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Awww, shoot! Sequim doesn’t mean ‘quiet waters’ but good hunting grounds, Klallam language expert says

SEQUIM — Tipping Dungeness Valley’s history a little bit on its ear, a linguist for the Jamestown S’Klallam…

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Indian Island personnel load rocket parts for Alaska

INDIAN ISLAND — Naval Magazine Indian Island loaded and barge-shipped the first of three satellite rocket boosters last…

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Five finalists drawn from 60 applicants for Sequim police chief

SEQUIM — City Manager Steve Burkett hopes to hire a new police chief by mid-month. On Friday, Burkett…

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Collision rate down on state highways; troopers cite boosted enforcement

Traffic safety enforcement that targets speeding motorists and those who refuse to wear seat belts are the chief…

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Sequim civic leader Greathouse honored as he ends decades of service

SEQUIM — Glenn Greathouse reluctantly but officially walked away from more than 50 years of Sequim public service…

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Burglaries, fraud a concern in Sequim, interim chief tells council

SEQUIM — Police Chief Sheri Crain reports that crime retains “pretty normal trend lines” and “no explosion of…

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Sequim City Council backs library levy

SEQUIM — The City Council has voted, with unchecked enthusiasm, to back the Aug. 17 levy proposal that…

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Donations flow for refugees’ farm

PORT TOWNSEND — Donations from Port Townsend residents to a farm have unfolded like the green leaves of…

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Jefferson County meet today focuses on projected shortfall solutions

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners and staff will meet this morning to discuss budgeting solutions for an…

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Jefferson Transit tables sales tax election question

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Transit board last week scheduled a special meeting in August after a divided…

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Port Ludlow Bay reopened to swimming; advisory lifted

PORT LUDLOW — Jefferson County Public Health officials said Friday that Port Ludlow Bay is safe once again…

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Wife stands by admitted bank robber; his sentencing scheduled Monday

PORT TOWNSEND — Kateen Fenter, a Jefferson County farming mother of three, is standing by her husband, Michael…

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Ordeal leads to Project Lifesaver fund

SEQUIM — Linda Gooch recalls the day when her father, the late Ray Guerin, walked into QFC supermarket…

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Subcommittee OKs federal money for Port Townsend-Seattle passenger ferry

PORT TOWNSEND — A congressional subcommittee has approved $1 million appropriation for the Port of Port Townsend to…

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Sequim author producing old-time radio mystery for public radio station; want to take part?

SEQUIM — John Grissim wants to take old-time radio drama, give it a contemporary twist and base it…

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Woman struck in Sequim crosswalk

SEQUIM — A Poulsbo woman was injured Wednesday morning when she and her husband, who were in a…

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Chetzemoka sea trials under way

EVERETT — Now that sea trials of the new Chetzemoka ferry are under way, the 64-car ferry could…

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Jefferson County department returns to full time

PORT TOWNSEND — Hearing support from building industry representatives and seeing a seasonal upswing in Jefferson County building…

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Jefferson County agrees to strategy targeting economic improvement

PORT TOWNSEND — Improving a flagging local economy is a big focus of Jefferson County’s strategic plan, which…

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East African refugees get Jefferson agriculturists’ help with replacing stolen gear

PORT TOWNSEND — Refugees in Burundi, East Africa, have agriculture friends in Port Townsend helping them replace stolen…