Port Townsend: State law makes city manager throw damper on water-for-revenue idea

PORT TOWNSEND -- Suggestions that the city could generate revenue for its ailing budget by selling water to Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1… Continue reading

Reservoir leak fixed, but Clallam PUD water emergency still in effect into weekend

PORT ANGELES -- A reservoir leak that prompted water conservation measures over a wide area east of Port Angeles was fixed Wednesday. But the conservation… Continue reading

Clallam: Water emergency in unincorporated areas east of Port Angeles

Clallam County Public Utility District is asking all Fairview water system customers to conserve water immediately until further notice due to a reservoir being out… Continue reading

Jefferson: Lightning strikes thrice; storage shed becomes a victim

NORDLAND -- When he heard the explosion after seeing the blinding flash of light Tuesday morning, Marrowstone Island resident Greg Seran realized lightning had struck… Continue reading

Jefferson: One sniff will tell you – — – the buses are better

A month after switching the bus fleet over to biodiesel, Jefferson Transit officials say they can smell the difference in the air. Transit authority Planning… Continue reading

Novelist to appear at Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Noted Seattle novelist Tom Robbins has been named as guest curator of the Port Townsend Film Festival. Robbins, author of books such… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Appeals court upholds conviction of man who killed Deputy Wally Davis in 2000

PORT ANGELES -- An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of the man who killed a Clallam County sheriff's deputy at point blank four… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Best Western owner vows to fight other conference center subsidy proposals

PORT ANGELES -- The proposed Marriott hotel and conference center project on the waterfront might be dead, but future conference center proposals that include either… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council upholds permit for water fluoridation; opponents vow to sue

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to uphold the city's environmental permit for its water fluoridation project. City Councilmen Larry Williams… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Tongue and Groove take the stage tonight at City Pier

PORT ANGELES -- Tongue and Groove is the featured band at the free Concert at the Pier tonight. One of the most popular groups on… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Dixieland music tonight on waterfront

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Dukes of Dabob play New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz in a free concert at the Quincy Street Dock tonight. The sixth of… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board approves budget

Directors of the Sequim School District Board quietly approved a $19.94 million operating budget for the 2004-05 school year during a meeting Monday night. Director… Continue reading

Battle brews over private ground shuttle to new Kingston foot ferry

The North Olympic Peninsula's two private transportation companies may be steering toward a battle for part or all of the Kingston-Seattle passenger ferry connection. After… Continue reading

Clallam: Transit chief announces retirement

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Di Guilio, who for nine years as general manager has led Clallam Transit System through bus ridership ups, downs and ups… Continue reading

Different interpretations of King County ‘pit-pier’ project stirs sides in Jefferson controversy

A "pit-to-pier" project in King County is drawing interest from proponents and opponents of a plan to build a similar operation in eastern Jefferson County.… Continue reading

Port Angeles will await Ehm’s official withdrawal

PORT ANGELES -- The city will await formal written notice from developer Randal Jay Ehm that he's withdrawing from his conference center project before analyzing… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center developer walks away from project, blames lack of city cooperation

PORT ANGELES -- Hotel/conference center developer Randal Jay Ehm bid an emotional goodbye to his project and Port Angeles as a whole Monday, ending three… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fluoride, garbage rates considered by City Council tonight

The Port Angeles City Council will publicly deliberate tonight on whether to seek more environmental studies on the proposed fluoridation of municipal water. The meeting… Continue reading

Sequim: City schedules community meetings on new traffic circle

Two meetings on driving the new Sequim traffic circle -- or "roundabout"' -- on Washington Street at River Road will be held Thursday. The meetings… Continue reading

Submersible video shows Hood Canal Bridge cable broken 350 feet under water; divers may go down today

SHINE -- Video footage collected by a submersible device 350 feet below the surface of Hood Canal appears to show a 3-inch-diameter steel cable broken… Continue reading