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Port Angeles Safeway wins governor’s award

Port Angeles Safeway wins governor’s award

The Port Angeles Safeway on Lincoln Street was honored as the Governor’s 2017 Medium Private Employer of the Year for its efforts… Continue reading

Port Angeles Safeway wins governor’s award
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue delays on hiring new chief

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue delays on hiring new chief

It will likely be weeks before East Jefferson Fire-Rescue picks a replacement for Chief Gordon Pomeroy, who is scheduled to retire at… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue delays on hiring new chief
Jefferson County group to donate $10,000 to Planned Parenthood after fundraiser

Jefferson County group to donate $10,000 to Planned Parenthood after fundraiser

Jefferson County Advocates for Better Health plans to deliver more than $10,000 raised by Jefferson County residents to the Planned Parenthood offices… Continue reading

Jefferson County group to donate $10,000 to Planned Parenthood after fundraiser
Meeting on affordable housing measure set in Port Townsend

Meeting on affordable housing measure set in Port Townsend

Community members will host an information session to discuss Proposition 1 and its potential effects on taxpayers and low-income residents of Jefferson… Continue reading

Meeting on affordable housing measure set in Port Townsend
‘I’m so glad to be here’: Port Angeles Safeway recognized for hiring people with disabilities

‘I’m so glad to be here’: Port Angeles Safeway recognized for hiring people with disabilities

Ryan Brooke enjoys working at the Safeway on Lincoln Street in Port Angeles, where customers and employees greet him with smiles. Brooke,… Continue reading

‘I’m so glad to be here’: Port Angeles Safeway recognized for hiring people with disabilities
Port Townsend’s new Rainier Street opens as part of Howard Street project

Port Townsend’s new Rainier Street opens as part of Howard Street project

Port Townsend’s Rainier Street, formally known as Howard Street, is officially open to traffic and is the first major step in the… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s new Rainier Street opens as part of Howard Street project
Port Angeles Harbor cleanup completion target now stands at 2029-32

Port Angeles Harbor cleanup completion target now stands at 2029-32

The environmental cleanup of Port Angeles Harbor’s polluted sediment west of the former Rayonier Pulp Mill site might not be completed until… Continue reading

Port Angeles Harbor cleanup completion target now stands at 2029-32
Wilderness training facility owner worried by Jamestown S’Klallam road project

Wilderness training facility owner worried by Jamestown S’Klallam road project

The founder of a wilderness training facility believes Tribal Edge is threatened by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Sophus-Corriea Loop Road project. Ben Sanford… Continue reading

Wilderness training facility owner worried by Jamestown S’Klallam road project
Olympic Peninsula Korean War vets take part in Puget Sound Honor Flight

Olympic Peninsula Korean War vets take part in Puget Sound Honor Flight

Five members of the Olympic Peninsula’s Korean War Veterans Association reflected on their service at the war memorials, monuments and military museums in… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Korean War vets take part in Puget Sound Honor Flight
Department of Defense contractor Raytheon visits new Port Angeles company

Department of Defense contractor Raytheon visits new Port Angeles company

A major Department of Defense contractor anticipates a long-term relationship with Airborne ECS, a company that recently relocated to Port Angeles. “They… Continue reading

Department of Defense contractor Raytheon visits new Port Angeles company
Seasonal hunt ends; after finding 96 green crabs, trapping to resume in April

Seasonal hunt ends; after finding 96 green crabs, trapping to resume in April

The hunt in Dungeness for the invasive European green crab is over for the season. Resource managers report that since April, they’ve caught… Continue reading

Seasonal hunt ends; after finding 96 green crabs, trapping to resume in April
Port Angeles women clean up abandoned homeless camps, other trash

Port Angeles women clean up abandoned homeless camps, other trash

They don’t mind picking up other people’s trash. Actually, they enjoy it. Deana Volker and Patty Pastore lead a group of about… Continue reading

Port Angeles women clean up abandoned homeless camps, other trash
To more happiness, adventure: Flowers, cards and cake for 107-year-old in Port Angeles

To more happiness, adventure: Flowers, cards and cake for 107-year-old in Port Angeles

“Oh, ain’t she sweet. We’ll see her walking down that street. Yes, I ask you very confidentially, ain’t she sweet?” These days,… Continue reading

To more happiness, adventure: Flowers, cards and cake for 107-year-old in Port Angeles
Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine

Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active, which is homeported in Port Angeles, offloaded about 6,570 pounds of cocaine… Continue reading

Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine
Beloved paraeducator remembered at Port Angeles school

Beloved paraeducator remembered at Port Angeles school

Across the yellow child-height desk in Franklin Elementary School’s library, students penned messages in memory of para­educator Sheila R. Kettel. “Mrs. Kettel,… Continue reading

Beloved paraeducator remembered at Port Angeles school
Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson

Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson

Community members filled the Port of Port Townsend’s open house to learn about possible developments at Point Hudson that could affect the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson
Port Angeles hospice has offered free care for nearly 40 years

Port Angeles hospice has offered free care for nearly 40 years

By JoNel Aleccia Kaiser Health News Rose Crumb can’t even count the number of people she’s helped die. The former nurse, 91, who retired in… Continue reading

Port Angeles hospice has offered free care for nearly 40 years
Irrigation Festival announces next year’s logo, storyline

Irrigation Festival announces next year’s logo, storyline

The Sequim Irrigation Festival’s board of directors has announced its logo and storyline for the festival’s 123rd year, set to run May 4-13.… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival announces next year’s logo, storyline
A long walk for veterans: Former soldier trekking to four corners of lower 48 to call attention to PTSD, suicide

A long walk for veterans: Former soldier trekking to four corners of lower 48 to call attention to PTSD, suicide

Eli Smith, an Army veteran from Ohio, is taking a long walk to call attention to the plight of veterans suffering from… Continue reading

A long walk for veterans: Former soldier trekking to four corners of lower 48 to call attention to PTSD, suicide
State attorney general says he uses three-point test before deciding to sue Trump administration

State attorney general says he uses three-point test before deciding to sue Trump administration

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson uses a three-point test to decide whether to sue the Trump administration. Are Washingtonians being harmed? Does… Continue reading

State attorney general says he uses three-point test before deciding to sue Trump administration