Port Angeles: Port sets property tax rate

PORT ANGELES -- The Port will collect an estimated $1,039,937 in property tax in 2003, enough to pay its debt service and still have money… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Split council approves mediation program

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council voted Tuesday night to begin a program that would help settle disagreements between residents. The council voted 4-3 to… Continue reading

Sequim: Aquatic Center board to cut positions in budget move

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center will cut two full-time positions in a move designed to help balance its 2003 budget. A preliminary budget… Continue reading

Sequim: Council considers road work during budget talk

SEQUIM -- Annual budgeting may become less of a crystal ball effort in the future for the City Council and its staff. Council members set… Continue reading

Clallam: Mother believes son may have drowned

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Darren J. Biddle loved his pet parrot, Telly, so much that he may have sacrificed his life to save the bird last… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff recommends eliminating animal control

PORT ANGELES -- Sheriff Joe Hawe called Tuesday for the elimination of animal control services in Clallam County. According to Hawe, eliminating the service --… Continue reading

Four fishermen escape rapidly rising Elwha River

PORT ANGELES -- Four fishermen escaped a rapidly rising Elwha River on Tuesday afternoon, two by wading out and the other two courtesy of a… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hood Canal Bridge traffic restricted to one-lane

PORT TOWNSEND -- A portion of the Hood Canal Bridge will be reduced to one-lane traffic today and Thursday. The closure of one lane is… Continue reading

Jefferson: Keystone ferry dock move topic of discussion

PORT TOWNSEND -- Building a new ferry dock outside Keystone harbor would provide for more consistent service on the Port Townsend-Keystone run, a feasibility study… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ferry operators say Gateway plan to hurt parking

PORT ANGELES -- Building a downtown transportation center, hotel and conference center will put the squeeze on ferry businesses and the parking lot that serves… Continue reading

WEST END: RIVERS REOPEN FOR FISHING; SALMON RELEASE REQUIRED

West End rivers have reopened for fishing after low water levels threatened salmon and forced emergency closures last month. But sport anglers must release all… Continue reading

PA audience told to remember veterans and their stories

PORT ANGELES -- More than 800 people gathered Monday to remember veterans of the nation's wars during the North Olympic Peninsula's Veterans Day observance at… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Youth wins Harry Potter look-alike contest

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles boy has been named runner-up in a Harry Potter look-alike contest in Seattle. As a result, Connor Gouge, 8,… Continue reading

Sequim: Pool center users worry about fee hikes

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center commissioners aren't the only people scratching their heads about how to overcome the facility's financial shortfall following back-to-back maintenance… Continue reading

Forks: City to work with Library of Congress on veterans project

FORKS -- A national project aimed to help save the stories, recollections and history of U.S. military veterans' will involve citizens of the West End.… Continue reading

Jefferson: Marrowstone water survey gets positive response

NORDLAND --Marrowstone Island property owners favor installation of a public water system. A survey of property owners shows them backing such a project by a… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: HEARING SET ON MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR GRAVING DOCK PLAN

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed multimillion-dollar graving dock project that could bring high-paying jobs to Port Angeles is the subject of a meeting Wednesday. The… Continue reading

Relief funds aid veterans in Clallam, Jeffco counties

There are 14,933 military veterans who live on the North Olympic Peninsula -- about one in six residents in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Some can't… Continue reading

Clallam: Convicting Roberts cost county an estimated $135,000

Clallam County spent an estimated $135,000 to prosecute Thomas Martin Roberts for murdering deputy Wallace E. Davis. Roberts' was convicted Thursday of aggravated first-degree murder… Continue reading

Clallam: Doherty comes back to lead Kitchel by 72 votes

PORT ANGELES -- It's not over yet, but the lead has changed in the too-close-to-call race for Clallam County District 3 commissioner. Mike Doherty, D-Port… Continue reading