Daily Update Newsletter

Incumbent concedes election; Whetham says ‘voters have spoken’

Incumbent concedes election; Whetham says ‘voters have spoken’

The lone Port Angeles City Council incumbent in the Aug. 1 primary election conceded defeat Wednesday in light of Tuesday evening’s initial… Continue reading

Incumbent concedes election; Whetham says ‘voters have spoken’
Van Hoover, McComas headed for hospital panel election after initial primary count

Van Hoover, McComas headed for hospital panel election after initial primary count

Fewer than 300 votes separated the two top finishers in the initial count of ballots for the Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission seat.… Continue reading

Van Hoover, McComas headed for hospital panel election after initial primary count
Port Angeles votes for sales tax to fund road repairs

Port Angeles votes for sales tax to fund road repairs

Port Angeles residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of a sales tax hike the city would use to fix its worst roads. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles votes for sales tax to fund road repairs

Port hopeful says he lied about address to protect partner

A Port of Port Angeles commissioner candidate who falsified his voter registration address has vowed to seek a judge’s permission to correct the… Continue reading

Sheriff hit with new request: Edmonds man seeks pet licensing, law enforcement private information

An Edmonds man with a history of publishing the private information of law enforcement officers has asked the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss selling assets, other issues

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss selling assets, other issues

The two candidates for Port of Port Angeles commissioner took different tacks on the direction the port should take on selling the tax… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss selling assets, other issues
Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished

Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished

PORT TOWNSEND — A fire quickly extinguished by the Port Townsend Paper Corp. fire brigade did minimal damage to the mill with no injuries, East Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished

Wildfire danger high on Peninsula

Low humidity, temperatures around 80-90 degrees and now a “high” fire danger burn ban are on the forecast for the foreseeable future on the North… Continue reading

Rescued hiker in satisfactory condition after 30-foot fall

A hiker who fell 30 feet off a cliff in Olympic National Park on Thursday was listed in satisfactory condition Saturday… Continue reading

County to get federal funds for McDonald Creek Bridge

Clallam County commissioners will consider accepting $500,000 of federal Surface Transportation Regional Funding for the McDonald Creek Bridge replacement project when they meet at 10… Continue reading

Port Townsend to review city’s code of ethics at Monday meeting

The Port Townsend City Council will consider adopting state ethics requirements and amending the city municipal code when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

Jefferson County voters to decide on levy to create Housing Opportunity Fund

Jefferson County voters to decide on levy to create Housing Opportunity Fund

Voters in Jefferson County will decide in November if they want to create the Housing Opportunity Fund, which would be funded by… Continue reading

Jefferson County voters to decide on levy to create Housing Opportunity Fund
Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

The Port of Port Angeles hopes to see an advanced wood products business move to Port Angeles. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

Forest Service approves special-use permit for Navy electronic warfare training

The U.S. Forest Service signed a special-use permit Monday allowing the Navy to begin the much-debated electronic-warfare training with mobile-emitter trucks in… Continue reading

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Two Victoria women became the 12th and 13th people known to swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Monday. Only seven… Continue reading

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Ideas broached for economic growth in Port Angeles

“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.” The Girls Scouts song, which rather seamlessly entered… Continue reading

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919

Nearly a century’s worth of snowfall have erased the tracks made by Effie Burnard, one of the… Continue reading

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919
Smoke to stay for a while on Peninsula; B.C. fires increasing health risks

Smoke to stay for a while on Peninsula; B.C. fires increasing health risks

Smoke from British Columbia wildfires that is blanketing the North Olympic Peninsula is expected to stick around a bit longer, according to… Continue reading

Smoke to stay for a while on Peninsula; B.C. fires increasing health risks

Final count of ballots changes no outcomes in Jefferson

An updated count of Jefferson County primary votes Thursday narrowed some vote margins but didn’t change any outcomes from Tuesday’s count. Cheri… Continue reading

Jefferson voter turnout low for primary election

Quite a few voters didn’t weigh in on primary election ballots on the North Olympic Peninsula. It was the lowest turnout in years in Jefferson… Continue reading