Some Jefferson County fire chiefs balk at new state agreement

QUILCENE - State Department of Natural Resources officials are pressing fire districts statewide to sign new agreements that redefine agency responsibilities for fighting wild land… Continue reading

Tribal courts operate differently from county courts

NEAH BAY - Court proceedings and rules of conduct can vary from tribe to tribe. Laws requiring public disclosure do not apply to sovereign tribal… Continue reading

Clallam County’s 2008 deficit put at $1 million

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County officials will be punching new holes into their belts to slim down by $1 million for 2008. County Administrator Jim… Continue reading

Commissioners of Jefferson, Clallam counties to meet in joint session

PORT TOWNSEND -Commissioners of Jefferson and Clallam counties plan to discuss common issues at a meeting tentatively scheduled for Sept. 24. No one seems to… Continue reading

Major charges unlikely in Port Angeles pedestrian death

PORT ANGELES - No serious charges are likely after a 49-year-old woman died of her injuries sustained when she was hit by a car while… Continue reading

Makah take their whaling case to nation’s capital; meetings set today with senators

WASHINGTON - Makah representatives arrived in the nation's capital on Tuesday to begin three days of meetings regarding Saturday's unauthorized killing of a gray whale.… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival float up in flames

BRINNON - The Sequim Irrigation Festival float was destroyed in a fire while it was parked in the day-use section of Dosewallips State Park on… Continue reading

Titus losing his job as Sequim K-9 dog

SEQUIM - Titus will sniff no more in Sequim come 2008. He's losing his job. The 4-year-old German shepherd, who with officer Mike Hill makes… Continue reading

‘We’re just people’ — Neah Bay townfolk wary, worried about reaction to unsanctioned whale kill

NEAH BAY - After a tumultuous weekend, Monday morning dawned clear and calm on the Makah Reservation - but many here awoke wary and worried.… Continue reading

Chamber, college talk about training, partnerships

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce will help market Peninsula College through merchandising, chamber members were told Monday. Selling not Peninsula… Continue reading

D.C. politicos willing to talk with Makah about unsanctioned kill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the North Olympic Peninsula's congressional delegation say they are willing to talk with Makah representatives about Saturday's unauthorized killing of… Continue reading

One-boat run backs up traffic at Port Townsend ferry terminal

PORT TOWNSEND - Ferry traffic backed up Monday onto Water Street, an unusual sight under normal circumstances. But these are less than normal times for… Continue reading

Port awards contract to remove 150 more Lincoln Park trees — 350 total

PORT ANGELES - An extended contract to remove an additional 150 trees from Lincoln Park - 350 total - was approved Monday by Port of… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council wants no part of county’s proposed clean water district

PORT TOWNSEND - Saying Jefferson County's clean water district fee proposal is financially flawed, the City Council on Monday night approved telling county commissioners that… Continue reading

Checkpoint set up near entrance to Makah Reservation

NEAH BAY - Tribal police set up a checkpoint just inside the reservation boundary in Neah Bay on Sunday  braced for anti-whaling demonstrators who never… Continue reading

Dental care at reduced charge to be offered in Sequim

SEQUIM - Tooth sleepy juice and sparkles will be helping children beginning today. The SmileMobile, a modern dental office on wheels, will provide dental checkups… Continue reading

First two-day StreamFest draws 1,000 to Port Angeles farmland

PORT ANGELES - The first ever two-day StreamFest drew about 1,000 people to the event, which focuses on the conservation and restoration of land. Robbie… Continue reading

Makah leaders promise to punish whale hunters

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal leaders promised Sunday to prosecute the five men "who took it on themselves to hunt a whale" a day earlier.… Continue reading

Makah leaders rush to Washington, D.C., today

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal delegates will fly to Washington, D.C., today, to assure the state's congressional delegation that the tribe did not approve the… Continue reading

Stardust big band ends Music in Park series Tuesday

SEQUIM - The last Music in the Park concert in Sequim will feature the Stardust big band on Tuesday. Stardust will play hits from the… Continue reading