Port Angeles: Port of PA won’t get federal airport grant

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles commissioners say they may have to reassess the extent the Port can subsidize operations at William R. Fairchild… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board selects levy voting date

The Port Angeles School Board on Monday night selected Feb. 8 as the date of the district's next maintenance and operations levy election. The amount… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Tax Lodging tax board discusses tourism

PORT TOWNSEND --City Council members met with its Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Monday night to discuss on-going tourism promotion efforts. Annually, the city collects up… Continue reading

West End: Coast Guard rescues stranded hiker

LAPUSH -- A stranded hiker in the vicinity of First Beach was rescued off a cliff by a Coast Guard helicopter. Coast Guard spokesman Bill… Continue reading

Clalllam: Longtime United Way director retires next March

PORT ANGELES -- For Patty Hannah, leading United Way of Clallam County has been like raising another child. Since the early 1980s, Hannah has watched… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Bench to be dedicated in memory of homeless man

PORT TOWNSEND -- On Nov. 2, 2002, a Vietnam veteran named Stephen Gurbal died of exposure in Kah Tai Lagoon park. He was 53 years… Continue reading

Warm weather, busy crowds boost StreamFest event

PORT ANGELES -- An estimated 600 people flocked to Ennis Arbor Farm on Sunday for music, food and knowledge shared at the second annual StreamFest,… Continue reading

9/11 rites honor police, fire personnel

PORT ANGELES -- With their badges shining and uniforms immaculate, law enforcement officers and firefighters gathered at Francis Street Park on Saturday afternoon to reflect… Continue reading

Jefferson: Kingston foot ferry delayed until December

Passenger-ferry service between Kingston and downtown Seattle has been delayed until December. Aqua Express, a consortium of marine businesses, said it needs to improve the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Now it’s the men’s turn to bare all in benefit calendar

Brian Kelly had no problem shedding his clothes in the name of charity. His only complaint -- standing on the banks of the Elwha River… Continue reading

New balloting system gets resounding “no” vote from some

Some Clallam and Jefferson County voters are using their primary ballots as blackboards to voice their displeasure with the new voting system. In both counties,… Continue reading

Peninsula: 10-year harvest level decision upsets environmentalists too

Environmentalists are as unhappy as timber interests over the state Natural Resource Board's decision to set the 10-year sustainable harvest for state timber trust lands… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 9/11 memorial set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- A 9/11 observance and public safety tribute will be held at the Francis Street Waterfront Park and Public Safety Monument at noon… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown parking assessment to double

PORT ANGELES -- The annual assessment paid by downtown businesses for parking and business improvement efforts will double over the next three years. The City… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sharp words mark final step of fluoridation process

PORT ANGELES --The City Council took the final step Tuesday night to approve the environmental permit for the city's fluoridation project. But not before one… Continue reading

Port Angeles: StreamFest offers fun, food

PORT ANGELES -- StreamFest 2004 on Sunday invites the public to celebrate stream and land conservation efforts with music, exhibits, hayrides, a salmon dinner and… Continue reading

SHINE: Hood Canal Bridge to get new cable next week

Replacement of a broken steel cable that helps hold the Hood Canal Bridge in place is scheduled to begin Thursday. State Department of Transportation Olympic… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival under way

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than 25,000 people are expected to visit east Jefferson County during the 28th annual Wooden Boat Festival that begins a three-day… Continue reading

Jefferson: County begins update process for comprehensive plan

PORT HADLOCK -- It's a monumental task put to those who run cities and counties across the state. Jefferson County officials are taking the challenge… Continue reading

Peninsula: Timber interests unhappy with lower 10-year harvest level

The state Natural Resource Board's decision to set the 10-year sustainable harvest for state trust lands at an average of 597 million board feet annually… Continue reading