Port Townsend-area sanitation company owner raises awareness to bring the troops home

CAPE GEORGE --- With its red and white stripes and white stars, the newest incarnation of the Good Man Sanitation sign -- an outhouse mounted… Continue reading

Sequim council approves 114-acre annexation into city

SEQUIM -- The City Council approved a 114-acre annexation Monday night, and in the process turned down a request from several landowners who wanted to… Continue reading

“Read to Rover” takes over library on Saturdays

PORT TOWNSEND --Serafina likes stories with a snappy ending. Cindy prefers the rhythmic pace of poetry. Chanate likes cat and bird stories, while Bisee is… Continue reading

Agency attempts to fill important gap for elderly

PORT ANGELES -- Visualize Clallam County as "an elder-friendly community." Now contemplate the actual lifestyle of old people in the area. What's missing from this… Continue reading

Define “homeless”

PORT ANGELES -- A report earlier this month that two teenagers living in a tent in Sequim were "homeless" struck a chord with the staff… Continue reading

Detectives probe drive-by shooting; no injuries reported

PORT ANGELES -- Detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting Saturday night that injured no one but damaged a fence, a utility pole, two vehicles and… Continue reading

Innovative project targets septic woes in East Clallam County

Imagine: * Mushrooms that are conditioned to eat polluting bacteria. * Scientists, like crime scene investigators, tracing fecal coliform germs to their source: humans, dogs.… Continue reading

Lantern festival lights up night in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The moon, the stars and the sun came out Saturday night as more than 200 people gathered at Memorial Field to welcome… Continue reading

Port Angeles rescue mission for homeless envisioned

PORT ANGELES -- Nan Heathers' eyes get moist as she talks about the people she wants to help. A family living in their station wagon.… Continue reading

City councilman urges builders to sponsor candidate to counter “hippies”

PORT TOWNSEND -- Referring to three City Council members up for re-election this year as "hippies," Councilman Geoff Masci urged homebuilders to counter with their… Continue reading

Counting Olympic National Park visits not an exact science

Olympic National Park has reported consistently since the 1990s that it receives more than 3 million visits a year -- enough visits to secure it… Continue reading

Homebuilders challenge city councilman over deferred permit fees on Aldrich”s

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Home Builders Association members challenged two City Council members on the city's deferral of permit fees for the Aldrich's Grocery… Continue reading

Man accused of beating death of girlfriend has cancer, court told

PORT ANGELES -- The trial for Nathan Hipsher, accused of fatally beating his girlfriend two months ago, is being delayed because he has cancer. Hipsher's… Continue reading

PA chamber to hear alder mill president

PORT ANGELES -- Richard Tinney, president of Washington Alder LLC, which as Port Angeles Hardwood LLC plans to build a $23 million sawmill west of… Continue reading

Road issue returns to Sequim council agenda

SEQUIM -- An effort by the Sequim City Council to have new development cover more of the infrastructure costs associated with growth is being challenged… Continue reading

Smoke detector sounds, family flees house fire

PORT ANGELES -- A smoke detector may have saved a family of four and their pets when their one-story home caught on fire in Four… Continue reading

Trial set in case in which woman allegedly set fire to motel room with family inside

PORT ANGELES -- The trial of a woman accused of trying to kill her husband and two children is set for April 4. Sheree L.… Continue reading

Woman dies of injuries sustained in Highway 101 collision

PORT ANGELES -- A 25-year-old woman died Saturday evening, hours after being injured in a two-car collision that temporarily shut down U.S. Highway 101 east… Continue reading

Coho ferry to go out of service Monday

The ferry MV Coho, which transports passengers and motor vehicles between Port Angeles and Victoria, goes out of service Monday for an annual two-week maintenance… Continue reading

Fuel project by Sequim middle schoolers gathers steam

SEQUIM -- What started as a summer school exercise in problem solving at Sequim Middle School has snowballed into an ongoing education project about the… Continue reading