Portac idling sawmill for one week

BEAVER - Portac Inc.'s sawmill on Wednesday began a shutdown of at least one week because it's operating at a loss, said a company official.… Continue reading

Elwha Bridge is coming down

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's one-lane bridge over the Elwha River now nearly has no lane at all. Employees of Parsons Corp. of Sumner continued… Continue reading

Nov. 6 ballots in mail today

PORT ANGELES - If you don't use it to vote, consider snuggling under it at night. The Nov. 6 general election ballot Clallam County will… Continue reading

Port Townsend council kills salary increase proposal for itself

PORT TOWNSEND - Citing a squeeze on city revenues, Port Townsend City Council members rejected proposed council salary raises that would have made them eligible… Continue reading

School districts see decline in enrollment

Most North Olympic Peninsula public school districts have seen a drop in student enrollment as the 2007-2008 school year begins, although two - Crescent and… Continue reading

Two longtime Port of Port Angeles staff let go

PORT ANGELES - The Port of Port Angeles has terminated two longtime, high-level employees. Pat Dejas, properties manager - who oversaw at least 33 tenants… Continue reading

Big Quil student shellfish operation must get contract with school district, State Auditor’s Office says

QUILCENE - The State Auditor's Office says the Quilcene School District and Big Quil Enterprises, the 4-H shellfish business students participate in, must keep better… Continue reading

Growing free clinic seeks volunteer practitioners

SEQUIM - A relatively palatial new location awaits Sequim's free clinic next year - but director Jamie Goodwin said she needs specialized help to make… Continue reading

Peninsula College ceremony opens longhouse on campus

PORT ANGELES - The Peninsula College longhouse - lauded as the first longhouse on a community college campus in the nation - opened its doors… Continue reading

Port Angeles candidates discuss city cooperation, problems in forum before Chamber of Commerce

PORT ANGELES - Two candidates vying for City Council told a luncheon meeting Monday what they think needs fixing in the city. Don Perry, a… Continue reading

Someone’s ‘tagging’ historical Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - Parts of Port Townsend have been marked with graffiti in recent weeks, and police believe the same person - possibly someone with… Continue reading

Transit tax revenues slacken, ridership increases; service expansion delayed

PORT ANGELES - Clallam Transit System commissioners Monday received a revenue report that reinforces their cautious spending plans for 2008. The system's take of sales… Continue reading

Application for FM radio station to be delivered

PORT TOWNSEND - Those hoping to put Radio Port Townsend on the air at 91.5 FM have finished their Federal Communications Commission application, a spokeswoman… Continue reading

Bronze Star awarded to Forks soldier

By Debbie Ross-Preston, For Peninsula Daily News FORKS - Calm. Chaos. That's the dizzying yo-yo of combat in Iraq, said Sgt. Matthew Breed of Forks,… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2007
  • By Debbie Ross-Preston, For Peninsula Daily News

PTTV eyes webcasts across Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND - Public access television has a future on the Web in Jefferson County, says a community broadcasting leader, and one day could extend… Continue reading

Recounting the air miles: Memorial keeps Peninsula air history alive

PORT TOWNSEND — Seventeen years ago, George Capriotti made a historic flight. Taking off on the old runway at Jefferson County International Airport, Capriotti circled… Continue reading

Sequim community garden growing roots

SEQUIM - She refused to let the roots die, and now, after nearly two years, they're resuscitated. The Community Organic Garden of Sequim - COGS… Continue reading

Sequim eatery, inn project on track

SEQUIM - An $8.5 million Holiday Inn Express and $2 million Black Bear Diner could, by this time next year, form a kind of gateway… Continue reading

All five Makah whalers enter not-guilty pleas

TACOMA - Five Makah tribal members charged with illegally hunting and killing a gray whale Sept. 8 have been released without bail, after a federal… Continue reading

Fire lieutenant found safe after night in the woods

PORT TOWNSEND - A lieutenant and emergency medical technician with East Jefferson Fire-Rescue who spent the night lost in the cold and damp in Olympic… Continue reading