Proposed Clallam stormwater rules irk builders, buoy environmentalists

More than a year in the making, Clallam County's proposed stormwater management regulations have builders railing and environmentalists hailing the document's basic messages: * Keep… Continue reading

Sequim: Marine happy to be home after duty in Iraq

SEQUIM -- Lance Cpl. Matt Ward was looking to do more with his life when he joined the Marines a little more than two years… Continue reading

Jefferson: Wrinkle resignation breaks new political ground for county commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- Finding a replacement for Jefferson County's first woman commissioner is breaking political ground again. This time, it's for County Commissioners Dan Titterness… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Adoptive mom hugs Chinese daughter for first time after 10-day SARS isolation

PORT ANGELES -- After 10 days of longing to touch her newly adopted baby, Sherie Maddox's motherly anticipation was rewarded Sunday. Tears of joy flowed.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council to consider plans for sailboat tours from City Pier

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council will be asked tonight to approve a plan to offer sailing tours of the harbor this summer, with a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: $6 million dining hall at Fort Worden nearing completion

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's BIG. That's the first impression you get when you enter the new dining hall at Fort Worden State Park. "When you… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Big-screen reprise of film brings memories to crew member from Lake Sutherland

PORT TOWNSEND -- One hundred sixty movie fans packed the Rose Theatre Sunday to see the 1963 film, "The Ugly American." In addition to a… Continue reading

Chad will be taken off Clallam ballots, while Jefferson voters will touch the screen

Punch-card voting will become a thing of the past in Clallam County -- and "touch-screen"' voting will be introduced in both Jefferson and Clallam counties… Continue reading

Chimacum: And then there were two schools superintendent candidates

CHIMACUM -- School leaders from Kettle Falls and Lynden were selected as finalists Saturday for the position of Chimacum School District superintendent. The school board… Continue reading

Jefferson: County commissioner resigns over health concerns

SHINE --Wendi Wrinkle, Jefferson County's first woman county commissioner, abruptly announced her resignation effective June 15, citing health reasons. "That's probably the most disappointing thing… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fall election will fill final 3 years of Wrinkle’s term

Wendi Wrinkle's resignation comes early enough in the year that the 3rd District commissioner seat will be put up for election in the fall, Jefferson… Continue reading

Peninsula elections officials have expected mandate for months

Officials in Jefferson and Clallam counties have been gearing up for the election changes for some time. "This is one of the reasons why we… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Adoptive dad, Chinese daughter emerge from their voluntary SARS quarantine today

PORT ANGELES -- The wait is over today for new mother Sherie Maddox, who has only watched her baby daughter from afar since the toddler… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard bid opening delayed again

PORT ANGELES -- The bid opening for the Hood Canal Bridge renovation project and Port Angeles graving yard has been delayed for a third time.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port commissioners lean toward keeping Boddy

PORT ANGELES -- Facing several major projects, Port commissioners are leaning toward keeping Clyde Boddy as the Port's executive director through the end of 2003.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 50-year restraining order enacted against alleged killer

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ryan Neil Sorensen has been ordered to avoid contact with his ex-wife -- the daughter of the man he is accused of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Chinese infant, new adoptive dad voluntarily isolated over SARS threat

PORT ANGELES -- Sherie Maddox greeted her husband and newly adopted daughter at the airport when they returned from China last week, but Mrs. Maddox… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lower Elwha re-elect chairman

Under the umbrella of new election rules that included eliminating geographic boundaries, the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe re-elected Dennis R. "Sully" Sullivan to serve as… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man found guilty of downtown bank thievery

A Clallam County Superior Court jury on Thursday convicted the man charged with robbing the downtown Port Angeles Bank of America branch in January. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Support shown for eastside sewer line

PORT ANGELES -- Business and commercial landowners on the well-trafficked U.S. Highway 101 business corridor east of Port Angeles are showing early support for hooking… Continue reading