Jefferson hospital officials, state auditor differ over 2003-04 employee payments

PORT TOWNSEND -- An independent state accountability audit taken of Jefferson Healthcare hospital alleges that employees were overpaid by thousands of dollars during the audit… Continue reading

Kitsap Realtors pan proposed pit-to-pier project, others like it on Hood Canal

SHINE -- Although the Kitsap County Association of Realtors took a stand this week against "the future industrialization of Hood Canal," the Jefferson County Association… Continue reading

Beaches on either side of Port Angeles could reopen Friday, but harbor shores to stay closed

PORT ANGELES -- Most of the 30 miles of Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches closed last week by a sewer line break could reopen… Continue reading

Chimacum students learn video production from all angles

CHIMACUM -- It is 7:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and people are starting to filter into the studio. Today's project is to film a… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center faces ‘scary’ financial situation

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center has taken the first of what may be many long looks at itself, and what it sees is "scary."… Continue reading

Port Angeles council vacancy now has four applicants

PORT ANGELES -- With less than a week to go before the application deadline, four people have submitted letters of interest for the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Same robber? Depends on who you ask

PORT ANGELES -- Like grainy footage of Bigfoot, security images of the suspect in a Tuesday bank robbery will likely be scrutinized to determine: Is… Continue reading

State Ecology officials candid during meeting on Port Townsend Paper mill

PORT TOWNSEND -- State Department of Ecology officials vowed Wednesday to better handle complaints from residents regarding paper mill air quality issues in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

12-foot sculpture donated to Larry Scott Memorial Trail

PORT TOWNSEND -- An anonymous gift funneled through Jefferson Land Trust has provided Port Townsend with a large iron sculpture by local artist Russell Jaqua… Continue reading

Clallam officials ponder moves to relieve jail overcrowding

Clallam County court officials will explore performing pretrial sanity assessments locally as one strategy to reduce overcrowding at the county jail. In the meantime, county… Continue reading

High-tech locator gear helps hikers, but change of clothes is still best advice

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Sending out an SOS to the world has taken on new meaning in the digital age. Stranded hikers who once sent… Continue reading

Plans clarify on exactly where Sequim elk herd would be moved

DISCOVERY BAY -- An option intended to put far more distance between humans and hungry 1,200-pound elk would relocate the Sequim herd to the Snow… Continue reading

Robbery hits Port Angeles bank; heist resembles February holdup in Sequim

PORT ANGELES -- The year's second North Olympic Peninsula bank robbery Tuesday morning bears an uncanny resemblance to the first. The holdup was at Kitsap… Continue reading

Golf tourney raises $2,750 for Peninsula Home Fund

SEQUIM -- This year's annual Alaska Invitational golf tournament raised $2,750 for the PDN's Peninsula Home Fund. The tournament -- an 18-hole, two-person best ball… Continue reading

Good turnout makes Juan de Fuca Festival leader upbeat

PORT ANGELES -- For Anna Manildi, only 12 months remain before the next Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. "Event planning is just an… Continue reading

Teacher wins $5,000 award

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jim Roberts, a teacher at Jefferson Community School and Peninsula College, has won an Excellence in Education, Environment and Community Award from… Continue reading

Tribes practice for July Canoe Journey

NEAH BAY -- Preparations for the 2006 Tribal Canoe Journey are off to a chilly but safe start. About 50 skippers and pullers from the… Continue reading

Charles elected to third term of Elwha tribal council

PORT ANGELES -- Frances Charles easily won re-election Saturday to a third term of heading the Lower Elwha Klallam tribal council. She captured more than… Continue reading

Citizens keep eye on North Olympic Peninsula waterways

PORT ANGELES -- Although they always move fast -- and even faster when lives are at stake -- it takes precious time for the Coast… Continue reading

Group set to steer economic development for Jefferson County

PORT HADLOCK -- Diversified Resources team members are quick to make it clear: Their approach to economic development is unlike anything seen before in Jefferson… Continue reading