Sequim: School Board expected to undo cuts planned before last week’s levy victory

SEQUIM -- It may be a rhetorical move, but directors of the Sequim School District will meet Thursday to talk about restoring cuts that were… Continue reading

West End: 30-year Forks doctor named state’s Family Physician of the Year

FORKS -- A doctor who has practiced family medicine on the West End for more than three decades has been named the state's Family Physician… Continue reading

Clallam: Focus group on Highway 101 hoped to diminish deadly crashes

Law enforcement leaders are embarking on a project that is proven to decrease traffic crashes. They hope that by focusing community attention on a 30-mile… Continue reading

Lower Elwha elect new tribal council leader

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe has a new leader -- Frances G. Charles. Charles was elected by eligible tribal members Wednesday to… Continue reading

Maritime Center’s new dock to be dedicated

PORT TOWNSEND -- The summer sailing season gets an early shot in the arm this weekend with a celebration of the city's waterfront. Highlighting the… Continue reading

Marrowstone: Lawsuit filed against PUD over public water system

NORDLAND -- Citing nine legal reasons, opponents of a public water system on Marrowstone Island have filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop the… Continue reading

Port Angeles using federal grant to hire new police officer

PORT ANGELES -- A three-year, $75,000 federal grant will allow the Port Angeles Police Department to hire an officer to help offset impending retirements, Police… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Thousands of rubber ducks, but only 65 will be winners in charity Duck Derby on Sunday

PORT ANGELES -- And down the stretch they come! The 15th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby will be held on a waterway near the… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Youths credited with preventing library blaze — ‘Holy crap, it’s fire!’

PORT HADLOCK -- Four youths are being called heroes by staff at the Jefferson County Library for preventing a potentially devastating fire. The kids spotted… Continue reading

Sequim: Rising growth projections spur fire district to seek levy increase in the fall

SEQUIM -- Voters in Clallam County Fire District No. 3 will be asked this fall to approve an increase in the district's fire operations levy… Continue reading

Shine: Hood Canal Bridge closed to traffic in overnight hours

Construction work on the Hood Canal Bridge are requiring periodic draw span openings lasting up to 90 minutes during late-night and early morning hours through… Continue reading

Clallam: Adult drug court graduates largest class today

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's adult drug court today will graduate its largest class ever. Ten people are slated to graduate from the program, which… Continue reading

Clallam: Newly expanded health board dives into issues

PORT ANGELES -- An expanded Clallam County Board of Health -- now seven strong -- wasted no time during a historic first meeting, its four… Continue reading

Jefferson: Third attorney announces intention to run for Superior Court bench this fall

PORT LUDLOW -- A third lawyer has announced her intention to run for Jefferson County's Superior Court bench, splitting the race at least three ways.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Second cruise ship makes quiet entry, exit

PORT ANGELES -- The harbor's second cruise ship in as many weeks made a much quieter entrance and exit Wednesday than its predecessor. The paddlewheeler… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Multicolored bus built during the Summer of Love spreads good cheer for Jefferson Transit

PORT TOWNSEND -- With its bright colors and retro rounded corners, a 37-year-old bus from the Summer of Love is changing the image of Jefferson… Continue reading

Sequim: Jubilant school supporters launch 2006 levy campaign on heels of this week’s landslide victory

SEQUIM -- Fewer than 24 hours after a landslide win for a two-year Sequim School District levy, district officials and citizen supporters kicked off a… Continue reading

Colorado man to become next Jefferson County administrator

Jefferson County commissioners ended their search for a county administrator Tuesday when they named John L. Fischbach to the position. Fischbach, who has been city… Continue reading

Crescent levy too close to call, just three votes shy of passage Tuesday night

JOYCE -- A $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy is microscopically shy of the 60 percent voter approval needed after first results were tallied Tuesday… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula unemployment rate continues to improve

Unemployment on the North Olympic Peninsula last month continued an improvement that began earlier this year. Clallam County's unemployment rate in April was 5.8 percent,… Continue reading