Clallam County

Adopt a Beach pilot program set on Peninsula

Adopt a Beach pilot program set on Peninsula

They’re easy to point out. The couple who parks on the same bench at dawn. The children who know the safest spots to build sand… Continue reading

Adopt a Beach pilot program set on Peninsula
North Olympic Peninsula pilots at work on earthquake aid plan

North Olympic Peninsula pilots at work on earthquake aid plan

A team of North Olympic Peninsula pilots plan to take to the skies when a catastrophic 9.0 earthquake rocks Western Washington. Researchers… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula pilots at work on earthquake aid plan

Forks Peninsula College campus offers adults chance to earn high school diploma

Classes will begin Monday in Forks for residents interested in earning their high school diploma or a general educational development (GED) certificate, or… Continue reading

LETTER: No way truthful, accurate to claim Trump keeping promises to American people

The most recent excuse being used by Republicans in Congress and the White House to pursue their same old agenda of making life worse for… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Intersection in PA closed to all traffic … and other items

The intersection at Marine Drive and Cedar Street will be closed today at 7 p.m. and remain closed until 6 a.m. Thursday.… Continue reading

Tacoma jury awards $2.9 million in man’s killing by son

A jury in Tacoma has found Washington state responsible in the death of a Tacoma man whose son killed him… Continue reading

Wet winter ups the ante for hikers on popular U.S. trail

Wet winter ups the ante for hikers on popular U.S. trail

Anya Sellsted had scaled scary snow-covered passes and forded frightening rivers during her solo hike from… Continue reading

Wet winter ups the ante for hikers on popular U.S. trail

Clallam commissioners focus on code violations, resources

Clallam County commissioners have committed to improving the way the county deals with code violations. Commissioners Mark Ozias and Bill Peach agreed… Continue reading

Call for help yields water rescue training opportunity near Sequim

Call for help yields water rescue training opportunity near Sequim

When a teen got stuck on one side of the Dungeness River over the weekend, Clallam County Fire District No. 3 firefighters decided… Continue reading

Call for help yields water rescue training opportunity near Sequim

Clallam commissioners seek volunteers for boards, committees

Clallam County commissioners are seeking volunteers to fill 54 vacancies on 18 advisory boards and committees. The deadline to apply is the… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Fire forces three from PA home … and other items

Three adults living at 210 North Jones St. have been displaced by a kitchen fire. Port Angeles firefighters responded at about 12:20… Continue reading

What heat? The races must go on

What heat? The races must go on

SELLING ICE CREAM must have been a cinch at Forks Airport on Saturday during the West End Thunder drag races. The metal bleachers had no… Continue reading

What heat? The races must go on

Peninsula College looks to add student housing

Textbooks and tuition aren’t the only demands on Peninsula College students. Officials at the community school in Port Angeles are working with… Continue reading

Drill tested communication capability after big quake

Drill tested communication capability after big quake

A massive earthquake would cut off key North Olympic Peninsula communications channels — but not for long, according to the results of… Continue reading

Drill tested communication capability after big quake

Pennies for Quarters backs off from potential property for tiny homes for veterans

A community of tiny homes for homeless veterans is still coming to Clallam County — maybe just not as soon as anticipated.… Continue reading

Purple Haze Lavender owner puts farm up for sale, says he’s ready to retire, travel

Purple Haze Lavender owner puts farm up for sale, says he’s ready to retire, travel

One of Sequim’s most iconic lavender farms, Purple Haze Lavender LTD, 180 Bell Bottom Road, is… Continue reading

Purple Haze Lavender owner puts farm up for sale, says he’s ready to retire, travel

LETTER: It is unpatriotic not to want to protect our natural resources like Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest

If I hear someone say “It’s the sound of freedom” to me once more when I voice concerns about the Navy Growler jets turning our… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: State Highway 20 reopens early … and other items

State Highway 20 in Jefferson County has reopened to traffic ahead of schedule. A section of the roadway had been closed to… Continue reading

Shipley Center looks to add 3,600-square-foot annex as stopgap for bigger Sequim facility

Shipley Center looks to add 3,600-square-foot annex as stopgap for bigger Sequim facility

Users of Shipley Center, the senior- and adult-focused facility on Sequim’s east end of town, won’t… Continue reading

Shipley Center looks to add 3,600-square-foot annex as stopgap for bigger Sequim facility
B-17 WWII bomber flies veterans at Port Angeles during Wings of Freedom tour

B-17 WWII bomber flies veterans at Port Angeles during Wings of Freedom tour

A B-17 carrying six World War II veterans took to the skies Wednesday just as it did more than 70 years ago.… Continue reading

B-17 WWII bomber flies veterans at Port Angeles during Wings of Freedom tour