The intoxicating aroma of lavender will greet thousands of visitors in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley this weekend at the fifth annual Celebrate Lavender Festival. About 12,000… Continue reading
SEQUIM -- Here are the farms participating in the fifth annual Celebrate Lavender Festival in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley on Saturday and Sunday. Cedarbrook Herb The… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- Officials have rolled out a draft report on the city's proposal to annex residential and commercial lands between the eastern city limits… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- Hadlock Days organizers hope the revamped celebration will revive the good old days when residents and business owners put their hearts into… Continue reading
Puget Sound Energy has asked state regulators to approve changes to its pilot conservation program in a way that means less savings for customers as… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- The Jefferson County Library here plans to close its doors for three weeks this summer for a $40,000 facelift. Much of the… Continue reading
Supermarket giant Albertson's Inc. will close 165 stores in 25 states over the next year. But corporate officials for the grocery store chain won't say… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- School district officials have narrowed their search for a new superintendent to two finalists -- Bill Myhr and Gary Cohn. "We were… Continue reading
NEAH BAY -- A fisherman was hospitalized Wednesday night after Coast Guard crews transported him to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. Mark Strong, 35,… Continue reading
LAPUSH -- The Quilleute tribe will celebrate its heritage this weekend during the Quilleute Days 2001 Wikwal Gathering. Activities take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday… Continue reading
The circus is coming to Port Townsend -- but animals won't be part of the show. An ordinance passed by the Port Townsend City Council… Continue reading
Most of the firefighters dispatched from Clallam and Jefferson counties to fight the wildfires in north-central Washington will return home by week's end, officials said.… Continue reading
SEQUIM -- Nearly 500,000 salmon fingerlings are being fitted with coded wire tags at the Dungeness Hatchery. Biologists say the fish tagging is part of… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The City Council approved water use restrictions and penalties Tuesday which could be imposed during a water shortage. The council voted 5-1,… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell will visit the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday for the first time since winning last year's election. Cantwell,… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Parks and Recreation chairwoman Barbara McColgan said Tuesday she will run for City Council. The 48-year-old retired Air Force pilot and political… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Three city councilmen announced Tuesday that they will not seek re-election. Vern Garrison and Al Frank said they will not run for… Continue reading
SEQUIM -- Walt Schubert will seek re-election to the City Council. Schubert, who is wrapping up a two-year term in office, announced his candidacy earlier… Continue reading
DISCOVERY BAY -- Bright orange streaks in the gray-green water here made some people think red -- as in red tide. But health and environmental… Continue reading
An increasing number of unfunded federal mandates and a limited budget are tasking Olympic National Park employees and forcing a cut in visitor services. Officials… Continue reading
