Mural ready just in time for solstice celebration

DIAMOND POINT — A week and a half of wrestling with stucco has produced a shimmering scene of surf and sun, just in time for… Continue reading

PUD awards contract to study proposal to provide electricity service

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have awarded a contract to a Lynnwood firm to study the feasibility of the district providing… Continue reading

Western Strait closed to shellfish harvesting

The state Department of Health announced Thursday the closure of beaches along the western Strait of Juan de Fuca to harvesting all species of shellfish.… Continue reading

Brinnon nutrition program for elderly gains a temporary reprieve

BRINNON — Brinnon's Senior Nutrition program will remain in operation until some time in July, now that the Olympic Community Action Programs leader has backed… Continue reading

Employment panel sides with Forks in case brought by former police sergeant

FORKS — Sexual harassment charges brought by a former Forks police sergeant aren't sufficient to prompt state charges, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided.… Continue reading

Four rescued after boat runs aground in Freshwater Bay

JOYCE — Four Canadian tribal fishermen were rescued off a 50-foot fishing vessel when it ran aground in Freshwater Bay on Wednesday night in an… Continue reading

Some Dungeness Valley berries late, but early varieties still sweet

DUNGENESS — If you don't believe good things come to those who wait, taste this. It's a crimson berry from Arturo Flores' field — one… Continue reading

Warning signs removed from Teal Lake

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health has cleared Teal Lake is cleared for use, since recent samples showed a low level of potentially toxic… Continue reading

Another Mariners firing: McLaren

By Gregg Bell, The Associated Press SEATTLE — John McLaren was fired today as manager of the Seattle Mariners, who began the season with playoff… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2008
  • By Gregg Bell, The Associated Press

Cammack revokes resignation, stays on hospital board

PORT ANGELES — Jim Cammack rescinded his resignation Wednesday from Olympic Medical Center's board of commissioners — 17 days after he announced he would quit.… Continue reading

Fire destroys mobile home near Log Cabin Resort

A double-wide mobile home owned by the Log Cabin Resort on Lake Crescent was destroyed in a fire early Wednesday. Nobody was in the 12-by… Continue reading

Money woes end one senior citizen meal program, threaten others

BRINNON — Brinnon seniors and volunteers were surprised and upset to learn their nutrition program will close after the last meal is served today, and… Continue reading

Petition for PUD electrical authority vote almost ready, organizer says

PORT TOWNSEND — Steve Hamm said he is "99.99 percent sure" he will have enough signatures to get the question of giving the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Port Angeles adds water treatment for copper, lead

PORT ANGELES — A water treatment process to reduce copper leeching from plumbing into the city's drinking water will begin Monday, one week before the… Continue reading

PSE cuts ribbon on new downtown Port Townsend office

PORT TOWNSEND — Puget Sound Energy has a new office in downtown Port Townsend. The utility company, which provides electricity to 17,400 customers in East… Continue reading

State decides on South Point-Lofall route — not Port Ludlow — when Hood Canal Bridge is out

PORT TOWNSEND — Passenger-ferry service during the May-June 2009 Hood Canal Bridge construction closure will run from South Point to Lofall, said state Transportation Secretary… Continue reading

Ahoy! Get ready to view tall ships off Port Angeles, Port Townsend — and at festivals in Victoria, Tacoma

Tall ships are coming to the North Olympic Peninsula — and the public can set sail on some of them. Tall ships will visit Port… Continue reading

Community garden reaps fresh veggies

SEQUIM — Social studies can be delicious. So can socializing. A small flock of sixth-graders and older retirees have tasted those facts at the long-awaited… Continue reading

Crematory foes appeal certificate of occupancy

PORT ANGELES — Opponents of a proposed crematory in Carlsborg have opened a new avenue of attack, this one against the certificate of occupancy for… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council OKs sale of bonds for street, other improvements

PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend is one step closer to breaking ground on a series of projects intended to provide economic stimulus… Continue reading