Labor strife looms large over hospital

PORT ANGELES -- One of the first challenges Eric Lewis, interim CEO of Olympic Medical Center, must face is negotiating a new wage and benefits… Continue reading

  • Nov 3, 2006

Plan mapped out for Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND -- The top choice for Fort Worden State Park is that it become a Lifelong Learning Center. Public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor… Continue reading

About a third of Clallam ballots ready to count

PORT ANGELES -- About 34 percent of Clallam County ballots are ready to count, a low number according to Auditor Cathleen McKeown. Of the 44,105… Continue reading

  • Nov 2, 2006

Drenching duel set for Nov. 10 in Forks

FORKS -- The Reed-Schubert showdown is set for almost-sunset Friday, Nov. 10. It's the long-awaited squirt gun fight between Forks Mayor Nedra Reed and her… Continue reading

Former high school principal gets six months in jail for nude images

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rex Whipple, former Chimacum High School principal found guilty on Oct. 13 of possessing images taken secretly of his 15-year-old stepdaughter, was… Continue reading

HIV-related charge thrown out in court

PORT TOWNSEND -- A charge of first-degree assault against a Port Ludlow woman, which was linked to her having sex without divulging that she had… Continue reading

Rep. Buck, House speaker feud over campaign fliers

Three campaign fliers mailed to voters this week in the 24th Legislative District misrepresent his record, Rep. Jim Buck says. Buck, R-Joyce, is demanding an… Continue reading

Sequim parent seeks funding to substitute sugary school meals with locally produced farm produce

SEQUIM -- The scent of cinnamon rolls in the morning did it. Those rolls, which call out to elementary-school children with their aroma and sugary… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim eliminates Port Townsend from soccer playoffs

PORT ANGELES -- Yolanda Chinn scored the deciding goal in the shootout as Sequim High School shaded rival Port Townsend 2-1 in an Olympic League… Continue reading

Voter response reaches 42 percent in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Auditor's Office had received 8,753 general election ballots as of Wednesday. That's 42 percent of the 20,954 ballots sent… Continue reading

Women in Black: silent, hopeful

SEQUIM -- For women who utter not a word, they command considerable attention. Passers-by stare -- or avert their eyes. Drivers, seeing the signs that… Continue reading

Giant Peninsula-made banners to proclaim Peninsula-grown official Christmas tree

Two banners made in Port Angeles will escort the 2006 U. S. Capitol Christmas Tree as it travels across the state and nation on its… Continue reading

  • Nov 1, 2006
  • TERESA SHIPLEY

Hudson Point Marina’s pilings to be pulled

PORT TOWNSEND -- Caicos Corp. is expected to move a pile-pulling barge into Hudson Point Marina on Thursday, launching the Port of Port Townsend's $3.5… Continue reading

Pollution to close part of Discovery Bay to shellfish harvesting

DISCOVERY BAY -- A portion of Discovery Bay will be restricted from commercial shellfish harvesting because high levels of fecal coliform have been found, said… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s crumbling streets at a crossroads

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members are facing two of their biggest budget challenges for 2007: crumbling streets and a swimming pool that City Manager… Continue reading

Roosevelt graffiti suspect in court today

PORT ANGELES -- Charges against a 12-year-old girl accused of writing a threatening message on a Roosevelt Middle School lavatory wall resulted from the analysis… Continue reading

Sequim man safe after hours in bitter cold

SEQUIM -- An 89-year-old man is keeping warm at home after spending several chilling hours lost and disoriented Monday night. After at least five hours… Continue reading

Tribe’s lawyer will discuss Tse-whit-zen agreement

PORT ANGELES -- Attorney Gabe Galanda will return to Port Angeles, his hometown, on Friday to speak about the settlement that ended the Hood Canal… Continue reading

  • Nov 1, 2006

Drugs, water woes subject of tribes” talk with senator

BLYN -- The Peninsula's worst troubles -- affecting all of society but concentrated, in many cases, in Native American communities -- were laid before U.S.… Continue reading

Man to face 32 counts in string of Jefferson County home, business burglaries

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend man now faces 32 counts in connection with a rash of Jefferson County home and business burglaries occurring last… Continue reading