Haguewood to leave Clallam County Economic Development Council

PORT ANGELES -- Jim Haguewood, executive director of the Clallam County Economic Development Council since 2000, will leave the post in the spring, he announced… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fares likely to go up to 75 cents on transit buses

PORT TOWNSEND -- New bus fares, intended to simplify Jefferson Transit's rate structure, will boost the fixed-route bus fare from 50 to 75 cents and… Continue reading

Kids collect yummies, toys for homeless pets

PORT ANGELES -- The usual storyline at this time of year has children waiting at home for a certain someone to show up bearing gifts.… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe asks Department of Transportation to move graving yard out of Port Angeles

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe wants the state Department of Transportation to halt its multimillion-dollar graving yard project and pull it off the Port Angeles… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula’s two-county hand recount nets two more votes for Gregoire

Clallam County's hand recount of ballots for governor gave Democrat Christine Gregoire four more votes -- and also added four more for Republican Dino Rossi.… Continue reading

West End: Washout cuts road to Hoh Rain Forest

FORKS -- Construction crews are repairing a washout along the Hoh River that wiped out part of Upper Hoh Road on Friday. A "pineapple express"… Continue reading

Carlsborg: Foursquare Church sues Clallam County over youth camp plan

CARLSBORG -- The Foursquare Church wants a fifth chance at permission to build a youth camp. Turned down by the Clallam County hearings examiner in… Continue reading

Clallam: Manual recounting of ballots slow, tedious

PORT ANGELES -- The hand recount of ballots for Washington governor may be a cliffhanger, but the process as thrilling as slugs crossing a trail.… Continue reading

Jefferson: “Anomaly” found in hand recounting

PORT TOWNSEND -- An "anomaly" in Jefferson County's Thursday hand recount of ballots in the razor-thin state governor's race made County Auditor Donna Eldridge a… Continue reading

Port Angeles Planning Commission majority resigns, most over City Hall reorganization plan

PORT ANGELES -- Building development in the city could come to a halt as the result of a mass resignation Wednesday night that left the… Continue reading

West End: Clallam Bay-Sekiu citizens woo replacement bank

CLALLAM BAY -- Sterling Savings Bank is collecting information from West End businesses and residents to determine whether a bank can be opened in the… Continue reading

Peninsula begins hand recounts today

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS It's manual recount day on the North Olympic Peninsula as Clallam and Jefferson counties begin an unprecedented third tally of the razor-thin… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Popular boat ramp to be replaced with better one

PORT HADLOCK -- The popular Port of Port Townsend Water Street boat ramp in Port Hadlock, often buried in silt and sand, will be replaced… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Human error blamed for dispatching delay during condo fire

PORT HADLOCK -- Human error caused a temporary communication glitch during the response to an arson fire early Thursday that destroyed a four-unit condominium unit… Continue reading

Press failure disrupts delivery of PDN

FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Peninsula Daily News' venerable printing press broke down early Wednesday morning, causing delivery delays and throwing a wrench into the… Continue reading

Sequim: City budget approved

SEQUIM -- The City Council formally adopted its 2005 spending budget at its Wednesday morning study session. The $14.87 million budget was approved by a… Continue reading

$1 million Port Ludlow fire was arson, investigators conclude

PORT LUDLOW -- Arson is the cause of an early morning blaze that destroyed and damaged condominiums early Thursday, fire officials said Tuesday night. "The… Continue reading

A note to our readers and advertisers

A major mechanical malfunction on our press caused our editions to be late for delivery today. We are making every effort to correct the problem… Continue reading

Aqua Express starts Kingston-Seattle service Jan. 18

KINGSTON -- Aqua Express will start its new passenger-only ferry service between Kingston and Seattle on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Aqua Express General Manager Brian Grantham… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners hear from treasurer appointee candidates

Charge small fees for the financial services Clallam County performs for other governments, Duane Wolfe suggested. Count the many scraps of land that the county… Continue reading