Miller Peninsula land acquisition also topic of state parks commission in Port Angeles today

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission meets in Port Angeles today to discuss the future of a Hoko River state park and adding to… Continue reading

Port Angeles considers selling 1956 ‘Recycle Mobile’

PORT ANGELES -- For sale: One slightly used 1956 Chevrolet sedan, a.k.a. "The Recycle Mobile." Needs some work. Sale price negotiable. Contact city of Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port commissioners vow no tax increase in 2005

The Port of Port Townsend is considering rate increases to bolster revenue next year, but Port commissioners say they are adamant about not raising taxes.… Continue reading

Shine: Hood Canal Bridge cable breaks; engineers assessing extent of misalignment for drawspan, but road traffic unaffected

SHINE -- One of the dozens of braided steel cables holding the Hood Canal Bridge in place has broken from a concrete anchor. Although the… Continue reading

Clallam: Committee seeking safety improvements on U.S. 101 hit the road to see trouble spots firsthand

It was a bus tour like few others, with sightseeing confined to trouble spots where traffic fatalities have saturated parts of U.S. Highway 101 for… Continue reading

Clallam: County treasurer announces retirement at end of year

Ruth Gerdon, Clallam County's elected treasurer since 1989, will retire Dec. 31, a decision that comes as a result of her treatment for lymphoma. "It… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fire District No. 6 wins $80,000 grant

CAPE GEORGE -- More than $80,000 in federal grant money will go toward purchasing new equipment for firefighters of one of Jefferson County's fire districts.… Continue reading

Pentagon tight-lipped on military operation planned for next week

INDIAN ISLAND -- The annual harbor defense exercised called Operation Seahawk is scheduled to begin next week, but little information about the military activity is… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council splits over water availability and controlling growth in Tri-Area

PORT TOWNSEND -- Wording of a strategy to protect the city's water right was hotly debated Monday night, with one councilman claiming the objective of… Continue reading

Sequim: Police chief gets job in Tennessee; city manager begins search for replacement

SEQUIM -- Police Chief Ken Burge on Tuesday tentatively accepted a position as the head of the Alcoa, Tenn., Police Department after just 22 months… Continue reading

Sequim: Shopping center approved for construction

The Sequim City Council has approved preliminary permitting and a land-use zoning modification allowing for construction of a regional shopping center south of the downtown… Continue reading

Trash dumping making Elwha River ‘a mess’

Trash dumped along the Elwha River is raising health and ecological concerns -- especially when the river rises and the abandoned cars and other garbage… Continue reading

Forks: National publicity brings acclaim — and possibly investors’ bucks — to rocketeers building a new Rubicon

FORKS -- Rubicon 1 may be shattered, but Sunday's explosive rocket mishap put Space Transport Corp. in the national limelight as an X Prize underdog… Continue reading

Jefferson: County finishes Port Hadlock-Irondale urban growth area work

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday completed the Port Hadlock-Irondale urban growth area by adding zoning to the approximately 1,320-acre configuration about five… Continue reading

Jefferson: County will get less sales tax revenue from Hood Canal Bridge project than first reported

A mistake in calculating how sales tax from the Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction project will be distributed means Jefferson County will receive nearly 90 percent… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Consultant’s airline study proposes Portland link

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula's future passenger connection to major airlines might be in Portland, Ore., instead of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a consultant… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles considering sale of property near airport; neighbors say they don’t want sawmill on it

PORT ANGELES -- Several residents of the Dry Creek area told Port of Port Angeles commissioners on Monday they don't want a sawmill located in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Split City Council approves historical preservation guidelines

PORT TOWNSEND -- Historical preservation design guidelines will become law in early September after being approved in a 4-3 vote of the City Council on… Continue reading

Sequim: Unknown firefighter running for legislative office says he’s ‘really ready’ to challenge veteran lawmaker

SEQUIM -- Skip the metaphors. Kevin Van De Wege has probably heard them all. "A hotly contested race." "Putting out fires in Olympia." The 29-year-old… Continue reading

Forks: Community will help ‘space dudes’ try another Rubicon

FORKS -- If this timber- and tourism-driven community were a college, Phillip Storm and Eric Meier would be big men on campus. The 26-year-old owners… Continue reading