Clallam County

Police: Port Angeles man suspected of fleeing after wreck is in jail

A Port Angeles man police suspect of fleeing an officer after a hit-and-run wreck is in jail. Robert James McKellard, 44, was… Continue reading

New exhibit features contemporary native arts

Combining age-old Native weaving and sewing methods, seven Jamestown S’Klallam women have used materials including Western red cedar bark, sweet grass, deer hide… Continue reading

Audience members dance at a recent installment of the Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Free outdoor concerts open in Port Townsend, continue in Port Angeles, Sequim

Port Townsend will kick off its summer of free outdoor concerts, Concerts on the Dock, on Thursday. Joy in Mudville will perform music with influences… Continue reading

Audience members dance at a recent installment of the Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Sheriff’s corrections officers promoted

Clallam County Sheriff’s corrections officers promoted

Two Clallam County Sheriff’s Office corrections officers have received promotions. Sgt. Cassandra “Wendy” Peterson was promoted to chief corrections deputy and Corrections… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff’s corrections officers promoted

Bail raised for Port Angeles man on drug and weapons charges

The bail for a 26-year-old Port Angeles man on drug and weapons charges was raised to $250,000 Thursday and a bond company… Continue reading

Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska

Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska

The last boat in the race, Team Oaracle, has crossed the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, marking the end of the third… Continue reading

Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska
Longtime downtown Sequim business Over the Fence listed for sale

Longtime downtown Sequim business Over the Fence listed for sale

For more than two decades, Over the Fence has been an anchor in downtown Sequim. Now the owners of the business at 112… Continue reading

Longtime downtown Sequim business Over the Fence listed for sale
Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

James Edward Sweet, the Port Angeles man charged with shooting at law enforcement officers in May 2016, is facing four new felony… Continue reading

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police
A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together

A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together

SO IT LOOKS like I have to travel more often. Whereas I just completed my second trip to San Antonio, leaving June 23 to see… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together

BIRD WATCH: Sunbathing birds can turn heads

THE PICTURE WASN’T very clear but the description that went with it was. The writer was concerned about a Steller’s jay in her yard. It… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

Forks man pleads not guilty to putting meth in diaper

A Forks man who was accused of putting a bag of methamphetamine in a baby’s diaper during a traffic stop last month… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles naturopathic physician pleads guilty to federal charges

Former naturopathic physician Rick Marschall has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. Between February 2014… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee vetoes tax break for manufacturers

Gov. Inslee vetoes tax break for manufacturers

A plan to give manufacturers the same tax cut that the Legislature previously gave to Boeing… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee vetoes tax break for manufacturers
Heatherton Gallery owner to retire

Heatherton Gallery owner to retire

Something seems to happen when you stay awhile at Heatherton Gallery. Co-owner Sky Heatherton, 72, stayed for three and a half years… Continue reading

Heatherton Gallery owner to retire

HELP LINE: Remember the rules of Medicare

MANY OF US can easily remember when the norm was that retirement, Social Security and Medicare all hit at the same time. That is because… Continue reading

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts

The Concerts in the Barn will be back in August — and now with an expanded summer lineup. Since 1984, Alan Iglitzin has… Continue reading

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts
HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

IT’S THAT TIME of year when top Washington State Horsemen performance competitors, both local and from across the state, gather at the Port Angeles fairgrounds… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

LETTER: A week of fireworks is too much

Is a week of fireworks enough for anyone else out there? We’ve had to sedate our large dog for six nights and counting. Is it… Continue reading

LETTER: Congress should have to use their constituents’ available health care

There is a relatively simple solution to the health care insurance issue: Each person in Congress must use the health care insurance available to their… Continue reading