West End: Washout cuts road to Hoh Rain Forest

FORKS -- Construction crews are repairing a washout along the Hoh River that wiped out part of Upper Hoh Road on Friday. A "pineapple express"… Continue reading

Carlsborg: Foursquare Church sues Clallam County over youth camp plan

CARLSBORG -- The Foursquare Church wants a fifth chance at permission to build a youth camp. Turned down by the Clallam County hearings examiner in… Continue reading

Clallam: Manual recounting of ballots slow, tedious

PORT ANGELES -- The hand recount of ballots for Washington governor may be a cliffhanger, but the process as thrilling as slugs crossing a trail.… Continue reading

Jefferson: “Anomaly” found in hand recounting

PORT TOWNSEND -- An "anomaly" in Jefferson County's Thursday hand recount of ballots in the razor-thin state governor's race made County Auditor Donna Eldridge a… Continue reading

Port Angeles Planning Commission majority resigns, most over City Hall reorganization plan

PORT ANGELES -- Building development in the city could come to a halt as the result of a mass resignation Wednesday night that left the… Continue reading

West End: Clallam Bay-Sekiu citizens woo replacement bank

CLALLAM BAY -- Sterling Savings Bank is collecting information from West End businesses and residents to determine whether a bank can be opened in the… Continue reading

Peninsula begins hand recounts today

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS It's manual recount day on the North Olympic Peninsula as Clallam and Jefferson counties begin an unprecedented third tally of the razor-thin… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Popular boat ramp to be replaced with better one

PORT HADLOCK -- The popular Port of Port Townsend Water Street boat ramp in Port Hadlock, often buried in silt and sand, will be replaced… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Human error blamed for dispatching delay during condo fire

PORT HADLOCK -- Human error caused a temporary communication glitch during the response to an arson fire early Thursday that destroyed a four-unit condominium unit… Continue reading

Press failure disrupts delivery of PDN

FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Peninsula Daily News' venerable printing press broke down early Wednesday morning, causing delivery delays and throwing a wrench into the… Continue reading

Sequim: City budget approved

SEQUIM -- The City Council formally adopted its 2005 spending budget at its Wednesday morning study session. The $14.87 million budget was approved by a… Continue reading

$1 million Port Ludlow fire was arson, investigators conclude

PORT LUDLOW -- Arson is the cause of an early morning blaze that destroyed and damaged condominiums early Thursday, fire officials said Tuesday night. "The… Continue reading

A note to our readers and advertisers

A major mechanical malfunction on our press caused our editions to be late for delivery today. We are making every effort to correct the problem… Continue reading

Aqua Express starts Kingston-Seattle service Jan. 18

KINGSTON -- Aqua Express will start its new passenger-only ferry service between Kingston and Seattle on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Aqua Express General Manager Brian Grantham… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners hear from treasurer appointee candidates

Charge small fees for the financial services Clallam County performs for other governments, Duane Wolfe suggested. Count the many scraps of land that the county… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps families become stable

PORT TOWNSEND -- "If people only knew their stories . . ." George Thomas knows. Thomas oversees the emergency and transitional housing program for OlyCAP… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council votes for merging certain functions at City Hall

PORT ANGELES -- A controversial City Hall reorganization plan that merges parks and recreation with public works, and community development with economic development, was approved… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board agrees to proposed levy amounts

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board will vote on two separate levy proposals Monday geared to continue maintenance and operations revenues and purchase… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council raises property tax by 1 percent

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hearing no opposition, the City Council unanimously approved a 1 percent property tax increase to raise revenues for its proposed $31.6 million… Continue reading

Sequim: School district deals with head lice in children

SEQUIM -- Public schoolteachers here have a nit to pick with nits. Dealing with students who come to class with head lice -- tiny insects… Continue reading