Sequim: City Council approves nuisance abatement law

SEQUIM -- Tired of that rusted-out car on your neighbor's lawn? So is the Sequim City Council. Such things as junk cars, overgrown vegetation and… Continue reading

Three taken into custody in drug, bomb probe

PORT ANGELES -- More arrests are expected after local police and federal agents stormed two residences in search of drugs and explosives Tuesday. Two men… Continue reading

West End: State officials weigh Sol Duc hatchery closure

SAPPHO -- Statewide budget cuts could mean the closure of the Sol Duc Fish Hatchery and the elimination of three full-time jobs. State Department of… Continue reading

Clallam: County planning recommends reviving boundary board

Clallam County commissioners should establish a Boundary Review Board to give the county a voice in future annexations by its cities. That's the recommendation from… Continue reading

Clallam: Prosecutors accept pay cut to keep colleague’s job

Clallam County prosecutors have agreed to a 5 percent pay cut and corresponding 5 percent reduction in hours next year to avoid laying off one… Continue reading

Jefferson: Commissioners vote for 1 percent property tax increase

Jefferson County commissioners voted Monday to raise property taxes by just 1 percent for 2002 -- although the total proposed county budget will be 11.5… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port approves 2002 budget, including “banked” property tax increase

PORT ANGELES -- Port commissioners unanimously approved a $5.4 million 2002 general fund budget at their regular meeting Monday evening. The Port of Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Analog cable TV rates to rise

PORT TOWNSEND -- Millennium Digital Media plans to increase its rate for basic cable television service by 8 percent effective Jan. 1. The increase only… Continue reading

West End: Federal agency sets stage for Makah whaling to 2007

NEAH BAY -- The National Marine Fisheries Service has begun a lengthy process that could lead to a new five-year Makah whaling quota. The agency… Continue reading

Mangrove Action Project celebrates 10th anniversary

PORT ANGELES -- Children from around the world used crayons, pencils, paints and markers to produce a 15-month calendar which expresses their views on mangrove… Continue reading

Peninsula: College mulls possible state budget cutbacks

Peninsula College officials are trying to forecast how the $813 million decrease in state tax revenues will affect the college. "We won't know the specific… Continue reading

2001 Peninsula Home Fund debuts, helps Jefferson, Clallam residents

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

Great trees for a good cause on display today

PORT ANGELES -- If Santa Claus and fresh pine wreaths don't put you in a holiday mood, how about Ichiro on a Christmas tree? The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Tri-Area Planning Group member offers land-use plans

CHIMACUM -- A Tri-Area Planning Group member has come up with two land-use plans for creating an Urban Growth Area encompassing Port Hadlock, Irondale and… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Officials monitoring cougar sightings

The number of cougar sightings in Olympic National Park has remained fairly constant in the past eight years since wildlife biologists began monitoring reports of… Continue reading

Peninsula: – Tree farm, Olympic National Forest offer tree-cutting opportunities

The traditional start of the holiday season for many people begins when the family piles into the car in search of the perfect Christmas tree.… Continue reading

Sequim: Spokane-area prison escapee arrested

SEQUIM -- An escapee from a Spokane-area prison is in the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles awaiting charges after he tried to elude a… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Visitors enjoy their stay, survey shows

A year-old survey of more than 900 Olympic National Park visitors shows that 93 percent think the quality of visitor services at the park is… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rep. Buck saw gloomy state fiscal crisis coming, he says

The North Olympic Peninsula's only Republican legislator is, in a way, saying I told you so. Rep. Jim Buck, R-Joyce, said a gloomy budget forecast… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Chamber seeking bright holiday lights

LOS ANGELES -- Planning a stunning light display for the holidays? The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce wants your address for a map that will… Continue reading