Sequim: Lavender aficionados get head start on this weekend’s festival

SEQUIM -- The seventh annual Celebrate Lavender Festival officially kicks off today, but don't tell that to the lavender farm owners who've been inundated with… Continue reading

Clallam lacks means to handle communicable diseases and public health threats, report says

The Clallam County Health Department lacks the staffing and resources to develop formal surveillance and reporting systems for communicable disease investigations, responses to disease outbreaks… Continue reading

Leland: Another cougar attack hurts cow

LELAND -- A cow suffered serious facial cuts during an attack by a cougar near Lake Leland, marking the second time farm animals have been… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council gets no assurances about graving yard

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Transportation graving yard proposed for 23 waterfront acres is being built for the sole purpose of refurbishing the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City manager proposes Gateway funding strategy

PORT ANGELES -- City Manager Michael Quinn has proposed a funding plan for the $11.5 million International Gateway Transportation Center and related improvements. Quinn's plan… Continue reading

Sequim: Hunting permits to be issued on popular elk herd

Cherished by some, castigated by others, Sequim's elk herd is quite literally under fire. Or, it will be soon. Eighty archery permits -- specifically targeted… Continue reading

West End: Hoh tribe to launch Peninsula’s portion of 2003 Paddle Journey today

Hoh tribal members in the 2003 Paddle Journey plan to leave the mouth of the Hoh River today between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to… Continue reading

Clallam: New law creates safe havens for newborns

PORT ANGELES -- When a young woman called police on Sunday and reported her newborn baby as abandoned, she could have taken the child to… Continue reading

Discovery Bay: Water warning sign bad for town’s business, proprietors say

DISCOVERY BAY -- A sign alluding to "poisonous" water contaminated with E. coli bacteria and even malaria is driving down business in Discovery Bay, business… Continue reading

Jefferson: Consultants, county officials huddle over Tri-Area’s future

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County officials huddled Tuesday with representatives of the five consulting firms hired to put together a document that will play a… Continue reading

Jefferson: Newly appointed county commissioner won’t seek election to keep post

Jefferson County Commissioner-designate Judi Mackey said Tuesday she won't seek election to the post this fall. "It's too short of a time, and I'm not… Continue reading

Peninsula: Federal grant to allow purchase of private timberlands

More than 3,000 acres of old-growth and second-growth forest in western Clallam and Jefferson counties are earmarked for preservation under a nearly $10 million grant… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Best Western owner offers to pay for conference center study

PORT ANGELES -- A hotel owner who hotly opposes the proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center now says he'll pay to have a consultant… Continue reading

Port Townsend: First clue in guessing Film Festival celebrity given

The first clue of the Port Townsend Film Festival's "Guess the Guest" contest is as follows: "In 1946, our guest and her sister auditioned for… Continue reading

Sequim: Business smell the lavender and the money for three-day festival

SEQUIM -- The stage is set for the three-day Celebrate Lavender Festival, which promises to draw several thousand people to the area known for its… Continue reading

West End: LaPush gears up for Quileute Days

LAPUSH -- The Quileute tribe will celebrate its culture with canoe races, a salmon bake, softball tournaments, an art show, dancing and drumming performances --… Continue reading

Gardiner: 1927 fire truck made possible by the man with the trolls

GARDINER -- No trolls guard the Gardiner fire station. But the mark of the troll king, who lives down the road, is upon it. "He's… Continue reading

Jefferson: Skeptical county commissioner wants quick action on possible shellfish pollution

Jefferson County Commissioner Glen Huntingford, R-Chimacum, isn't positive shellfish in the south part of Port Townsend Bay are threatened by pollution. But he wants county… Continue reading

Lake Leland: Horse credited with protecting owner from cougar

A Lake Leland woman credits her horse with protecting her from a cougar during an encounter Sunday evening at a Lake Leland-area farm. The hair-raising… Continue reading

Peninsula: Homeland Security grant of $1.2 million helps bolster local planning efforts

Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties will enhance their security planning efforts through a $1.2 million federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.… Continue reading