Olympic National Forest: Road maintenance switches to private sector beginning Thursday

Olympic National Forest is switching the maintenance of Forest Service roads to a private contractor for three years starting Thursday. The switch from using government… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Peninsula College to close 34-year-old dormitory building

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College officials have decided to permanently close the college's two-story dormitory at the end of the summer. College officials say low… Continue reading

Port Angeles: PUD tells city of some customers’ concerns about fluoride in water

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District has forwarded more of its customers' concerns about fluoridation to City Hall as the city considers… Continue reading

Sequim: Citizens group challenges third proposed retail shopping complex possibly featuring Fred Meyer store

SEQUIM -- The citizens group that tied up two large retail developments with court battles has thrown down the gauntlet for a third project proposed… Continue reading

Big auction Wednesday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- More than $15,000 worth of merchandise will be up for bid at the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce's annual fund-raising auction on… Continue reading

Forks: Pair missing in Olympic National Park flown to family, friends

FORKS -- Two Everett hikers who had been missing in Olympic National Park's upper Bogachiel River area were picked up by helicopter Monday after being… Continue reading

Memorial service Wednesday for Clallam Bay youths killed in wreck

A COMMUNITY MEMORIAL service for the four youths killed in a car wreck Saturday morning will be held Wednesday afternoon. The public service will begin… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lower Elwha complete cemetery expansion with burning rite

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials completed an expansion of the tribe's cemetery with an ancient burning ceremony Sunday afternoon. Tribal members have… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Party from which four youths began fatal trip to Clallam Bay had other arrests, citations

PORT ANGELES -- The large party which four Clallam Bay youths attended before their highway deaths early Saturday involved a roadblock, two arrests and several… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Arts center and golf course don’t mix, foundation report tells City Hall

PORT TOWNSEND -- Developing a multi-use clubhouse at Port Townsend Golf Club is a better fit with the city's nine-hole course than a proposed visual… Continue reading

Quilcene: Public water system proposal hits roadblock

QUILCENE -- A plan to build a town water system has hit a roadblock that at least one county official thinks is to big to… Continue reading

Sequim: Council puts Community Center/transit project back on track

SEQUIM -- Plans to renovate the Community Center building and turn it into a hub for Clallam Transit passengers are back on track after City… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Friends weigh in on why four were taken from them

PYSHT -- Punctuating one of many hairpin curves that wind along state Highway 112, an eerily natural landmark sits carved out along the road's shoulder… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: School resumes today with grief counselors standing by

CLALLAM BAY -- Grief counselors will be ready to assist students today as they return to Clallam Bay High School after the weekend car crash… Continue reading

Clallam: Humane Society shutdown threatened if county commissioners don’t pony $40,000

Clallam County Humane Society leaders have given county commissioners until April 9 to come up with $40,000, or the animal shelter will be shut down,… Continue reading

Eden Valley: Real-world training involves burning down a house

EDEN VALLEY -- "Newbie" firefighters came face to face with racing vermilion flames Sunday morning, watching them lap up a wall and flash overhead. One… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Searchers find two lost hikers in good condition

FORKS -- Two hikers missing since Wednesday in Olympic National Park were found Sunday afternoon in good condition, a park spokeswoman said. After spending six… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Trooper stopped ill-fated car after victims attended party

PORT ANGELES -- Two of the four Clallam Bay residents killed in a car wreck Saturday morning were cited earlier that morning for alcohol possession,… Continue reading

Port Townsend thanked for answering call to help Iraqi children

PORT TOWNSEND -- Children in Iraq are sleeping warmer now that much-needed blankets and clothing collected in a community drive have arrived in the war-racked… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Rock provides strong barrier to community’s pain

CLALLAM BAY -- For the youth of this small community, grieving the loss of four friends starts with cans of silver spray paint. For as… Continue reading