Sequim: Dungeness River tiff pits wetlands vs. salmon

SEQUIM -- A draft environmental analysis on the Dungeness Water Users Comprehensive Conservation Plan pits wetland protection against salmon preservation efforts. Diverting water from the… Continue reading

Clallam: Chapman takes challenge of Demo colleagues to make budget cuts

Standing tough against 1 percent county tax levy increases, Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman on Tuesday refused to support a $60.1 million 2003 county budget… Continue reading

Forks: Festival of Trees raises $8,000

FORKS -- The eighth annual Festival of Trees auction Sunday raised more than $8,000, with all the money going to community projects and scholarships sponsored… Continue reading

Irondale couple sets Christmas tradition on its head

IRONDALE -- Like characters out of a Dr. Seuss book, Ernie and Lerose Coulter like things a little topsy-turvy. But instead of eating their bread… Continue reading

Jefferson: State hearings board orders county to revisit saltwater intrusion issues

Jefferson County has been ordered by a state hearings board to refine its plan to protect wells from saltwater intrusion. The county was found to… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund aids family caring for ill father

EDITOR's NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Please access a donation form by clicking on the Home… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council to take comment tonight on distribution center plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council will convene in a special session this evening to take public comment on a proposed 20,000-square-foot distribution center just… Continue reading

Sequim: Council sets down design guidelines for big stores

SEQUIM -- An ad hoc committee studying design standards for retail buildings with more than 25,000 square feet of space received guidelines from individual City… Continue reading

Clallam: Port renews Boddy’s pact for 2003, eyes new search

PORT ANGELES -- Port commissioners unanimously agreed Monday to renew Executive Director Clyde Boddy's contract for 2003 with the same terms as before -- including… Continue reading

Jefferson: County boosts property tax by 1 percent

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday joined the ranks of several other government agencies across the North Olympic Peninsula by increasing property taxes… Continue reading

Jefferson: County commissioners OK gravel overlay zone

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fred Hill Materials Inc. will be granted a 690-acre mineral overlay zone near Shine, which clears the way for an application for… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fort Worden History Project captures fort’s past

PORT TOWNSEND -- What started out as a dream came to fruition over the weekend at Fort Worden State Park. "I wish everyone who worked… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Tanker settlement helps boost stream restoration project

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles creek restoration project is benefiting from an oil spill nearly two years ago by the Alaska Tanker Co. of… Continue reading

Sequim: Transient, 21, arrested in connection with hit-run crash

SEQUIM -- A 21-year-old transient has been arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run driving in connection with a Nov. 25 Sequim-area crash that left a… Continue reading

Talks to start within a week on Port Angeles graving yard project

PORT ANGELES -- State transportation and Port of Port Angeles officials expect to begin negotiations within a week on 24 acres of waterfront property for… Continue reading

CLALLAM: BENEFIT CONCERT HELPS NEEDY THROUGH FOOD BANK

PORT ANGELES -- The food bank's third annual fund-raising concert Sunday helped make a difference, generating $400.50 and 14 bags of food to help the… Continue reading

Peninsula: PT research boat helps track humpback whales

PORT TOWNSEND -- Every spring, Fred Sharpe heads north from Port Townsend Bay, where he rendevous with Slinky, Rubber Lips and other old friends in… Continue reading

Peninsula: State parks panel begins user fee talks this week

The state Parks and Recreation Commission will consider an implementation plan and policy changes for collecting $5 parking permit fees at most state parks, including… Continue reading

Forks: First Twinkle Light Holiday Parade deemed a success

Forks' first foray into holding a holiday parade of light was deemed a brilliant success and the sign of more holiday parades to come. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Decision expected from county commissioners on gravel mineral overlay zone Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners are expected to decide Monday on Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s request for a gravel-mining mineral overlay on its Shine… Continue reading