Forks School Board to take up convicted boy’s athletic eligibility

FORKS -- School officials will decide Friday whether they will allow a student previously convicted of animal cruelty, theft and sexual assault to play baseball… Continue reading

PA council won’t revisit fluoridation decision

The Port Angeles City Council refused a request Tuesday night from a half-dozen people to revisit its Feb. 18 decision to fluoridate the city's water… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment soars

Clallam and Jefferson counties' unemployment rates rose dramatically during January compared with December's, Washington State Employment Security's monthly report shows. Clallam County closed January with… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Reward offered in arson case

A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the Feb. 24 fire that destroyed a… Continue reading

Rhody royalty to be crowned March 22

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 2003 Rhododendron Festival queen and court, senior king and queen, and six junior royalty members will be crowned March 22 at… Continue reading

Todd Pacific Shipyards tries limiting Port Angeles graving yard use

Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle is lobbying state legislators and the state Department of Transportation to prohibit private use of the graving yard being built… Continue reading

Forks: Storm brews over high school student’s sports eligibility

FORKS -- Community members are expected to speak out tonight against Quillayute Valley School District Superintendent Frank Walter's decision to let a Forks High School… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard receives city building permit

The state Department of Transportation's proposed graving yard has received a Port Angeles city building permit, clearing another of its many hurdles. The permit for… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Autopsy report confirms alcohol poisoning caused teen’s death

A 16-year-old Port Ludlow teenager died from acute alcohol intoxication, autopsy reports have concluded. But Jefferson County Coroner Juelie Dalzell, also the county prosecuting attorney,… Continue reading

Port Townsend residents help open children’s center in Vietnam

Five Port Townsend residents helped open a $2.5 million rehabilitation center in a Vietnamese village on Friday. David Goldsmith, John and Donna Doney, Sally Gooding… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board votes down all-day kindergarten proposal

SEQUIM -- Kindergarten students won't have the chance to attend all-day classes during the 2003-2004 school year. The Sequim School District board Monday night defeated… Continue reading

The field of candidates to be the next superintendent of Sequim schools has been narrowed to five.

The five semifinalists are Dr. Donald Brannam, director of instruction and staff development in the Anacortes School District; Garn Christensen, superintendent of Chewelah School District;… Continue reading

LITTLE THRIFT STORE PLAYS A BIG COMMUNITY ROLE

SEQUIM -- In a sunny house on Bell Street last week, Brenda Holton fingered an unblemished, soft fur coat hanging on a rack. The jacket… Continue reading

“Read Across America” in Peninsula schools on Monday

Monday marks "Read Across America," and it will be celebrated at schools across Jefferson and Clallam counties with read-a-thons and other events. Organized by the… Continue reading

East Jefferson group organizes to improve fishing

PORT TOWNSEND -- Local officials, business leaders and residents are banding together to improve sport fishing opportunities in east Jefferson County. More than 100 people… Continue reading

New school dedicated in Neah Bay

NEAH BAY -- Luke and Ada Markishtum Middle School was dedicated Saturday following seven years of planning, fund raising and a lengthy construction process. State… Continue reading

Port Angeles girls’ streak in jeopardy

PUYALLUP -- Revenge or not, Kentlake is going to be hard to stop. The Port Angeles High School girls basketball team was the latest to… Continue reading

Port Townsend loses sub-district game, but has another chance

EATONVILLE -- Port Townsend lost to Eatonville for the third time this season, but the Redskins may yet get another chance to knock off the… Continue reading

PT, North Kitsap students face off during mock trial

PORT TOWNSEND -- In the fictitious Washington county of Maradona, a heinous crime has occurred. Or was it a tragic accident? The state files charges… Continue reading

Sequim group to protest Wal-Mart construction

SEQUIM -- A demonstration against Wal-Mart and other "big box" retailers is scheduled from 10 a.m. this coming Saturday at the corner of Washington Street… Continue reading