Port Townsend: Chance encounter leads to community drive for Iraqi children

PORT TOWNSEND -- When Carrie Pierce entered the Union Street Grill in Seattle, she didn't know that a chance encounter would lead to an opportunity… Continue reading

Brinnon: Dosewallips Road rebuilding advocates like trail idea, too

BRINNON -- Supporters of repairing the washed-out Dosewallips Road have altered their plan to include the trail construction idea presented by project opposition. Olympic Forest… Continue reading

Clallam: Truck severs fiber optic line, cutting Internet, phone and other communications in Port Angeles, Sequim

Port Angeles and Sequim were back online Saturday following a communications outage that affected phone and Internet service in the region. Long-distance phone service, Internet… Continue reading

Peninsula: Democrats jump on Kerry bandwagon in unusually high caucus participation

Democrats in Jefferson and Clallam counties jumped on the John Kerry bandwagon Saturday during 14 precinct caucuses across the North Olympic Peninsula. It mirrored a… Continue reading

Peninsula: Dog grooming all it’s barked up to be

SEQUIM -- Patti Bowery was ready to get out of California's Sacramento Valley. A native Californian and 24-year dog grooming veteran, Bowery was enticed by… Continue reading

Peninsula: Motorists tell State Patrol what they think are reasons for string of fatal collisions

A common thread among motorists on North Olympic Peninsula highways may be assertive -- not aggressive -- driving, according to what area residents are telling… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Senate candidate Nethercutt addresses Clallam GOP faithful

PORT ANGELES -- U.S. senator candidate George Nethercutt wants to put more people to work in Washington and boost the state's status on the chart… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Poetry reading marks anniversary of literary protest

PORT TOWNSEND -- On Feb. 1, 2003, Doris Thurston got up before dawn to call the White House and express her disappointment that a poetry… Continue reading

Sequim: School levy gains, but not enough to pass

SEQUIM -- The two-year, $5.44 million Sequim School District maintenance and operations levy won't pass, but the margin of defeat isn't going to be as… Continue reading

Clallam caucus sites

There will be nine Democratic precinct caucuses in Clallam County on Saturday. All caucuses start at 10 a.m. and will help designate delegates for presidential… Continue reading

Dungeness: Fire burns in hay barn

A spectacular hay barn fire lighted the Dungeness Valley sky Thursday night. The blaze was expected to continue burning well past midnight. The fire on… Continue reading

Forks: City moves ahead with shooting range for law enforcement

FORKS -- The city is moving forward with a proposal to establish a practice shooting range for law enforcement that could eventually become a regional… Continue reading

Gardiner returns to presidential caucus process after 20-year absence

GARDINER -- For the first time in about two decades, some voters in this small, western Jefferson County neighborhood will have an opportunity to participate… Continue reading

Jefferson caucus sites

There will be five Democratic precinct caucuses in Jefferson County on Saturday. All caucuses start at 10 a.m. and will help designate delegates for presidential… Continue reading

Jefferson: DUI arrest in judge applicant’s past

An attorney who has applied for the Jefferson County Superior Court judge bench was arrested for driving while intoxicated last year. But Craddock Davis Verser,… Continue reading

Peninsula educators have mixed feelings over Locke’s proposed $1 billion school plan

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Olympic Peninsula educators had mixed feelings Thursday about Gov. Gary Locke's proposed $1 billion tax increase to… Continue reading

Sequim: City Manager given 7 percent pay increase

Sequim City Manager Bill Elliott's pay has been increased by a unanimous vote of the City Council. Elliott, who was hired in 2001, will be… Continue reading

Carried away with words: – Storytelling transports students to world of imagination

PORT TOWNSEND --When 10-year-old Pan Greenwood gets up in front of the class to speak, he has a hard time finding the words to begin.… Continue reading

Jefferson: 3 more seek judge’s post

Three more attorneys have applied to be Jefferson County next Superior Court judge bringing the field to five to succeed Judge Thomas J. Majhan, who… Continue reading

Jefferson: Quilcene school levy still undecided

A four-year Quilcene schools maintenance and operations levy, failing by a narrow margin after Tuesday's election, has proponents keeping their fingers crossed. "It's hard to… Continue reading