Stuart Elliott

Blyn: Jamestown S’Klallam tribe studying bay pollution

BLYN -- Two years ago, when the Dungeness Bay was closed for shellfishing by the state Department of Health because of fecal coliform pollution, the… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hospice decision expected today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson General Hospital administrators expect today to learn the fate of a hospice program the hospital has operated for 18 years. The… Continue reading

Sequim: Neo-Nazi newsletter part of trend since Sept. 11, Anti-Defamation League says

The recent distribution of a neo-Nazi newsletter in Sequim is part of a trend that has been seen throughout the Pacific Northwest since the Sept.… Continue reading

Sequim: Neo-Nazi newsletter spurs police probe

SEQUIM -- The distribution of a neo-Nazi group newsletter in a quiet residential neighborhood has prompted a police investigation. Sequim Police Chief Byron Nelson said… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council approves nuisance abatement law

SEQUIM -- Tired of that rusted-out car on your neighbor's lawn? So is the Sequim City Council. Such things as junk cars, overgrown vegetation and… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Restaurateur who fled Tiananmen Square shows thanks to her adopted countrymen

PORT HADLOCK -- When Lili-Mei Raiguel came to Port Townsend in the days following the Tiananmen Square massacre in China, she had little money and… Continue reading

Sequim: Five doctors resign from Virginia Mason Clinic

SEQUIM -- At least five Virginia Mason Clinic family practice physicians have resigned their positions -- a move clinic officials say could affect 6,000 clinic… Continue reading

Jefferson: Groups, businesses and residents come together to feed the needy

Several restaurants, churches and nonprofit organizations in Jefferson County are planning to offer free Thanksgiving meals Thursday to indigent residents. The largest event, sponsored by… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Severance package approved for bag plant workers

PORT TOWNSEND -- Union members have approved a severance package for the 90 bag plant employees to be laid off by Port Townsend Paper Corp.… Continue reading

Brinnon: Fire district candidates separated by two votes

BRINNON -- Only two votes separate candidates vying for the Position No. 2 seat on the Fire District No. 4 board. After late-arriving, mail-in ballots… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Several City Council candidates spend final campaign day out on the trail

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council candidates -- some on foot and at least one on bicycle -- set out Monday in a last-minute effort to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Tentative agreement reached on bag plant severance package

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Paper Corp. managers have reached a tentative agreement with union representatives on a possible severance package for the 90 employees… Continue reading

Sequim: Gravel pit expansion won’t affect water quality, report says

SEQUIM -- An expansion of the county's Kirner Road gravel pit will not damage an aquifer that supplies water to hundreds of home, a recently… Continue reading

Sequim: City may privatize trash pickup

SEQUIM -- A task force commissioned by the City Council is looking at privatizing solid waste services. Members of the task force say garbage collection,… Continue reading

Sequim: Officials propose $26.1 million city budget

SEQUIM -- City officials are proposing a $26.1 million budget for fiscal 2002, an increase of $6 million over the current budget. Although the proposed… Continue reading

Sequim: Police chief to retire sometime early in 2002

SEQUIM -- After five years at the helm of the Sequim Police Department, Chief Byron Nelson plans to retire by early next year. Nelson, 62,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Cuttyhunk tests guns in Canadian waters east of Port Renfrew

PORT RENFREW, British Columbia -- Boaters making their way through the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Saturday got a surprise warning from the U.S.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Visitor and Convention Bureau considers overhaul

PORT ANGELES -- The reorganization of the North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau has moved a step closer to completion. Guidelines for a new… Continue reading

Sequim: Author to appear on History Channel

SEQUIM -- A local author and retired Coast Guard officer is scheduled to appear Tuesday on the History Channel during a program on the U.S.… Continue reading

Sequim: Family-owned Lehman’s store closing after 90 years

SEQUIM -- The city's oldest retail store is closing after 90 years in business. Lehman's Mark & Pak, the grocery store and meat company owned… Continue reading