Planning Commission chairman applies for Port Townsend City Council vacancy

PORT TOWNSEND - A 64-year-old retiree who has served on the Port Townsend Planning Commission since 2003 is the first to apply for the City… Continue reading

Septic plan could cost owners $20 per year

PORT ANGELES - Citizens whose homes or businesses use septic systems could be assessed $10 to $12 a year to support a septic education/inspection program… Continue reading

Stevens Middle School renaming effort in gear this week

PORT ANGELES - Should Stevens Middle School get a name change? Or should it keep the name of Washington's first territorial governor? A Port Angeles… Continue reading

Billboards touting North Olympic Peninsula’s virtues rise in Seattle

PORT ANGELES - Travelers on busy freeways in Seattle are getting an eyeful of the peace and beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula in a… Continue reading

Coastline opens to shellfish harvesting

Nearly 50 miles of North Olympic Peninsula coastline have been opened to spring and summer shellfish harvesting. Levels of natural biotoxins that lead to Paralytic… Continue reading

Neah Bay teen remembered for his love of basketball

NEAH BAY - Members of the Makah tribe call themselves "people of the water," but Friday found them on a sea of tears for a… Continue reading

No-shooting revision approved for Jefferson, paves way for more anti-gun zones

PORT TOWNSEND - An audience of about 100 watched the three Jefferson County commissioners unanimously pass an amended version of the county's no-shooting zone ordinance… Continue reading

Port Angeles girl eulogized as ‘an angel’ during Elwha rites

PORT ANGELES - Tears shed for Vanna K. Francis, 17, were ceremoniously burned Saturday afternoon, after the young member of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe… Continue reading

State ponders acquiring lighthouse in light of wave erosion

PORT TOWNSEND - Although the state Parks and Recreation Commission would like to take over the Point Wilson Lighthouse, the cost and liability may be… Continue reading

Boat backfire turns into spectacular blaze

PORT ANGELES - A 28-foot pleasure boat burned Thursday afternoon in the Port Angeles Boat Haven, sending billowing black smoke over the western part of… Continue reading

Health care providers line up to praise Buck

PORT ANGELES - Jim Buck's back may be smarting from all the pats it received Wednesday night from a grateful Olympic Medical Center and other… Continue reading

Permit opens door to new hangar construction in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND - It's thumbs up for a Jefferson County International Airport project that could add up to 65 new hangars, Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

State poised to delay PT ferry project

PORT TOWNSEND - If approved by both state legislative branches, the House's two-year $7.4 billion state transportation budget proposal will delay $36 million earmarked for… Continue reading

State Transportation Commission drops ferry RSVP idea in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The state Transportation Commission on Thursday rejected an unpopular $10 and $20 fee proposal for a Port Townsend-Keystone ferry reservation pilot program.… Continue reading

Driver of car in Elwha River crash out of custody

TACOMA - Sela Anne Kalama, a 19-year old who drove a car carrying six of her friends into the Elwha River Sunday morning, was released… Continue reading

NRA seeks to mobilize for no-shoot meeting in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County's no-shooting zone ordinance has again drawn the attention of the National Rifle Association, which posted on its Web site a… Continue reading

One-stop housing center planned in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's first one-stop Housing Resource Center could open as early as May in the Tempest Building, 535 E. First St. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeking development proposals for old fire hall

PORT ANGELES - If you have any ideas for the former fire hall at 215 S. Lincoln St., the city wants to hear them. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council woos School Board over acquiring Mountain View site

PORT TOWNSEND - City leaders told Port Townsend School Board members that they were willing to consider acquiring the Mountain View Elementary School's Blaine Street… Continue reading

Services Friday, Saturday for girl killed when car went into river

PORT ANGELES - When selecting flowers to honor Vanna K. Francis at her funeral, her aunt, Elizabeth Dawson, picked wildflowers. "She was sweet and refreshing,… Continue reading