Clallam Bay group to ask county for park emergency – More than 60 attend parking lot meeting with state fisheries, county officials

CLALLAM BAY -- More than 60 residents gathered Monday in the wind-chilled parking lot of Clallam Bay Community Park -- many grasping shovels to show… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners delay emergency declaration for Clallam Bay park

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday delayed declaring an emergency for the flood-damaged Clallam Bay Community Park, saying state parks officials will first… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners tap Tharinger for chairman’s post

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday elected Commissioner Steve Tharinger, D-Dungeness, as the board's chairman for a one-year term. Commissioner Mike Chapman, R-Port Angeles, was elected… Continue reading

Clallam: PUD studying water rate increase

A Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 consultant will study the effect on customers of a proposed 23 percent increase in water rates over… Continue reading

Fort Worden parking fees start next month unless $25,000 raised

PORT TOWNSEND -- Six "iron rangers" will begin collecting parking fees from Fort Worden State Park visitors by mid-February if $25,000 isn't raised soon. Kate… Continue reading

Jefferon: Sheriff takes office online

Less than a week after taking office, Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Brasfield has given his agency a new home on the Internet. The site features… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Middle school students get a permanent building

NEAH BAY -- Middle school children returned from winter break Monday to find their new school completed after more than two years of construction. The… Continue reading

Peninsula: Mom looking for answers to daughter’s death

DUNGENESS -- A mom sits in the bedroom of her Dungeness home, folding laundry to bring routine into her world while trying to put her… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Peninsula College Foundation overview given to chamber

PORT ANGELES -- The top executive of the Peninsula College Foundation stressed the foundation's local roots and support to the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Students, teachers excited to be back at Jefferson School

PORT ANGELES -- For 212 Jefferson Elementary School students, the end of winter break Monday meant they could return to a newly renovated complex. As… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Topic is parking at meeting tonight

Port Angeles Downtown Association members have scheduled a special meeting at 6 p.m. today to discuss the parking structure proposal presented to city of Port… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Arson ruled out in fire that left two families homeless

PORT HADLOCK -- Investigators say they have ruled out arson as the cause of a fire that left two families homeless last week. "We haven't… Continue reading

Port Townsend: County commissioners asked to get involved in Victorian hardware flap

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners must do everything they can to ensure a businessman doesn't relocate his Victorian hardware distribution business elsewhere, three residents… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Irked residents lambaste mayor, City Council over “petty crap”

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mayor Kees Kolff and fellow City Council members were criticized long and hard Monday night during a public comment session that lasted… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Jefferson commissioners to seek funds to offset Fort Worden fees

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners will try to find an extra $10,000 in their coffers so visitors won't have to pay parking fees at… Continue reading

Sequim: Victorian hardware distributor would be welcome, mayor says

SEQUIM -- A distribution center for Victorian hardware would be welcome in Sequim, the mayor said Monday. A bid to rezone land for a building… Continue reading

Clallam: Parkgrounds erosion angers Clallam Bay residents

CLALLAM BAY -- The park and community beach, which many call the "jewel of Clallam Bay," has been closed by devastating winter storms and high-tidal… Continue reading

Peninsula: Tribes’ Paddle Journey calendar available

BLYN -- The Jamestown S"Klallam tribe has produced a calendar which documents the tribes participation in the 2002 Paddle Journey to Taholah. The calendars are… Continue reading

Port Townsend group opens hearts to the homeless

PORT TOWNSEND -- When Stephen Grubal died of exposure in a city park last November, his death woke the community to a problem that had… Continue reading

Joyce man renews effort to bring – Kalakala – to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A new idea has surfaced to bring the art deco ferry Kalakala back to Port Angeles, where it once operated and where… Continue reading