News
Second patient released after tree vs. SUV collision at Lake Crescent
PORT ANGELES — The driver of an SUV that was struck by a falling tree on U.S. Highway…
Politics
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers eye struggle for education funding
OLYMPIA — As state lawmakers enter the second week of the legislative session, all eyes are on them…
News
Coast Guard ceremony honors those lost in line of duty
ILWACO — The U.S. Coast Guard paid tribute recently to Coast Guardsmen and mariners who lost their lives…
News
YMCA mentors, students connect in Building Futures Program
PORT TOWNSEND — Devin Jensen found a friend in Francesco Tortorici thanks to the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s mentorship…
News
Orca protection zone proposed off San Juan Island
PORT ANGELES — Petitioners have requested a no-go zone for motorboats off San Juan Island to protect southern…
News
State and federal officials euthanize Steller sea lion beached in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES — State and federal officials have euthanized a suffering Steller sea lion that was beached at…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Employment law talk set for chamber … and other items
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce’s morning meeting this Wednesday will feature a talk…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Birds swoop into action as cold lingers but days lengthen
THE BEST PART of clear, cold winter weather is the bright sunshine and the lack of clouds or…
News
Port Townsend planner sees more housing in future
PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend saw a major increase in building permits last year, and…
News
March set in Port Townsend while others head to Seattle, D.C. for post-inaugural rally
PORT TOWNSEND — Women in Port Townsend have organized a march to mirror those in Seattle and Washington,…
News
Chimacum School Board names new member
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School Board finished a roughly two-month search for a new school board member and…
Life
HELP LINE: What to do if you miss open enrollment
THIS IS ONE of those columns, meaning it won’t touch all of us, so it’ll be easy to…
Life
BACK WHEN: Josephine Yarr transitions into dairy farmer
WHEN 48-YEAR-OLD JOSEPHINE Yarr returned to the family dairy farm in Chimacum in mid-1952, a few months after…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Obama was a disaster in the making
It will be such a relief to have a real leader and doer in the White House —…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Neo-evangelicals, Republican Party trying to speed up Second Coming
I would like to illuminate a, shall we say, trend that involves the Republican Party and a certain…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Try these tips for optimum dental hygiene
There is a new product available in the U.S. that was recently approved by the Federal Drug Administration…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks…
Business
BUSINESS BRIEFS: New private counseling opens in Sequim … and other items
SEQUIM — Nathon Maxwell will open a private counseling business at 207 W. Spruce St.
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Here’s to a new year of gardening chores
JANUARY AND WINTER just keep rolling along.
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