Wire Service

Joyce-area boil-water advisory lifted

JOYCE -- A precautionary boil water order for Crescent Water Association customers was lifted Saturday afternoon. The association, which serves 867 connections in the greater… Continue reading

Highway patrols to increase during holidays

An annual law enforcement effort to rid the roads of impaired drivers during the holiday season starts today in Jefferson and Clallam counties. The "Drive… Continue reading

Renters of car stranded in national park get a break on their daily rate

The renter of a PT Cruiser trapped in the Olympic National Park is still responsible for paying daily fees on the car, but he won"t… Continue reading

Final shot of snow possible tonight before rain and warmer temperatures arrive Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND --Road and sidewalks are expected to remain icy today after tumbling, numbing temperatures Tuesday night. Areas throughout the North Olympic Peninsula received from… Continue reading

Power returning throughout Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Power should be restored to all Clallam County Public Utility District customers by late today, just in time for the next storm.… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Forks plan holiday parades Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Entries are still being sought for the second annual Light the Night holiday parade in downtown Port Angeles on Saturday. The parade… Continue reading

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The National Weather Service issued a snow warning at 10 p.m. Saturday for low-lying areas of Clallam and Jefferson counties along the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Trees sell for big bucks

PORT ANGELES -- The 16th annual auction at the Festival of Trees raised $104,100, with every tree selling for more than $1,000 each. "It was… Continue reading

Best-selling books

TO OUR READERS: Because of Peninsula Spotlight's early deadlines for Thanksgiving, the USA Today list of best-selling books does not appear in the Nov. 24-30… Continue reading

PT Paper’s parent company cuts quarterly losses

PORT TOWNSEND -- A large increase in the sale price of its core product has helped Port Townsend Paper's parent company cut its third-quarter losses… Continue reading

Sequim to light a tree for Christmas

SEQUIM -- The center of town is to be enlightened and one sharp-eyed person enriched. The lights on the Christmas tree at the corner of… Continue reading

Jefferson: Buttons, calendars on sale for 2007 Jeffco fair

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 2007 Jefferson County Fair Association calendars and buttons are now on sale. The calendar features pictures from last summer's Jefferson County… Continue reading

PDN’s Home Fund drive debuts today

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger in Quilcene got money to obtain prescribed medicine. A… Continue reading

Residents who fled fire treated to early Thanksgiving dinner

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's been two months since the fire took the life of her friend and neighbor and damaged the building in which she… Continue reading

Thousands in Clallam County remain without electricity

The storm that whipped wind and rain across Clallam County on Wednesday left thousands of people high and dry and without electricity that may take… Continue reading

Holiday parade entries sought

PORT ANGELES -- Entries are sought for the second annual Light the Night holiday parade in downtown Port Angeles. The parade is Saturday, Dec. 2,… Continue reading

Rep. Kessler reappointed majority leader

SEATAC -- Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, has been re-elected majority leader in the state House of Representatives. Kessler is one of three state legislators representing… Continue reading

Peninsula: Hurricane Ridge opens for first day of the season

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Hurricane Ridge Road opened to skiers, snowballers and frolickers Friday, kicking off the season at the popular North Olympic Peninsula winter… Continue reading

Clallam: How to file an appeal

In Clallam County, a property owner can get an appeal petition by: * Visiting or writing to the Clerk of the Board of Equalization in… Continue reading

Peninsula: Celebrity Cruises fined over sewage dumping in Strait

PORT ANGELES -- Celebrity Cruises Inc. has been fined $100,000 for discharging more than half a million gallons of untreated wastewater into the Strait of… Continue reading