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PREP GOLF: Sequim’s Shea to play for Western Washington women’s team

PREP GOLF: Sequim’s Shea to play for Western Washington women’s team

Sequim senior Sarah Shea has signed a letter of intent to play golf and attend Western Washington University, where… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2017
PREP GOLF: Sequim’s Shea to play for Western Washington women’s team
Donated turkeys unloaded for Port Townsend Food Bank

Donated turkeys unloaded for Port Townsend Food Bank

Grey Wolf Ranch residents helped unload 350 turkeys, donated by Arrow Lumber & Hardware, at the Port Townsend Food Bank in preparation… Continue reading

Donated turkeys unloaded for Port Townsend Food Bank
Study finds host of predators depleting salmon for southern resident orcas

Study finds host of predators depleting salmon for southern resident orcas

Harbor seals, sea lions and some fish-eating orcas have been rebounding along the Northeast Pacific Ocean in… Continue reading

Study finds host of predators depleting salmon for southern resident orcas
Jefferson County commissioners approve 1 percent increases for 2018

Jefferson County commissioners approve 1 percent increases for 2018

The Jefferson County Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize 1 percent increases for the general fund, road fund and conservation futures fund levies… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners approve 1 percent increases for 2018

Free community Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

Two community feasts on the North Olympic Peninsula will celebrate Thanksgiving with a free meal the day before. On Thanksgiving Eve, the Salvation Army in… Continue reading

Several potshots are reported in Port Angeles

Someone in Port Angeles is taking potshots in the city with a BB gun and, in one recent case, a gun that… Continue reading

Five-hour standoff ends with peaceful surrender in Port Angeles

A Port Angeles man who barricaded himself inside his west Port Angeles home was in a five-hour standoff Sunday with police before… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Clallam Bay’s Wonderly heads up North Olympic League all-league volleyball team

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Clallam Bay’s Wonderly heads up North Olympic League all-league volleyball team

Clallam Bay junior Miriam Wonderly was voted Class 1B North Olympic League Volleyball MVP in… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Clallam Bay’s Wonderly heads up North Olympic League all-league volleyball team
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sequim swimmer Sonja Govertsen

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sequim swimmer Sonja Govertsen

Sequim’s Sonja Govertsen, just a sophomore, had a fantastic state 2A swim meet on Nov. 11. First, Govertsen finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sequim swimmer Sonja Govertsen
Brinnon Food Bank featured in WhyHunger video

Brinnon Food Bank featured in WhyHunger video

The Brinnon Food Bank was featured on the WhyHunger website as an example of how food banks serve their community through partnerships with… Continue reading

Brinnon Food Bank featured in WhyHunger video
Lawsuit filed after fall from Ferris wheel

Lawsuit filed after fall from Ferris wheel

Port Townsend family members who fell from a Ferris wheel during the Rhododendron Festival have filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Superior… Continue reading

Lawsuit filed after fall from Ferris wheel
Sequim council approves 128-home development

Sequim council approves 128-home development

Willow Creek Manor, a 128-home subdivision, will move forward with construction despite safety concerns raised by neighbors and the Sequim Planning Commission. Sequim… Continue reading

Sequim council approves 128-home development
New race: In Seventy48, racers travel from Tacoma to Port Townsend

New race: In Seventy48, racers travel from Tacoma to Port Townsend

The Northwest Maritime Center, which sponsors the Race to Alaska, will debut a new race this year that will challenge racers to… Continue reading

New race: In Seventy48, racers travel from Tacoma to Port Townsend

Olympic Medical Center approves 2018 budget, 1 percent tax hike

Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners has approved the hospital’s 2018 operating and capital budgets, as well as a 1 percent property… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sentenced for sexual assault of minor

Charles Jason Butcher of Port Angeles has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for aggravated sexual assault of… Continue reading

Bill Peach

State sets preferred alternative for marbled murrelet protection

The state Board of Natural Resources has selected a preferred alternative for the long-term conservation of the marbled murrelet. The board voted 5-1… Continue reading

Bill Peach

Washington state delays Dungeness crab season

Officials in Washington state say they’re delaying the start of Dungeness crab season by two weeks because of harmful algae.… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners plan hearing on ad valorem taxes

Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on 2018 ad valorem taxes at 10 a.m. Monday. The commissioners’ meeting will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County board to discuss budget

Clallam County commissioners will discuss the proposed 2018 budget in a work session that will begin at 9 a.m. Monday. The meeting will be in… Continue reading