Port Ludlow News

Three firefighters will face layoffs and three lieutenants will see their rank reduced to firefighter if a maintenance-and-operations levy fails with voters in November, Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue officials said Thursday.

SEAPORT LANDING RUMMAGE SALE . Sat., May 25; 9 to 3 at 1201 Hancock . Come & see what treasures are waiting for you! No early birds! KATHY'S FABULOUS COTTAGE SALE.

Tickets are on sale for the Port Ludlow Arts Council's 2013-2014 Bay Club concert series.

A commercial fishing vessel on the ground at the Boat Haven caught fire when welding sparks ignited combustible material in the hold, firefighters said.

Three-way primary contests have opened up in two of three open seats on the City Council, as well as for a Port of Port Townsend commission seat.

A wreck between two pickup trucks near the Hood Canal Bridge on Saturday resulted in the medical evacuation of a Sequim man to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The Port Ludlow Village Council Wellness Committee will present an information session on heart attack prevention, treatment and rehabilitation at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday .

A 27-year-old woman was treated for neck pain and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital after a single-car rollover wreck on state Highway 19 north of Egg and I Road.

Firefighters contained a chimney fire before it could spread to the rest of the home Tuesday afternoon.

High levels of E. coli bacteria detected in a stream that enters Irondale Beach Park has prompted the closure of the tidelands south of Chimacum Creek to recreational shellfish harvesting.

Misspelled or not, Squamish Harbor on Hood Canal will keep its name, following an intense disagreement among local Indian tribes.

Recycling bundles stacked outside the Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill caught fire Thursday evening, an event that was determined as less serious than a similar fire in August 2012.

Just shy of its second anniversary, KPTZ 91.9 FM radio will more than double its signal strength next week in a move the station hopes will expand its listening area and result in a clearer signal for listeners.

OWL SPRIT CAFE is looking for a responsible, experienced breakfast cook, who can also work front- of-the house.

Property taxes for the first half of 2013 are due Tuesday. Payments on the North Olympic Peninsula can be submitted by mail, placed into drop-boxes, paid online or dropped off in person at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.

OWL SPRIT CAFE is looking for a responsible, experienced breakfast cook, who can also work front- of-the house.