Peninsula: Puget Sound TV viewers to see commercial touting area

PORT ANGELES -- The Chamber of Commerce this year has dubbed Port Angeles a destination for "all seasons, countless reasons." And here's another reason Chamber… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port holds off marketing ex-hangar as movie studio

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed movie studio in a vacant industrial building was put on hold by Port commissioners Monday because of a prior lease… Continue reading

Sequim: Schmitt appointed to City Council

SEQUIM -- In a 4-2 vote Monday night, the City Council named Patricia Kasovia Schmitt as the successor to former Councilman Dave Anders, who resigned… Continue reading

Jefferson: Washout keeps Dosewallips Road closed

HOODSPORT -- A key access road to the eastern side of Olympic National Park that was washed out by a winter storm will remain closed… Continue reading

Peninsula: State buys land under controversial John Birch Society billboard

PORT ANGELES -- The controversial John Birch Society billboard along U.S. Highway 101 east of here could be coming down following the sale of the… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: PARENTS SEEK AID TO HELP COPE WITH BABY’s SURGERY

Taylor Ann Rixon was born last Dec. 11 at Olympic Memorial Hospital to George and Kristin Rixon. Shortly after her birth, Taylor was diagnosed with… Continue reading

Clallam: Clallam Transit names its outstanding employees for 2001

PORT ANGELES -- Jaci Rooney has been named Clallam Transit System Employee of the Year for 2001. Rooney, a driver, was chosen for the honor… Continue reading

Clallam: Forks man pleads innocent in driving fatality

PORT ANGELES -- The 39-year-old Forks man accused of killing his wife in a crash pleaded innocent Friday to vehicular homicide. Clallam County Superior Court… Continue reading

Drinking teens: Young tipplers a growing problem on Peninsula

EDITOR's NOTE: This is the first of a two-day series on the increasing problem of underage drinking on the North Olympic Peninsula. In private homes,… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: SHINE RESIDENT SEEKS COMMISSIONER POST

SHINE -- A Chimacum School District volunteer and community activist has entered the race for the District No. 3 county commissioner seat in November. Wendi… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center moves forward

PORT ANGELES -- A waterfront hotel and conference center is closer to reality. "I"m ready to go!" said Randal Jay Ehm, architect and developer, after… Continue reading

Port Townsend: British community mourns death of Queen Mum

PORT TOWNSEND -- The British community here is mourning the death of Her Majesty Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who died March 30 at the age… Continue reading

Port Townsend: PT-Keystone ferry fares to rise

PORT TOWNSEND -- Get ready to pay more to cross Puget Sound -- ferry fares will cost an additional 12.5 percent starting May 12. Rates… Continue reading

Sequim: Dungeness flooding likely destroyed redds

SEQUIM -- Jamestown S"Klallam tribal officials are calling last month's flooding along the Dungeness River a "historic event." According to Jamestown S'Klallam habitat biologist Byron… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: ASSESSOR TALKS TAXES WITH PORT LUDLOW GROUP

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County Assessor Jack Westerman addressed the concerns of a local committee Thursday interested in better understanding property assessment. The property tax… Continue reading

Peninsula: State cracks down on water use in critical watershed areas

Two North Olympic Peninsula river basins are being targeted as the state Department of Ecology begins a crack down on water use in fish-sensitive rivers.… Continue reading

Police, deputies to replace Guardsmen at airport

PORT ANGELES -- Armed National Guard soldiers stationed at William R. Fairchild International Airport since September will be replaced next month by local law officers,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Jury convicts man on sex charges

PORT ANGELES --Thomas Robert Williamson has been found guilty of eight of nine felony charges in the rapes and molestations of two children. In a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Toddler playground to open Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- A playground for toddlers will officially open Saturday at the Port Townsend Community Center on Tyler Street. The grand opening is planned… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute School District facing layoffs

FORKS -- A projected $800,000 budget shortfall due in part to continued declining student enrollment means layoffs for the Quillayute Valley School District next year.… Continue reading