Inmates in prisons across the state will be forced to quit smoking today when a new tobacco ban goes into effect. At Olympic Corrections Center,… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Fairies and pirates, killer tomatoes and a big-footed gnome were among the hundreds of trick-or-treaters of all shapes and sizes who marched… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- A proposal to create a private middle school and high school has been raised by interested parents, who are holding two public… Continue reading
QUILCENE -- Step across the threshold of the Quilcene Hotel and you'll find a place that radiates life and warmth. Bright-colored quilts hang on the… Continue reading
Kids across Jefferson County and the North Olympic Peninsula can celebrate Halloween today with trick-or-treating, scary stories, a parade and more. The festivities include trick… Continue reading
A business development consultant has been named executive director of the new Clallam Business Incubator. The incubator's board of directors unanimously selected John Herschelman as… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Democratic Party leaders filed a complaint with postal officials Friday after an anonymous political leaflet highly critical of a Democratic… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Historical Society rolled out the red carpet Saturday as about a hundred people celebrated the reopening of the historic… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- It was a literal zoo downtown Saturday afternoon, as the sidewalks filled with lions, bears, bumblebees and . . . mummies? Of… Continue reading
SEKIU -- Herb's Motel, a popular hostelry for tourists and salmon anglers visiting the Clallam Bay-Sekiu area, has been sold by Herb and Sande Balch… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES --Federal officials could decide in the next few weeks how much longer archaeological excavation at the state Department of Transportation's graving yard will… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Three residents and the Jefferson Land Trust have received unusual awards in "realms of ecology and peace." The realms range from a… Continue reading
SEKIU -- The prognosis for a new operating room in Forks Community Hospital has gotten a bit brighter, thanks to Clallam County commissioners. They approved… Continue reading
From Port Townsend to Forks, kids and adults can celebrate Halloween this weekend with trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving contests, haunted houses, scary storytelling, parades and pet… Continue reading
VICTORIA -- Frail Port Angeles senior Inez Cowan was all smiles Thursday as a Fort Street pharmacy nurse injected her with Canadian-made influenza vaccine. Cowan,… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The public gets its first peek inside the newly renovated Carnegie Library this weekend -- and a look at the history of… Continue reading
Property taxpayers in Clallam and Jefferson counties are getting a little bit of a break. No, taxes won"t cost less. But because the normal Oct.… Continue reading
Pre-Election Day processing of Clallam County voter ballots is going slower than anticipated, prompting an unusual Saturday effort at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.… Continue reading
No longer can travelers from Seattle take a ferry to Victoria to receive a guaranteed flu shot. The Victoria Clipper ended the package deal Thursday… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The preliminary 2005 city budget shows a decrease in the city's property tax rate from $3.80 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in… Continue reading
