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Jefferson: Elections today in Chimacum, Quilcene, Gardiner and Port Ludlow

Voters head to the polls today in Jefferson County to weigh in on school district maintenance and operations…

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Shine: Group challenges county over saltwater intrusion into wells

Jefferson County may have to develop an extensive program to monitor saltwater intrusion into water wells as a…

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Port Ludlow: Resident to announce Olympic skating event scores

PORT LUDLOW — Millions of people watching the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will hear the…

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Port Townsend: City Council to discuss Planning Commission size

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council is expected to take action on an ordinance Monday expanding the Planning…

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Port Townsend: Seattle ferry service off to slow start

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chilkat Express passenger ferry has zoomed riders between Seattle and Port Townsend for more…

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Port Ludlow: Only two candidates for three seats on board of drainage district

PORT LUDLOW — Property owners in the North Bay section will cast their ballots Feb. 5 in the…

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Port Townsend area hit with 3 inches of snow

A morning snowstorm Tuesday kept students out of school, forced cars into ditches, closed roads and created a…

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Jefferson: Rhododendron Festival royalty candidates announced

Five Jefferson County high school girls have been announced as candidates for Rhody royalty. The bright-eyed hopefuls for…

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Peninsula: Local library officials fret over possible closure of State Library

Librarians on the Olympic Peninsula are worried about a proposal by Gov. Gary Locke to close the Washington…

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West End: Sinkhole opens on Upper Hoh Road

FORKS — A portion of the Upper Hoh Road in Jefferson County was shut down Thursday morning after…

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Search for wanted Jefferson County residents nets only 2

Law enforcement officers went door-to-door Wednesday in Jefferson County searching for residents with active warrants for their arrests.…

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Peninsula: It is off-season on the North Olympic Peninsula

It’s the off-season. Hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfasts have numerous empty rooms. And U.S. Highway 101 traffic, previously filled…

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Sequim: Doctors to get financial boost from Olympic Medical Center

SEQUIM — Olympic Medical Center will provide financial assistance to two doctors in Virginia Mason’s soon-to-close Sequim clinic…

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Quilcene: High school student leading levy effort

QUILCENE — A 16-year-old student is spearheading the effort to get voter support for a two-year, $480,000 maintenance…

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Sequim: Levy failure could reflect on town, officials say

SEQUIM — For John Lebowitz, the double failure of the schools maintenance and operations levy last year raised…

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Sequim: Dungeness River estuary project proposed

SEQUIM — Clallam County officials are seeking a $1 million grant to fund a Dungeness River estuary project…

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West End: Makah woman to head state tribal tourism program

NEAH BAY — A Makah tribal member has been recruited to head up the first statewide effort to…

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Peninsula: U.S. Highway 101 reopens near Lilliwaup

LILLIWAUP — One lane of U.S. Highway 101 was officially reopened Saturday afternoon, five days after a landslide…

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Jefferson: Law enforcement to round up people with outstanding warrants

More than 600 people with outstanding warrants in Jefferson County could get a surprise visit from law enforcement…

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And now, the cleanup begins

North Olympic Peninsula officials breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as intermittent sunshine brought an end to several…