Port Angeles: Trail project finished

The construction signs came down Thursday afternoon and the newly paved 1.6-mile section of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of the Rayonier property is open,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 20-year plan for Port nearly official

PORT TOWNSEND -- Documents planning the next 20 years of development of Port of Port Townsend facilities are almost official. Port Commissioners Bob Sokol, Conrad… Continue reading

Jefferson: Out of flu shots, county says

State health officials are asking care providers to conserve their flu shot supplies -- but the request may have come too late for Jefferson County,… Continue reading

Marrowstone: PUD chooses compromise assessment method for water system

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners appeared to appease both sides in the island's ongoing water controversy by choosing a preliminary assessment… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah Tribal Council general manager out less than month after hiring

NEAH BAY -- Makah Tribal Council members are once again searching for a new general manager. The council dismissed the most recently appointed general manager… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City officials meet with Kalakala owner over aid request

PORT ANGELES -- A contingent of city leaders met Wednesday with the new owner of the historical 1935 Kalakala ferry, but fell short of committing… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City postpones Dec. 17 fluoride hearing

PORT ANGELES -- An appeal hearing on the city's environmental review of its water fluoridation project has been postponed until city staff can study environmental… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guardsman’s false racial note helps land him in court-martial

PORT ANGELES -- A U.S. Coast Guardsman who allegedly fabricated a note containing a racial slur will be court-martialed in Seattle next week. Charges in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Elks fire cause could be known by Friday

PORT ANGELES -- Business owners are continuing to assess the damage caused by a fire that burned part of the downtown Elks Naval Lodge, and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Internet cafe hopes to find temporary location

PORT ANGELES -- Michael Swirski, who relocated his @Play Internet Cafe to a street-level space on First Street earlier this year, said he hopes to… Continue reading

Jefferson: Economic Development Council executive director to leave post

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ann Avary, executive director of Jefferson County's Economic Development Council, will leave the post at the end of January. Avary, who was… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps father, daughter avoid eviction

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the HOME FUND link at left to get… Continue reading

Peninsula: Flu vaccine shortage hits Clallam, Jefferson counties

The statewide influenza vaccine shortage reached Clallam and Jefferson counties this week, the health officer for both counties reported Tuesday. While Jefferson County does not… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Elks building intertwined in community’s social fabric

PORT ANGELES -- For 76 years, the town's tallest building has been a focal point for gatherings, plays, conventions -- and even a performance by… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire slows traffic, business downtown until afternoon

PORT ANGELES -- Tuesday morning's fire at the Elks Naval Lodge building tied up traffic downtown and briefly slowed business activity, but most stores rebounded… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Investigation begins today on cause of Elks Lodge fire

PORT ANGELES -- Firefighters will begin their investigation today into a blaze that swept through the city's tallest building early Tuesday, destroying a street-level camera… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Numerous Christmas parties relocated from fire-damaged Elks Lodge

PORT ANGELES -- Organizers of 10 Christmas parties scheduled at the Elks Naval Lodge during the next two weeks had to scramble to find new… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Realtor charged in cocaine ring investigation, maintains innocence

PORT ANGELES -- Prosecutors have filed charges of money laundering and conspiracy to deliver cocaine against a real estate agent accused of being part of… Continue reading

Clallam: Roadside mowing becomes a county budget-helper

Roadside mowing around Clallam County, which has been halved in the past two years, has become a year-round, cost-saving county Road Department operation, officials said… Continue reading

Jefferson: County commissioners approve budget, raise taxes 1 percent

Jefferson County commissioners approved two 1 percent property tax levy increases Monday as they passed a $40.5 million budget. Commissioners Dan Titterness, R-Port Townsend, and… Continue reading