Joyce: Crescent School levy passes by third of a percent — three votes

JOYCE -- Cheers echoed through the halls of Crescent School on Friday morning as teachers and students learned the proposed four-year $1.31 million maintenance and… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts provides something for all the senses

PORT ANGELES -- The smell of elephant ears and teriyaki is in the air this weekend at the 11th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: State champs!

YAKIMA -- Port Townsend High School took no prisoners at the Class 3A baseball state championship tournament. The Redskins, 17-8, pounded Lakewood 7-2 in the… Continue reading

Sequim: 10 school district employees rehired thanks to levy passage

SEQUIM -- Ten staffers in the Sequim School District can breathe a sigh of relief after the School Board voted late Thursday to rescind layoff… Continue reading

Sequim: Landslide is made official

SEQUIM -- Final tallies for the Sequim School District replacement maintenance and operations levy request show a clear victory for the district after Clallam County… Continue reading

Sequim: World War II vets, others hailed at Memorial Day event at VFW hall

SEQUIM -- Eight days before the world commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Allies' D-Day invasion of Adolf Hitler's Atlantic Wall on the coast of… Continue reading

Joyce: Eight ballots counted today will make or break Crescent school levy

Clallam County election officials will count eight ballots today to determine the outcome of the Crescent School District's $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy. As… Continue reading

Olympic National Park gears up for summer

Hikers are reaching the backcountry of Olympic National Park earlier than usual this year, but in many cases they're finding missing bridges, downed logs and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Campgrounds expected to fill up over Memorial Day weekend

Many campgrounds around the North Olympic Peninsula will be at or near capacity this Memorial Day weekend. Those looking for a last-minute site would be… Continue reading

Peninsula: Shrimp in Brinnon, sheep in Sequim, wine in the barrel and ‘Midnight at the Oasis’

BRINNON -- ShrimpFest is going to be a little bigger this year. In fact, it'll be prawn-sized. A small catch of Hood Canal shrimp has… Continue reading

Peninsula: Victoria Express launches Victoria-Friday Harbor service this weekend; other ferries fully operational for Memorial Day.

Residents who like to get out onto the water have more options starting this weekend. Victoria Express owner Jack Harmon of Port Angeles starts an… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Capt. Peterson leaves Coast Guard command for D.C. post next month

PORT ANGELES -- Coast Guard Capt. William Peterson, who has commanded Group/Air Station Port Angeles for three years, will turn over his command to a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ceremony marks opening of new building at Coast Guard station

PORT ANGELES -- Coast Guard Capt. William Peterson wielded a large pair of scissors Thursday afternoon and, joined by two others, cut through a thick… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, co-sponsored by PDN, begins today

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT PORT ANGELES -- The 11th annual Juan de Fuca Festival begins today, May 28, and continues through Monday, May 31. Tickets for the… Continue reading

Real meaning of Memorial Day not lost on North Olympic Peninsula veterans, others

People across the North Olympic Peninsula will recognize the sacrifices of military veterans this weekend during Memorial Day events. On Saturday morning in Sequim, Veterans… Continue reading

Port Angeles preparing to seek transfer station proposals

PORT ANGELES -- A request for proposals to design, build and operate a garbage transfer station will go before the City Council next month after… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family holds out hope that bobcat Darby will come home

PORT ANGELES -- A pet bobcat that disappeared from a Black Diamond-area home last month is still missing, but its owners haven't given up hope.… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Farmers market promotes more Jefferson County farming, manager tells chamber

PORT HADLOCK -- Port Townsend's twice-weekly farmers market not only provides an outlet for east Jefferson County growers but is proving the need for more… Continue reading

Sequim: Lavender Festival strategy session focuses on downtown plans, marketing

SEQUIM -- Merchants, farmers and others who benefit from the area's annual Lavender Festival were updated on plans for this year's event at a Sequim-Dungeness… Continue reading

West End: Forks pool ceremony slated today

FORKS -- A ground-breaking ceremony for the Quillayute Valley Aquatic Center will take place this afternoon at the corner of Maple Avenue and Division Street.… Continue reading