Port Angeles: Ferry terminal get facelift

PORT ANGELES -- The MV Coho ferry dock is getting a facelift. Construction crews hired by Black Ball Transport, Inc., are in the process of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Forum backs YMCA plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- A proposal to contract city recreation services out to a Jefferson County YMCA received unanimous approval from two dozen participants a community… Continue reading

Sequim: Family-owned Lehman’s store closing after 90 years

SEQUIM -- The city's oldest retail store is closing after 90 years in business. Lehman's Mark & Pak, the grocery store and meat company owned… Continue reading

Flu vaccinations available for at-risk residents, visitors

Vaccines for people at high-risk of contracting influenza -- commonly called the flu -- are now available at various community agencies and stores in Clallam… Continue reading

Peninsula: Anthrax not a threat here, officials say

Law enforcement agencies in Clallam and Jefferson counties have received calls about suspicious packages, but officials here say there is no real threat of a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Annexation outreach meeting tonight

PORT ANGELES -- One of the most controversial elements of the proposed eastside annexation -- Local Improvement Districts -- will be discussed at a public… Continue reading

Port Angeles: MagnaForce developing mag-lev system

PORT ANGELES -- MagnaForce Inc. officials say they have developed new magnetic-levitation technology which is "a revolutionary mode of moving." During a City Council meeting… Continue reading

Jefferson: Extended college learning opportunities celebrated

PORT TOWNSEND -- Tears welled up in Katherine Baril's eyes as she listened to Cara Leckenby of Port Townsend say how thankful she is she… Continue reading

Peninsula: Jobless rate declines during September

The unemployment rate improved in Clallam and Jefferson counties during September Figures released Tuesday by the state Employment Security Department show Clallam County unemployment declined… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City, PUD trade water systems

PORT TOWNSEND -- History was made this week, but few people noticed. The City Council and the Jefferson County Public Utility District Commission decided Monday… Continue reading

Sequim Rotary provides students with dictionaries

SEQUIM -- Fourth-grade students in both public and private schools have received new hard-bound dictionaries courtesy of a Rotary Club of Sequim program in its… Continue reading

Sequim: Elk shootings prompt separate investigations

SEQUIM -- Two separate investigations are under way in the shooting of three elk, including one collared with a radio transmitter. Two Jamestown S'Klallam tribal… Continue reading

West End: Makah recreation permit may be profitable for tribe

NEAH BAY -- Makah tribal officials said more than $20,000 will be raised from the new recreational use permit by December. The tribe implemented the… Continue reading

Clallam: Countywide burn ban lifted

A burn ban in effect throughout Clallam County since August has been lifted, thanks to enough rain and the return of cool weather. Jerry Hight,… Continue reading

Clallam: New PUD general manager selected

PORT ANGELES -- A man with more than 26 years of experience was selected as the new general manager of the Clallam County Public Utility… Continue reading

Clallam: Smelly situation when fertilizer truck overturns

Authorities dealt with a smelly situation Monday after a semi truck-tanker filled with fertilizer rolled over in the Dungeness Valley. Towne Road just north of… Continue reading

Port Townsend post office reopens after yellow substance tests benign

PORT TOWNSEND -- The state public health lab gave the post office -- sealed since Saturday morning over a contamination scare -- a clean bill… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Authorities get a lesson in communications during ferry drill

PORT TOWNSEND -- The auto ferry Klickitat struck a rock and began taking on water. What do the passengers do? A group of 55 people… Continue reading

Peninsula: Bills to assist border agents pass quickly through House

New anti-terrorism legislation will triple the number of Border Patrol agents and Customs inspectors along the Washington-Canadian border. A bill passed by the U.S. House… Continue reading

Peninsula: Businesses ride hopes on the rails

The romance of the rails is an intrinsic part of two businesses in Discovery Bay and Sequim. A bed and breakfast and an ice cream… Continue reading