Daily Update Newsletter

Tsunami Roadshow to provide information in Jefferson, Clallam counties

Tsunami Roadshow to provide information in Jefferson, Clallam counties

Are you aware of the damage an earthquake and tsunami could do to Jefferson and Clallam counties and the steps you should take when one… Continue reading

Tsunami Roadshow to provide information in Jefferson, Clallam counties
Much growth of ODT expected in next five years

Much growth of ODT expected in next five years

The Olympic Discovery Trail will experience significant growth in the next five years, particularly south of Port Townsend and west of Forks,… Continue reading

Much growth of ODT expected in next five years
‘Wolf at the Door’ has world premiere in Port Townsend

‘Wolf at the Door’ has world premiere in Port Townsend

It’s getting hot in here. Partly that’s due to the apartment radiator that won’t turn off, but mostly it’s the talk among… Continue reading

‘Wolf at the Door’ has world premiere in Port Townsend
OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons

OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons

GOOD AND BAD news comes with the release of finalized Pacific Ocean, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound salmon seasons by the Pacific… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls golfers take inside lane to league title

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls golfers take inside lane to league title

The Sequim’s girls golf team preserved its unbeaten match record and took the upper hand in the race toward an Olympic League championship… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls golfers take inside lane to league title
Jefferson commissioners hear views on Pleasant Harbor Resort at public hearing

Jefferson commissioners hear views on Pleasant Harbor Resort at public hearing

Jefferson County commissioners heard an earful at a public hearing on the proposed 265-acre Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort development agreement. Close… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners hear views on Pleasant Harbor Resort at public hearing
Olympic, Rainier national parks to use donation for improved dispatch system

Olympic, Rainier national parks to use donation for improved dispatch system

With the help of a $1 million donation from the estate of Bette Wallace, Olympic National Park and Mount Rainier National… Continue reading

Olympic, Rainier national parks to use donation for improved dispatch system
State Rep. Tharinger told of ‘unintended consequences’ affecting counties

State Rep. Tharinger told of ‘unintended consequences’ affecting counties

Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson told state Rep. Steve Tharinger the state needs to consider how its decisions affects counties and local… Continue reading

State Rep. Tharinger told of ‘unintended consequences’ affecting counties
Expansion of Food Co-op to begin Monday in Port Townsend

Expansion of Food Co-op to begin Monday in Port Townsend

A ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday celebrated an expansion of the Food Co-op that will begin Monday. The $2.9 million expansion to the store… Continue reading

Expansion of Food Co-op to begin Monday in Port Townsend
Super Saver Foods preparing for grand opening in Port Angeles

Super Saver Foods preparing for grand opening in Port Angeles

Crews are stocking Super Saver Foods shelves with groceries and other products as the store in the former Hagen and Albertsons site… Continue reading

Super Saver Foods preparing for grand opening in Port Angeles
Food Bank adds more parking, seeks summer support for student meals

Food Bank adds more parking, seeks summer support for student meals

Plans to expand services at the Sequim Food Bank are underway. On Friday, crews with Blue Mountain Tree Service Inc. of Sequim removed… Continue reading

Food Bank adds more parking, seeks summer support for student meals
Repairs scheduled for Tumwater Street bridge

Repairs scheduled for Tumwater Street bridge

Tumwater Street bridge will be closed for repairs beginning Monday. The $185,996 maintenance project is expected to be completed on or about… Continue reading

Repairs scheduled for Tumwater Street bridge
Jones, commissioners talk of search for county administrator

Jones, commissioners talk of search for county administrator

Since Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones announced his retirement, he has received plenty of emails from agencies trying to recruit him for… Continue reading

Jones, commissioners talk of search for county administrator
PREP ROUNDUP: Chimacum pitchers two-hit Port Townsend

PREP ROUNDUP: Chimacum pitchers two-hit Port Townsend

Chimacum’s Matthew Bainbridge had a monster game and a trio of Cowboys pitchers held Port Townsend to two hits in a 12-1… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Chimacum pitchers two-hit Port Townsend
Port Angeles man who pleaded guilty to tree theft pleads not guilty to fish poaching

Port Angeles man who pleaded guilty to tree theft pleads not guilty to fish poaching

EDITOR’S NOTE: Single barbless hooks are legal fishing gear on the Quillayute River. The initial version of this story incorrectly stated that single-point, barbless hooks… Continue reading

Port Angeles man who pleaded guilty to tree theft pleads not guilty to fish poaching
Clallam official: Get ahead of Ecology on ‘Hirst Fix’

Clallam official: Get ahead of Ecology on ‘Hirst Fix’

The so-called “Hirst Fix” passed by the state Legislature earlier this year largely doesn’t affect Clallam County water basins yet, the county’s… Continue reading

Clallam official: Get ahead of Ecology on ‘Hirst Fix’

Tuesday’s Hood Canal Bridge closure canceled

Night work and closures scheduled Tuesday on the Hood Canal Bridge have been canceled due to a forecast of inclement weather. The state… Continue reading

Members appointed to Jefferson shooting range committee

Members appointed to Jefferson shooting range committee

Jefferson County commissioners took another step forward Monday in the ongoing discussion of shooting facilities in the county by appointing members to… Continue reading

Members appointed to Jefferson shooting range committee
Man sent to hospital after water rescue off Port Townsend

Man sent to hospital after water rescue off Port Townsend

A man was sent to Jefferson Healthcare hospital to be treated for hypothermia after falling from the dinghy he was rowing Monday… Continue reading

Man sent to hospital after water rescue off Port Townsend
Expansion of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline in doubt

Expansion of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline in doubt

Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project that would nearly triple the flow of oil from… Continue reading

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • By Rob Gillies The Associated Press
Expansion of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline in doubt