Clallam County

Third round of Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau tourism project grants available

The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau has announced an application deadline of Sept. 1 for the second round of 2017 Tourism Enhancement Grants.… Continue reading

Valley of the Trolls runs gears up for Saturday

The third annual Valley of the Trolls, an event featuring a half marathon, 10-kilometer and 5K races, is set for Saturday. The races… Continue reading

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair

Round up the kids today. It’s the first day of the Clallam County Fair, and children 12 and younger enter free until… Continue reading

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair
Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan

Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan

A two-year mountain goat relocation plan for Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest would start in July 2018 under a proposed… Continue reading

Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan
Sequim city manager receives pay raise following positive review

Sequim city manager receives pay raise following positive review

The Sequim City Council gave City Manager Charlie Bush high marks in a recent review, leading… Continue reading

Sequim city manager receives pay raise following positive review

Port Angeles eliminates solid waste collections surcharge

The Port Angeles City Council has eliminated a solid waste collections surcharge for utility customers. Council members voted 7-0 Tuesday to can… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Office seeking deputies in next six months

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office announced that it is anticipating hiring three deputy sheriffs and several corrections deputies in the next six… Continue reading

Whale beached at Kalaloch still alive

A juvenile gray whale was still alive at noon today after it washed up on a remote beach Wednesday at Kalaloch on Clallam… Continue reading

LETTER: Navy jet noise a noisance for real estate values

Back in 2006, while shopping for a home here in Washington, I was looking at Whidbey Island because the prices there were half of what… Continue reading

LETTER: We had a wonderful time visiting Olympic National Park, Pacific Northwest

My family stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Sequim on the day that Tesla had a grand opening of its Supercharger electrical car charging… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to close for three hours tonight

SHINE – Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic tonight and Thursday morning for construction work. The closure is scheduled for… Continue reading

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Two Port Angeles City Council hopefuls answered questions with little difficulty and shared many of the same views during a Port Angeles… Continue reading

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum
Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

For Janeydean O’Connor, earning the title of Clallam County Fair queen is only one facet of her many talents. Janeydean, 16, was… Continue reading

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

Clallam County extends interim zoning restricting size of new structures

A temporary order restricting new structures in rural Clallam County to 10,000 square feet has been extended. The three commissioners passed an… Continue reading

Concert to benefit Peninsula College Foundation vocal jazz fund

Jazz singer Greta Matassa will perform with Peninsula College vocal jazz soloists Brandi Larson, Robbin Eaves, Brittney Sophie and Alexis Haman on… Continue reading

Colorado man who hydroplaned, killing two, formally charged

A Colorado man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide after hydroplaning into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 160 last… Continue reading

LETTER: Focus on the real issues, not spectacle of Port Angeles port candidate protecting partner

The Peninsula Daily News devoted two front-page stories in July with concerns about the voter registration address of Michael Cobb, candidate for District 1 Port… Continue reading

LETTER: NFL has every right to reject Kaepernick’s politicization of sport

In response to Paul Newberry’s column on the Aug. 8 Peninsula Daily News’ Sports page, “NFL does not want its cage rattled,” Colin Kaepernick has… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Could learn a thing or two from black bears

SOMEONE RECENTLY ASKED me: How can I protect my children from the bears? It was a question that might be appropriate for a visit to… Continue reading