Cantwell vows to seek increased Medicare reimbursements

PORT ANGELES -- Sen. Maria Cantwell pledged Tuesday to seek increased Medicare reimbursements for hospitals, but said health care providers must document related cuts in… Continue reading

Jefferson: Entities discuss Glen Cove issues

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County and city officials reached compromises over setbacks and building sizes for an expanded Glen Cove area Tuesday. Representatives from the… Continue reading

Peninsula: After 30 years, Centrum still a roundhouse of cultural, economic benefit

Centrum has been in the North Olympic Peninsula vocabulary for nearly 30 years? But what does the word "Centrum" mean, anyway? Says Executive Director Carol… Continue reading

Peninsula: It’s not cheap keeping Hurricane Ridge Road open

Keeping Hurricane Ridge Road open isn't cheap. It costs about $347,000 annually to maintain the road to the Peninsula's only ski area, Olympic National park… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teachers vote to walk off job Jan. 14

PORT ANGELES -- Teachers will walk off the job Jan. 14 to participate in a rally in Olympia. Eighty-one percent of teachers in the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Tract rezoned to allow Victorian business

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city Planning Commission voted Tuesday night to recommend plans to rezone 1.7 acres to make way for a Victorian hardware business… Continue reading

Sequim: Street project leaves $70,000 question

SEQUIM -- There's a $70,000 question brewing about materials used for underground installation as part of the North Sequim Avenue renovation earlier this year. Clallam… Continue reading

To www.peninsuladailynews.com readers: 2002 Peninsula Home Fund debuts, helps Jefferson, Clallam residents

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. Material was provided… Continue reading

CLALLAM COUNTY MAY RAISE FAIR FEES

PORT ANGELES -- If you're an adult, it could cost you 50 cents more at the gate to get into the 2003 Clallam County Fair.… Continue reading

Clallam: County may raise fees at campgrounds, parks in 2003

Campers at Clallam County's two largest campgrounds will have to shell out more dollars if a proposed fee increase wins county commissioners' approval. Craig Jacobs,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Teacher unions deciding whether to join walkout Jan. 14

A majority of teacher unions on the North Olympic Peninsula are deciding whether to participate in a Jan. 14 statewide teacher walkout. Some have already… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port board concerned stormwater issue could hold up major projects

PORT ANGELES -- Port and city officials must work out stormwater-disposal issues quickly to prevent holding up two big job-producing projects on the waterfront, Port… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Fire district to get new trucks

PORT LUDLOW -- Commissioners for Jefferson County Fire District No. 3 have given the green light to ordering two new fire trucks. The Pierce pumper/tenders… Continue reading

Refurbishing funds for Jefferson: Courthouse to be broached today

Jefferson County commissioners will make their case for money to reinforce the aging courthouse clock tower during a meeting today with U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Y’s Teen Center to open Dec. 13

PORT ANGELES -- The YMCA's new teen center, with rooms full of color and youth entertainment, celebrates its grand opening Dec. 13 with a DJ… Continue reading

SEQUIM: DRIVER FLEES CRASH SCENE

Clallam County sheriff's deputies were searching Sunday night for a teenage driver who fled the scene after his car crashed into a tree on Happy… Continue reading

Slovakian exchange student named Crescent homecoming queen

JOYCE -- Most high school girls spend time dreaming of being crowned homecoming queen. But not Eva Vanova. Vanova, an exchange student from Bratislava, Slovakia,… Continue reading

2002 Peninsula Home Fund debuts, helps Jefferson, Clallam residents

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. Material was provided… Continue reading

Jefferson County Housing Authority moves meeting venue

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Dec. 12 meeting of the Jefferson County Housing Authority will be held in the county courthouse to allow Commissioner Mike Hyland… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Coast Guard lights up scoreboards for Neah Bay High School

NEAH BAY -- Score three for Neah Bay High School and the U.S. Coast Guard. The high school on the Makah Reservation received three lighted… Continue reading