(VIDEO now added) JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN: PT Taproom offers cream of the craft

EDITOR'S NOTE — Port Townsend-based independent multimedia journalist and videographer Jack Olmsted is doing a series of videos on the Pourhouse. We ran the first… Continue reading

Robber sought after armed holdup in Carlsborg

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking for a robber who fled Tuesday night with about $300 in cash after brandishing a gun… Continue reading

All Jefferson County school levies — PT, Brinnon, Chimacum, Quilcene, Queets — passing easily in first returns

THE FIRST COUNT of mail-in ballots in February's special election on Tuesday night showed Jefferson County school levy measures headed for victories. Four public school… Continue reading

Bail set for driver in Port Angeles wreck on U.S. 101

PORT ANGELES — Bail has been set at $75,000 for a Port Angeles man alleged to have been driving drunk and causing a three-vehicle wreck… Continue reading

Clallam absolves Incubator of debt

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has taken the first major step in dissolving the cash-strapped Clallam Business Incubator. The three commissioners Tuesday passed a resolution… Continue reading

Crescent School levy headed to victory

JOYCE — A four-year $495,713 maintenance and operation expenses replacement levy for Crescent School District appeared headed for victory after the initial count of mail-in… Continue reading

Dog days in winter: Sequim canines show their stuff in NYC shows

SEQUIM — When dog breeders Lorraine and Howard Shore left Sequim for two dog shows in New York City — taking along Dazzle, their Papillon,… Continue reading

Fort Worden ideas sought Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND — A public meeting planned Thursday to discuss the future of Fort Worden State Park and the possibility of its takeover by the… Continue reading

Fuel tanks, asbestos found at Sequim sites

SEQUIM — Consultants for the city of Sequim using ground-penetrating radar and boring into the ground have uncovered two underground fuel tanks, but no leaks… Continue reading

Last of state’s newest ferries begins service between Port Townsend, Coupeville

PORT TOWNSEND—The MV Kennewick began service on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route Tuesday afternoon. The move completes Washington State Ferries’ process of adding three new vessels… Continue reading

Obama might sign Quileute higher-ground bill this week; tribe ready to make moving plans [***Gallery**]

LAPUSH — The Quileute tribe was coming to grips Tuesday with the swift congressional passage of legislation that will expand the tribe's boundaries and allow… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles hears of damage, new lease

PORT ANGELES — A Jan. 22 windstorm that generated heavy seas caused $122,000 in damage to Port of Port Angeles properties, Jeff Robb, port executive… Continue reading

Sequim approves critical-areas ordinance

SEQUIM — The City Council has approved a critical-areas ordinance after taking into consideration concerns from developer John Wayne Enterprises, Sequim Senior Activity Center officials,… Continue reading

URGENT — Crescent School levy headed to victory

JOYCE — A four-year $495,713 maintenance and operation expenses replacement levy for Crescent School District appeared headed for victory after the initial count of mail-in… Continue reading

URGENT — All Jefferson County school levies headed for victories

THE FIRST COUNT of mail-in ballots in February’s special election on Tuesday night showed Jefferson County school levy measures headed for victories. Four public school… Continue reading

Clallam mulls resolution of Business Incubator debt

PORT ANGELES — Originally seen as an important economic development tool but unable to stay afloat, the Clallam Business Incubator is on the verge of… Continue reading

Ecology praises local response to boat blast at John Wayne Marina

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — At a Port of Port Angeles commission meeting Monday, Executive Director Jeff Robb thanked everyone who helped after a… Continue reading

Fort Worden development authority proposal growth potential touted to Chamber of Commerce

PORT TOWNSEND — Fort Worden Public Development Authority leaders who want to take the management reins of Fort Worden State Park and redevelop it as… Continue reading

High-tech surveillance touted to stem loitering problem in downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — New cameras and a wireless network will help the Port Angeles Police Department fight a loitering problem at The Gateway transit center… Continue reading

It’s election day in parts of North Olympic Peninsula

Voter turnout had swelled to 48 percent in Jefferson County and 44 percent in Clallam County by Monday for today’s school levy elections. Marked ballots… Continue reading