Port Angeles/Forks: Trucking firm founded in 1951 to quit today

Erdmann R Trucking Inc. of Port Angeles and Forks will shut down today due to the poor economy, owner Ron Erdmann said Thursday. Erdmann, 52,… Continue reading

Port Townsend is going Hollywood

The location for a number of films, including "An Officer and a Gentleman"' and "Enough," Port Townsend will be the spot for screenings, discussions and… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Missing woman found 100 feet from home

PORT TOWNSEND -- A local woman missing from her home for more than 14 hours Wednesday is safe at home thanks to two tracking dogs.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Tall ship getting a Disney makeup job

PORT TOWNSEND -- In the Port of Port Townsend Ship Yard, Lady Washington skipper Brad Sousa joked that the crews from Disney were "ruining" the… Continue reading

SequiM: Ballot title to include “SARC” on general election ballot

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center commissioners got their wish -- "SARC" will appear in the ballot title for a replacement maintenance and operations levy… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Signal fire saved hiker’s life

By Laura Walker FORKS -- Ho Ching Chen didn't want to start a campfire: She was afraid of starting a forest fire. But the 27-year-old… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2002
  • LAURA WALKER

Port Angeles: Anacortes hearing tonight to have bearing on locating yacht facility

The Port of Anacortes holds a public hearing tonight on selling about three acres of its port property to Westport Shipyard. If the port is… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Schools to seek $5.5 million levy

PORT ANGELES -- Voters will be asked to approve a replacement maintenance and operations levy next February to fund some School District operations. Late Tuesday… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State considers harbor to build Hood Canal Bridge parts

The eight-week closure of the Hood Canal Bridge in 2006 could produce a $60 million windfall for Port Angeles. The construction area, or "graving yard,"… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ohio woman to head Fort Worden State Park

An Ohio-based parks consultant was chosen as the new manager of Fort Worden State Park on Wednesday. Kate Burke of Greenville, Ohio, was selected from… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Police chief takes leave of absence to campaign for sheriff

PORT TOWNSEND -- Police Chief Kristen Anderson-Post is taking a month's leave of absence from her job while campaigning for Jefferson County sheriff. "It was… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Team searching for missing woman

PORT TOWNSEND -- Firefighters, police and volunteers were continuing a search late Wednesday evening for a 75-year-old legally blind woman with Alzheimer's who disappeared from… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Overdue hiker found injured along Hoh Trail

By Laura Walker FORKS -- Olympic National Park personnel breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday after they found an overdue Taiwanese exchange student safe but… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2002
  • LAURA WALKER

Port Angeles: Work on baggage screening area to begin at airport

PORT ANGELES -- Construction of the new baggage screening area at William R. Fairchild International Airport could begin within two weeks, Airport Manager Jeff Robb… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City projection sees more lean budget times ahead

PORT TOWNSEND -- With expenses expected to outpace revenues the next five years, city officials are looking to consolidate services or create special taxing districts… Continue reading

Power chair rodeo coming to Sequim

SEQUIM -- Overcoming mobility challenges is the theme of a "Hot Wheelers Rodeo" for owners of electric scooters and power chairs. The rodeo and race… Continue reading

Sequim: SARC users to pay more for admission

SEQUIM -- Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center users can expect to pay more to use the pool. Beginning in January, users will pay sales tax in… Continue reading

Shine: Hood Canal Bridge stuck open for nearly an hour

SHINE -- Drivers were delayed for more than an hour Tuesday morning after the eastern half-span of Hood Canal Bridge jammed after opening for vessel… Continue reading

Jefferson: County deputy administrator leaving post

PORT TOWNSEND -- The second highest-ranking executive in Jefferson County government is set to leave next month after 27 years of service. Deputy County Administrator… Continue reading

Jefferson: County officials unveil preliminary 2003 budget

Jefferson County officials unveiled a preliminary 2003 budget Monday that largely maintains mid-year cuts. The $11.04 million general fund budget would largely stay the fiscal… Continue reading