With anti-gas tax initiative vote, funding for Hood Canal Bridge completion up in air

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles' loss may turn out to be Tacoma's gain. But only if two crucial factors pan out. Lloyd Brown, spokesman for… Continue reading

Delta Rays rock PT waterfront Thursday night

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Delta Rays will rock the downtown Port Townsend waterfront on Thursday night. This is another in a series of free Concerts… Continue reading

Flexible posts being studied as short-term solution for U.S. Highway 101 stretch

PORT ANGELES -- U.S. Highway 101 may be in store for a safety improvement. Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin said Tuesday that the state Department… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge ready to roll

SHINE -- A section of the 42-year-old Hood Canal Bridge is getting ready to roll. Think of it as a 640-foot, 3,800-ton skateboard. By the… Continue reading

Port Townsend picks skatepark firm that designed Port Angeles”

PORT TOWNSEND --After more than a year, city officials have selected a contractor to build a new skateboard park. City Manager David Timmons is scheduled… Continue reading

Sequim council postpones vacating streets until landowner, school district agree

SEQUIM -- The Sequim School District and a landowner need to work out access issues to property the district owns before the Sequim City Council… Continue reading

Stardust Orchestra in free concert in Port Angeles

The PDN co-sponsors the free summer Concert on the Pier at Port Angeles City Pier. The Port Angeles outdoor concerts are from 6 p.m. to… Continue reading

300-plus round-trip tickets purchased for temporary Port Townsend foot ferry

PORT TOWNSEND -- Passengers have snapped up more than 300 round-trip tickets to catch a high-speed foot ferry from Port Townsend to Seattle this weekend.… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners nearer to placing real estate excise tax on ballot

Clallam County commissioners will vote Aug. 23 whether to place a real estate buyers excise tax on the Nov. 8 ballot to raise funds for… Continue reading

Farmers market issue before Planning Commission on Wednesday

The downtown Port Angeles Farmers Market and its impact on downtown businesses will be discussed by the city Planning Commission in the City Council chambers… Continue reading

Gardener in Gardiner has “fair” amount of awards for his prize-winning produce

GARDINER -- Ramon Broders has advice for people who want to grow prize-winning vegetables for the county fair -- go easy on the fertilizer, heavy… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners take step toward possible parks consolidation with Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- By a 2-1 vote, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday authorized the county administrator to work with Port Townsend's city manager on a… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District budget plan nears final form

PORT ANGELES -- The latest Port Angeles School District budget plan for the 2005-2006 school year would rid the district of its two elementary school… Continue reading

Port will study rezone for 113 acres near Port Angeles airport

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles will study the possible commercial rezoning of 113 industrial acres near William R. Fairchild International Airport once… Continue reading

Presumed suicide attempt turns into a rat race

This one is for the skin-crawling, hitch-hiking rodent files. Jefferson County sheriff's deputies were dispatched Saturday morning to stop what was believed to a suicide… Continue reading

Jefferson: Still time to enter county fair

The Jefferson County Fair doesn't officially open until Friday, but building superintendents will be busy accepting entries for open classes starting today. And while it… Continue reading

Peninsula: Clallam, Jefferson medical facilities gear up for Hood Canal bridge closures

HOOD CANAL -- The two four-day closures of the Hood Canal Bridge -- one over the coming weekend and one during the week of Aug.… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council mulls – – sister city relationship

SEQUIM -- A potential international incident involving the Sequim City Council and Sequim's sister city of Yamasaki, Japan, appears to have been averted. The crisis… Continue reading

Thousands mark end of 2005 Tribal Canoe Journey

PORT ANGELES -- Wasn't that a party! As many as 4,000 members of Northwest Native tribes and Canadian First Nations turned the Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Alternatives for access to Puget Sound during Hood Canal Bridge closure

You live on the North Olympic Peninsula -- and you absolutely have to get across Hood Canal between 8 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Monday,… Continue reading