State will advise Clallam on jail remodeling

PORT ANGELES - The state Department of Corrections will lend a hand to Clallam County jailers who fell $1 million short of remodeling their overcrowded… Continue reading

State Ferries takes new tack on Port Townsend-Keystone route

PORT TOWNSEND - Washington State Ferries is now planning smaller vessels for the Port Townsend-Keystone run and to keep the Keystone terminal on Whidbey Island… Continue reading

Clallam picked for ‘Point of Light’ volunteer center

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County will become a "point of light" in a galaxy of more than 330 communities with volunteer centers, thanks to a… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare plans to buy building

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Healthcare hospital commissioners plan to purchase a $5 million building across Sheridan Street from the hospital. "We're getting space for ourselves… Continue reading

Man dead in Forks mobile home fire

FORKS - A man died in a Tuesday-morning fire that engulfed a double-wide, two bedroom mobile home just a few blocks outside the Forks city… Continue reading

Peninsula tribes to share $10 million of shellfish settlement

Five tribes on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal will share a $10 million slice of a $33 million settlement with commercial… Continue reading

Traffic issues swirl around Upper Sims Way project in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The city's main entrance, Sims Way - accident-prone and reaching its vehicle-handling capacity - is caught in a traffic jam of differing… Continue reading

Bra project uplifting for Relay for Life Team

PORT ANGELES - The Crestwood Convalescent Center's Relay for Life team was looking for a way to support the cause. The team settled on a… Continue reading

Clallam formally approves third judge

PORT ANGELES - Someone will be shopping for judicial robes by year's end, now that Clallam County commissioners have approved a third judge for Superior… Continue reading

Clallam health board raises fees for shots, food safety

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County Board of Health members approved fee increases Tuesday for things ranging from vaccinations to food safety permits. Fees charged by… Continue reading

Sequim City Hall discussion goes private

SEQUIM - Where to put the big new City Hall: That topic was to be discussed publicly during Monday night's Sequim City Council meeting. Then,… Continue reading

Clallam board poised to OK third judge

PORT ANGELES - A third judge probably will preside over Clallam County Superior Court starting in 2008. Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty, D-Port Angeles, unofficially… Continue reading

Group petitions Rep. Dicks for Department of Peace

PORT ANGELES - Fifteen people gathered on the doorstep of U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks Monday morning with banners, signs, passion and pie. The Sequim Family… Continue reading

Stepping up for fun: Group’s centipede in run for the Rhodies

PORT TOWNSEND - What is red and green, has 26 legs and flies along the Rhody Run course? One answer: "I don't know, but I… Continue reading

These little piggies going to market: PT sculptor helps Seattle benefit

PORT TOWNSEND - An artist known for his giant articulated puppets and bright-colored paper lanterns is branching out into a new field - pigs. This… Continue reading

Crashes put motorcyclists on defensive

PORT ANGELES - Motorcyclists on the North Olympic Peninsula said they take defensive riding very seriously, to the point they consider themselves invisible on the… Continue reading

Crescent administrator to stay on another year

By Paige Dickerson JOYCE - Crescent School interim Superintendent Tom Anderson has agreed with the School Board to stay on as top administrator another year.… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Chamber seeks new director

SEQUIM - It's a tall order. "We want someone who's outgoing, willing to work with the City Council, and who's familiar with nonprofits, tribal issues… Continue reading

Transit program to aid food bank patrons

PORT TOWNSEND - Lugging food home from the Port Townsend Food Bank will soon be a simpler task for car-less folks. An agreement between the… Continue reading

Clallam warns against crabbing in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County health officials have warned people not to eat crab caught in Port Angeles harbor, citing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls hundreds… Continue reading