Marrowstone: Public comments on golf course watering premature?

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- Public comment on Morningtide Golf Course's application for water rights for irrigation are premature. According to Sandy Howard, a state Department of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Arts in Action weekend ends on high, very high, note

PORT ANGELES -- Music, classic cars, local artists displaying work, warm weather and sand were all part of the weekend's popular Arts in Action festival… Continue reading

Sequim: Veterinarian home from helping to reunite young orca with her pod

SEQUIM -- Imagine an orphaned child running unsupervised on a busy freeway, playing tag with cars, talking to strangers. Pete Schroeder of Sequim, a retired… Continue reading

WEST END: FORKS, AREA EVENTS CLOSE

FORKS -- After a weekend packed with activity people begin winding down Sunday evening to return to work Monday. Good weather and a variety of… Continue reading

Clallam: Announced sheriff candidate misses filing deadline, will run as write-in

Clallam County candidate filings ended Friday with one announced candidate missing: Lonnie Steele, who had planned to run for sheriff. But Lonnie Steele of Joyce… Continue reading

Gardiner: Man killed in rollover crash on U.S. 101

GARDINER -- A man was killed Saturday in a one-car rollover crash on U.S. Highway 101 when he was thrown from his vehicle. The man,… Continue reading

Jefferson: Unexpected candidate files for sheriff race

One unexpected candidate for sheriff and two new candidates for county commissioner round out the field for elected office in Jefferson County this fall. Glen… Continue reading

Paddle Journey arrives on Peninsula on Monday

Tribes from throughout the Northwest and Canada will be seeing the Peninsula the hard way -- and traditional way. An ambitious Paddle Journey has already… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard cutter changes command

PORT ANGLES -- Standing at attention, Chief Warrant Officer Richard K. Loster was described as "unflinching," "frank" and "innovative" during a Coast Guard change of… Continue reading

They did it! 29-foot sand sculpture might be world’s tallest

PORT ANGELES -- It looks like an inverted ice cream cone, but this is one treat you won't be able to lick. With 210 tons… Continue reading

Clallam: Sequim’s Bennett will face off against Rep. Norm Dicks

Libertarian John A. Bennett of Sequim has filed to oppose incumbent Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, in the race to represent the 6th Congressional District. Bennett also… Continue reading

Forks: Resident’s antique collection rivals most museums”

FORKS -- Walking into the storage shed of Ted Spoelstra is like entering another time. Perfectly preserved antique tractors, cars, steam engines, music machines, gas… Continue reading

Here’s your Feast of Forks schedule

Here's the entertainment schedule for the Feast of Forks 2002. Friday * 6 p.m. -- Holy Fire Singers * 7 p.m. -- Linda Boyer *… Continue reading

Jefferson: Final chance for candidates to file today

Today is the last chance for candidates to file to run for elected office in Jefferson County this fall. Filing takes place in the auditor's… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sand sculpture stretches toward record height

PORT ANGELES -- The pile of sand inside a wooden frame resembled a giant wedding cake that soared 29 feet 3½ inches tall. If the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Big Fort Worden building project starts

PORT TOWNSEND -- State legislators and parks officials broke ground Thursday for a $6 million multipurpose dining hall at Fort Worden State Park, the most… Continue reading

Port Townsend: First Peninsula visit of Paddle Journey on Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the Makah, it will be a return to the shore on which their canoes traditionally landed for hundreds of years. For… Continue reading

West End: Area busting at the seams with activity

The West End will be bustling this weekend. The Feast of Forks, the annual Forks Fly-in airplane event, hydroplane boat races in Beaver, a softball… Continue reading

Clallam: Olympic Medical Center unveils strategic plan

PORT ANGELES -- A strategic plan to guide Olympic Medical Center through 2005 has been unveiled and will be the subject of a public hearing… Continue reading

Clallam: Prosecuting attorney race heats up

PORT ANGELES -- The race for Clallam County prosecuting attorney is heating up with incumbent Chris Shea's re-election bid. Shea, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that… Continue reading