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Jefferson Public Utility District OKs rate hikes for 2017

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have approved rate increases for 2017. Customers will see an increase in their bills starting Jan.… Continue reading

Clallam County Economic Development Corp. seeks executive director

The Clallam County Economic Development Corp. is advertising its open position for executive director and CEO. The new director will earn between… Continue reading

Funding hurdle for Serenity House of Clallam County

Funding hurdle for Serenity House of Clallam County

Serenity House of Clallam County has a new executive director whose goal is to make the nonprofit, which is dedicated to preventing… Continue reading

Funding hurdle for Serenity House of Clallam County
Sequim City Council supports school levies

Sequim City Council supports school levies

Sequim City Council members unanimously approved a resolution supporting two proposed levies for the Sequim School… Continue reading

Sequim City Council supports school levies
East Jefferson Little League hit with burglaries

East Jefferson Little League hit with burglaries

Members of the East Jefferson Little League are reeling from two burglaries this month that are expected to cost the league thousands… Continue reading

East Jefferson Little League hit with burglaries

Inslee proposes carbon, capital gains taxes for education

Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing that the state spend $2.7 billion over the next two years… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2016
  • By Wire Service
Cold to stick around on Peninsula

Cold to stick around on Peninsula

Monday’s snow might not be the last snow of the year. The North Olympic Peninsula is expected to see a cold snap… Continue reading

Cold to stick around on Peninsula

Special DUI patrols set for holiday season

Law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in extra patrols aimed at getting DUI drivers off the roads over this holiday season from Thursday… Continue reading

County hopes to meet April 1 deadline for Carlsborg sewer

Construction of the Carlsborg sewer is on track to be “substantially completed” by next April, Clallam County commissioners learned Monday. Meeting the… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps budding photographer as she grapples with health issues

Peninsula Home Fund helps budding photographer as she grapples with health issues

Ask Stacy Eastman how things are going, and she’ll answer “Really well!”… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps budding photographer as she grapples with health issues

Port Angeles council to discuss street tax

City council members have decided it’s not too early to talk about increasing the sales tax or boosting driver-license-renewal fees for 2018… Continue reading

Grant given to Quilcene museum for fireplace tiles

Grant given to Quilcene museum for fireplace tiles

The Quilcene Historical Museum received a grant from the Washington Trust for Historical Preservation to help with its restoration of the historic Hamilton-Worthington… Continue reading

Grant given to Quilcene museum for fireplace tiles
Progress made on Port Angeles performing arts center

Progress made on Port Angeles performing arts center

Plans for the Port Angeles Waterfront Center are moving forward as its nonprofit hires an interim executive director, chooses an architect firm… Continue reading

Progress made on Port Angeles performing arts center
Pipeline expansion worries some on behalf of southern resident orcas

Pipeline expansion worries some on behalf of southern resident orcas

Environmental activists from the United States and Canada are expressing concerns over a newly approved expansion of a Canadian oil pipeline, saying it could threaten… Continue reading

Pipeline expansion worries some on behalf of southern resident orcas
Port of Port Angeles completes repairs of Terminal 1

Port of Port Angeles completes repairs of Terminal 1

The Port of Port Angeles has completed nearly $5 million in repairs and improvements on Terminal 1, its oldest piece of infrastructure.… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles completes repairs of Terminal 1
Numbers vary on turbine electrical generation; intent not power production, Port Angeles city says

Numbers vary on turbine electrical generation; intent not power production, Port Angeles city says

Three wind turbines erected at the city’s Waterfront Park in mid-September that cost $107,516 will generate $1.39 worth of electricity a day… Continue reading

Numbers vary on turbine electrical generation; intent not power production, Port Angeles city says

‘Blame it on Canada’: Cold air likely to bring snow

Canada, it seems, is responsible for snowy conditions forecast to invade the North Olympic Peninsula tonight and Monday. “You can blame it… Continue reading

Gingerbread House Contest relocated; Aldrich’s Market expects to host it again next year

Gingerbread House Contest relocated; Aldrich’s Market expects to host it again next year

Port Townsend’s annual gingerbread house contest is moving downtown this year. The contest has traditionally been held uptown at Aldrich’s Market, which… Continue reading

Gingerbread House Contest relocated; Aldrich’s Market expects to host it again next year

Alleged stabber deemed competent to stand trial

A Port Angeles man charged with stabbing his roommate in the abdomen in April is competent to stand trial, a forensic psychologist… Continue reading

Death probe continues as prosecutors seek more information in Neah Bay resident’s death

Death probe continues as prosecutors seek more information in Neah Bay resident’s death

A recommendation to charge longtime suspect Tina Marie Alcorn with murder in the early spring bludgeoning death of Neah Bay resident George… Continue reading

Death probe continues as prosecutors seek more information in Neah Bay resident’s death