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Planned power outage to affect 4,100 West End customers Thursday night

Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 will turn off electricity to West End customers from 11 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Friday.… Continue reading

State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, speaks Sunday at a gathering that celebrated the cancellation of the Power Plant sale. (John Gussman)

Cancellation of Power Plant sale celebrated

Supporters say they still need more protection

State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, speaks Sunday at a gathering that celebrated the cancellation of the Power Plant sale. (John Gussman)

Jefferson Healthcare gets $2 million for senior care

Grant will help expand services in Port Townsend

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as a line of cars wait to drop off unwanted electronic equipment during the club’s electronics recycling event on Saturday in the parking lot of Port Angeles Civic Field. The club, in partnership with SBK Recycling, collected hundreds of pounds of old computers, televisions, printers and other equipment as vehicles lined up for blocks along nearby Race Street to dispose of castoff electronics. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Kiwanis service programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Recycling electronics at Port Angeles Civic Field

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as… Continue reading

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as a line of cars wait to drop off unwanted electronic equipment during the club’s electronics recycling event on Saturday in the parking lot of Port Angeles Civic Field. The club, in partnership with SBK Recycling, collected hundreds of pounds of old computers, televisions, printers and other equipment as vehicles lined up for blocks along nearby Race Street to dispose of castoff electronics. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Kiwanis service programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters determine a course of action at a house fire Thursday to prevent flames going from the attic into the remainder of the home. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Garage fire displaces Sequim homeowners near Sunland

Homeowners safely escaped a fire that spread from their garage and shop to parts of their home. The fire was reported at 8:10… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters determine a course of action at a house fire Thursday to prevent flames going from the attic into the remainder of the home. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Man flown to Harborview after colliding with a tree

A Quilcene man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he crossed the centerline and hit an embankment, the State Patrol… Continue reading

Joey Belanger has been named the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s vice president of operations and YMCA of Sequim branch executive. (Olympic Peninsula YMCA)

YMCA names new Sequim branch executive

The Olympic Peninsula YMCA has welcomed new leadership and said happy trails to a Sequim-based executive. Joey Belanger was named the organization’s vice… Continue reading

Joey Belanger has been named the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s vice president of operations and YMCA of Sequim branch executive. (Olympic Peninsula YMCA)
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Clallam Community Service Awards nominations deadline April 1

Nominations for the 2024 Clallam County Community Service Awards are due by the end of business on April 1. The awards, presented… Continue reading

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OPHS names new executive director

Jason Stipp is the new lead at the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. The nonprofit with two campuses in Clallam County announced in… Continue reading

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Police: Amended pursuit law a step in right direction

Law enforcement lobbying for additional funding

Port Angeles schools: State funding still short

Gap for special education widening, officials say

Convention attendees, from left, Kiera Woodward, Madison Peterson and Juliette Burnette, all of Port Angeles, examine displays of jewelry, earrings and crystals at a display table operated by Dragon Den Studios of Sequim at Squatchcon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The four-day festival, dedicated to gaming, culture and cosplay, continues today at Vern Burton with a vendor market, workshops and meetups. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Squatchcon this weekend

Convention attendees, from left, Kiera Woodward, Madison Peterson and Juliette Burnette, all of Port Angeles, examine displays of jewelry, earrings and crystals at a display… Continue reading

Convention attendees, from left, Kiera Woodward, Madison Peterson and Juliette Burnette, all of Port Angeles, examine displays of jewelry, earrings and crystals at a display table operated by Dragon Den Studios of Sequim at Squatchcon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The four-day festival, dedicated to gaming, culture and cosplay, continues today at Vern Burton with a vendor market, workshops and meetups. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Water rights, shelter closure before Peninsula boards

Meetings across Clallam and Jefferson counties

Matt Klontz with the Port of Port Townsend, in a yellow jacket, looks over the nearly completed south breakwater jetty at the entrance to Point Hudson Marina with Jacob Bates, an Orion employee, during a punch-list review on Wednesday. The jetty is expected to be finished next week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jetty nearly complete

Matt Klontz with the Port of Port Townsend, in a yellow jacket, looks over the nearly completed south breakwater jetty at the entrance to Point… Continue reading

Matt Klontz with the Port of Port Townsend, in a yellow jacket, looks over the nearly completed south breakwater jetty at the entrance to Point Hudson Marina with Jacob Bates, an Orion employee, during a punch-list review on Wednesday. The jetty is expected to be finished next week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit to add trip to Hurricane Ridge

Service will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day

An East Jefferson Fire Rescue crew responded Wednesday afternoon to a car fire on state Highway 20. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Fire engulfs car on state Highway 20

A car caught fire and blocked state Highway 20 just south of Engel Road for about 40 minutes, according to a news… Continue reading

An East Jefferson Fire Rescue crew responded Wednesday afternoon to a car fire on state Highway 20. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Letter seeking $350K for ‘distress’

Lawsuit threatened over incident at Port Townsend pool

Power pole replacement closes Hill Street

Hill Street was closed for five hours Wednesday for the replacement of several power poles along the street, said Mike Healy, Port… Continue reading

Seven miles of state Highway 112 to be repaved in 2025

Asphalt overlay, guardrails, signage needed, DOT says

Joel Arrington, boat shop manager for the Northwest Maritime Center, looks at the bow of a boat he cut in half that will be an exhibit piece in the new Welcome Center being constructed in what was formerly the retail shop. The new space will have a smaller retail space with the rest of the floorplan devoted to exhibits. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Northwest Maritime Center welcome center in the works

Renovated space will serve as information hub for activities

Joel Arrington, boat shop manager for the Northwest Maritime Center, looks at the bow of a boat he cut in half that will be an exhibit piece in the new Welcome Center being constructed in what was formerly the retail shop. The new space will have a smaller retail space with the rest of the floorplan devoted to exhibits. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)