Port Angeles: Schools officials say teacher layoffs are unlikely

PORT ANGELES -- After months of debate on proposed budget cuts, Port Angeles School District officials now say they may not have to lay off… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Public hearing set for proposed 41-home development

PORT LUDLOW -- Area residents will have their say next week on a proposal to develop 41 single-family homes on 38.5 acres along Teal Lake… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Driver education skidding toward funding collision

PORT TOWNSEND -- School district officials are considering the elimination of drivers education by next summer even though there are currently no other vehicle training… Continue reading

Sequim: Gun rights group disputes police chief’s ban on gun sales at show

SEQUIM -- A group promoting construction of a shooting park in Clallam County is taking aim at Sequim Police Chief Byron C. Nelson claiming his… Continue reading

Jefferson: Property tax payments due by April 30

Jefferson County property owners have one more week to pay their taxes. Payments, due April 30, can be mailed to P.O. Box 571, Port Townsend,… Continue reading

Peninsula: State funding lost, agency hoping private funds can save youth program

A Peninsula program geared to help young men and women build trust, improve communication skills and develop problem solving abilities may be lost as a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown Forward ponders conference center’s parking

PORT ANGELES --Parking emerged Monday as the biggest issue facing the developer of a proposed conference center. The Downtown Forward Executive Committee met Monday morning… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Paper mill confirms 40 job cutbacks

PORT TOWNSEND --Port Townsend Paper Corp. announced Monday that it is going ahead with plans to cut 40 positions at its kraft paper mill. Six… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Town meeting seeks divergent voices

Single moms, teen-agers, older folks, shed boys and shed girls, twenty-somethings, baby boomers: what would make a better Port Townsend for you? Organizers of a… Continue reading

Sequim: Thomas to resign from City Council; third this year

SEQUIM -- Saying he needs to devote more time to his family and business, Bill Thomas on Monday confirmed that he will resign from the… Continue reading

Clallam: County tackles rural speed limits again this week

Clallam County commissioners will discuss proposed speed limit changes along county roads during a work session today. They will take action on any changes at… Continue reading

Peninsula: Gas prices generally parallel national averages

Gasoline prices on the North Olympic Peninsula over the weekend appeared to be near the national average. An informal survey of prices across the Peninsula… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City review committees asking tough questions on proposed conference center

PORT ANGELES -- The third of three City Hall committees reviewing a proposed hotel and conference center development for the downtown waterfront meets this week.… Continue reading

Clallam: Funds move business “incubator” closer to reality

Clallam County economic development officials have secured $1.055 million for a business "incubator" program after more than two years of work. Detailed planning for the… Continue reading

Jefferson: Economic council studying formal “incubator”

'Jefferson County Economic Development Council officials say they are studying weather a business "incubator"' program would work in the county. "We are in the very… Continue reading

Lifelong angler gives the redd alert

AGNEW -- The spring sun turns every ripple into an explosion of twinkling lights as Dick Goin stands in the middle of Siebert Creek looking… Continue reading

Nordland: Restored Fort Flagler flagpole dedicated

NORDLAND -- A new flag is flying over Fort Flagler State Park today, following Saturday's dedication of a historic flagpole. The flagpole was restored by… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Family hopes missing couple rest in peace in watery grave

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Kristine Coachman grew up believing her great-grandparents were resting in a watery grave in the depths of Lake Crescent. Recent video… Continue reading

Peninsula: Ferry service to Port Ludlow?

PORT LUDLOW -- A Jefferson County committee wants state officials to provide ferry service to Port Ludlow, rather than South Point, when part of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire station roof repairs to cost $409,000

PORT ANGELES -- Repairs to the fire station's deteriorating roof will cost more than $400,000, according to a preliminary estimate. Almost a third of the… Continue reading