Port Townsend: City Council majority favors taking control of $5.3 million project from historical society

PORT TOWNSEND -- With a $2.8 million annex to City Hall still awaiting approval, City Council members said Monday they would be in favor of… Continue reading

Process to determine whether ex-doctor is released from locked mental ward starts today

Bruce Rowan is on track to appear Monday in Clallam County Superior Court for a hearing that may lead to the former Port Angeles doctor's… Continue reading

Sequim: Group wants city to ante $135,000 for failed fund-raiser at gun show

SEQUIM -- A group supporting construction of a shooting park in Clallam County wants the city to pay $135,000 for lost revenue because of rules… Continue reading

Brinnon/Quilcene: School Boards pass budgets

Brinnon and Quilcene school boards have approved their budgets for the 2002-2003 school year as presented at meetings last week. The Quilcene School District approved… Continue reading

Elwha tribal canoe nearly complete

The task of naming the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's sleek, new canoe falls to the tribal elders. But if lead carver Al Charles Jr. has… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Memorial service Wednesday for Forks-area couple who disappeared in 1929

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A memorial service is planned Wednesday at the Lake Crescent spot where a Forks-area couple vanished into Lake Crescent 73 years… Continue reading

Port Angeles: North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center appoints director

A Spokane educator has been named director of the new North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center and Career/Technical Education. Clyde A. Rasmussen comes to the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Street and capital projects plans subject of Tuesday public hearing

PORT ANGELES -- Residents will get a chance Tuesday night to comment on the city's proposed street plans and capital projects for the next six… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Patricia Neal will start at September film festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Patricia Neal, who won an Oscar for her 1963 role opposite Paul Newman in "Hud," will be the celebrity guest at the… Continue reading

Clallam: Panel to begin deliberations on proposed charter changes

FORKS -- Clallam County Charter Review Commission members will begin deliberations on proposed changes to the county charter next week. The effort comes as they… Continue reading

Forks: City economic director cut; mayor, staff to step in

FORKS -- Boosting the West End's economy is still a main priority for the city, despite a recent decision to strike an economic development director… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fireworks stands open for business

Sparklers, snakes, fountains. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles. All kinds of fireworks ranging in price from a few cents to several hundred dollars are available… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Daishowa mill shutdown begins tonight

PORT ANGELES -- Daishowa America officials will begin shutting down mill machinery tonight for a planned two-week work curtailment. Despite the shutdown, many workers will… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Centennial events kick off holiday at Fort Worden celebration

PORT TOWNSEND -- An old-fashioned picnic with games and music, a community parade and fireworks highlight the Independence Day celebration Thursday at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Quilcene man acquitted of murder

A Quilcene man who said he was intervening in a violent dispute between a husband and wife was acquitted of murder in Jefferson County Superior… Continue reading

Sequim: Former teacher sentenced in teen exploitation case

SEQUIM -- A former Sequim Community School teacher has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for taking pornographic photographs of teen-age girls.… Continue reading

Gardiner man seeking permit to convert acreage into visitor attraction

GARDINER -- Gary A. Bandy is trolling for tourism. Bandy, through the property management firm G.A.B. Inc., has filed an application for a conditional use… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lt. Gov. Owen speaks at meth seminar

PORT ANGELES -- Just say no -- to uncreative drug prevention efforts. That's the message Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen and former legislator the Rev.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Skate park proponents told to keep working

PORT ANGELES -- Stopping short of a formal endorsement, the City Parks and Recreation Commission told proponents of a skate park Thursday to do more… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Schools to dip into reserves to cover budget shortfall

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend School District plans to use $319,000 in reserve funds to cover an expected budget shortfall during the 2002-03 fiscal… Continue reading