Sequim: Developer vows to complete Simdars interchange

SEQUIM -- A Tacoma developer says he and tenants of a planned regional shopping center will pay for completion of the Simdars Road interchange at… Continue reading

Clallam: County mails absentee ballots today

PORT ANGELES -- Mail carriers across Clallam County will find their loads a little heavier today after 39,447 ballots are sent out this morning to… Continue reading

Clallam: County will join timber lawsuit

Clallam County is joining other Washington timber counties to oppose a lawsuit that could halt logging on state trust lands and reduce county revenues. County… Continue reading

Clallam: Hearing set on Joyce fire station

JOYCE -- A permit for the Freshwater Bay fire station proposed by Fire District No. 4 will be the subject of a public hearing next… Continue reading

Clallam: Prosecuting attorney candidates square off

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Shea and challenger Deb Kelly faced off Tuesday, sparring over felony statistics in their first public debate.… Continue reading

Clallam: StreamFest on tap for Sept. 8

PORT ANGELES -- People interested in land conservation easements can have all their questions answered at next month's StreamFest. The event is designed to educate… Continue reading

Jefferson: Primary election absentee ballots mailed today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Approximately 10,450 absentee ballots will be mailed out today for the Sept. 17 primary election. During the primary, voters will determine which… Continue reading

Jefferson: Sheriff candidates meet in forum

PORT TOWNSEND -- Former Police Chief Bob Hinton says he has developed a close relationship with the community after a quarter-century of police work here.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Utilities could face BPA rate increases

Residents of Clallam and south Jefferson counties already upset over higher electricity rates imposed last fall could get more bad news next month. The Bonneville… Continue reading

PENINSULA: WOMAN DIES IN CRASH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 101

GARDINER -- A Vashon Island woman died in a two-car head-on crash on U.S. Highway 101 near milepost 278 Tuesday afternoon. But passers-by are being… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Four apply for School Board vacancy

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board will interview four people Sept. 10 for an upcoming board vacancy as President Ken Schermer leaves his post Sept.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port lets Cascade General out of warehouse lease

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to let Cascade General out of its lease on a 6,000-square-foot warehouse at 820… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Lightning sparks two small fires

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Two small fires started by lightning high above the Elwha Valley Saturday afternoon continued to burn Monday. The fires are located… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Olympic Medical Center’s cardiac rehabilitation program recertified

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center's cardiac rehabilitation program has been recertified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. "Our cardiac rehabilitation program… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board approves budget

The Port Angeles School Board approved a balanced $34.8 million budget for fiscal 2002-03 Monday night. But the board was told that the current budget,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Yacht builder could bring 200 jobs to waterfront

PORT ANGELES -- A luxury yacht manufacturer is considering a multimillion-dollar expansion that could bring 200 jobs to Port Angeles -- if the Port will… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend puts Point Hudson improvements on the fast track

When the Port of Port Townsend resumed control of Point Hudson -- the property it had leased out for more than four decades -- last… Continue reading

Sequim: Rezoning that could lead to regional mall lures standing-room crowd

SEQUIM -- It will be at least two weeks before the City Council makes a decision on rezoning 21 acres of property that could eventually… Continue reading

West End: Rerouting of Shi Shi Beach trail begins

NEAH BAY -- After five years of planning, the Makah tribe has begun construction to reroute a trail which provides northern access to Shi Shi… Continue reading

Peninsula: Back to school necessities can be expensive

As children try on the newest clothes styles and hand parents long lists of school supplies, the cost of sending children back to class for… Continue reading