Olympic National Forest to get federal funds

The Olympic National Forest will receive $600,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to address a backlog of trail maintenance as well as repair… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts reaches $100,000 goal and then some

SEQUIM -- There's nothing like a happy ending to start your Monday morning well. And this ending is part of a new beginning: Olympic Theatre… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: White House says no to tax hike for middle class

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a rebuke to the Treasury secretary, the White House said Monday that President Barack Obama remains opposed to any… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2009
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Port Townsend may tap water reserve early in heat

PORT TOWNSEND -- Warm, dry weather means Port Townsend may have to rely upon reserves sooner than usual this year. Ian Jablonski, water resource manager… Continue reading

Rayonier says it will help acquire property

PORT ANGELES -- Rayonier Inc. executives have told Harbor-Works Executive Director Jeff Lincoln that it will help the public development authority acquire the waterfront property… Continue reading

Security chief considering another appeal

PORT TOWNSEND -- The protracted legal battle between Gardiner-based Security Services Northwest and Jefferson County is a closed case now, as far as Al Scalf's… Continue reading

Senior center to roll out the big bargains

SEQUIM -- In the wake of one bad flood comes another deluge this week at the Sequim Senior Activity Center. The latest flood is dry… Continue reading

Skookum to shelve jump ropes

PORT TOWNSEND -- Skookum Jump Rope Co. will cease to exist at year's end, but other employment options for Jefferson County's developmentally disabled will be… Continue reading

2,300 marijuana plants seized in Yakima County

The Associated Press HARRAH -- Authorities say they have seized about 2,300 marijuana plants from three plots in a wooded area on the Yakama Indian… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2009
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Granite quote in park sparks Cobain controversy

The Associated Press ABERDEEN -- The late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is igniting a new controversy in his hometown of Aberdeen. This one involves a… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2009
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Port Townsend ferry resumes service after early sailings canceled

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Steilacoom II resumed service late this morning after divers discovered and removed a crab pot wrapped around a rope guard at… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry sailings canceled until further notice

PORT TOWNSEND — The Steilacoom II car ferry, which travels between Port Townsend and Keystone on Whidbey Island, is out of commission this morning. The… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Administration may set up military-civilian prison to hold Guantanamo inmates

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2009

Ancestral skeletons dig up emotions

EDITOR'S NOTE-- This is the second article in a two-part series. The first article, which was published Sunday, is available at www.peninsuladailynews.com. PORT ANGELES --… Continue reading

Clallam zoning challenged, again

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's long crusade to solve its Growth Management Act quandary just got longer. A Seattle-based nonprofit group and a coalition of… Continue reading

Cougars sighted near Quilcene

QUILCENE -- It's that time of year when people like to get outside to enjoy a bit of nature, but a recent encounter with a… Continue reading

Gardener uses permaculture to teach sustainable farming

111Then there are the lettuces lush as ferns, raspberries that melt on the tongue and carrots like big, orange wands. Paul Gautschi, when giving a… Continue reading

Officials unsure how heat wave affected algae bloom

PORT TOWNSEND -- The most recent results of testing show no change in the dangers associated with toxic blue-green algae in Jefferson County lakes --… Continue reading

Seattle Times touts Peninsula getaways

What does anout-of-area newspaper recommend when asked what are good towns to travel to and sights to see on the North Olympic Peninsula? Here's what… Continue reading

Tse-whit-sen Village artifacts on display at noted Seattle museum

SEATTLE -- A slim glass case holds about 30 artifacts -- bone blanket pins, a bracelet, fishing equipment, an ornate comb -- at Seattle's Burke… Continue reading