Two killed in head-on crash at Lake Sutherland

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Hours after Jeffrey Porter signed papers Friday to sell his Carlsborg charter vehicle business, PennCo Transportation, he got the telephone call he… Continue reading

Winter finally arrives on North Olympic Peninsula

More than 2 inches of snow blanketed the little town of Joyce on Saturday, limiting visibility and making roads treacherous. Other areas in Jefferson and… Continue reading

Chimacum cattle herd poisoned, dying

CHIMACUM -- As Gerald Bishop fed his cows hay -- like he's done for a half-century -- he had no idea it was killing them.… Continue reading

Clallam Law and Justice Council reviews proposed 9-1-1 tax

PORT ANGELES -- After a failed bid last fall to increase sales tax for Clallam County criminal justice funding, members of the county's law and… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit to get $1 million grant

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit officials will start planning for a new administration building, thanks to $1 million in federal funding. Transit General Manager Dave… Continue reading

Patriarch and civic leader Howard Ruddell dies at 90

Howard B. Ruddell, longtime Port Angeles auto dealer and civic leader, is dead at age 90. Please click on Obituaries at left for the full… Continue reading

Port Ludlow’s secret is out

Port Ludlow is one of the best neighborhoods in American for retirees, says Where to Retire, a 200,000-circulation national magazine for retirees. It profiles Port… Continue reading

Scott Kennedy named chief of Olympic Medical Center staff

PORT ANGELES -- A local family physician is Olympic Medical Center's new chief medical officer. Dr. Scott Kennedy, 47, was named to the position Wednesday… Continue reading

Survey says drug, alcohol use declines in teenagers

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use have declined significantly among Washington youths, a survey found. The results show that… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2003
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

Indian Island: Families gather to say good-bye to Navy ship bound for Gulf region

INDIAN ISLAND -- Watching a loved one ship out on a Navy vessel for six months or longer isn't easy. Although Jessica Kaufman of Chimacum… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD offers loan of water meters

Jefferson County can save more than $38,250 on its water meter reading plans for Marrowstone Island if it accepts a utility district proposal. Jefferson County… Continue reading

Port Angeles: No changes to graving yard design despite lobbying efforts

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Transportation says it will make no changes to plans for a waterfront graving yard despite lobbying efforts by… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Two firemen investigated for alleged sexual assaults

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two city firemen are under investigation by the state Department of Health for alleged sexual assaults. The state's Department of Health certifies… Continue reading

Sequim School Board, teachers debate classes, planning

SEQUIM -- Negotiations for their next contract jumped off the bargaining table and into the limelight Monday night as Sequim Middle School teachers expressed concern… Continue reading

Volunteers cleaning up once-trashed Valley Creek

PORT ANGELES -- Once straight and heavily littered with household appliances and trash, a 1,405-foot segment of Valley Creek now gently meanders under foot bridges,… Continue reading

Forks School Board to take up convicted boy’s athletic eligibility

FORKS -- School officials will decide Friday whether they will allow a student previously convicted of animal cruelty, theft and sexual assault to play baseball… Continue reading

PA council won’t revisit fluoridation decision

The Port Angeles City Council refused a request Tuesday night from a half-dozen people to revisit its Feb. 18 decision to fluoridate the city's water… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment soars

Clallam and Jefferson counties' unemployment rates rose dramatically during January compared with December's, Washington State Employment Security's monthly report shows. Clallam County closed January with… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Reward offered in arson case

A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the Feb. 24 fire that destroyed a… Continue reading

Rhody royalty to be crowned March 22

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 2003 Rhododendron Festival queen and court, senior king and queen, and six junior royalty members will be crowned March 22 at… Continue reading