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Port Angeles to hire personnel to operate day ambulance

The Port Angeles Fire Department will be able to hire two new positions that will allow for the addition of a day… Continue reading

Port Townsend transportation tax dollars to be put to work

Benefits district to raise $400,000 to $600,000 in first year

Port Angeles approves paving project for Marine Drive

City also moves $1.5M to cover Waste Connections payment

Port Angeles council appoints members to boards

Public questions appointee who lives outside of city

Tom Ferrell was elected to the Sequim City Council in 2019 and reelected in 2023. He resigned from the position on March 11 and council members have opened up his seat to applicants through Friday. (City of Sequim)

Applications for open Sequim City Council seat due Friday

Former Mayor Tom Ferrell resigned effective March 11

Tom Ferrell was elected to the Sequim City Council in 2019 and reelected in 2023. He resigned from the position on March 11 and council members have opened up his seat to applicants through Friday. (City of Sequim)

Port Angeles City Council to limit STRs to 200

Agreement reached after compromise proposed

UPDATE: Port Angeles City Council approves compromise ordinance for STRs

New law passes on 4-3 vote

Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro, left, and Mayor David Faber speak during the city’s annual State of the City address at the Port Hudson building in Port Townsend on Monday. Faber and Mauro said the city faced some challenges in 2023 but also made progress on important issues like housing and infrastructure. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend sees victories, challenges in past year

City manager, mayor present State of City

Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro, left, and Mayor David Faber speak during the city’s annual State of the City address at the Port Hudson building in Port Townsend on Monday. Faber and Mauro said the city faced some challenges in 2023 but also made progress on important issues like housing and infrastructure. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Solar array, battery storage to be installed on Port Angeles Senior Center

System could provide hours of backup power in case of an outage

Port Angeles may limit short-term rentals to maximum of 100

Second reading scheduled for March 5

Report: Crime down in Port Townsend in 2023

New hires added to city department

Tom Ferrell.

Former Sequim mayor announces resignation from council

Ferrell said work obligations overseas limit his time

Tom Ferrell.

Port Townsend moves to update utility rates

City planning upgrades to sewer, water systems

Intersection signals to be upgraded

Port Angeles approves $5.6M project

Repairs to the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier, shown Wednesday, could begin as early as this month using lodging tax funds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles OKs funding for tower, playground

The Port Angeles City Pier’s observation tower and Dream Playground both are expected to be rebuilt this spring. The City Council unanimously… Continue reading

Repairs to the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier, shown Wednesday, could begin as early as this month using lodging tax funds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam commissioners clarify public comment policy

First period on Tuesday meetings restricted to agenda items only

Forks agrees to increase pay for police officers

Raises will be in 2025 and 2026

Port Townsend City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Several cities passed similar statements

Sequim City Council members Rachel Anderson and Brandon Janisse were voted in by fellow council members to serve as deputy mayor and mayor through the end of 2025. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Janisse elected mayor by Sequim City Council

A tenured city council member is Sequim’s mayor after newly elected and re-elected council members were sworn in at the first council meeting… Continue reading

Sequim City Council members Rachel Anderson and Brandon Janisse were voted in by fellow council members to serve as deputy mayor and mayor through the end of 2025. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The former Lincoln School, shown on Thursday, will be examined by the City of Port Angeles for possible conversion into multifamily housing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Housing study set at school

City of Port Angeles wants to transform former Lincoln building

The former Lincoln School, shown on Thursday, will be examined by the City of Port Angeles for possible conversion into multifamily housing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)