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Chimacum schools chief leery of proposed electrical rate hike

Chimacum schools chief leery of proposed electrical rate hike

Rick Thompson, superintendent of the Chimacum School District, said the 6.1 percent electrical rate increase proposed for public school districts would adversely affect… Continue reading

Chimacum schools chief leery of proposed electrical rate hike
Joyce man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide near Sequim

Joyce man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide near Sequim

Vance Mitchell Mattix pleaded guilty Wednesday to vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol in the October death of a Sequim… Continue reading

Joyce man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide near Sequim
Port of Port Townsend commissioners to ask for bids for two start dates for jetty

Port of Port Townsend commissioners to ask for bids for two start dates for jetty

Port of Port Townsend commissioners decided in a split decision — during the first of two last-minute special meetings Wednesday — to… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend commissioners to ask for bids for two start dates for jetty

Bipartisan bills target Cold War-era prohibition on nuclear attack preparations

For the first time in more than 30 years, emergency planning in Washington state could include… Continue reading

Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington state

Seattle area Democratic lawmakers could repeal a 20-year- old voter initiative meant to outlaw preferences based… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2018
  • By Taylor McAvoy WNPA Olympia News Bureau

Council reviews Port Angeles work plan

The Port Angeles City Council reviewed a draft work plan for 2018 Tuesday. Each department highlighted two projects being prioritized this year.… Continue reading

Jefferson Community School receives large grant

Jefferson Community School has received a $90,000 grant from an anonymous source — the single largest grant in the school’s history. The… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls hoops knocks off North Kitsap, have shot at Olympic League title

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls hoops knocks off North Kitsap, have shot at Olympic League title

Port Angeles rallied back from a seven-point deficit late in the third quarter to… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles girls hoops knocks off North Kitsap, have shot at Olympic League title

Former Port Angeles mayor, Clallam Transit manager dies

Former Port Angeles Mayor Dan Di Guilio died Tuesday night at Sebastian Riverside Medical Center in Sebastian, Fla. City employees were notified… Continue reading

Cooke fined $332,000 for salmon release

Cooke fined $332,000 for salmon release

The state says the firm failed to keep its nets cleaned while the company calls probe incomplete.

Cooke fined $332,000 for salmon release
Clallam County backs bridge effort: Officials iffy about financial support

Clallam County backs bridge effort: Officials iffy about financial support

Cherie Kidd made an impassioned plea to the Clallam County commissioners for support and money for suicide fencing on the Eighth Street… Continue reading

Clallam County backs bridge effort: Officials iffy about financial support
As opioid crisis grows, judge aims for solutions, settlement

As opioid crisis grows, judge aims for solutions, settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press The goal is impressive: Hammer out a legal deal that starts guiding the nation out of an epidemic of… Continue reading

As opioid crisis grows, judge aims for solutions, settlement

Cougars more social than experts thought, scientist says

A leading scientist will discuss social interactions of cougars in a Peninsula College Studium Generale program… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Trust me, small miracles happen here every day

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Trust me, small miracles happen here every day

THIS PAST MONTH, I discovered that I am no longer getting a weekly Sports Illustrated. After more than 60 years as a weekly sports magazine,… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Trust me, small miracles happen here every day

Washington governor rejects permit for oil-by-rail terminal

Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rejected a permit for what would have been the nation’s largest oil-by-rail… Continue reading

Deputies capture Tacoma man who evaded law enforcement in Port Townsend area

Deputies capture Tacoma man who evaded law enforcement in Port Townsend area

Deputies have arrested a man they said evaded law enforcement several times near Port Townsend on Sunday after a brief foot pursuit… Continue reading

Deputies capture Tacoma man who evaded law enforcement in Port Townsend area
Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis

Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis

Clallam County will join more than 200 other litigants in suing opioid makers and wholesale distributors in federal district court for damages… Continue reading

Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis

EPA halts plans to lift proposed mine restrictions in Alaska

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has halted plans to withdraw proposed restrictions on mining activity near… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2018
  • By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press
Phyllis Peashka says she taught herself to crochet. She figures she makes at least one hat, scarf or potholder per day. “My hands cramp up, but I keep going.” (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Global hobby: Sequim woman’s caring craft keeps heads warm

From across the Olympic Peninsula to across the world, Phyllis Peashka’s handiwork is warming hearts and keeping heads warm, too. With about three… Continue reading

Phyllis Peashka says she taught herself to crochet. She figures she makes at least one hat, scarf or potholder per day. “My hands cramp up, but I keep going.” (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

NEWS BRIEFS: Executive session set today in Port Angeles … and other items

A closed executive session between staff and the Clallam Board of County Commissioners will be held today to discuss a Feb. 15… Continue reading