Port Angeles: Emotions stirred at School Board meeting

PORT ANGELES -- A large turnout for a Port Angeles School District board meeting waited past 10 p.m. Monday to see which school the board… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Monroe School placed on closure path

Monroe Elementary School will be closed in June under a scenario approved late Monday by the Port Angeles School District board. The board voted 4-1… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port executive director interviews set for mid-June

PORT ANGELES -- Final interviews for Port of Port Angeles executive director candidates would be held in mid-June according to a search schedule presented to… Continue reading

Brinnon: Another fatality on Highway 101

BRINNON -- A Centralia man was killed on U.S. Highway 101 late Sunday afternoon, and high speed is believed to be a factor in the… Continue reading

Jefferson: County issues revised Fred Hill gravel mining report

SHINE -- Jefferson County has released a new document outlining the environmental impacts of the 690-acre mineral overlay created for Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s gravel… Continue reading

Olympia: Volunteer doc bills die in Senate adjournment but could rise again

OLYMPIA -- Two bills sponsored by House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, to make it easier for retired doctors and nurses to volunteer their services… Continue reading

Peninsula: Libraries unite reference desks online

It's very late, you're in your pajamas, and you desperately need a librarian to answer your reference question. No problem. Patrons of North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Jefferson: Law-enforcers follow clues in string of burglaries down Highways 20, 19

An eyewitness and a cell phone could hold the key to solving a string of nighttime burglaries along state Highways 19 and 20 last week.… Continue reading

New state report shows big growth in North Olympic Peninsula tourism dollars

North Olympic Peninsula tourism and marketing leaders say a new state-funded study showing healthy growth in the region's visitor industry will drive attention to the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Republican caucuses to be held Tuesday night

Members of the Grand Old Party will gather in homes and school rooms across the North Olympic Peninsula Tuesday night to debate the political issues… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard pact reached; signing vowed March 15

PORT ANGELES -- State, federal and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials have reached verbal agreement leading to a restart of the graving yard project after… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board on Monday may decide which school to close

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District board is expected to decide which of the district's two easternmost elementary schools will be closed. The… Continue reading

Sequim: Katie Gammill named Irrigation Festival queen

SEQUIM -- Eighteen-year-old Katie Gammill was speechless Saturday night as she was named queen of the 109th Irrigation Festival. "I don't know what to say,"… Continue reading

Sequim: Legal delays over shopping center causes Target to pull out — at least temporarily

SEQUIM -- Legal scrapping over a regional shopping center on the city's west side has led one large retailer to stall plans to open a… Continue reading

Sequim: Man leads officers on 90 mph chase

SEQUIM -- A man wanted on outstanding warrants led police on a car chase Friday afternoon for at least 10 miles, traveling as fast as… Continue reading

Sequim: Museum’s show and sale offers knickknacks and objets d”junque

SEQUIM -- Knickknacks and bric-a-brac, or is that an undiscovered treasure? The Sequim Museum and Arts Center held its annual Elegant Flea, Antique and Collectable… Continue reading

West End: CEO brings “community” back into hospital

By Laura Rosser Camille Scott, chief executive officer and administrator for Forks Community Hospital, came to Forks to help the hospital out of its dire… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2004
  • LAURA ROSSER

Clallam: Olympic hospital commissioners OK $732,200 in purchases

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center commissioners approved capital equipment purchases and maintenance agreements totaling just more than $732,200 at their monthly work session Wednesday.… Continue reading

Diamond Point: Searchers identify ‘high interest’ site for finding missing plane

Case Inlet in Pierce County has been identified as a "high interest"' area for where a plane missing from Diamond Point Airport may have gone… Continue reading

Marrowstone: Golf course owner replies to charges that he’s using too much precious island water

NORDLAND -- The owner of a golf course on Marrowstone Island is trying to change public opinion about the links to win state approval of… Continue reading