Forks: Children to sing for their pool

FORKS -- Local children will sing, dance, play instruments and perform other theatrics to help reach the community's longtime dream of building a public swimming… Continue reading

Jamestown: High winds, swells take toll on Paddle Journey participants

JAMESTOWN -- Gusting winds and swells along the Strait of Juan de Fuca reduced to two the number of canoes taking part in the Port… Continue reading

PA council awards Carnegie library contract

PORT ANGELES -- To the applause of more than a dozen Carnegie Library supporters, the City Council on Tuesday night awarded the $1,106,000 contract to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Business group urges hunt for permanent Port director

It's time for the Port of Port Angeles to get back on track in searching for a permanent executive director to replace "caretaker" and temporary… Continue reading

Sequim: School retreat comes closer to home — and cheaper

SEQUIM -- A planned four-day retreat for Sequim School District administrators at a Hood Canal resort has been replaced with a three-day workshop at the… Continue reading

Clallam: County commissioners get cost estimates for potential trail routes

SEQUIM -- It will cost three times as much to route the Olympic Discovery Trail on the south side of U.S. Highway 101 east of… Continue reading

Dungeness: Bay could be closed to commercial shellfishing in 2003

DUNGENESS -- Septic pollution may force all of Dungeness Bay to be closed to commercial shellfishing in 2003. Valerie Wilson, associate planner with the Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council to review checkbook, then Carnegie rehab project

PORT ANGELES -- Once they review the city's midyear financial report card at a special meeting tonight, City Council members will decide how much they… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ferry passengers could face new federal fee

PORT ANGELES -- Jack Harmon, president of the Victoria Express, told local business leaders Monday how a new ferry passenger charge has been proposed by… Continue reading

Port Angeles: High-tech cameras monitor ferry traffic

PORT ANGELES -- Ferry travelers are being watched. High-speed computer facial scanners connected to about 35 powerful new surveillance cameras installed at Port Angeles' two… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sister city mayors dedicate foot bridge

PORT ANGELES -- Mayors Glenn Wiggins and Masashi Sugiyama dedicated a wooden "friendship bridge" Monday to the sister city relationship between Mutsu City, Japan, and… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Paddle Journey makes first landing on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than 175 Northwest tribal members landed on the beach near Point Hudson Monday, carrying a dozen hand-carved cedar and fiberglass canoes… Continue reading

Shine: Group in opposition to quarry project meets tonight

A vocal group of residents that opposes plans by Fred Hill Materials Inc. to build a four-mile conveyor belt and 1,100-foot marine pier in Shine… Continue reading

Clallam: Fatal crash in Gardiner still under investigation

GARDINER -- A man killed Saturday evening in a one-car crash rollover on U.S. Highway 101 was identified by the State Patrol as Michael D.… Continue reading

Marrowstone: Public comments on golf course watering premature?

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- Public comment on Morningtide Golf Course's application for water rights for irrigation are premature. According to Sandy Howard, a state Department of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Arts in Action weekend ends on high, very high, note

PORT ANGELES -- Music, classic cars, local artists displaying work, warm weather and sand were all part of the weekend's popular Arts in Action festival… Continue reading

Sequim: Veterinarian home from helping to reunite young orca with her pod

SEQUIM -- Imagine an orphaned child running unsupervised on a busy freeway, playing tag with cars, talking to strangers. Pete Schroeder of Sequim, a retired… Continue reading

WEST END: FORKS, AREA EVENTS CLOSE

FORKS -- After a weekend packed with activity people begin winding down Sunday evening to return to work Monday. Good weather and a variety of… Continue reading

Clallam: Announced sheriff candidate misses filing deadline, will run as write-in

Clallam County candidate filings ended Friday with one announced candidate missing: Lonnie Steele, who had planned to run for sheriff. But Lonnie Steele of Joyce… Continue reading

Gardiner: Man killed in rollover crash on U.S. 101

GARDINER -- A man was killed Saturday in a one-car rollover crash on U.S. Highway 101 when he was thrown from his vehicle. The man,… Continue reading