Port Angeles: State displays graving yard proposal

PORT ANGELES -- The public had its first chance Tuesday night to see the state's plans for the Hood Canal Bridge replacement project and the… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry idled because of Mother Nature — again

Washington State Ferry runs between Port Townsend and Keystone were canceled Tuesday morning because of fog. The service to Whidbey Island resumed with the midafternoon… Continue reading

Sequim: County approves plat for Bell Gates

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday approved the final plat for the 44-acre, 18-lot Bell Gates subdivision on the southeast side of Bell Hill near Sequim.… Continue reading

State Ferries officials to discuss 5 percent fare increase

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries officials will recommend 5 percent fare increases Thursday during the Washington State Transportation Commission's regular monthly meeting in Olympia.… Continue reading

Clallam: Replace or remove decrepit Elwha River bridge, county road officials say

Its steel girders are so corroded in places that state bridge inspectors no longer want to drive their heavy vehicles across the 500-foot span. The… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute Airport growth plan gets angry opposition; second public hearing to be held

FORKS -- The City Council will hold a second public hearing on its proposed Quillayute Airport land-use plan Monday after airport neighbors turned out en… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Calif. company seeks Daishowa land to build container ship

PORT ANGELES -- A California company says it wants to lease 10 acres on the Port Angeles waterfront to employ up to 65 people to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Plant the town on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday!

Port Angeles is getting 30,000 flower bulbs for free, and community members will spend the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday planting them in downtown… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port will seek graving yard agreements following consultant’s sobering report

PORT ANGELES -- The Port will seek a "possession and use agreement" for the proposed state Department of Transportation graving yard. But a consultant's sobering… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 90-day on any Point Hudson demolition plans OK’d by City Council, Port board

PORT TOWNSEND -- City and Port officials will hold off on making any demolition-related plans for Point Hudson for at least 90 days. Following a… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council looks to hire an attorney

SEQUIM -- The City Council on Monday night agreed to seek proposals from attorneys interested in prosecuting the city's traffic and criminal misdemeanor cases in… Continue reading

Bagpipers set fundraising concert

JOYCE -- Friends and neighbors can help Axel Yount and his band get to the World Bagpipe Championshsips in Glasgow, Scotland, this August. Just show… Continue reading

Clallam: Fatal-crash victims members of Coast Guard

A Coast Guard seaman stationed with the Port Angeles Harbor-based cutter Active was identified Sunday as one of two people killed Saturday night in a… Continue reading

Jefferson: Railroad buffs take model trains to the past

PORT TOWNSEND -- Every Wednesday night, the Port Townsend Southern Railroad makes it weekly run, rolling past a town, chugging through mountain tunnels and curving… Continue reading

Peninsula youth working to make his pipe dream come true

JOYCE -- Whether he's traveling in the car or just sitting at home, 14-year-old Axel Yount just can't stop playing his bagpipe. "He's the kind… Continue reading

PENINSULA: COUNTIES SIGN OFF BUILDING VALUATIONS FOR 2002

Clallam County closed out 2002 with a $5.2 million decline in the valuation of construction for which building permits were issued. Meanwhile, Jefferson County recorded… Continue reading

Peninsula: Area teachers to participate in Day of Action in Olympia

More than 500 North Olympic Peninsula teachers will call on lawmakers to support funding for education during the Day of Action rally Tuesday on the… Continue reading

Port Angeles takes third in invitational

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles High School gymnastics team took third place with a score of 152.7 in the Port Angeles Invitational on Friday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Bub” passes his Eagle Scout board of review — at age 84

PORT ANGELES -- An 84-year-old man clutched a Boy Scout handbook as he sat before a five-person Eagle Scout board of review Saturday. After an… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Officials say Kelly still interested in relocating his companies

PORT TOWNSEND -- The owner of three California-based Victorian hardware stores is still interested in building a 20,000-square-foot facility locally. City officials released a statement… Continue reading