Clallam: Commissioners delay passing budget, but split over raising taxes along party lines

Clallam County commissioners postponed adopting their 2003 budget Tuesday, but they increased taxes by a 2-1 vote. The only Republican on the three-member board, Mike… Continue reading

Home care provider gets “jump start” from Home Fund

EDITOR's NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. To donate, click on the HOME FUND button at left… Continue reading

More Port Townsend ferry cancellations

More cancellations of Washington State Ferries runs between Port Townsend and Keystone on Whidbey Island are planned today and Thursday because of low tides and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port Townsend man pleads guilty to murder charge, released from jail

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Townsend man who confessed to killing a 54-year-old woman as part of a suicide pact has pleaded guilty to a… Continue reading

Sequim: Battelle marine lab studies future growth

SEQUIM -- Battelle Northwest's marine lab on Sequim Bay may soon be enlarged. Officials from the marine lab have met with city, Clallam County and… Continue reading

West End: It’s bustling with holiday spirit

West End residents are starting the holiday season with a Christmas fund-raiser, a new parade based around twinkling lights, a "moonlight madness" sale, a holiday-theme… Continue reading

Clallam County sheriff to keep animal control role, seeks sharing of Fish and Wildlife personnel

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff Joe Hawe proposed to the county commissioners on Monday an alternative to eliminating county animal control services, which he… Continue reading

Clallam: Republican clashes with Democrats over Planning Commission appointments

PORT ANGELES -- Republican Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman clashed with his fellow Democratic commissioners Monday over alleged partisanship in Planning Commission appointments. Specifically, Chapman… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund: PT woman gets help from Peninsula Home Fund

EDITOR's NOTE - This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the "Peninsula Home Fund" button at left… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 2003 city budget hikes pool fees, but not cost of pool passes

PORT ANGELES -- Most swimmers at the William Shore Memorial Pool will pay a little more in 2003, but youths and senior citizens who buy… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ergonomics program misunderstood, state manager says

PORT ANGELES -- An ergonomics program being implemented by the state Department of Labor and Industries has been misunderstood and actually will save employers money… Continue reading

Quilcene: Congregation rallies behind residents burned out of their home

QUILCENE -- When flames raced through Judy Kratochvil's home Sunday, other members of her congregation at First Presbyterian Church set the wheels in motion to… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board shifts days to let teachers attend union rally in Olympia

SEQUIM -- Unionized teachers in the Sequim School District became the latest group to be allowed to attend a Jan. 14 rally in Olympia instead… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hospice service offers chance to share grief

PORT TOWNSEND -- The empty chair at the table. The phone call that doesn't come. The gift that is wrapped but never opened. The holidays… Continue reading

LAZY J TREE FARM ENDURES AS A PENINSULA FAVORITE

AGNEW -- It's late on a misty Sunday morning and vehicles line up five deep in the moist earthen driveway, carrying U-cut Christmas trees fresh… Continue reading

Clallam: Holiday shopping season kicks off

Shoppers hit the stores en masse across Clallam County Friday and Saturday looking for that special gift for that special someone. With the heavy turnout… Continue reading

Clallam: Humane Society reacts to possible animal control cut

The Clallam County Humane Society could suffer a "substantial blow" to its budget next year if the county cuts animal control. Humane Society board President… Continue reading

Jefferson: United Good Neighbors advances on fund-raising

Officials from United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County say their annual fund-raising campaign has collected about $122,000 so far this year. That's slightly more than… Continue reading

Peninsula: Festival of Trees under way in PA

PORT ANGELES -- Twinkling lights, fresh pine boughs and lavish decorations are putting people in the holiday spirit at this year's Festival of Trees. "It… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teen booked for arson

PORT ANGELES -- Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who allegedly set fires to two public restrooms at The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave.… Continue reading