Public schools and local and state offices across the North Olympic Peninsula were closed Wednesday, and most meetings and events were canceled because of severe weather.
The Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, is expected to reopen today after being closed Wednesday.
The Jefferson County Courthouse opened at 10 a.m. Wednesday, though both District Court and Superior Court were closed. For updates, visit www.co.jefferson.wa.us.
All Peninsula College campuses were closed Wednesday. For information today, visit www.pc.ctc.edu.
Jefferson Transit said all Port Townsend and Tri-Area Loop buses continued on snow routing Wednesday, with no buses running on 12th and 14th streets in Port Townsend.
For updates, visit www.jeffersontransit.com or phone 360-385-4777, ext. 1.
Clallam Transit continued to operate all buses, with many routes and schedules revised Wednesday and plans to stay with the revised scheduled today.
For more information, visit the Clallam Transit website at www.clallamtransit.com or listen to KONP 1450 AM radio.
Public information regarding transit or paratransit service also is available at 360-452-4511 or toll-free at 800-858-3747.
The Jamestown S’Klallam tribe announced that 7 Cedars Casino was closed Wednesday but would reopen today.
The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course and the Double Eagle Steak & Seafood Restaurant also were closed Wednesday, while Stymie’s Bar & Grill was open until 1 p.m.
The Longhouse Market was open Wednesday though the deli was closed.
The Forks Chamber of Commerce meeting scheduled for Wednesday was canceled, as was the Shelter Providers Network meeting set in Port Angeles the same day.
A Puget Sound Partnership stormwater program, “All Things Low-Impact Development: What Is It? Why Use It? What Does It Save?,” planned at the Port Angeles Library tonight, was canceled.
The Puget Sound Anglers Auction and Dinner scheduled today at the Sequim Guy Cole Convention Center has been cancelled.
A new date will be announced later.
The Olympic National Park Visitor’s Center on Mount Angeles Road and Hurricane Ridge Road were closed on Wednesday.
Public school officials make closure decisions early each morning.
Information is broadcast on local radio stations and on many Seattle-area television channels.
Here’s how to get information:
■ Port Angeles — Decisions to close or start late are usually made by 5 a.m. and are posted at www.portangelesschools.org.
The phone number for the transportation center is 360-452-9714. The district office’s number is 360-457-8575.
■ Sequim — Decisions are made by 6:15 a.m. and are posted at www.sequim.k12.wa.us. The district number is 360-582-3260.
The Sequim School District will not have classes today.
■ Crescent School District — For information about this Joyce school district, visit www.crescentschooldistrict.org or phone 360-928-3311.
■ Quillayute Valley — For information about the Forks school district, visit www.forks.wednet.edu or phone 360-374-6262.
■ Cape Flattery — Decisions are made soon after 4:30 a.m. and are available on the Neah Bay School Information line at 360-645-2221, according to the district website at www.capeflattery.wednet.edu.
■ Port Townsend — Closure and late start information are online at www.psecs.wednet.edu after 6 a.m. Information is also on television and radio stations.
■ Chimacum — For information, visit http://csd49.org or phone 360-385-3922.
■ Quilcene — For information, visit www.quilcene.wednet.edu or phone 360-765-3363.
■ Brinnon schools — For information, visit www.bsd46.org or phone 360-796-4646.