Life

JOAN CARSON: Barred owls’ appearance evidence of expansion

HALLOWEEN IS STILL three months away, but the owls are out and about.

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Here are the various business meetings this week across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Sequim doll collector leaves behind legacy of love to benefit veterans

News

Sequim doll collector leaves behind legacy of love to benefit veterans

Longtime friend of Marilyn Andrus to see to woman’s wishes with sale on Aug. 13 in Port Angeles

Juan de Fuca Foundation seeks donations of unwanted stringed instruments to be made into art

Entertainment

Juan de Fuca Foundation seeks donations of unwanted stringed instruments to be made into art

Instruments will be made into decorative pieces and auctioned in January in Port Angeles to help support foundation…

Johnson widens margin for general election ballot spot in Clallam County commission race

Politics

Johnson widens margin for general election ballot spot in Clallam County commission race

Line-up for November ballot in the ClallamCounty commission race is Ron Richards and Randy Johnson after second of…

Get out and meet the artists during Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday

Entertainment

Get out and meet the artists during Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday

Art galleries and venues in the downtown waterfront district show off the work of local artists from 5:30…

Affordable housing high priority for city of Port Townsend

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Affordable housing high priority for city of Port Townsend

Adequate housing for residents of all income groups, including sufficient housing affordable for low-and moderate-income groups, is among…

“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods

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“A treat for the audience”: Duo set to perform Saturday in Coyle’s Concerts in the Woods

The show is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel…

Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off

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Scientists consider starvation or illness in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca bird die-off

About 400 emaciated birds have washed ashore on beaches west of Port Angeles, near Victoria, and as far…

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison

Crime

Former Sequim principal, teacher pleads guilty to sex charges; faces 24 years in prison

Douglas John Allison, former principal and teacher at Mountain View Christian School in Sequim, accepted a plea offer…

The Cox Valley Fire is shown at mile marker 11 on Hurricane Ridge Road on Wednesday morning. (National Park Service)

News

Cooler weather keeps Olympic National Park fires from spreading

Moderate temperatures have slowed fire activity over the past few days in Olympic National Park, a national park…

Sports

Area Sports Briefs: Chimacum youth football and cheerleading registration set this weekend … and other items

Sports events occurring on the North Olympic Peninsula

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas swing, country mosey into Sequim, Port Angeles this weekend … and other items

Local news items on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Entertainment

Events abound this weekend on North Olympic Peninsula

A block party in Port Hadlock, a telescope party at Hurricane Ridge and Shakespeare plays are among the…

Blues to be heard throughout Port Townsend

Entertainment

Blues to be heard throughout Port Townsend

The blues masters participating in the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival at Fort Worden will grooveafter hours tonight…

Speakers to tell of native inhabitants of Port Townsend area

Entertainment

Speakers to tell of native inhabitants of Port Townsend area

Jo Blair and Kate Storey at 7 tonight will lead a presentation about the Native Americans who lived…

Entertainment

Summertime blues offered during Centrum festival

Throughout the week, blues musicians from around the nation have flocked to Port Townsend to participate in a…

Tour de Lavender a bike ride in the country

Life

Tour de Lavender a bike ride in the country

The annual Tour de Lavender each year sends hundreds of bicyclists across the Sequim-Dungeness Valley and to as…

U.S. Rep. Kilmer, challenger to advance to Nov. 8 general election

Politics

U.S. Rep. Kilmer, challenger to advance to Nov. 8 general election

Kilmer, a Gig Harbor Democrat who grew up in Port Angeles, won 58.65 percent. Bloom, an accountant and…

Governor, senate races set; others await results after primary election

Politics

Governor, senate races set; others await results after primary election

Secretary of state’s office spokesman: “By Friday, you should pretty much know the top two finishers in all…