Event focusing on disabilities puts participants in different shoes

PORT TOWNSEND -- For people with physical disabilities, little things can make a big difference. The slightest grade on a sidewalk throws a wheelchair askew,… Continue reading

Federal stimulus funds jumps Elwha dams removal date ahead a year

Federal stimulus money will hasten removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams by about one year after years of delays and will begin providing… Continue reading

Longtime YMCA executive director to step down; health reasons cited

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Maguire, who served as Clallam County YMCA executive director for 13 years and was instrumental in starting the Port Townsend branch… Continue reading

More on dam removal: Olympic National Park greenhouse construction to begin this summer

SEQUIM -- Construction of an Olympic National Park greenhouse -- in which plants will be grown to revegetate areas laid bare by the removal of… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council shows frustration with Gateway delay

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council, frustrated with delays in completion of The Gateway transit center, reluctantly approved this week a no-cost contract extension with… Continue reading

Sequim residents get initial meeting tonight on speaking out

SEQUIM -- A year of talking has led at last to Sequim Speaks, a citizens' advisory panel open to people who live inside and outside… Continue reading

Clallam YMCA director Maguire to step down

PORT ANGELES — After leading the Clallam County YMCA for 13 years and starting up the Port Townsend branch of the organization, Dan Maguire announced… Continue reading

Olympic National Park to get millions in economic stimulus money

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than $55 million in economic stimulus money will be used to fix the National Mall,… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2009
  • By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Writer

Audit shows Clallam Transit accounting inadequate

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit's oversight of its accounting and financial operations was inadequate in 2007, a state audit shows. Internal controls over van-pool operations… Continue reading

Lower Elwha elder Bea Charles, linguist and historian, dead at 89

PORT ANGELES -- Bea Charles, one of the last Lower Elwha elders fluent in the Klallam language, died in her sleep at home on the… Continue reading

Religious radio gets construction permit

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Federal Communications Commission has granted a construction permit to Port Townsend Seventh-day Adventist Church, paving the way for religious radio programming… Continue reading

School districts unsure of impact of basic education bill

North Olympic Peninsula school district superintendents don't know how a bill overhauling public K-12 education will affect them. They know just one thing: The revamping… Continue reading

Sequim safety rating increases, will lower homeowner’s insurance

SEQUIM -- If you own a home in the Sequim area, you may see your insurance premiums dip after this summer. Clallam County Fire District… Continue reading

State parks in limbo until Legislature acts

PORT TOWNSEND -- The future of three North Olympic Peninsula state parks remains unknown until Senate and House lawmakers approve a state budget. That could… Continue reading

Team Jefferson: Think Local First

Team Jefferson has one simple request for the community, but it's a request that a national economist feels may be the key to insulating Jefferson… Continue reading

Teen to be tried as adult in shooting

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 17-year-old will be tried as an adult after a shooting at a Port Townsend home Monday morning sent another man to… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ lawsuit a hoax; movie shooting uninterrupted

PDN news sources A news report that Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being sued for plagiarism is now being reported as a hoax. The Sun,… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2009
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BRIEFLY: Drunken man linked to burglaries

QUILCENE -- Steven Wayne Gray, 46, of Shelton, was hospitalized after law enforcement officers found him unconscious on a beach off Linger Longer Road just… Continue reading

Legislative panel clears bill to put sales tax increase proposal to a vote

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA — A ballot measure asking voters to temporarily raise the state sales tax to help offset budget… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2009
  • By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer

Olympia’s sweeping education reform bill: Clearer picture for Peninsula educators?

PDN news sources OLYMPIA -- The Legislature has passed a sweeping overhaul of Washington state's K-12 education system, setting up an ambitious 10-year plan to… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2009
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