Port Townsend: Public forum will be held on proposed property tax increase

PORT TOWNSEND -- The date hasn't been set, but the City Council agreed Monday night that a public forum is needed to allow discussion of… Continue reading

Sawmill well-received in Skagit County; “It’s good for the economy, it brings jobs”

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a three-part series on Washington Alder's controversial plans to build an alder sawmill in Port Angeles. MOUNT VERNON… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board keeps girls’ competitive diving at high school

SEQUIM -- Diving will remain a competitive sport for girls at the high school level after the School Board voted Monday to override an administrative… Continue reading

Clallam: Doomed Elwha Dam still packs powerful punch

PORT ANGELES -- Few creations better mark Port Angeles' past than the 93-year-old Elwha Dam, which turns the Elwha River's strength into electricity. About five… Continue reading

Jefferson: Machine repaired; vote count to resume today

A vote tabulation machine is functioning again and will be counting primary election ballots again as early as 8 this morning, Jefferson County Auditor Donna… Continue reading

Jefferson: Sun shines on annual Farm Tour

EAST JEFFERSON COUNTY -- Visitors got a taste of local cuisine, farm style, as the second annual Jefferson Farm Tour got under way Sunday under… Continue reading

Peninsula: Energy assistance programs get $217,000 from lawsuit

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Community Action Programs' energy assistance programs serving Clallam County will receive $217,649 from the settlement of a lawsuit against three companies… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Voter forum set for Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- A public forum on the pros and cons of four ballot measures in the Nov. 2 election will be held Thursday. The… Continue reading

Clallam: Suspect in Hoh killing still awaits indictment in custody

The man under investigation for the death of a woman on the Hoh reservation last December remains in custody. Michael W. Koch was charged by… Continue reading

Clallam: Vote count leaves sheriff’s race unchanged

New primary election results show Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin building a stronger lead over opponents Soeren Poulsen and Lonnie Steele for the nonpartisan sheriff's… Continue reading

Jefferson: Ballot count delayed by mechanical malfunction

Some 3,200 ballots remain to be counted from Tuesday's primary election in Jefferson County after a malfunction in the tabulating machine delayed Friday's count. County… Continue reading

Port Townsend: AIDS walk draws crowd, helps battle

PORT TOWNSEND -- Carrying signs with red ribbons, 100 men, women and children marched through the streets, raising awareness of the disease and more than… Continue reading

Sawmill opponents take their case to the streets in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Opponents of the Washington Alder sawmill proposed for the former Critchfield property near the airport took their message to the streets Friday… Continue reading

Sequim: Ballot count narrows margin for fire district levy

SEQUIM -- The margin of victory for Clallam County Fire District No. 3's maintenance and operation levy was cut nearly in half after more ballots… Continue reading

Sequim: Health fair enjoys healthy turnout

SEQUIM -- Massages, blood pressure checks, information on conquering substance-abuse afflictions. These -- and other offerings -- were available Saturday at the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Clallam: “Top 100” honors for Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 U.S. hospitals based on an evaluation of its finances and community… Continue reading

Jefferson: Agencies confer on water sharing plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- There wasn't an inch of movement toward regional sharing of water, but there was far less acrimony than other times the subject… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rep. Dicks to discuss sewer proposal

Officials from the city of Sequim, the Jamestown S"Klallam tribe and other entities will meet today with Norm Dicks, the North Olympic Peninsula's congressman, to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Council prepares $1 tax boost for Nov. 2 ballot

PORT TOWNSEND -- After a 4-2 vote, the City Council will put a measure asking for a $1 increase in the per-thousand property tax rate… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port director outlines improvements

PORT TOWNSEND -- Shortly after the 29th Wooden Boat Festival ends in September 2005, all of the remaining boats will be removed from the Point… Continue reading