News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to seek bids for trail work
The three Jefferson County commissioners will issue a call for bids on the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail Phase…
Entertainment
Spaghetti, biking, book talks on tap for Peninsula in coming week
A bike ride and spaghetti feast, a book discussion and a chamber music concert are among upcoming activities…
News
State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Paper Co. mill has been fined $30,000 by the state Department of…
Business
Unemployment rate dips to near-record low in March
OLYMPIA — Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.9 percent to 4.7 percent in March — the…
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: Through Passover, building a bridge to the repair of the world
DURING THE RECENT Jewish holiday of Passover, we celebrated spring’s new birth and a journey from slavery to…
News
Jefferson Public Utility District panel to discuss more rate hikes
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have tabled discussion of possible rate increases in 2018…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Coast Guard rescues 12-year-old kayakers stranded on Crab Island … and other items
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles flew to assist in a rescue of two…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Here’s a proposal in place of Wild Olympics legislation
In response to the April 9 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Kitchel’s failure,” we can improve on oxygen output…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Military action not the way to solve tensions in Syria
After seeing the shocking footage of the gassing in Syria, whose emotional trigger would not be pulled toward…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: I expected more positive cartoons from my newspaper on Easter Sunday
As I returned home from an inspirational sermon and music on Easter Sunday, I picked up the Peninsula…
Entertainment
Story swap planned Sunday in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — The second gathering of the Quimper Story Guild will feature a story swap by local…
Life
Nine kitchens prepped for view in Saturday tour
PORT TOWNSEND — The 20th annual AAUW/UWF Kitchen Tour is Saturday.
News
Earth Day to be honored with cleanups, presentations
Celebrations and cleanups are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend and the following week in honor…
Entertainment
Parks waive entrance fees
Day-use entrance fees will be waived Saturday at state parks and Saturday and Sunday at Olympic National Park…
News
Governor calls special legislative session Monday as lawmakers leave budget, McCleary undone
By Rachel La Corte
News
Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month
PORT TOWNSEND — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and organizations across the Peninsula are reaching out to…
Crime
Sequim woman pleads guilty in major theft case; crime believed to be among largest in county history
PORT ANGELES — A Sequim woman has been sentenced in Clallam County Superior Court for what could be…
Crime
Forks couple indicted on federal charges appear in court today
TACOMA — A Forks couple indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Sons of Norway to host benefit bake sale Saturday in Port Angeles … and other items
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway will hold a bake sale and luncheon from 10 a.m. to…
Crime
Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW
PORT ANGELES — A 29-year-old Port Angeles woman was charged Wednesday with embezzling nearly $10,000 from the Sequim…