Talks to start within a week on Port Angeles graving yard project

PORT ANGELES -- State transportation and Port of Port Angeles officials expect to begin negotiations within a week on 24 acres of waterfront property for… Continue reading

CLALLAM: BENEFIT CONCERT HELPS NEEDY THROUGH FOOD BANK

PORT ANGELES -- The food bank's third annual fund-raising concert Sunday helped make a difference, generating $400.50 and 14 bags of food to help the… Continue reading

Peninsula: PT research boat helps track humpback whales

PORT TOWNSEND -- Every spring, Fred Sharpe heads north from Port Townsend Bay, where he rendevous with Slinky, Rubber Lips and other old friends in… Continue reading

Peninsula: State parks panel begins user fee talks this week

The state Parks and Recreation Commission will consider an implementation plan and policy changes for collecting $5 parking permit fees at most state parks, including… Continue reading

Forks: First Twinkle Light Holiday Parade deemed a success

Forks' first foray into holding a holiday parade of light was deemed a brilliant success and the sign of more holiday parades to come. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Decision expected from county commissioners on gravel mineral overlay zone Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners are expected to decide Monday on Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s request for a gravel-mining mineral overlay on its Shine… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund aids young mother and child

EDITOR's NOTE - This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the Home Fund button at left to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School district studying increased budget cut scenario

PORT ANGELES -- School district officials are preparing for the potential impact of expected state funding cuts. Superintendent Gary Cohn said an eight-member committee consisting… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Santa Claus arrives on a boat amid Victorian splendor

PORT TOWNSEND -- Santa Claus traditionally is seen as a figure who sits comfortably in an sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer. But nobody seemed… Continue reading

Sequim: Observance stirs memories of Pearl Harbor attack

SEQUIM -- The men who survived the surprise attack on U.S. military forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, all have their own stories… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: “Lemon snowflakes” win cookie bakeoff

CLALLAM BAY -- Kristy Sutton's "lemon snowflakes" won the Clallam Bay Post Office's 2002 Great Cookie Bakeoff on Thursday. The holiday cookies were picked as… Continue reading

Hundreds in Jefferson County debate gravel expansion application

PORT TOWNSEND -- Nearly 400 people packed a Jefferson County Fairgrounds building Thursday to debate Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s application for a gravel mining overlay… Continue reading

Jefferson: Authorities searching for culprit in diesel spill fires

SHINE -- More than 55 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled on state Highway 104 late Wednesday night, prompting the closure of the road for… Continue reading

Peninsula: Group begins planning for possible mass smallpox vaccinations

Law enforcement, emergency services and public health officials awaiting President Bush's expected announcement to resume smallpox vaccinations focused Thursday on planning efforts to stem the… Continue reading

Peninsula: There’s no business for snow business

PORT ANGELES -- Snow business is slow business when it comes to Hurricane Ridge. Less than 12 inches of snow on the Ridge has put… Continue reading

West End: Night of culture raises money for LaPush, Forks children

LAPUSH -- As children from the West End stood in line to present Santa Claus with their Christmas wish lists during the Healing Circle fund-raising… Continue reading

Hood Canal: Diesel spill closes state Highway 104

SHINE --- Authorities closed state Highway 104 late Wednesday night after a drum of diesel fuel spilled on the road. According to the Washington State… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hadlock Building Supply, customers give $11,000 to food banks

PORT HADLOCK -- Hadlock Building Supply and its customers have donated $11,000 to keep local food banks stocked into the new year. It takes about… Continue reading

Peninsula counties put I-776 into effect today

PORT ANGELES --Clallam and Jefferson counties' auditors may be forced to return the checks of small-truck owners who overpay license-tab fees due this month. And… Continue reading

Peninsula: Chimacum, Cape Flattery educators to attend rally

Two more North Olympic Peninsula school districts will allow school employees to attend a Jan. 14 rally in Olympia. The Cape Flattery and Chimacum school… Continue reading