Jesse Major

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Volunteers are preparing for the 28th annual North Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby on Sunday. During the derby, some 30,000 rubber ducks will… Continue reading

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday
Joyce native plans to move business to Port Angeles; predicts 100 local jobs over 5 years

Joyce native plans to move business to Port Angeles; predicts 100 local jobs over 5 years

A Joyce native plans to bring his business — which designs advanced cooling systems for military sensors and lasers — to Port… Continue reading

Joyce native plans to move business to Port Angeles; predicts 100 local jobs over 5 years

Clallam deputies seek man suspected of posing as officer

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man suspected of posing as a law enforcement officer after a Sequim-area resident said she… Continue reading

Two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles sends drivers to hospital

Two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles sends drivers to hospital

A wreck in Port Angeles sent two drivers to Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday, after police say one didn’t comply with a… Continue reading

Two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles sends drivers to hospital

New program for opioid abuse planned for fall in Clallam County

Olympic Medical Physicians is working to develop a medicine-assisted treatment program for patients with opioid use disorder. It’s part of a greater… Continue reading

Residents pack Port Angeles council chambers to demand answers of experts on drug abuse

Residents pack Port Angeles council chambers to demand answers of experts on drug abuse

Residents who filled the Port Angeles City Council chambers and lobby Tuesday night said they were fed up with the heroin epidemic… Continue reading

Residents pack Port Angeles council chambers to demand answers of experts on drug abuse

Esprit Gala to kick up its heels in Port Angeles

The Esprit Gala returns to Port Angeles this Sunday as it begins a weeklong conference for transgender individuals and their spouses. The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park has draft search and rescue plan, chief says

Acting Superintendent Lee Taylor said last week that Olympic National Park has a draft plan it uses to guide search and… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to be partner in Port Angeles arts center

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to be partner in Port Angeles arts center

The Port Angeles Waterfront Center has partnered with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, allowing the proposed performing arts center to combine local… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to be partner in Port Angeles arts center
Port Angeles paraeducators calling for pay increase

Port Angeles paraeducators calling for pay increase

Port Angeles School District paraeducators have been at a standstill with the district throughout the school year over what their wage should… Continue reading

Port Angeles paraeducators calling for pay increase

Clallam residents turn in more than 100 pounds of drugs on Drug Take Back Day

Clallam County residents turned over more than 100 pounds of prescription drugs during the most recent National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund theft in Joyce

Donations pour in after scholarship fund theft in Joyce

Donations poured in after a break-in at Joyce’s Blackberry Cafe in which a scholarship fund was stolen in March. And then they kept… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund theft in Joyce
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News George and Jolie Will of Sequim look for litter on the beach on Saturday near the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge near Sequim as part of statewide effort to remove trash and other unwanted debris from along Washington’s coasts. The event, hosted by the Washington CoastSavers program, saw volunteers spread out to scour beaches along the Pacific coastline and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Volunteers clean beaches of about 15 tons of debris during annual cleanup

The results are in after 1,330 volunteers cleaned debris from more than 60 Washington beaches during the 10th annual Washington Coast Cleanup. Jon Schmidt, Washington… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News George and Jolie Will of Sequim look for litter on the beach on Saturday near the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge near Sequim as part of statewide effort to remove trash and other unwanted debris from along Washington’s coasts. The event, hosted by the Washington CoastSavers program, saw volunteers spread out to scour beaches along the Pacific coastline and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Colleen McAleer

McAleer to run for re-election to Port of Port Angeles seat

Port of Port Angeles District 1 Commissioner Colleen McAleer announced Monday she intends to run for re-election this year. McAleer, president of… Continue reading

Colleen McAleer
Lower Elwha Klallam finishing athletic park near Port Angeles

Lower Elwha Klallam finishing athletic park near Port Angeles

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s new $700,000 multi-use athletic facility and park is nearly finished, with crews working on the final touches… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam finishing athletic park near Port Angeles

Olympic National Park lacks search protocols

Olympic National Park, which had more than 3 million visitors last year, does not have written procedures for searches for people… Continue reading

Retiring Port Angeles High School music teacher grew program

Retiring Port Angeles High School music teacher grew program

When the Port Angeles School District hired Ron Jones in 1975, he was told the 16-student high school program needed to grow… Continue reading

Retiring Port Angeles High School music teacher grew program
Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School

Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School

Angie Gooding, an eighth-grade teacher at Stevens Middle School and founder of Port Angeles Citizen Action Network, has seen a student go… Continue reading

Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School
Firefighters knock down car fire near Port Angeles

Firefighters knock down car fire near Port Angeles

Firefighters responded Sunday after a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle caught fire south-east of Port Angeles. The car’s owner, David Louden, told Clallam County… Continue reading

Firefighters knock down car fire near Port Angeles
Clallam program in need of volunteer advocates for children

Clallam program in need of volunteer advocates for children

About two-thirds of kids going through family court proceedings in Clallam County do not have a Court Appointed Special Advocate to represent… Continue reading

Clallam program in need of volunteer advocates for children