Jefferson: Housing Authority commissioner barred from meeting

PORT TOWNSEND -- A restraining order prevented one of the Jefferson County Housing Authority's commissioners from attending the agency's board meeting Thursday. Executive Director John… Continue reading

Peninsula: Students studying currents of Strait of Juan de Fuca

PORT ANGELES -- Students from Choice Alternative School and Crescent School are learning first-hand about Strait of Juan de Fuca currents. The two schools are… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Service club raises $38,659 in radiothon

Port Angeles Lions Club members took over radio KONP 1450 Thursday for an all-day "Food-a-Thon"' to solicit donations of money and food to assist the… Continue reading

Quilcene: High school chosen for $75,000 Gates grant

QUILCENE -- Quilcene High School has been chosen to receive a "high-tech high" grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The $75,000 grant will allow… Continue reading

Jefferson: County’s second urban growth area could happen next month

PORT HADLOCK -- The Jefferson County Planning Commission recommended approval Wednesday night of a proposed 1,450-acre urban growth area in the Tri-Area. Commissioners voted 6-… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge Road due to open today

Hurricane Ridge Road will open today -- weather permitting -- after Olympic National Park maintenance crews finish cleaning the last stretch of the 17-mile mountain… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family grieves for missing father of five lost on Hood Canal

Daniel P. Horton headed into Hood Canal on a friend's boat Sunday, planning to catch crabs for a family picnic with his wife and five… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Friends want court to lighten up on boys charged with robbery

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Superior Court has received numerous letters of support for two 16-year-olds charged as adults in connection with a convenience store… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State quickly begins pursuing permits for graving yard

The state Department of Transportation has begun pursuing the environmental permits necessary to build a multimillion-dollar facility in Port Angeles to construct pontoons and anchors… Continue reading

Port Townsend Bay “no anchor” zone proposed

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee is working on a plan to develop a voluntary "no anchor zone" in part of Port… Continue reading

Sequim: Trash fund reserves earmarked for roads

SEQUIM -- Privatization of garbage collection will mean better streets, at least during 2003. The City Council guaranteed street repairs and improvements Wednesday when it… Continue reading

Jefferson: Research group offering tours of proposed gravel pier area

PORT TOWNSEND -- A commercial marine research cruise program plans to offer tours of the area where Fred Hill Materials Inc. is planning to build… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Two advance to general election for Makah tribal council

Marcy Parker and Micah McCarty advance to the Makah general tribal council election ballot Dec. 16 after finishing first and second, respectively, in Tuesday's primary… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: More shuttles slated for Hurricane Ridge runs

Skiers and snowboarders heading to Hurricane Ridge this winter may find it easier to get to the outdoor recreation area. Hurricane Ridge Public Development Authority… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Decisive” action on downtown parking urged

PORT ANGELES -- City leaders are calling for action on a proposed parking garage touted as a solution to downtown parking woes. "It's time to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Graving yard” sounds gothic for good reason

The name sounds downright gothic. And the principles behind a "graving dock yard"' that the state Department of Transportation wants to build in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Area elated as state selects Port for graving yard facility

PORT ANGELES -- A loud and collective "That's great!" greeted the announcement Tuesday that Port Angeles was selected for a multimillion-dollar project to build concrete… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State decision second big boon to Port in less than two months

The Port Angeles graving yard is the second major maritime project that has come before the Port commissioners this fall. In October, Westport Shipyard Inc.… Continue reading

Sequim: SARC fees increasing 25 percent

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center commissioners Tuesday night reluctantly raised rates by 25 percent effective Jan. 1. "We couldn't do anything else," Commissioner Melinda… Continue reading

Clallam: 22 county employees to be laid off by Dec. 31

Twenty-two Clallam County employees will lose their jobs at the end of the year to balance the 2003 budget. The budget won't be approved until… Continue reading