Volunteers join school district staffers to clean up vandalized high school

PORT ANGELES - About five dozen faculty and staff members cleaned up the vandalized and fire-scarred portions of Port Angeles High School on Sunday to… Continue reading

Vandals trash, burn parts of Port Angeles High School

PORT ANGELES - More than a dozen fires were ignited in Port Angeles High School on Saturday during an early morning rampage that spanned four… Continue reading

‘Violated.’ ‘Angry.’ Emotions over vandalism run high

PORT ANGELES - School officials picked through trashed Port Angeles High School buildings Saturday afternoon, expressing shock and disbelief. Port Angeles police finished their investigation… Continue reading

Any North Peninsula veteran eligible for new VA clinic in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - A "virtual VA clinic" will come to Clallam County next month to serve eligible veterans throughout the North Olympic Peninsula. The Veterans… Continue reading

Not all chain stores are opening in Sequim — here’s one that’s closing

SEQUIM - Faces were falling Friday, down the checkout line at Big Lots. The reason: Sequim's 22,000-square-foot closeout store will close this spring. "Our target… Continue reading

Second marina revamp coming in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - While one Port of Port Townsend marina renovation project nears completion, another is about to be launched, at least in its design… Continue reading

Groups tackle weeds covering Port Townsend lagoon park

PORT TOWNSEND - Local organizations are joining forces to eliminate invasive weeds in Kah Tai Lagoon Park. The Port Townsend park is overrun with noxious… Continue reading

New taxing district proposed to bail out idled Forks pool

FORKS - A committee is considering the formation of a new taxing district to fund the Forks Aquatics Center. The idea of forming a district… Continue reading

Port Angeles eyes trio of major projects this summer

PORT ANGELES - City engineers have been busy this winter designing a trio of major public works projects. Now with one bid awarded Tuesday night,… Continue reading

Sequim schools superintendent takes East Wenatchee post

SEQUIM - Schools Superintendent Garn Christensen accepted the position of superintendent of East Wenatchee's Eastmont School District on Wednesday night, telling his staff and Sequim… Continue reading

Teen guilty in fatal hit-run — but not of vehicular homicide

PORT ANGELES - A jury Thursday found 19-year old Shawn Louis Newman guilty of leaving the scene of a fatal car-pedestrian collision and driving under… Continue reading

Developers of proposed 160-lot tract vow to donate to elk fence effort

SEQUIM - It sounds like the same old story: Developers buy dairy farm with creek and elk running through it, subdivide it, sell lots and… Continue reading

Group seeks to cut down growth area in Port Hadlock-Irondale

PORT HADLOCK - A petition filed with the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board against Jefferson County could cut the 1,300-acre Port Hadlock-Irondale urban growth… Continue reading

Man who held police at bay may be charged with attempted murder

PORT ANGELES - A man who threatened to stab police officers during a 2½-hour standoff Tuesday will face charges of either attempted murder of a… Continue reading

New Forks schools superintendent selected from in-house

FORKS - Diana Reaume didn't come to Forks to be the superintendent of Quillayute Valley School District, but in May the former principal will take… Continue reading

OMC chief optimistic about pact with docs

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center sent detailed three-year contracts to its primary care providers Wednesday, and hospital CEO Eric Lewis said he was optimistic… Continue reading

Two jackpot tickets sold in $370 million lottery — neither in Washington state

The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — There are just two winning tickets in the record $370 million Mega Millions jackpot — one sold in… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2007
  • The Associated Press

Port Angeles to get $45,000 more for archaeologist

PORT ANGELES - The state will give the city up to $45,000 extra for the advertising and recruitment costs of filling an archaeologist position. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend city, school district to talk about swap for school

PORT TOWNSEND - The City Council and School Board plan to talk about the possible sale or trade of the Mountain View Elementary School property… Continue reading

PTTV likely to go off air in April for retooling

PORT TOWNSEND - PTTV would "reboot" come April 1 under the present plan for the public access station that serves Jefferson County. Mayor Mark Welch… Continue reading