Daily Update Newsletter

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend council to consider pot shop zoning

The Port Townsend City Council will conduct a public hearing on Ordinance 3158, which would amend zoning regulations and standards for medical and recreational marijuana… Continue reading

SWAT out of Tacoma

Brinnon resident found dead after standoff

An unidentified man was found dead in his trailer Thursday afternoon after a standoff with Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies and State Patrol troopers.… Continue reading

SWAT out of Tacoma
Group gathers at Elwha River for pipeline protest

Group gathers at Elwha River for pipeline protest

Prayers and songs rang out over the mouth of the Elwha River on Thursday as a group of about 60 people gathered… Continue reading

Group gathers at Elwha River for pipeline protest

Neupert war chest four times larger than Coughenour in Clallam Superior Court race

Challenger Dave Neupert has raised nearly four times as much as his opponent, sitting Judge Brian Coughenour, in his quest to become… Continue reading

Case of disrupting Port Angeles homeless camp referred to Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

The names of three Port Angeles men have been referred to the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for possible weapons-related charges centered… Continue reading

Mental health evaluation slated before Thanksgiving for alleged bus assailant

Mental health evaluation slated before Thanksgiving for alleged bus assailant

A Port Angeles man who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to a series of violent assaults will be evaluated at… Continue reading

Mental health evaluation slated before Thanksgiving for alleged bus assailant

Stand with Standing Rock gatherings set in Port Townsend

Stand with Standing Rock Jefferson County will host two events this weekend to raise awareness of the movement against the Dakota Access… Continue reading

Hood Canal group eyes internet project

A group of Hood Canal residents aims to create an alternative, community-owned broadband system for internet service. A community meeting to gauge interest… Continue reading

Wilderness legacy of Teddy Roosevelt topic of free discussions this weekend

Educator and conservationist Scott Woodward, a lecturer with the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, will lead free discussions on the wilderness legacy of Theodore Roosevelt today… Continue reading

Bazaar options range across Peninsula

Bazaar options range across Peninsula

Halloween is over, the air is wet with autumn rain and on the North Olympic Peninsula, the Christmas season has already begun. A number of… Continue reading

Bazaar options range across Peninsula
Port Townsend Woodworkers’ Show to highlight local talent

Port Townsend Woodworkers’ Show to highlight local talent

Fancifully carved ornaments, robust furniture and ornate musical instruments constructed of the finest wood will be on display this weekend during the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Woodworkers’ Show to highlight local talent
Submissions sought for annual Peninsula College magazine contest

Submissions sought for annual Peninsula College magazine contest

Aspiring authors of all ages — from elementary students to older adults — are invited to submit their best poems and stories… Continue reading

Submissions sought for annual Peninsula College magazine contest
Port Angeles City Council deadlocks on disruption rules

Port Angeles City Council deadlocks on disruption rules

City Council members can’t get a handle on handling residents who disrupt meetings. The council’s meeting Tuesday spilled into two meeting extensions… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council deadlocks on disruption rules
Sequim woman portrays Lillian Carter in one-woman show on New York stage

Sequim woman portrays Lillian Carter in one-woman show on New York stage

Yes, she was nervous — more than she expected, Carol Swarbrick… Continue reading

Sequim woman portrays Lillian Carter in one-woman show on New York stage
Jefferson County Library donates retired bookmobile to Skagit County

Jefferson County Library donates retired bookmobile to Skagit County

The Jefferson County Library found a new home for its old bookmobile at a library in Skagit County. The old bookmobile that… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library donates retired bookmobile to Skagit County

State funds McDonald Creek fish passage project

Clallam County has received a state grant for a fish passage project on McDonald Creek. The $295,219 grant amendment with the state… Continue reading

Peninsula College hosts open house at Port Angeles composites center

Peninsula College hosts open house at Port Angeles composites center

Peninsula College showed off its new facility for its advanced manufacturing and composites technology program during an open house. Guests toured the… Continue reading

Peninsula College hosts open house at Port Angeles composites center

Tickets go on sale Friday for Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Festival of Trees

Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday for the Teddy Bear Tea, gala and other events at this year’s Festival… Continue reading

Meetings on 2017 budget set to start Nov. 14 in Forks

The preliminary 2017 budget for the city of Forks has been filed with the city clerk and a series of budget meetings is… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hunting comes naturally for 12-year old trap shooter

OUTDOORS: Hunting comes naturally for 12-year old trap shooter

PORT ANGELES’ JAY McIlwain is lucky. The outdoorsman recently had a front-row seat to witness the thrill and satisfaction of a successful first-time hunter when… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hunting comes naturally for 12-year old trap shooter