Four interim city manager finalists, identified only as numbers, to be interviewed Aug. 28

PORT ANGELES — The field has been narrowed to four finalists for the position of interim city manager. The City Council will interview the finalists… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed intermittently today

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed for three half-hour periods today. The bridge will be closed from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m.… Continue reading

More pilings being yanked from Port Townsend Bay

PORT TOWNSEND — Aberdeen-based Quigg Bros. towed into Port Townsend Bay on Wednesday a crane barge that, with another barge, will remove about 1,200 creosote-tainted… Continue reading

No timeline for repayment of $150,000 city loan to Harbor-Works authority

PORT ANGELES — A city of Port Angeles agreement with the Harbor-Works Public Development Authority has no timeline for paying back the $150,000 loan approved… Continue reading

Chapman, independent, will face opponent from his old party, GOP, in November

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County's first independent candidate for county commissioner received the most votes in Tuesday's primary election. Mike Chapman's 1,780 votes, or 49.7… Continue reading

Clallam PUD race shaping up to be between Haffner, Jensen

Bob Jensen apparently will face incumbent Hugh Haffner for the Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 Commission District 2 seat in the Nov. 4… Continue reading

Hospital levy lid lift passing by 6 percent

PORT ANGELES — Voters' apparent approval of a levy lid lift Tuesday could help stitch up Olympic Medical Center's hemorrhaging finances, according to its CEO.… Continue reading

Hunt takes commanding lead in appellate court race

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — In the race for state Appeals Court Division 2, District 2, incumbent Joyce "Robin" Hunt held a commanding lead Tuesday night against… Continue reading

Independent candidate on November ballot in Jefferson County, too

PORT TOWNSEND — Incumbent Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan and Port Hadlock businesswoman Sandy Hershelman are headed toward a Nov. 4 general election showdown after… Continue reading

Piper Laurie will be celebrity guest at this year’s Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — Actress Piper Laurie, winner of the Golden Globe and Emmy awards —  and thrice-nominated for an Oscar — will be the mystery… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council matches port’s $150,000 for harbor agency’s startup

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday to give the Harbor-Works Public Development Authority a $150,000 loan, bringing its startup… Continue reading

Port Angeles Concert on the Pier canceled tonight

PORT ANGELES — Tonight's Concert on the Pier has been canceled because of expected bad weather. The scheduled rock 'n' roll band, Jane and John… Continue reading

Port Angeles water shortage over

PORT ANGELES — The city's brief water shortage that began late Sunday ended Tuesday afternoon. City maintenance crews completed the repair of a 24-inch water… Continue reading

Port Townsend Library levy boost approved; Brinnon fire measures lag

PORT TOWNSEND — Voters embraced a proposed levy lid lift for the Port Townsend Library on Tuesday night, with 2,082 votes, or 63.73 percent, approving… Continue reading

Rep. Dicks to face Republican foe Cloud for third straight time

Republican Doug Cloud likely will once again challenge Rep. Norm Dicks, a Democrat, for the 6th Congressional District seat in the Nov. 4 general election.… Continue reading

‘Champions’ will push Port Angeles forward, departing city manager says

PORT ANGELES — To create a vibrant future for Port Angeles, the city needs "community champions" — not "crusaders" or "a spirit of divisiveness." That… Continue reading

Clallam Transit faces more riders than ever — as revenues dip

PORT ANGELES — The riders on the bus go up and up, but the tax revenues for the bus go down and down. Meanwhile, plans… Continue reading

Eleventh hour for repairs to Dosewallips Road’s missing link; comment period ends today

BRINNON — Six years after floodwaters gouged out a stretch of Dosewallips Road, U.S. Forest Service officials are one step closer to deciding if Jefferson… Continue reading

Free concert in Sequim tonight

SEQUIM —Kevin Magner and Le Mélenge will perform original rock, folk and blues tonight for Sequim's Music in the Park concert series. The free concert… Continue reading

Owner ‘just sick about’ burglary of her restaurant

PORT ANGELES — The Cornerhouse Restaurant downtown had an unwelcome customer overnight. Between the time the janitor left at 12:30 a.m. and when the first… Continue reading