Jefferson County raises community development fees

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County commissioners unanimously voted Monday to increase permit fees for the Department of Community Development that are expected to generate approximately $47,000… Continue reading

Latinos to hold procession in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- A procession with a mariachi band will liven up the streets tonight as the Spanish-speaking community holds a celebration in honor of… Continue reading

Longhouse site on Peninsula College campus blessed in Native rites

Members of six Northwest Washington tribes Monday blessed the future site of a longhouse on Peninsula College's Port Angeles campus that will lend a focus… Continue reading

Winds buffet east, west sides of Peninsula

Strong winds gusting up to 91 mph blew across much of the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday, forcing closure of the Hood Canal Bridge and… Continue reading

Winds buffet east, west sides of Peninsula

Strong winds gusting up to 91 mph blew across much of the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday, forcing closure of the Hood Canal Bridge and… Continue reading

‘The tragedy would have been much greater’

PORT ANGELES - Philip White heard the grinding metal crash of the head-on collision, but he didn't hear the yelling when he shattered the back… Continue reading

Affordable housing project winds way through Sequim approval process

SEQUIM - After much lamenting among city leaders about a lack of affordable rentals here, a large lower-rent apartment complex is at last making its… Continue reading

Auditorium to get needed fix-up with a distinct Irish flair

The Port Angeles High School Auditorium and Performing Arts Center that turns 50 years old this year is getting some sorely needed upgrades. The curtains… Continue reading

Community leaders ponder incorporation for Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW - Should this wealthy master-planned resort community of about 4,000 incorporate to become Jefferson County's second city? It's a question worth serious exploration,… Continue reading

Fully electric car makes no noise as it passes by

PORT TOWNSEND - You'll hear no engine revving when JoAnna Loehr cruises by. Still, with its toy-like appearance and the word "electric" stretched across both… Continue reading

Jail to open for public tours

PORT ANGELES --Clallam County jail will open its doors for public tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The half-hour walks will include presentations… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2006

Nostalgia good for business on North Olympic Peninsula

I like Ike. LSMFT: Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. The pause that refreshes. The Fifties and Sixties beckon to us with memories of simpler times… Continue reading

Plans growing for huge new state park

DIAMOND POINT - State planners will present four alternatives for the Miller Peninsula State Park to the state Parks Commission on Jan. 12. State Parks… Continue reading

School of hard knocks involves shellfish for Quilcene students

QUILCENE -- It's a Tuesday afternoon in a Quilcene High School classroom, and students sit circled around their entrepreneurial mentors, Joe and Joy Baisch. The… Continue reading

Tower reappears at Jefferson County Courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND - The scaffolding began coming down off the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday. A large, portable boom crane was used to lower portions… Continue reading

Veterans officers set visits across North Peninsula

Veterans service officers will visit the Forks Masonic Hall, Neah Bay Senior Center and Port Hadlock library starting today. The Forks session will run from… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2006

Voters to weigh fire district levies in February

PORT LUDLOW - Voters in Jefferson County Fire District No. 3 will be asked to allow lid lifts on two permanent levies on Feb. 6.… Continue reading

War resister speaks to Peninsula groups

AGNEW - An Army officer from Fort Lewis facing a court martial for refusing to go to Iraq and speaking publicly against the war rallied… Continue reading

`The tragedy would have been much greater”

PORT ANGELES -- Philip White heard the grinding metal crash of the head-on collision, but he didn't hear the yelling when he shattered the back… Continue reading

Affordable housing project winds way through Sequim approval process

SEQUIM -- After much lamenting among city leaders about a lack of affordable rentals here, a large lower-rent apartment complex is at last making its… Continue reading