Port Angeles mayor slams tribe as untrustworthy

PORT ANGELES -- Tensions over the state Department of Transportation's canceled graving yard project resurfaced Tuesday when the mayor accused the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe… Continue reading

Sequim professional development plan means less class time for students next year

SEQUIM -- School leaders have accepted an ambitious professional development plan for Sequim district employees that means more early releases and late starts on school… Continue reading

Sergeant reunited with Jefferson County family members after year near Baghdad

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sgt. 1st Class Erik Nelson last week enjoyed some peaceful rest and relaxation with family in Port Ludlow and Port Townsend. That,… Continue reading

A scolding from her honor

PORT TOWNSEND MAYOR Catharine Robinson's letter chastising fellow City Council member Geoff Masci for calling three council members "godless heathen hippies" during a talk at… Continue reading

Chloe the mastiff, a Water Street landmark, dies

PORT TOWNSEND -- Chloe, an old soul whose large gray shape and drooling smile were a fixture in Water Street's business district, has passed to… Continue reading

Mayor threatens penalty in wake of councilman’s ‘hippies’ remark aimed at fellow council members

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mayor Catherine Robinson on Monday night reprimanded fellow council member Geoff Masci for calling some other council members "godless heathen hippies," and… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District faces uphill battle on WASL tests

PORT ANGELES -- Almost half of the current Port Angeles High School ninth grade -- 45 percent -- failed to pass the Washington Assessment of… Continue reading

PUD to survey western Port Angeles urban growth area customers

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District will survey its electricity customers living in a proposed annexation area west of the city limit… Continue reading

Sequim picks finalists for middle school principal post

SEQUIM -- Sequim Middle School has a new principal, and six people have been selected as finalists for the position of Greywolf Elementary School principal.… Continue reading

Sequim police set trap in store for burglar

SEQUIM -- A report of a man carrying an ax Sunday evening led to Sequim police netting a suspected burglar by setting a trap inside… Continue reading

Voters finish deciding fate of Brinnon school levy today

BRINNON -- Voters have until 8 p.m. today to cast their ballots with a 7 percent Brinnon School District maintenance and operations levy on the… Continue reading

Beethoven rolls over: Centrum cutting loose from acoustic with School of Rock

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jimi Hendrix. The Rolling Stones. Spinal Tap? This ain't your father's Centrum workshop. While Centrum is usually associated with fiddle tunes, jazz,… Continue reading

Clallam County Web site offers 3-D maps

To see like an eagle, look to your mouse. A high-flying view of your home, neighborhood, city, or district is only a few clicks away… Continue reading

Documentary on missing couple at Lake Crescent in 1929 to premiere

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- When divers located the 1927 Chevrolet of Russel and Blanch Warren deep beneath the surface of Lake Crescent, Dan Warter of… Continue reading

Graduation in Port Angeles today of first Bridge Project class

The public is invited to graduation ceremonies for The Bridge Project's first retail-customer service custom job skills training class today. The Bridge Project, which trains… Continue reading

New Jefferson County Courthouse doors blend history with technology

PORT TOWNSEND -- A $140,000 doorway replacement project that duplicates the once-deteriorating 113-year-old front entryway atop the Jefferson County Courthouse steps is expected to open… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry cancellations this week

Low tides and unfavorable currents are causing another round of ferry cancellations between Port Townsend and Keystone this week. The run cancellations begin Tuesday, when… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival logging show may move next year

SEQUIM -- This will be the 16th year for the reinvigorated Logging Show at the annual Irrigation Festival -- and it might be the last… Continue reading

Well samples to be taken near new Sequim retail developments

SEQUIM -- Wishing wells will stay clean won't be enough for Clallam County health officials who fear such wishes won't come true. They'll sample water… Continue reading

Bill aims to stop Transportation from selling Port Angeles graving yard without legislative OK

OLYMPIA -- A bill introduced Friday in the state House of Representatives would prohibit the Department of Transportation from selling or otherwise disposing of its… Continue reading