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Port Townsend native tells of mountain climbing in memoir chosen as 2018 Community Read

Port Townsend native tells of mountain climbing in memoir chosen as 2018 Community Read

Leif Whittaker’s critically acclaimed memoir, “My Old Man and the Mountain,” has been selected as the Port Townsend Public Library’s 13th Annual… Continue reading

Port Townsend native tells of mountain climbing in memoir chosen as 2018 Community Read
Several Port Angeles businesses moving in wake of hotel plans

Several Port Angeles businesses moving in wake of hotel plans

Business owners are trying to make the most of the seeming certitude of being displaced in coming months by construction of a… Continue reading

Several Port Angeles businesses moving in wake of hotel plans
Two measures on Jefferson County ballots for Tuesday election

Two measures on Jefferson County ballots for Tuesday election

Jefferson County residents had sent in 431 completed ballots as of Friday in elections for two school levies on Tuesday. Voters in… Continue reading

Two measures on Jefferson County ballots for Tuesday election

EYE ON CLALLAM: County panel to discuss climate change action

Clallam County commissioners will discuss a resolution authorizing action on climate change in Clallam County on Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to continue deliberating shooting range moratorium

The three Jefferson County commissioners will continue deliberations on a moratorium on commercial shooting ranges during the meeting that begins at 9 a.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

Legislation would aid Olympic Medical Center, other rural hospitals

Legislation would aid Olympic Medical Center, other rural hospitals

Olympic Medical Center is backing legislation that would boost reimbursements for patients eligible for Medicaid at cash-strapped rural hospitals. State Sen. Kevin… Continue reading

Legislation would aid Olympic Medical Center, other rural hospitals

Mix of net pen bills takes aim at non-native salmon

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege is pushing ahead with Senate Bill 6086 regarding fish net pens following a damning report by three… Continue reading

Shooting range draws fire: Moratorium brings crowd to debate D’Amico’s Tarboo plans

Shooting range draws fire: Moratorium brings crowd to debate D’Amico’s Tarboo plans

The sound of automatic weapons fire filled the Superior Court. Stone-faced, Noah Frisch stood before the crowd, turning his body slowly around… Continue reading

Shooting range draws fire: Moratorium brings crowd to debate D’Amico’s Tarboo plans
City officials: Mooring floats at Port Angeles City Pier to be installed by June

City officials: Mooring floats at Port Angeles City Pier to be installed by June

Boaters will have a place to tie up at Port Angeles City Pier come June, a city official has vowed. Long-awaited mooring… Continue reading

City officials: Mooring floats at Port Angeles City Pier to be installed by June
Port Angeles City Council considers plastic bag ban

Port Angeles City Council considers plastic bag ban

Let the plastic bag debate begin. The Port Angeles City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to direct staff to develop a proposal to… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council considers plastic bag ban
Port Angeles man pleads guilty to assaults on law enforcement officers

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to assaults on law enforcement officers

About two dozen law enforcement officers created a thin blue line in Clallam County Superior Court on Tuesday as James Edward Sweet… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to assaults on law enforcement officers
Eleven rape, assault charges filed against Port Angeles man

Eleven rape, assault charges filed against Port Angeles man

Multiple rape and assaults charges were filed last week against a Port Angeles man who met his alleged victim, a 24-year-old woman,… Continue reading

Eleven rape, assault charges filed against Port Angeles man
Memorial service set next week for Donald Roberts, Port Angeles-area veteran of three wars

Memorial service set next week for Donald Roberts, Port Angeles-area veteran of three wars

A memorial service with military honors has been scheduled for next week for retired Army Col. Donald Lorne Roberts, who earned a… Continue reading

Memorial service set next week for Donald Roberts, Port Angeles-area veteran of three wars

Port Angeles man sentenced to nearly four years in prison for attempted indecent liberties

A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to almost four years in prison for attempted indecent liberties-forcible compulsion with an unconscious 19-year-old… Continue reading

Super Saver Foods set to open in old Haggen site in Port Angeles by May

Super Saver Foods set to open in old Haggen site in Port Angeles by May

Work on Super Saver Foods, which is moving into the former Haggen building in Port Angeles, is ahead of schedule and the… Continue reading

Super Saver Foods set to open in old Haggen site in Port Angeles by May
Researcher tells of surprises discovered about cougars

Researcher tells of surprises discovered about cougars

Cougars are far more social than previously thought, a Sequim scientist told a Peninsula College audience last week. A 17-year study in… Continue reading

Researcher tells of surprises discovered about cougars
Peninsula man is Kilmer’s guest at National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

Peninsula man is Kilmer’s guest at National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

For U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer and Air Force Col. John Teichert, the National Prayer Breakfast was about faith, unity and a mutual… Continue reading

Peninsula man is Kilmer’s guest at National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
Olympic Medical Center given $250,000 toward expanded cancer center in Sequim, equipment

Olympic Medical Center given $250,000 toward expanded cancer center in Sequim, equipment

Olympic Medical Center has received a $250,000 gift that will help pay for an expanded cancer center in Sequim and equipment for… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center given $250,000 toward expanded cancer center in Sequim, equipment

Fire district 3 considering levy lid lift

Clallam County Fire District 3 is experiencing continued higher call loads at a time when fire officials say the district’s revenues will not… Continue reading

More than 150 seek answers at Navy open house in Port Townsend on training plans

More than 150 seek answers at Navy open house in Port Townsend on training plans

A small chorus sang songs of peace during the Navy’s open house in Port Townsend as people learned about the Navy’s proposal… Continue reading

More than 150 seek answers at Navy open house in Port Townsend on training plans