Who’s closed, who’s open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday in Clallam and Jefferson counties. The following offices and services will be affected: * Government: All… Continue reading

Forks chamber hears about mentoring program in schools

FORKS -- Mentoring a young person takes effort. But the undertaking can change the life of someone who needs a little guidance from a helping… Continue reading

Fourth Port Angeles planning commissioner resigns

PORT ANGELES -- Fred Norton resigned from the city Planning Commission this week over differences with the city's departmental reorganization plan, becoming the fourth member… Continue reading

Lower Elwha concerned about Port of Port Angeles’ latest bridge yard proposal

PORT ANGELES -- Leaders of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe say they're concerned about a proposal to use 18 acres next to the shuttered graving… Continue reading

Makah elder tells Port of Port Townsend that Native remains unlikely on designated graving yard sites

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Makah tribal elder who has lived most of her life in Port Townsend on Wednesday told Port commissioners they won't find… Continue reading

Miscommunication led to Wal-Mart evacuation, authorities say

PORT ANGELES -- Investigators say it was likely a miscommunication that led to the evacuation of Wal-Mart's huge department store Tuesday evening when employees reported… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper Corp. seeks new auditor firm; Standard & Poor’s dips rating

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Paper Corp. executives are looking for a new auditor after KPMG LLP declined to be reappointed as its independent auditing… Continue reading

Work gets started right away on Port Townsend City Hall renovation-annex project

PORT TOWNSEND -- Workers set out to lay a City Hall annex foundation within minutes after city leaders finished a ground-breaking ceremony for the $5.4… Continue reading

YMCA pitches pool proposal at neighborhood meeting in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The city is going to build a new swimming pool -- that decision has been made. Now it is matter of where,… Continue reading

Annual awards recognize Clallam residents’ service

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County -- individuals who have… Continue reading

City manager selects ex-colleague for police chief post in Sequim

SEQUIM -- In deciding the future of the city's law enforcement leadership, Bill Elliott went back to his past. City Manager Elliott announced Tuesday that… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners hear from public on proposed speed limits

Clallam County residents who want to put the brakes on other drivers must slow down and wait for county commissioners to raise or lower speed… Continue reading

Fort Worden parking subsidy cut urged

PORT TOWNSEND -- Does free parking at Fort Worden State Park attract more visitors to the area, or simply benefit city residents? The Port Townsend… Continue reading

Joyce-area water goes out again

The Crescent Water Association was working Tuesday to fix a break in a transmission line that affected water service to Joyce-area customers for the second… Continue reading

Meeting today on municipal pool partnership plan with YMCA

A meeting on Clallam County Family YMCA's proposal to build a swimming pool in partnership with the city of Port Angeles is set for 5:30… Continue reading

Port Angeles Wal-Mart evacuated

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County sheriff's investigators Tuesday night were still trying to determine the source of a powerful odor inside Wal-Mart that made some… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles launches new Web site

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles' new Web site was unveiled Tuesday afternoon to rave reviews from Port commissioners. "This is one of… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles offers ex-Nippon property to Department of Transportation

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles has offered its 18-acre waterfront property purchased last spring from Nippon Paper Industries USA Co. to the… Continue reading

Bizarre bus ride on the West End

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies arrested a Port Angeles man who allegedly used his car to force a Jefferson Transit bus to stop on the West… Continue reading

Elwha Fish Co. boycott fliers being referred to FBI

PORT ANGELES -- Fliers urging a boycott of the Elwha Fish Co. over the abandonment of the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project will be… Continue reading