Sequim: Community center-transit project jeopardized by cost overruns

SEQUIM -- Plans for renovating the city's community center are in limbo after cost overruns have jacked up the city's share of matching funds required… Continue reading

West End: State Highway 112 construction closure could come after Labor Day

A fish culvert construction project that will close state Highway 112 for six weeks could be postponed until after Labor Day. John Hart, project engineer… Continue reading

Diamond Point: ‘High probability’ missing plane crashed in Puget Sound

The state search coordinator for a missing Cessna airplane that took off from Diamond Point on Feb. 29 says there's a "high probability" it crashed… Continue reading

Jefferson: Emergency plan considered in case of disaster at Navy ammo station

PORT TOWNSEND -- A disaster involving military ammunition being delivered or stored at Naval Magazine Indian Island is an unlikely event. But it's discussed among… Continue reading

Joyce-area residents offer suggestions for safer Highway 112

JOYCE -- More pullouts, more left turn lanes, a more visible police presence, better shoulders, poles moved off the roadway and moving a bus stop… Continue reading

Joyce: School levy election ends today

JOYCE -- Clallam County election officials will count 795 ballots today for the Crescent School District's proposed four-year, $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy. Today… Continue reading

Peninsula: GOP caucuses tonight

Republicans caucus in Clallam and Jefferson counties tonight, drawn by President Bush's campaign and the possibility that delegates will nominate finalists for governor and other… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Emotions stirred at School Board meeting

PORT ANGELES -- A large turnout for a Port Angeles School District board meeting waited past 10 p.m. Monday to see which school the board… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Monroe School placed on closure path

Monroe Elementary School will be closed in June under a scenario approved late Monday by the Port Angeles School District board. The board voted 4-1… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port executive director interviews set for mid-June

PORT ANGELES -- Final interviews for Port of Port Angeles executive director candidates would be held in mid-June according to a search schedule presented to… Continue reading

Brinnon: Another fatality on Highway 101

BRINNON -- A Centralia man was killed on U.S. Highway 101 late Sunday afternoon, and high speed is believed to be a factor in the… Continue reading

Jefferson: County issues revised Fred Hill gravel mining report

SHINE -- Jefferson County has released a new document outlining the environmental impacts of the 690-acre mineral overlay created for Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s gravel… Continue reading

Olympia: Volunteer doc bills die in Senate adjournment but could rise again

OLYMPIA -- Two bills sponsored by House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, to make it easier for retired doctors and nurses to volunteer their services… Continue reading

Peninsula: Libraries unite reference desks online

It's very late, you're in your pajamas, and you desperately need a librarian to answer your reference question. No problem. Patrons of North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Jefferson: Law-enforcers follow clues in string of burglaries down Highways 20, 19

An eyewitness and a cell phone could hold the key to solving a string of nighttime burglaries along state Highways 19 and 20 last week.… Continue reading

New state report shows big growth in North Olympic Peninsula tourism dollars

North Olympic Peninsula tourism and marketing leaders say a new state-funded study showing healthy growth in the region's visitor industry will drive attention to the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Republican caucuses to be held Tuesday night

Members of the Grand Old Party will gather in homes and school rooms across the North Olympic Peninsula Tuesday night to debate the political issues… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard pact reached; signing vowed March 15

PORT ANGELES -- State, federal and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials have reached verbal agreement leading to a restart of the graving yard project after… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board on Monday may decide which school to close

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District board is expected to decide which of the district's two easternmost elementary schools will be closed. The… Continue reading

Sequim: Katie Gammill named Irrigation Festival queen

SEQUIM -- Eighteen-year-old Katie Gammill was speechless Saturday night as she was named queen of the 109th Irrigation Festival. "I don't know what to say,"… Continue reading