New Peninsula College president begins with “Listening Tour”

What's impressed Tom Keegan the most as Peninsula College's new president? "What I'm struck by is how proud people are of the college," he says.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rose Lumber going out of business

PORT ANGELES -- After 19 years, Rose Lumber is going out of business. Owners Rhonda Rose-Rieker and Jerry Rieker placed a sign on the door… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Venue change sought for man accused of killing deputy

The man who allegedly killed a Clallam County sheriff's deputy last August could face trial in another county. The attorney for Thomas Martin Roberts, 54,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Williams announces re-election bid

PORT ANGELES -- City Councilman Larry Williams will seek a second term in office. Williams, 55, announced Tuesday that he will seek re-election. A Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Town meeting tonight on civility in civil discourse

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sick of character attacks and angry talk at government and citizens advisory group meetings? So is Catharine Robinson. Robinson and a group… Continue reading

Sequim: City to receive $200,000 grant for downtown project

SEQUIM -- The city's portion of downtown revitalization and streetscape project costs will apparently will be cut in half. City Manager Bill Elliott announced that… Continue reading

Brinnon: 18 months later, community plan ready to review

BRINNON -- The hefty tome that's the draft Brinnon Sub-Area Plan is more than heavy reading -- its contents will shape the small town's destiny… Continue reading

It’s Seattle’s big baseball day, and the more, the Mariner

Today is the big day for Seattle's biggest-ever baseball season. The eyes of the world are on Safeco Field as the All-Star Game begins at… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Petition calls for repeal of streamside buffer rules

Voters will have the opportunity to repeal streamside buffer requirements this fall if a petition submitted Monday qualifies to be on the ballot. Property rights… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Pro-annexation residential group surfaces

PORT ANGELES -- A homeowners group supporting city annexation of lands between the eastern city limit and Morse Creek has surfaced to counter one that… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Report says dry dock purchase financially risky

PORT ANGELES -- A study released Monday suggests that moving a dry dock from Portland, Ore., to the Port of Port Angeles would be a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Meeting tonight to discuss Point Hudson future

PORT TOWNSEND -- Revenues from Point Hudson could amount to $500,000 per year for the Port of Port Townsend when it resumes management of the… Continue reading

Pysht: Lower Elwha to use uprooted trees in rivers

A Lower Elwha tribal program to restore fish habitat on two rivers begins Wednesday with uprooted trees being moved to staging areas near the waterways.… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council approves controversial rezoning

SEQUIM -- The City Council unanimously supported a controversial rezoning of 53 acres of property on the city's west boundary Monday. The council voted 7-0… Continue reading

AGNEW: Fire hits garage, auto in Clallam

BY Elizabeth Williams AGNEW -- A fire Sunday afternoon destroyed a garage workshop and a car which was parked inside. No one was injured The… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2001
  • ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

Peninsula: PT Paper, other small mills work with pride

BY Kim Eckart PORT TOWNSEND -- Posted on a wall inside the Port Townsend Paper Corp. are samples of the day's work: some two dozen… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2001
  • KIM ECKART

West End: Makah woman lauded at Miss Washington pageant

BY Elizabeth Williams Jessica Greene, the 18-year-old Makah woman who won the state's Miss All Nations title in February, walked away with the Most Inspirational… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2001
  • ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

Blyn: Hundreds of Harleys led by Robbie Knievel to ride for charity

BLYN -- Stuntman Robbie Knievel has another big jump planned for next weekend, but it doesn't involve canyons, fountains or mass numbers of trucks and… Continue reading

Clallam Day-Sekiu: Towns prepare for Fun Days

CLALLAM BAY -- Clare Averill is known as "Grandma Clare" to most of the people in the Clallam Bay-Sekiu area. Next weekend, the long-time Clallam… Continue reading

Jefferson: More than 400 attend funeral service for B.G. Brown

CHIMACUM -- A Chimacum dairy farmer who served as a Jefferson County commissioner for 20 years was remembered by friends and family for his wisdom… Continue reading