Tribes acquire land around sacred rock in Jefferson County

CHIMACUM -- The Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam tribes have finished acquiring about 100 acres adjacent to Tamanowas Rock, a sacred Native American site… Continue reading

22 apply for Port Townsend school superintendent post

PORT TOWNSEND -- The School Board has 22 candidates to replace the retiring Carol Andreasen as superintendent of the Port Townsend School District, directors said… Continue reading

Funeral home company with North Olympic Peninsula properties merges with national chain

The parent company of Olympic Care Group, which operates seven funeral homes and cemeteries in Clallam County, has merged with Florida-based Keystone Group, which operates… Continue reading

Legislators plan to quiz Transportation Commission on graving yard today

OLYMPIA -- Whether anyone but the Department of Transportation will investigate DOT's abandonment of its Port Angeles graving yard project remains to be seen. But… Continue reading

Man whose flag with Star of David was seized settles with city of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A Joyce man who was cited three years ago for displaying the Star of David on his Stars and Stripes has settled… Continue reading

Port Angeles council appoints six planning commissioners, approves annexation pact

PORT ANGELES -- The Planning Commission is back to seven permanent members after the City Council appointed six members Tuesday from a field of 15… Continue reading

Sequim still at odds over elk plan as city holds out for funding commitment

SEQUIM -- An impasse remains among the city of Sequim, state wildlife representatives and tribal officials over how to proceed with the management of the… Continue reading

Sequim swears in new police chief

SEQUIM -- Robert Spinks was sworn in Tuesday morning as Sequim's new police chief in front of friends, family members, former chiefs of police and… Continue reading

State considering tourism consortium’s request to close Hood Canal Bridge on weekdays

State transportation officials are reviewing a North Olympic Peninsula marketing group's request for midweek Hood Canal Bridge traffic closures this summer to stanch a multimillion-dollar… Continue reading

Student actors from Port Townsend and Edinburgh take on mission impossible: Write, produce theatrical piece in nine days

PORT TOWNSEND -- The assignment, should you decide to accept it: Create a theatrical production from scratch in collaboration with a group of people you… Continue reading

Weekdays vs. weekends? What’s your opinion?

SHOULD THE STATE Department of Transportation and Hood Canal Bridge contractor close the North Olympic Peninsula's lifeline to the Puget Sound area during weekdays or… Continue reading

200 from all sides in graving yard controversy pack banquet room to hear from Transportation Commission

PORT ANGELES -- More than 200 people packed a hotel banquet room Monday to throw their frustrations at each other about the Hood Canal Bridge… Continue reading

Clallam PUD lifts water moratorium in urban growth area

PORT ANGELES -- The eight-month moratorium on new water service connections in the city's eastern urban growth area was lifted Monday afternoon by Clallam County… Continue reading

DOT considering Port Angeles for Hood Canal Bridge concrete anchors

PORT ANGELES -- Some of the massive concrete anchors for the new Hood Canal Bridge eastern half might be built in the Port Angeles area,… Continue reading

Makah make legal moves toward regaining whaling rights; activists reiterate their opposition

NEAH BAY -- The Makah tribe on Monday took a legal step toward regaining its controversial treaty-based right to hunt whales off the North Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles chamber debuts new tourist brochure, other marketing moves

PORT ANGELES -- "A million-acre park is just the start." And with that quote on the cover, the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce's 2005 tourist… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board will discuss next levy campaign next week

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board met Monday night for the first time since voters rejected two tax levies last week. Board members did not… Continue reading

Rhody royalty step up to address Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce

PORT TOWNSEND -- Three 2005 Rhododendron Festival royalty hopefuls made their pitch for the crown to the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce during a Valentine's… Continue reading

$1,000 offered for lost dog

PORT ANGELES -- John Partch will pay $1,000 to find his family's best friend. Ernie, the Partch family's 8-year-old Siberian husky, disappeared Dec. 13 from… Continue reading

Higher building, planning fees in offing in Clallam County

Clallam County contractors and developers face higher fees for building and planning permits as the county Department of Community Development moves to make the permit… Continue reading