Peninsula Home Fund aids young mother and child

EDITOR's NOTE - This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the Home Fund button at left to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School district studying increased budget cut scenario

PORT ANGELES -- School district officials are preparing for the potential impact of expected state funding cuts. Superintendent Gary Cohn said an eight-member committee consisting… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Santa Claus arrives on a boat amid Victorian splendor

PORT TOWNSEND -- Santa Claus traditionally is seen as a figure who sits comfortably in an sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer. But nobody seemed… Continue reading

Sequim: Observance stirs memories of Pearl Harbor attack

SEQUIM -- The men who survived the surprise attack on U.S. military forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, all have their own stories… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: “Lemon snowflakes” win cookie bakeoff

CLALLAM BAY -- Kristy Sutton's "lemon snowflakes" won the Clallam Bay Post Office's 2002 Great Cookie Bakeoff on Thursday. The holiday cookies were picked as… Continue reading

Hundreds in Jefferson County debate gravel expansion application

PORT TOWNSEND -- Nearly 400 people packed a Jefferson County Fairgrounds building Thursday to debate Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s application for a gravel mining overlay… Continue reading

Jefferson: Authorities searching for culprit in diesel spill fires

SHINE -- More than 55 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled on state Highway 104 late Wednesday night, prompting the closure of the road for… Continue reading

Peninsula: Group begins planning for possible mass smallpox vaccinations

Law enforcement, emergency services and public health officials awaiting President Bush's expected announcement to resume smallpox vaccinations focused Thursday on planning efforts to stem the… Continue reading

Peninsula: There’s no business for snow business

PORT ANGELES -- Snow business is slow business when it comes to Hurricane Ridge. Less than 12 inches of snow on the Ridge has put… Continue reading

West End: Night of culture raises money for LaPush, Forks children

LAPUSH -- As children from the West End stood in line to present Santa Claus with their Christmas wish lists during the Healing Circle fund-raising… Continue reading

Hood Canal: Diesel spill closes state Highway 104

SHINE --- Authorities closed state Highway 104 late Wednesday night after a drum of diesel fuel spilled on the road. According to the Washington State… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hadlock Building Supply, customers give $11,000 to food banks

PORT HADLOCK -- Hadlock Building Supply and its customers have donated $11,000 to keep local food banks stocked into the new year. It takes about… Continue reading

Peninsula counties put I-776 into effect today

PORT ANGELES --Clallam and Jefferson counties' auditors may be forced to return the checks of small-truck owners who overpay license-tab fees due this month. And… Continue reading

Peninsula: Chimacum, Cape Flattery educators to attend rally

Two more North Olympic Peninsula school districts will allow school employees to attend a Jan. 14 rally in Olympia. The Cape Flattery and Chimacum school… Continue reading

PENINSULA: VICTIM’s WISH LED TO KILLER’s FREEDOM BY EMELINE COKELET

PORT ANGELES -- It's unusual in any murder case for the victim to have a say in the killer's case. But before Jimmie Homer Shreve… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Another bid filed to block conference center

PORT ANGELES -- Another bid to stop the proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center was filed Wednesday on behalf of a rival hotel owner… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Retroville shop quitting business

PORT ANGELES -- After seven years in business, the owners of Retroville Antiques & Collectibles are closing their downtown store. "It's kind of a bittersweet… Continue reading

Sequim regional shopping mall not likely soon

SEQUIM -- Opening or even building regional shopping centers in the city probably isn't going to happen in the near future. That's one of the… Continue reading

West End: Clallam Auditor’s Office seeking sub-agent

FORKS -- The Clallam County Auditor's Office is taking applications for a West End vehicle licensing sub-agent. But the transition from public to private sector… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners delay passing budget, but split over raising taxes along party lines

Clallam County commissioners postponed adopting their 2003 budget Tuesday, but they increased taxes by a 2-1 vote. The only Republican on the three-member board, Mike… Continue reading