Hoh River land trust group wants to open talks with Rep. Buck

An official with a Portland, Ore.-based conservation group wants to open talks with state Rep. Jim Buck about the lawmaker's issues with public funding to… Continue reading

Peninsula: Burn ban lifted

A ban on open fires and smoking on public lands has been lifted for the Olympic Peninsula, fire officials announced Tuesday. "Conditions on the Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles water alert stages

Penalties for violations of Stage 4 and Stage 5 emergency rules in Port Angeles range from warnings to fines and water service shutoffs. Meter readers… Continue reading

Rhythms and drums tonight on Port Townsend waterfront

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rhythm Planet plays African- and Latin-style music at a free concert on the Quincy Street Dock tonight. The seventh of 10 summer… Continue reading

Sequimarimba takes the stage at Port Angeles City Pier tonight

PORT ANGELES -- The warm, high-energy sounds of Sequimarimba will echo at the free Concert at the Pier tonight. Sequimarimba will perform from 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Some Port Townsend ferry trips canceled

Low tides and ebb currents expected at week's end will cause cancellation of some Port Townsend-Keystone runs of Washington State Ferries. Friday's 6:30 a.m. departure… Continue reading

Water ‘crisis’ in Port Angeles; high-level emergency declared after major water main ruptures

PORT ANGELES -- Water users are required to conserve -- and possibly ration -- water today after a reservoir main ruptured and poured an estimated… Continue reading

West End: Hoh Valley residents continue skepticism to land trust acquisitions of river areas

Residents of the Hoh River Valley are continuing to meet to discuss their opposition to a proposed land trust that would conserve the lower 30… Continue reading

Gregoire in Port Angeles today

State Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Gregoire visits Port Angeles at 9 a.m. today. She will tour Westport Shipyard's yacht manufacturing plant on… Continue reading

Jefferson: Rep. Dicks brings $100,000 for courthouse clock tower restoration

PORT TOWNSEND -- U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks on Monday brought word of a $100,000 federal grant to help repair the weakened clock tower in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Discussions to continue on who owns revitalized Elwha River land after Lake Aldwell is drained

PORT ANGELES -- Who owns the land left behind when the 112-foot Elwha Dam is removed and Lake Aldwell drains down to a flowing Elwha… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles declares property surplus, paves way for sale to sawmill

PORT ANGELES -- After listening to three hours of sometimes heated testimony Monday, Port of Port Angeles commissioners unanimously agreed to earmark 113 airport-area acres… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council allows larger signs to identify Home Depot at new shopping center

SEQUIM -- City Council members took fewer than 20 minutes Monday night to allow The Home Depot to have larger signs than permitted by the… Continue reading

Shine: New cable to help hold Hood Canal Bridge in place expected by Sept. 10

SHINE -- The Hood Canal Bridge is getting cable -- not cable TV, but a new, three-inch steel anchor cable that helps to hold the… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff candidates in TV debate Wednesday

Candidates for Clallam County sheriff will square off from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday in a campaign forum sponsored by the Peninsula Daily News… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair cites hero, celebrates record attendance

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jimmy Leavitt has received the 2004 Jefferson County Fair Hero medal. A volunteer at the annual summer fair for more than 15… Continue reading

Jefferson: Come hear the candidates this week

Candidates in three Jefferson County races square off on the issues at two forums Monday and Wednesday. The first of the debates takes place at… Continue reading

Peninsula: Buck faces interior secretary, urges review of federal funds for Hoh River land buys

PORT ANGELES -- State Rep. Jim Buck, meeting face to face with the secretary of the interior, wants her to review U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Port Townsend: “Groundhog Day”” grounded by rain, but theater manager will try outdoor movie again

PORT TOWNSEND -- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That's the message of the movie, "Groundhog Day," and that's what Rose Theater… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Kah Tai mud flats are draw for migratory birds

PORT TOWNSEND -- Slimy green algae coats the water. Brown mud lines the shrunken shoreline. When the water level drops in Kah Tai Lagoon, the… Continue reading