Brinnon: Fire district candidates separated by two votes

BRINNON -- Only two votes separate candidates vying for the Position No. 2 seat on the Fire District No. 4 board. After late-arriving, mail-in ballots… Continue reading

Jefferson: County departments directed to cut budgets by up to 2.5%

PORT TOWNSEND -- The passage of Initiative 747 is prompting Jefferson County Administrator Charles Saddler to direct county department heads to cut their budgets. Saddler… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Daishowa mill to restart Monday

PORT ANGELES -- While Daishowa America officials are heralding Monday's restart of the Ediz Hook pulp mill, KPLY Inc. officials are mum about that mills… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hannan’s lead in Port commissioner race almost insurmountable

Bill Hannan has beaten Corby Somerville for Port of Port Angeles commissioner. Hannan's lead widened from 305 ballots to 535 in vote counting Friday afternoon.… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Fight for Hurricane Ridge contract likely

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- An avalanche of ideas and proposals is coming to Hurricane Ridge, set to begin its 44th winter of downhill skiing next… Continue reading

Veterans Day ceremonies across the Peninsula

Brimming with a renewed sense of patriotism and respect for the military, North Olympic Peninsula residents are expected to turn out today to honor veterans… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Interim prison superintendent appointed

Olympic Corrections Center Superintendent Sandra Morgan has been named interim superintendent of Clallam Bay Corrections Center. Carter has served as Olympic Corrections superintendent since 1998.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Do you get Monday off work?

Schools and government offices across the North Olympic Peninsula will be closed Monday to observe Sunday's Veterans Day holiday. Here's a summary of what's open… Continue reading

Peninsula: More ballots counted today

Election officials on the North Olympic Peninsula today will count mail-in and absentee ballots collected from polling sites on election night and those received in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: College students protest closed-door council session

PORT ANGELES - A closed-door session of the Peninsula College Associated Student Council upset nearly a dozen students Thursday, prompting a protest outside the student… Continue reading

Port Townsend-Seattle ferry service begins today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Chilkat Express fast foot ferry has zoomed between Seattle and Port Townsend several times this week, but today marks the first… Continue reading

Port Townsend: “Ring” screenwriter link between Jennifer Lopez movies

PORT TOWNSEND -- If movie buffs played "Seven degrees of Jennifer Lopez", instead of "Seven degrees of Kevin Bacon," they could make the connection between… Continue reading

Sequim: Everything small for doll show at old schoolhouse this weekend

By Nancy Rudolph Itsy, bitsy people in teeny, tiny towns live in Lilliputian houses with their wee little treasures at the doll, dollhouse and miniature… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2001
  • NANCY RUDOLPH

Clallam: Three Humane Society workers charged

PORT ANGELES -- Three Clallam County Humane Society employees are under fire for allegedly falsifying information in a Sheriff's Department investigation into an apparent drug… Continue reading

Initiative 747 (property tax)

Unofficial returns by Wednesday evening. Ballot counting resumes on Friday. Statewide Yes 563,660 59.27% No 387,393 40.73% Initiative 773 (tobacco tax) Yes 614,312 64.62% No… Continue reading

Peninsula: I-747 passage won’t change proposed municipal budgets

Tuesday's voter approval of state Initiative 747 won't cause major changes to the budgets of major municipal governments in Clallam or Jefferson counties. Initiative 747,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Newcomers to council expect no major city policy shifts soon

PORT TOWNSEND -- No dramatic policy shifts are immediately likely when four new City Council members take office in January. Freida Fenn and Kees Kolff… Continue reading

Clallam: Hannan, Somerville close in Port results

The most expensive and hotly contested race in this year's election hangs in the balance this morning. Bill Hannan was leading Corby Somerville by less… Continue reading

Forks: Mayor trailing in election

FORKS -- With only 303 votes counted in the Forks mayoral race late Tuesday night, Nedra Reed held a strong lead over incumbent Phil Arbeiter.… Continue reading

Port Angeles council races show two new faces, two familiar ones

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council will have two new faces and two familiar ones in 2002 if initial results from Tuesday's general election hold.… Continue reading