Jefferson: Commissioner candidates face off at Rotary forum

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rivals in the Jefferson County commissioners' races peacefully shared a forum table during a debate Tuesday organized by the Port Townsend Rotary… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School’s new music building to be dedicated Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- A dedication ceremony for the newly completed Stevens Middle School music building -- already in use -- will be held Saturday. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Laurie Allyn in “Paradise”

"PARADISE"' WAS ORIGINALLY recorded in two session in October 1957 by Mode Records. It consists of 11 jazz ballads and one Broadway tune, all arranged… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council considers regulations on two-wheeled motorized foot scooters

SEQUIM -- Bugged by the buzzing noise of motorized foot scooters zipping around town? If you live in Sequim, your elected officials are set to… Continue reading

West End: Hoh conservation corridor is no attempt to “federalize” river valley, Rep. Dicks says

FORKS -- U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks on Tuesday emphasized his support for a Hoh River conservation corridor and said he is committed to satisfying the… Continue reading

Clallam: County lists qualifications for treasurer applicants

Applicants for the Clallam County treasurer position to be vacated by Ruth Gerdon must have at least a four-year degree in a financial services field… Continue reading

Clallam: Two more chances for watershed plan comments

The public will have at least two more opportunities during the next two weeks to comment on Clallam County's proposed Elwha-Dungeness watershed plan. A second… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge lane restriction Wednesday

The Hood Canal Bridge will be reduced to one lane controlled by flaggers for much of the day Wednesday so work crews can inspect lights… Continue reading

Jefferson: County plan OKs money plan in case of natural disaster

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County commissioners approved a plan Monday that they say would bring more money to the county in case of a natural disaster.… Continue reading

Port Townsend braces for kinetic silliness

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Kinetic Medics are greasing their gears. The Loch Nutz Monsta has new wheels. And Henry Ford is ready to surf as… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council opens discussion on 2005 street improvement budgeting

SEQUIM -- The City Council began discussing budgeting for 2005 at Monday night's business meeting, but the conversation was limited to street improvement projects. City… Continue reading

Clallam’s first car completes 330-mile “Reliability Run”” across state

Everyone remembers his or her first car. It required an elaborate process to start, leaked oil, went uphill real slowly, didn't have a working radio… Continue reading

First Dinghy Festival sets sail in Port Hadlock; “pirates” find buried treasures

PORT HADLOCK -- Bold pirates, buried treasure, gold coins and lots of swords -- the foil-covered kind -- brightened up the beach of "Lowest Hadlock"… Continue reading

Lights on for safety, Clallam sheriff tells his troops

The Clallam County Sheriff's Department is turning on the headlights of its patrol cars for better highway safety. Sheriff Joe Martin said he has asked… Continue reading

Port Townsend: German love story, giant clam place first in Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- A movie set in the bowels of a German airport and a documentary set in the sand took first place Sunday as… Continue reading

West End: More federal dollars for Hoh River land trust stirs more worries among upriver residents

FORKS -- A project to create a 30-mile-long conservation corridor along the Hoh River is moving ahead, bolstered by its newest grant of $3.7 million… Continue reading

Alaska: No sign of missing plane with Gardiner man aboard

SITKA, Alaska -- There still is no trace of a missing floatplane as the search for it and its five occupants -- including a North… Continue reading

It’s showtime: New Olympic National Park film ready for viewing

PORT ANGELES -- A new 25-minute film about Olympic National Park is now showing at the park's visitor center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road. The film,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Above-average primary turnouts noted as election is certified

Jefferson County residents apparently shook off issues with the multiple-ballot primary election and soared voter turnout to nearly 57 percent. More than half of Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard archaeology to continue into at least November

PORT ANGELES -- When the archaeological excavation of the graving yard began in April, no one involved thought the process would continue into November. The… Continue reading