Port Angeles: First agreement to restart graving yard could be reached today

PORT ANGELES -- The first of a series of agreements aimed at restarting work at the state Department of Transportation graving yard could be reached… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Owner of ship that spilled oil in harbor fined $75,500

The owner of a propane tanker which the state Department of Ecology said spilled 1,188 gallons of oil into Port Angeles Harbor was fined $75,500… Continue reading

Sequim: Preliminary deal points to Fred Meyer on U.S. 101 at Sequim Avenue

SEQUIM -- What's on your list today? If it's a shopping trip at a 160,00-square-foot combined department and grocery store -- without a trip to… Continue reading

Sequim: Shopping center real estate signs off-Target after Target Corp. official visits property

SEQUIM -- The saga over retail development on the city's west end took another turn Thursday as logos from Target Corp. -- appearing for the… Continue reading

Travelers disappointed about Horizon’s ultimate departure

PORT ANGELES --Travelers at William R. Fairchild International Airport were disappointed to learn Thursday evening that Horizon Air was stopping service after Jan. 6. "No… Continue reading

Ambulance service will remain in Fire District 2 despite probable levy failure

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Ambulance will not end ambulance service to customers in Clallam County Fire District No. 2, even if the district's emergency medical… Continue reading

Congress OKs funds for Hood Canal study

Alarmed about the death of thousands of fish in Hood Canal the past two years, the federal government has approved about $350,000 to study the… Continue reading

Graving yard excavation finds desecrated Klallam graves

PORT ANGELES --Numerous graves belonging to Klallam tribal members were desecrated in the early 1900s at the site of the graving yard, state and city… Continue reading

Outdoor burning banned — and the state would like to halt indoor fires, woodstoves, too

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Outdoor burning has been banned statewide by the state Department of Ecology and Olympic Peninsula residents are being asked to voluntarily stop… Continue reading

Republican county commissioner vows full media access in wake of GOP office shutout

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman promised to continue to allow the media full access to any future functions he has at Republican… Continue reading

Sequim council debates sister city funds, then approves $6,000 for 2004 budget

SEQUIM -- City Council members took time Wednesday during their review of the proposed 2004 operating budget to debate whether Sequim's sister city relationship with… Continue reading

Sequim: SunLand neighbors help douse roof fire

Neighbors used hoses to quickly extinguish a fire on a cedar shake roof Wednesday night in the SunLand housing development north of Sequim. The fire… Continue reading

Sides in graving yard negotiations meet again; little progress reported

PORT ANGELES -- State, federal and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials met Wednesday to discuss the future of the graving yard project. The meeting --… Continue reading

Clallam: Courthouse election night under review

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown took voters back to an Election Night of the past in Clallam County -- complete with red,… Continue reading

Clallam: First elected community development director still up in the air

PORT ANGELES -- Rob Robertsen and Bob Martin were in limbo Tuesday night, unsure of the ultimate victor in the race to be the county's… Continue reading

Jefferson Sheriff’s Office places jail information on Internet

The Jefferson County Jail has joined Snohomish and Pierce counties in making information on current inmate population available on the internet. The Web site allows… Continue reading

Jefferson: Rodgers takes strong lead over Rose in county commissioner race

Republican Pat Rodgers is the victor in the race for District 3 Jefferson County commissioner. Rodgers, 63, held a nearly 20 percent lead over Mark… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City, county leaders try to unclog “stalemate” over Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project

Port Angeles leaders and a state lawmaker are trying to break the admitted "stalemate" over negotiations to restart the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Centrum names interim director

PORT TOWNSEND -- Thatcher Bailey was appointed Tuesday as interim director of Centrum Tuesday as the board of directors of state's flagship arts organization looked… Continue reading

Campaigns over for Jefferson County, Port Townsend candidates

The campaigns are done. Now it's up to the voters to decide. That's the feeling expressed by the six people seeking three major elected offices… Continue reading