Sequim council approves highest hookup fees among Peninsula cities

SEQUIM - Action taken by the City Council Monday will result in Sequim having the highest water hookup fees in the four cities of the… Continue reading

Man died of smoke inhalation, autopsy shows

PORT ANGELES - A 48-year-old man who perished in a smoldering house fire Sunday died of smoke inhalation, an autopsy shows. Michael Wayne McGreen of… Continue reading

Councilwoman Kasovia-Schmitt to step down in Sequim

SEQUIM - It's a big job that's growing bigger, but it still pays just $150 a month. With the sudden resignation of Patricia Kasovia-Schmitt, a… Continue reading

Pact may keep Port Townsend pool open

PORT TOWNSEND - The city and Port Townsend School District are working on a new 2007 public swimming pool lease agreement. The proposed agreement would… Continue reading

Fine cut because cruise ship dumped on Canadian side

OLYMPIA - The state Department of Ecology has reduced a $100,000 fine against Celebrity Cruise Lines issued last year by $30,000 after determining that three… Continue reading

Here we go again in circles: Sequim roundabout to front Costco

SEQUIM -The City Council, eyeing a $693,000 bill, had a bit of a go-round Monday night. That's the price of the city's next roundabout or… Continue reading

Man shoots self in excitement of televised game

CHIMACUM - The New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears televised playoff game was a blast for a Chimacum man who accidentally shot himself while reacting… Continue reading

PA set to open ‘moderate risk’ waste operation today

PORT ANGELES -Clallam County residents starting today won't have to stockpile their household hazardous waste for a once-a-year collection event. They will be able to… Continue reading

Port Townsend High athletic director steps down

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend School Board approved medical leave to high school athletic director Russ Hickman at Monday's board meeting, assistant principal Tom… Continue reading

City, port issue a reminder to Legislature to fund Tse-whit-zen agreement

PORT ANGELES - Port commissioners remembered the admonition Monday morning to always say "thank you." The Port of Port Angeles board unanimously approved sending the… Continue reading

Early balloting brisk in Port Angeles, Jefferson County

Balloting for a four-year tax levy in the Port Angeles School District has started brisk, with more than 13 percent of the votes already returned… Continue reading

Farmers, Realtors join to conserve land

PORT ANGELES - Joshua Alpert wants to wish "sweet dreams" to some very strange bedfellows - Friends of the Fields and the Sequim and Port… Continue reading

Forks moving toward building senior center this year

FORKS - A new senior center is slated to begin construction in March, Mayor Nedra Reed says. The building, which will also house community functions… Continue reading

High Sequim housing prices causing students to move away, enrollments to drop

SEQUIM - Like a lot of people who've grown up here, Sequim High School student Ariana Briseno wants to get out, go to college, start… Continue reading

Peninsula ‘amazing’ for its festivals, producer tells Port Angeles chamber

PORT ANGELES - The North Olympic Peninsula has more than its share of community festivals - in fact, about 50 events make it the per… Continue reading

Victorian Festival gives Port Townsend a ‘March bump’ economically

PORT TOWNSEND - The city goes Victorian for its 11th year on March 16-18, and the Victorian Festival's promoters promise another weekend that draws upwards… Continue reading

Port Angeles funeral director finds her calling

PORT ANGELES - Only one of Jennifer Melberg's friends dares ask the question: "How's work?" The friend, Melberg said, punctuates her query with "the empathetic… Continue reading

Fashion show of trash opens recycled art exhibit

PORT TOWNSEND - They paraded in popcorn bags, wore hubcaps as hats, strutted in cigar bands and looked smashing in trash bags. And they all… Continue reading

Gateway center project bid opening today

PORT ANGELES - The bids for the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center will be opened today. The bids for the $13.8 million project, which… Continue reading

Hargrove bill seeks to lessen conflict in divorce process

OLYMPIA - When a marriage ends, the process often can be nasty and the results, especially if children are involved, can have long-term consequences. So… Continue reading