Sequim School District superintendent discusses OPA plans

Sequim School District superintendent discusses OPA plans

Olympic Peninsula Academy portables are tentatively set to be ready for staff and students Sept. 6 before the program begins classes Sept. 10,… Continue reading

Sequim School District superintendent discusses OPA plans
Wildfire smoke on Peninsula expected to begin to disperse late today

Wildfire smoke on Peninsula expected to begin to disperse late today

Wildfire smoke remained widespread on the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday as another plume of haze made its way into the region,… Continue reading

Wildfire smoke on Peninsula expected to begin to disperse late today

The Brinnon Group appeals of proposed resort action to be heard in different jurisdictions

Kitsap County Superior Judge Sally Olsen has ruled that the appeal of two Jefferson County decisions concerning the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master… Continue reading

Data: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

Data: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by… Continue reading

  • Aug 22, 2018
  • By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press
Data: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

NEWS BRIEFS: PASD board meeting set for Thursday … and other items

Port Angeles School District directors will approve the adoption of operating budgets when they meet Thursday. The meeting will be held at… Continue reading

Smoke doesn’t faze outdoor concerts in Port Angeles, Port Townsend

The shows will go on in Port Angeles and Port Townsend in hopes that the smoke that prompted Sequim’s cancellation of its outdoor concert Tuesday… Continue reading

Missing Sequim man, 59, found in Buckhorn Wilderness

Missing Sequim man, 59, found in Buckhorn Wilderness

The daughter of a 59-year-old hiker missing in the Buckhorn Wilderness since Monday morning found him Tuesday morning safe and sound as he… Continue reading

Missing Sequim man, 59, found in Buckhorn Wilderness
Pollution index soars as wildfire smoke sinks south

Pollution index soars as wildfire smoke sinks south

Meteorologists point to coming winds to blow away the gray

Pollution index soars as wildfire smoke sinks south
Cantwell, Franz address salmon, orcas, wildfires in Port Townsend appearance

Cantwell, Franz address salmon, orcas, wildfires in Port Townsend appearance

The environment took center stage as U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz discussed ocean health, orcas… Continue reading

Cantwell, Franz address salmon, orcas, wildfires in Port Townsend appearance
Flowers for Tokitae: Remembering Puget Sound’s captured orcas

Flowers for Tokitae: Remembering Puget Sound’s captured orcas

Activists vow to bring the last surviving orca of the southern resident captures home.

Flowers for Tokitae: Remembering Puget Sound’s captured orcas

PUD commissioners name ‘short list’ for Haffner’s replacement

More than a dozen candidates to replace former Clallam County Public Utility District Commissioner Hugh Haffner took on questions in public session before… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam Fire District No. 2 meeting reset … and other items

The Clallam County Fire District No. 2 commissioners meeting originally set for today has been rescheduled for Thursday due to lack of… Continue reading

Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid

Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid

A Victoria woman had to stop her swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and back after almost nine hours of swimming… Continue reading

Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid

Port Hadlock boy injured after bicycle collides with vehicle

A 10-year old boy was treated and discharged from a Seattle hospital Sunday after he turned suddenly in front of a car… Continue reading

Tiny particles in smoke haze can aggravate lung, heart disease

Particles about 30 times smaller than a human hair are creating a worsening haze over the North Olympic Peninsula as northerly winds sweep smoke from… Continue reading

Emaciated orca to be given de-wormer after lab test

An emaciated J-pod orca will be given de-wormer and an antibiotic to help with a possible parasite infestation. NOAA released lab results Friday… Continue reading

Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

The state has agreed to a plan to resolve a lawsuit filed on behalf of mentally ill… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2018
  • By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press
Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

NEWS BRIEFS: Gifted flag raised at PA middle school … and other items

Stevens Middle School was recently gifted a flag from the Lower Elwha Tribe. The Port Angeles School District installed a second flag… Continue reading

PHOTO: Paint what you see

PHOTO: Paint what you see

Artist Richard Russell Sneary of Kansas City, Mo., paints a waterfront scene from his vantage point on Port Angeles City Pier as he takes part… Continue reading

PHOTO: Paint what you see
Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

Shuang Li, a former graphic interface designer, left high technology for her original dream: making art. Preferably outside, away from any screen.… Continue reading

Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work