Port Townsend: High school students pitching in for Main Street

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group of high school students is teaming up with Main Street to leave a positive mark on the town. The "junior"'… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Resuscitating Rover . . . and cats, too

PORT TOWNSEND -- A new life-saving oxygen mask used by Port Townsend firefighters is designed to securely fit onto patients with an extra long nose.… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board takes suggestions tonight

The Sequim School District, which includes Gardiner, will take public comment tonight regarding its use of funds available through a statewide ballot initiative. Initiative 728,… Continue reading

West End: State catch-and-release proposal catches wrath of Forks officials

By Paul Queary - Associated Press FORKS -- This is a fish story, but not about the one that got away. It's about the fish… Continue reading

  • Mar 15, 2004
  • Paul Queary-AP

Clallam: Undersheriff says he”ll seek GOP nomination for county commissioner

Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman officially has a Republican opponent when he seeks re-election this fall. County Undersheriff Fred DeFrang announced Friday that he will… Continue reading

Graving yard pact delayed again; signing now set for Tuesday

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- State, federal and tribal officials will not sign an agreement Monday as planned to restart construction at the graving… Continue reading

Jefferson: GOP faithful meet their likely governor, senator candidates at Lincoln Day luncheon

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Republicans sat down to their annual Lincoln Day luncheon Saturday afternoon and met their likely candidate for governor this fall.… Continue reading

Lake Crescent: Owner of – Kalakala – says he”ll have vessel out of Neah Bay by July

LAKE CRESCENT -- The ferry Kalakala will leave its temporary home at Neah Bay by July, its owner said Saturday. Finishing up a couple of… Continue reading

Legislature passes pair of bills with Peninsula roots just before adjournment

A pair of bills that passed the Legislature at the last minute could mean an expansion of three volunteer community health clinics on the North… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Our waterfront columnist takes a smooth, quiet ride on the ‘new’ MV Coho

By Dan Hart One word describes the ride aboard the Port Angeles-Victoria ferry, MV Coho, with her new engines: Excellent. I took the 44-year-old ferry's… Continue reading

  • Mar 14, 2004
  • DAN HART

Port Townsend: Legislature attempts funding brakes on State Ferries’ expansion plans

PORT TOWNSEND --More than a life raft may be needed to keep Port Townsend-Keystone ferry terminal improvements afloat following budget cuts in Olympia last week.… Continue reading

Sequim: D-Day heroes honored after nearly 60 years

SEQUIM -- Nearly 60 years after the legendary invasion of Allied troops at the beaches of Normandy, France, there still are heroes left to be… Continue reading

Builders’ expo to feature contractors services, other businesses

SEQUIM -- If it seems as if the entire city is poised for construction -- between a major downtown revitalization project and shopping centers proposed… Continue reading

Jefferson General considers new twist in its future strategy: hospitalists

PORT TOWNSEND -- Determining whether to hire doctors or nurse practitioners -- known as hospitalists -- to see patients at Jefferson General Hospital is one… Continue reading

Joyce: Second round of vote-counting set today

Clallam County elections officials will count 87 ballots today in the Crescent School District's bid for a four-year, $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy. The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Elk census to be taken in Hoh Valley

Olympic National Park biologists are planning a census of Roosevelt elk in the Hoh Valley between March 17 and March 31, depending on weather conditions.… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Victorian Festival slated March 18-21

Take a step back in time March 18-21, 2004 as Port Townsend is transported back to its Victorian seaport roots for the eighth annual Victorian… Continue reading

Peninsula: Man’s fiery death pokes another hole in region’s mental health safety net

Before an accidental apartment fire killed 46-year-old Daniel Sullivan last week, his friends had tried repeatedly to get him help for his alcoholism and mental… Continue reading

Sequim: City planner issues preliminary OK for shopping center that may include Fred Meyer store

SEQUIM -- Step one toward permitting a regional shopping center just south of the city's downtown is in place. City Planning Director Dennis Lefevre on… Continue reading

West End: Elwha restoration head delivers project update

FORKS -- Requests for construction bids for water treatment facilities associated with removal of the two Elwha River dams should start going out late this… Continue reading