Lodging tax receipts rise in Clallam, fall in Jefferson

They love you out there, Clallam County. With receipts from the hotel/motel room tax totaled, Port Angeles' take from out-of-town tourists climbed 4.3 percent to… Continue reading

Sequim mayor happy to change mind, lead City Council

SEQUIM -- A mind is a wonderful thing to change. Just ask Sequim Mayor Walt Schubert. Back in late October, Schubert promised he wouldn't serve… Continue reading

Chimacum hosts regional Science Olympiad

CHIMACUM -- Like filings to a magnet, science-savy students were drawn to Chimacum High School on Saturday to compete in the third annual Invitational Science… Continue reading

Clallam County: Lawmakers work on bill to allow third Clallam Superior Court judge

PORT ANGELES -- A bill co-sponsored by Reps. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, and Jim Buck, R-Joyce, would allow a third Clallam County Superior Court judge, but… Continue reading

Jefferson: Two-day hearing set for Port Ludlow resort’s plan revision

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two days of public hearings are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday during which Jefferson County Hearing Examiner Irv Berteig will listen to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: PA man tells of Medicare nightmare

PORT ANGELES -- John Robertson followed all the directions, crossed all the Ts, connected all the dots. So why can't he get the $3,000 worth… Continue reading

Aficionado starting museum dedicated to Depression-era lamp fixtures

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ken Kelly is a supersleuth, an art deco detective in the world of antique collectors. His historic passion is Depression-era art deco… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge pontoon work sites secured

SEATTLE -- Hood Canal Bridge contractor Kiewit-General has signed deals with Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle and Concrete Tech of Tacoma to build pontoons for… Continue reading

IRS calls man inundated with 24,000 booklets to apologize

CHIMACUM -- Internal Revenue Service officials have taken responsibility for an ordering mixup that sent Brian Lawson and his wife, Jackie, 24,000 2005 1040 informational… Continue reading

Quileute ups Second Beach offer in search for higher ground

LAPUSH -- Quileute representatives have sweetened the tribe's offer in an effort to acquire higher ground currently within Olympic National Park. The tribe is now… Continue reading

Rural family escapes fire caused by unpredictable voltage surge

SEQUIM -- God may make the scenery in our mountain greenery, but you'd best buy a surge adapter for protection from electrical fires. Far up… Continue reading

Two die in separate vehicle crashes in Port Angeles area

PORT ANGELES -- Two people died in separate vehicle crashes on Saturday, including an artist from Sequim who was hit while standing at a turnout… Continue reading

IRS sends Chimacum couple 24,000 copies of instructional booklet

CHIMACUM -- When self-employed market analyst Brian Lawson and his wife, Jackie, ordered over the phone an instructional tax booklet from the Internal Revenue Service,… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners think ‘outside the box’ at retreat

CHIMACUM -- Jefferson County commissioners discussed a possible mineral severance tax on Thursday and agreed that a sewage system would spur more construction in the… Continue reading

Neighbors upset over proposed subdivision

PORT ANGELES -- Neighbors are upset with a proposed 139-unit subdivision at the southwest corner of Ahlvers Road and Laurel Street that they think doesn't… Continue reading

Port Angeles man returns home after kidney, seven heart surgeries

PORT ANGELES -- Larry Slowey had a change of heart recently. During his 115-day stay at the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the Port… Continue reading

Sequim elk sculpture receives prank addition to its profile

SEQUIM -- One of the Roosevelt elk sculptures that greets visitors when they enter the city limit was the target of a prank when it… Continue reading

College plans Martin Luther King Jr. events today, Friday

PORT ANGELES -- As people make plans for the three-day holiday this weekend, Peninsula College is scheduling events to mark what Martin Luther King Jr.… Continue reading

Hearing examiner’s ruling shuts down security firm’s gun operations on Discovery Bay

PORT TOWNSEND -- A months-long legal battle that pitted Discovery Bay residents and county officials against Security Services Northwest has culminated in a hearing examiner… Continue reading

Jefferson County seeking to hang up old analog telephone system

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County is seeking to update its 10-year-old analog telephones with a new digital system. The county issued a request for proposals… Continue reading