Petitions seeking ‘strong mayor’ city government gather steam in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - Petitions circulated at Port Townsend businesses had collected by Thursday more than 100 of 455 signatures of registered city voters needed for… Continue reading

School to hold 100-year celebration, then close

PORT ANGELES - When Violet Winters Grall, 84, was a student at Fairview School, it had only two rooms. The different classes were defined by… Continue reading

Coast Guard pilot, crew reach pinnacle of rescues with highest-altitude feat

PORT ANGELES — The Coast Guard’s rescue Sunday evening of a 64-year old climber from The Brothers peak in the Olympic Mountains was not only… Continue reading

150-foot cell phone tower allowed for Port Hadlock

PORT TOWNSEND - A Jefferson County hearing examiner has approved the construction of a 150-foot T-Mobile monopole cell phone tower in Port Hadlock. The decision… Continue reading

Compliance officer details how Clallam’s junk-car law will be enforced

PORT ANGELES - Rich Sill has a brand-new junk car ordinance, and he can't wait not to enforce it. Sill, Clallam County's code compliance officer,… Continue reading

Search for new CFO for Port Townsend Paper may take up to three months

PORT TOWNSEND - It could take up to three months to find a permanent replacement for Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s chief financial officer, who is… Continue reading

Ten Forward Internet customers lose e-mail access, gain new domain name

PORT ANGELES - About 800 customers of Ten Forward, a Port Angeles-based Internet service provider, lost e-mail access over Memorial Day weekend and have since… Continue reading

Charges dismissed against 37 Indian Island war protesters

PORT TOWNSEND - Charges were dismissed on Tuesday against 37 people arrested outside the gates of Naval Magazine Indian Island in September. Jefferson County District… Continue reading

Clallam County settles with Carlsborg church over proposed campground

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County commissioners Tuesday tied off one strand of the legal snarl over a church camp proposed in Carlsborg. King's Way Foursquare… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners sign climate pact

PORT TOWNSEND - The three Jefferson County commissioners, in a unanimous vote Tuesday, approved a resolution committing the county to cut greenhouse gas emissions to… Continue reading

Makah win 5-year quota from whaling commission

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Makah tribe Tuesday won renewal of its quota to kill up to 20 gray whales in the next five years. Before… Continue reading

Man dead in lake credited with saving companion

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - A Port Angeles man who died in Lake Mills on Memorial Day saved his friend's life, said Olympic National Park officials.… Continue reading

Transit workers ride grass-guzzlers to work to corral rising gas prices

PORT TOWNSEND - Behind a parking lot full of Jefferson Transit buses, Missy contentedly munches on grass in her new corral among berry brambles and… Continue reading

Canoeist dies in Olympic National Park; companion rescued

Douglas “Oly” R. Olson, 48 years old, died yesterday afternoon after his canoe capsized, sending him into the water along with his companion, Elizabeth Meyers,… Continue reading

Carlsborg’s new Midway Market offers fresh produce, community services

CARLSBORG - Parrot tulips, mizuna and a midwife are gathering along U.S. Highway 101 weekly, in an effort to grow a new community market. "We've… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper’s CFO departs; interim named

PORT TOWNSEND - In a surprise move, the executive who was steering Port Townsend Paper Corp. through financial difficulties - including putting it into Chapter… Continue reading

Reward offered for stolen quake measuring device

DISCOVERY BAY - University of Washington officials are offering a $200 no-questions-asked reward for information that will lead to the recovery of a earthquake-measuring device… Continue reading

Witnessing a dark moment in history

SEQUIM - Don Leslie is a walking, laughing ray of sunlight, so one wouldn't suspect that he's witnessed one of history's darkest moments. Leslie, 85,… Continue reading

Clallam Bay Library seeks comment

CLALLAM BAY - The North Olympic Library System is asking for public input on plans to expand the Clallam Bay branch during its monthly meeting… Continue reading

Hudson Point Marina set to open June 15

PORT TOWNSEND - With a new look and environmentally friendly materials, port officials have set their sights on reopening Hudson Point Marina to the public… Continue reading