Port Townsend: Jefferson County Historical Society honors its volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND -- Author Pam Clise was honored as the Jefferson County Historical Society's 2002 Volunteer of the Year on Sunday. Her naming highlighted the… Continue reading

Sequim: Aviation fans fly with feet firmly on the ground

SEQUIM -- Twisting first left and then right, the bright red radio-controlled airplane climbs into the pure blue sky above a field in Dungeness before… Continue reading

Expanded Quilcene Heritage Days lives up to its billing

QUILCENE -- The third annual Heritage Days, advertised as "lots of free fun for the whole family," delivered on its promise Saturday. "We attracted more… Continue reading

Forks: Family, friends puzzled over mysterious death of David Davis

FORKS -- Suzie Dick has walked the short path many times that winds under looming trees and past tall ferns and grass. On an overcast… Continue reading

Peninsula: Non-tribal commercial fishing fleet disappearing –

Non-tribal commercial fishermen in Jefferson and Clallam counties say they are a dying breed. Figures released last week by the state Department of Revenue bear… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Zero tolerance” of racism focus of task force

PORT ANGELES -- "It's the ugly conversation no community wants to have." But City Councilwoman Karen Rogers says she and a task force of city… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard complains of racism, discrimination

Some personnel at the Port Angeles Coast Guard station say they have been taunted, vandalized, discriminated against -- and in one case goaded into a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Stage 4 water emergency declared

PORT ANGELES -- City officials have declared a water emergency and are asking Port Angeles residents to limit their water use until a leak in… Continue reading

Shine: Mining company to file paperwork leading to 4-mile conveyor, pier

SHINE -- Fred Hill Materials Inc. officials expect to file paperwork this week in a preliminary step to redesignate more than 6,200 acres from forestland… Continue reading

Evidence lockers runneth over

Evidence is building up in law enforcement agencies across the North Olympic Peninsula, leaving some departments wondering where to put all their seized and unclaimed… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute Airport improvements

FORKS -- Mayor Nedra Reed hopes an upcoming repair project at Quillayute Airport will be the first of several making the aviation center an attractive… Continue reading

LaPush: Tribal center opens Saturday

The Quileute tribe will celebrate the grand opening of a new community center with a traditional totem pole raising and other cultural celebrations in LaPush… Continue reading

Northwest Coast: Cape Flattery to cut teaching positions

CLALLAM BAY -- Cape Flattery School District will be laying off teachers to off set a projected $100,000 budget shortfall for fiscal 2002-2003. District officials… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Hall pitches stormwater fee to residents, businesses

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed stormwater utility charge could fund projects to solve chronic flooding and encourage economic development, City Economic Development Director Glenn Cutler… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 4-by-4, autocross racing coming to fairgrounds

PORT TOWNSEND -- Old cars, new cars, fast cars, slow cars. If it has wheels and a chassis, expect to find it at the Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port to invest in Point Hudson repairs

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Port Townsend will spend nearly $200,000 on building repairs at Point Hudson during the next two years. Port officials… Continue reading

Sequim: Student refuses to take WASL, is excused

SEQUIM -- A Sequim High School sophomore is refusing to take the Washington Assessment of Student Learning. Jesse Swingle will not take the statewide WASL… Continue reading

Brinnon: Loyalty Days, Shellfish Shindig slated

BRINNON -- Downtown springs to life this weekend with Brinnon Loyalty Days' family-oriented events. The hometown excitement kicks off Friday with the traditional Loyalty Day… Continue reading

Clallam: County to study traffic speed near Old Schoolhouse Bridge

SEQUIM -- County engineers will study traffic counts and speeds on East Anderson Road, west of the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse, to see if changes are… Continue reading

Forks: Coach layoffs leave high school athletic program reeling

FORKS -- High school wrestling coach Aaron Roddis says he'll stick out his spell of coming unemployment and stick around. The entire varsity football coaching… Continue reading