PORT TOWNSEND -- Michael Hildt, longtime public servant and Port Townsend's first city administrator, has died of cancer. Hildt, 59, who also was a former… Continue reading
Luis Cabrera --The Associated Press PORT ANGELES -- By day, Kim Bowlby jockeys a school bus over slick, winding, forest roads. By night -- on… Continue reading
The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy has become the second U.S. surface ship to reach the North Pole and return safely. The 420-foot-long, 82-foot-wide Healy returned… Continue reading
If your Christmas wish is sunny weather for the North Olympic Peninsula, your wish has been granted. Mostly sunny skies were forecast by the National… Continue reading
Clallam and Jefferson counties will be receiving more money in federal timber receipts for six years, thanks to a congressional extension of the Spotted Owl… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Construction of a new $7 million multipurpose dining hall at Fort Worden State Park is back on track. The state Office of… Continue reading
SEQUIM -- Four New Dungeness Lighthouse Society members have been safely transported from the lighthouse after a breach opened in the Dungeness Spit. High winds… Continue reading
A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. Material was provided… Continue reading
CindyLou Romberg and her husband keep a stash of extra Christmas gifts in a closet of their Port Angeles house. The presents -- toys, books… Continue reading
Ring, ring go the cash registers on the weekend before Christmas. But some calm shoppers say it's not really crunch time until Christmas Eve. "This… Continue reading
The board of directors for the reorganized North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau are set to take office next week. Election results were tallied… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Laid-off workers at Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s bag plant got a big Christmas present as the federal government approved an assistance package… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Long-time School Board member Bruce McComas announced is resigning from the board, citing lack of time to devote to the position. McComas,… Continue reading
NEAH BAY -- Two familiar faces will rejoin the Makah Tribal Council next month. Former Chairman Ben Johnson Jr. and incumbent Debbie Wachendorf won seats… Continue reading
Port Angeles resident Homer Edward Blum died at the age of 94. Mr. Blum was born to Fred O. and Mary (Turner) Blum in Tillamook,… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Production at the bag-making plant of Port Townsend Paper Corp. is scheduled to end Saturday after 65 years of operation. Operations at… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend/Jefferson County WorkFirst Local Planning Area group has been awarded an $8,000 state grant to assist low-income parents find work,… Continue reading
NEAH BAY -- Gov. Gary Locke's proposed 2002 supplemental budget includes $1.4 million to keep the rescue tugboat Barbara Foss on station for 200 days… Continue reading
A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. Material was provided… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- A new partnership with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will bring advanced cancer care to local residents, Olympic Medical Center officials say. Hospital… Continue reading