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

PA Council hears first public objections to proposed Ediz Hook marina

PORT ANGELES -- Ediz Hook is a public treasure and access to it should not be restricted by a marina for multi-millionaires, the City Council… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council to decide IBC expansion permit on Feb. 10

PORT ANGELES -- The fate of a permit needed for an ambitious expansion project by the Independent Bible Church will be decided by the City… Continue reading

Story and Song

The Youth Teller Troupe meets Mondays from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St. There is no charge. For more… Continue reading

Clallam: Appointed sheriff will seek election to keep job

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin will run for the position in this fall's election. "I've made up my mind," he said Tuesday… Continue reading

Forks: Rocketeers learn a lot from engine test in gravel pit

FORKS -- Calling it a "successful unsuccessful" rocket engine test, two aerospace engineers with Space Transport Corp. on Tuesday sent a thunderous fireball into the… Continue reading

Jefferson: County administrator to retire

Jefferson County Administrator David Goldsmith will retire at the end of June after 28 years of county employment. In making the announcement Tuesday, Goldsmith, 54,… Continue reading

Jefferson: School levy elections in Port Townsend and Chimacum pass; Quilcene on brink

Voters in the Port Townsend and Chimacum school districts appear to have passed levy proposals Tuesday night, while a levy in Quilcene was failing by… Continue reading