News

NEWS BRIEFS: Port of Port Townsend commissioners meeting … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners will meet in the port commission building, 333 Benedict St.,…

CRTC offers helping hands to Salvation Army

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CRTC offers helping hands to Salvation Army

PORT ANGELES — The Composite Recycling Technology Center, formed to create products from recycled carbon fiber, developed an…

Politics

State lawmakers to again consider eliminating capital punishment

By Taylor McAvoy

Politics

McCleary funding, capital budget still the focus for state Legislature

OLYMPIA — An unfinished capital budget, more education funding to satisfy the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision and a…

News

Free workshop offered on native plants

CARLSBORG — Clallam Conservation District is offering a free workshop on landscaping with native plants from 2:30 p.m.…

News

Officials: Peninsula flu season to be ‘moderately severe’

Flu season has arrived on the North Olympic Peninsula with spikes in confirmed cases and hospitalizations but no…

Vacant home lost but no injuries in Sunday night fire in Port Angeles

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Vacant home lost but no injuries in Sunday night fire in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire at U.S. Highway…

Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge

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Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge

PORT ANGELES — A Coast Guard helicopter was unsuccessful Monday in finding the body of missing Sequim resident…

Small Home Fund awards often make a big difference, case manager says

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Small Home Fund awards often make a big difference, case manager says

PORT TOWNSEND — Justine Bedell is a huge fan of the Peninsula Home Fund.

Politics

State’s construction budget still tied up over water dispute

By Phuong Le

Olympic Christian School names students to honor roll … and other items

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Olympic Christian School names students to honor roll … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Christian School has named 18 students to its first quarter of honor roll…

POINT OF VIEW: Not all net pens are created equal

Opinion

POINT OF VIEW: Not all net pens are created equal

By Kurt Grinnell

Life

HELP LINE: Seniors are not all the same

SOMETIMES, SOMETHING COMES along that reminds me that I have one of the best, if not one of…

A GROWING CONCERN: Resolve to attend garden extravaganza

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Resolve to attend garden extravaganza

SO HERE WE are in a new year, with strands of tinsel still clinging to the carpet, empty…

BACK WHEN: Few readers share memories of Port Angeles bank

Life

BACK WHEN: Few readers share memories of Port Angeles bank

ONLY FOUR PEOPLE responded to the December “picture from the past” although I know many others recognized this…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Feed faithfully for best birding benefits

There are rewards for feeding birds. Yes, it gives us pleasure but that can vary in a variety…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Shotthafer missed on Port Angeles school board

I, for one, regret to see Susan Shotthafer leaving the school board.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: ‘Smoke and mirrors’ on Port Angeles school levy

How to vote for the $46.7 million capitol levy for improvements to Port Angeles schools?

Cooke Aquaculture says DNR had no reason to terminate lease in Port Angeles Harbor

News

Cooke Aquaculture says DNR had no reason to terminate lease in Port Angeles Harbor

By Rob Ollikainen and Paul Gottlieb