continue reading

Fire chars women’s locker room at Ludlow Beach Club

PORT LUDLOW -- Fire crews from Jefferson and Kitsap counties swarmed into Port Ludlow on Tuesday night to quickly douse a blaze that charred the… Continue reading

Juvenile services director scours detention center for ways to prevent suicide in wake of teen’s death

PORT ANGELES -- The director of Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services is continuing his investigation this week into the detention center and a teenager's… Continue reading

Money sought to resume student swim lessons in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center is embarking on a fund-raising drive so that second-graders in Sequim schools can once again receive free swim… Continue reading

New Fish and Wildlife commissioner has ties to Peninsula

New state Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Miranda Wecker was instrumental in implementing in-depth research into the relationship between algal blooms and razor clam toxins at… Continue reading

United Good Neighbors about $35,000 short of goal, but there’s still time

PORT TOWNSEND -- Volunteer representatives of Jefferson County United Good Neighbors, which has fallen $35,000 short of its 2004-2005 goal, are holding out hope generous… Continue reading

Elegant tall ships will stop at Port Angeles on June 27, travel east toward Port Townsend and beyond next day

The tall ships are coming! The tall ships are coming! And some will do battle in Port Angeles Harbor! About 30 of the elegant vessels… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge ski season officially melts into oblivion

PORT ANGELES -- Take one look at Hurricane Ridge and you'll realize the obvious -- there will be no downhill skiing there this winter. In… Continue reading

Is volunteerism fading in Jefferson County’s homelessness issue?

PORT TOWNSEND -- While the magnitude of Jefferson County homelessness seems unchanged, community participation in solving it may be waning. Struggling to fill a Continuum… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit board leans toward Four Corners property for new transit center

PORT TOWNSEND -- Needing more information, Jefferson Transit board members on Tuesday delayed picking a new transit center site for two weeks. Following a 30-minute… Continue reading

Jobless rate dips slightly in Clallam, level in Jefferson during first two months of year

Unemployment in Clallam County's labor market area dipped slightly over the first two months of 2005, according to state Employment Security Department figures released Tuesday.… Continue reading

Peninsula loses voice on Fish and Wildlife panel as Gregoire fires Schroeder

OLYMPIA -- In an unprecedented move, Gov. Christine Gregoire has fired four members of the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, the group responsible for setting… Continue reading

Port Angeles reaffirmed as possible Hood Canal Bridge anchor manufacturing site

OLYMPIA -- State transportation officials reaffirmed Tuesday that they want to build concrete anchors for the Hood Canal Bridge in Port Angeles. "We've had our… Continue reading

Wave energy company gets $1 million funding for test buoy off Makah coast

The company hoping to generate electricity with the action of ocean waves off the coast of the Makah reservation has received a $1 million investment… Continue reading

What are those planters doing in the middle of Sequim’s main street?

SEQUIM -- City workers bracketed crosswalks on Washington Avenue in downtown Sequim with heavy and highly visible planters Tuesday to give pedestrians an "island" of… Continue reading