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Clallam County sends letter to Department of Natural Resources on timber harvests, marbled murrelet

Clallam County sends letter to Department of Natural Resources on timber harvests, marbled murrelet

Clallam County commissioners have weighed in on draft environmental impact statements for the state’s 10-year timber harvest target and protections for the… Continue reading

Clallam County sends letter to Department of Natural Resources on timber harvests, marbled murrelet
GOLF: Area courses offering early-season events

GOLF: Area courses offering early-season events

GOLF SEASON IS here, even if winter weather is stubbornly hanging around all over the state. I was re-minded of this while crisscrossing Washington last… Continue reading

GOLF: Area courses offering early-season events
Port Angeles police led on chase by two brothers; one in custody

Port Angeles police led on chase by two brothers; one in custody

Officers arrested one of two brothers they say led Port Angeles police on a foot pursuit Sunday afternoon. Jesse T. Barclay, 27,… Continue reading

Port Angeles police led on chase by two brothers; one in custody
Vehicle snags power lines, knocks out power west of Port Angeles

Vehicle snags power lines, knocks out power west of Port Angeles

More than 800 Clallam County Public Utility District customers lost power Tuesday when a building supply truck snagged utility lines west of… Continue reading

Vehicle snags power lines, knocks out power west of Port Angeles
Firm details timber harvest management options for Clallam officials

Firm details timber harvest management options for Clallam officials

The Board of Natural Resources is considering five options for managing timber harvests, one of which is more than twice as good… Continue reading

Firm details timber harvest management options for Clallam officials

Hearing expected on vacation rental, B&B standards in Clallam

Clallam County commissioners today are expected to call for an April public hearing on a new proposal to regulate vacation rentals and… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer

The Jefferson County Public Utility District has hired a new chief financial officer. Susan Carter was selected out of roughly a dozen… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer
Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge after new order

Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge after new order

President Donald Trump’s new travel ban is more legally palatable than the old one, Washington Attorney General… Continue reading

Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge after new order
Dr. Tim Guthrie

Exercise can be a miracle drug, doctor says

Dr. Tim Guthrie will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness Forum on the benefits of exercise at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Guthrie will… Continue reading

Dr. Tim Guthrie

Governor’s order limits state agencies enforcing immigration laws

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order to limit state agencies’ help… Continue reading

Details of solo kayaking journey to be told

Details of solo kayaking journey to be told

West coast author and adventurer Susan Marie Conrad will tell about her 1,200-mile solo sea kayak expedition up the Inside Passage at 7… Continue reading

Details of solo kayaking journey to be told

Rescheduled Port Ludlow Artists’ League reception set Wednesday

The public is invited to a rescheduled Port Ludlow Artists’ League Second Wednesday Reception this Wednesday. Due to snow, last month’s reception… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend’s Berkley Hill, Dtrius Kelsall co-MVPs of Olympic 1A League

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend’s Berkley Hill, Dtrius Kelsall co-MVPs of Olympic 1A League

Port Townsend basketball teammates Detrius Kelsall and Berkley Hill had remarkably similar statistics in leading the Port Townsend Redhawks to an undefeated… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend’s Berkley Hill, Dtrius Kelsall co-MVPs of Olympic 1A League
Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

Olympic National Park is in a fight with the Elwha River in its goal to maintain visitor access to the Elwha… Continue reading

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish
Port Angeles pool district seeks input on expansion plans

Port Angeles pool district seeks input on expansion plans

A major expansion is on the horizon for William Shore Memorial Pool, and district officials are seeking public input to help shape… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool district seeks input on expansion plans
Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced Wild Olympics legislation to protect environmentally sensitive areas, support outdoor recreation and… Continue reading

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation
Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

The Port Townsend couple detained at a marina in Guatemala while volunteering on an “abortion ship” operated by a Dutch nonprofit are… Continue reading

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula legislators expect expansion of halibut season

With several communities voicing opposition to a proposed three-day halibut fishing season this year, legislators from the 24th District are confident it’ll rise… Continue reading

Attorneys general support transgender boy in U.S. court case

By Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press Nineteen attorneys general have signed onto a brief to the Supreme Court written by the attorneys general of New… Continue reading

Supreme Court throws out sentences in Halloween robbery case

The state Supreme Court has thrown out the lengthy sentences of two young men who were teenagers… Continue reading