Chimacum: Middle school to receive grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

CHIMACUM -- Chimacum Middle School will have an additional $400 per student to spend over the next three years, thanks to a grant announced Thursday… Continue reading

Khrushchev son is NOT a chip off the old Soviet bloc

Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, will speak to audiences tonight, Oct. 5, on the theme, "U.S. and Russia, Then and Now.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Olympic Trail group searching for best westward route

Hikers and bicyclists heading eastward out of Port Angeles know which way they will go once the Waterfront Trail is connected to the Olympic Discovery… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 10,000 more flower bulbs to be planted along U.S. 101 this weekend

PORT ANGELES -- Forty-five thousand blooming flower bulbs weren't enough last spring, so 10,000 more will be planted by a Rotary club this weekend along… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Airport to get six National Guardsmen on Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Some Americans who travel abroad are taken aback at the sight of armed soldiers patrolling the airports. It starts here Saturday morning.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Kinetic madness erupts anew this weekend

The Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race is: * Kids leaping into a mud pit while their parents scorn. * Respectable business people cross-dressing.… Continue reading

Sequim: 10 farms open to public for Harvest Celebration on Saturday

SEQUIM -- From petting zoos to pony rides, corn on the cob to blackberry cobbler, 10 farms in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley will open to visitors… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fund-raising efforts hampered by terrorist attacks?

Money flowing out of Jefferson County for victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks could put a damper on local fund-raising efforts. Bob… Continue reading

Peninsula loves its firefighters

An outpouring of support for the firefighters of the North Olympic Peninsula has been shown in many ways since Sept. 11. Some people have sent… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hearing for accused deputy killer delayed

Clallam County Superior Court Judge George L. Wood has postponed the omnibus hearing for a 54-year-old Port Angeles man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Youths, pro-police foes face off across U.S. Highway 101

Port Angeles police monitored about 40 protesters on both sides of Lincoln Street near the Clallam County Courthouse Wednesday night. A group of mostly teen-agers… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Council candidates at forum today

Candidates for Port Townsend City Council participate in a two-hour forum at noon today at the Point Hudson Pavilion, hosted by the Economic Development Council… Continue reading

Sequim: Ex-council applicant recommended for Planning Commission post

SEQUIM -- City Council members charged with interviewing candidates for a vacancy on the Planning Commission have recommended a one-time council applicant who serves on… Continue reading

Peninsula: Sequim, PT to be site of veterans fairs

The state Department of Veterans Affairs will hold two information and assistance fairs in Sequim and Port Townsend during the next month and a half… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Armed National Guard troops to post at airport

PORT ANGELES -- In an effort to rebuild confidence in air travel, armed National Guard troops will be deployed at William R. Fairchild International Airport… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council approves 19.6 percent electricity rate hike

The Port Angeles City Council approved an average 19.6 percent electricity rate increase Tuesday night. The vote was 5-1 with Cathleen McKeown voting no. Councilwoman… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man in fatal crash extremely drunk, toxicology report shows

PORT ANGELES -- The blood-alcohol level of a Port Angeles man, killed in a head-on collision on Old Olympic Highway in which two others died,… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Residents irked over paying taxes for services they don’t get

PORT LUDLOW -- Some residents want to know why they're paying property taxes for services they don't receive from the Jefferson County Public Utility District.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Sister city pact inked with Ichikawa

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group of Port Townsend High School students could be the first official sister city delegation to visit Ichikawa, Japan following signing… Continue reading

Youths meet with authorities over jail death of their friend

Friends of the 19-year-old man found dead in a Clallam County jail cell faced authorities and civic leaders Tuesday -- and they say they left… Continue reading