West End: Makah vote on tribal council representative

Makah tribal members in Neah Bay take to the polls today to elect one person to an open seat on the Makah Tribal Council. Candidates… Continue reading

Jefferson County celebrates 150 years

One-hundred fifty years of Jefferson County history is on display in the County Courthouse. Prepared by the Jefferson County Historical Society, the display commemorates the… Continue reading

Most Peninsula state parks to charge parking fees starting Jan. 1

Fort Worden State Park will charge a $5 parking fee for some visitors beginning Jan. 1 as park officials consider how to assess the fee… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps breast cancer victim

EDITOR's NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the Home Fund button at left and print… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: State agency keeping tabs of Peninsula air quality

Air quality isn't generally something Clallam and Jefferson County residents worry about. Few automobiles clog our roads and streets. And even fewer factories and mills… Continue reading

Forks: Pool supporters raise $161,000

FORKS -- A dream more than two decades in the making is coming true -- the West End will have a pool. Supporters of developing… Continue reading

Jefferson: Mineral overlay gives county more say over quarry, commissioner says

Jefferson County commissioners will finalize a mineral overlay for Fred Hill Materials Inc. near Shine 1:30 p.m. meeting today (Friday). But in doing so, they… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lodging tax board ponders Cascadia request, bed tax uses

PORT ANGELES -- Another Cascadia Center for the Performing and Literary Arts funding request and other uses for the current conference center subsidy were debated… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Council continues hearing on Victorian hardware business

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council delayed a decision Wednesday night on a request to rezone property off upper Sims Way to make way for… Continue reading

Supreme Court justice to drug court graduates: “You’re the real heroes”

PORT ANGELES -- As six people graduated from adult drug court Thursday and dozens more watched from the audience, a familiar face returning to her… Continue reading

Jefferson County celebrating 150 years

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County kicks off the celebration of its 150th anniversary with a reception Friday. The event will take place from 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Peninsula feeling effects of season’s first winter storm

Residents of Clallam and Jefferson counties are feeling the effects of the first winter storm of the year to hit the Peninsula. Although winter storms… Continue reading

Peninsula man embodies the spirit of St. Nick

KALA POINT -- When Vincent Verneuil travels during the winter holiday season and catches children looking at him, he knows what they're thinking. "They want… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State Supreme Court Justice Owens keynotes drug court graduation today

State Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens is the featured speaker at today's Clallam County Adult Drug Court graduation. Owens, a former Clallam County District Court… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port commissioners oppose parking fees at Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND -- With the Washington State Parks Commission poised to approve a $5 parking fee for most state parks, Port of Port Townsend officials… Continue reading

Sequim: Dungeness River tiff pits wetlands vs. salmon

SEQUIM -- A draft environmental analysis on the Dungeness Water Users Comprehensive Conservation Plan pits wetland protection against salmon preservation efforts. Diverting water from the… Continue reading

Clallam: Chapman takes challenge of Demo colleagues to make budget cuts

Standing tough against 1 percent county tax levy increases, Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman on Tuesday refused to support a $60.1 million 2003 county budget… Continue reading

Forks: Festival of Trees raises $8,000

FORKS -- The eighth annual Festival of Trees auction Sunday raised more than $8,000, with all the money going to community projects and scholarships sponsored… Continue reading

Irondale couple sets Christmas tradition on its head

IRONDALE -- Like characters out of a Dr. Seuss book, Ernie and Lerose Coulter like things a little topsy-turvy. But instead of eating their bread… Continue reading

Jefferson: State hearings board orders county to revisit saltwater intrusion issues

Jefferson County has been ordered by a state hearings board to refine its plan to protect wells from saltwater intrusion. The county was found to… Continue reading