Clallam County

LETTER: Here’s a better idea than Inslee’s daft carbon emissions tax proposal

hefty taxes on carbon emissions from fossil fuels for paying the education burden — is merely the best example… Continue reading

LETTER: It’s a better time for self-reflection than mocking Obama’s reign

Of late, I’ve read a few letters mocking President Obama, describing him as an “incompetent radical” [“Obama ‘pathetic,’” Jan. 15, Peninsula Voices] and portraying his… Continue reading

LETTER: Let’s help protect one of our most valuable commodities, local health care

Regardless of how you feel about the health care insurance controversy, I think we can agree we need to protect such valuable area resources as… Continue reading

LETTER: Say yes to a strong, healthy Sequim School District with levy vote

On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, we have an opportunity to show our love for our children, our community and our schools. The election this time… Continue reading

LETTER: We must continue to support local children with Port Angeles schools levy

I write this letter from my heart, with experience in my background. I need to express the importance of levy support. Until the day when… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Acts sought for Port Angeles fundraiser in March … and other items

The Port Angeles Community Players are seeking entertainers for a fundraiser for the organization March 18. “We are looking for musicians, singers,… Continue reading

Over 200 march in Port Angeles Gathering for Hope

Over 200 march in Port Angeles Gathering for Hope

Hope and hugs abounded in Port Angeles on Saturday. A crowd of well over 200 marched from Veterans Memorial Park to the… Continue reading

Over 200 march in Port Angeles Gathering for Hope

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Enjoy dinner for breakfast

IS THERE ANYONE out there who hasn’t heard about the importance of breakfast? Everyone from your grandmother to your neuroscientist is telling you that eating… Continue reading

Permit holds up Navy pier project at Ediz Hook

The cost and timeline for the Navy’s $25.6 million pier and uplands construction project at Ediz Hook is being re-evaluated while the… Continue reading

Rally to protest Cabinet picks’ views on climate change set Monday

Olympic Climate Action will host a rally Monday in protest of the “climate-killing Cabinet” nominees of President Donald Trump. The protest will… Continue reading

Readers Theatre Plus calls it a show, disbands after 10-plus years

Readers Theatre Plus calls it a show, disbands after 10-plus years

After 10 years of shows, Readers Theatre Plus is disbanding. Since its inception, volunteers ranging from… Continue reading

Readers Theatre Plus calls it a show, disbands after 10-plus years

Republicans celebrate, hope for brighter future

Republicans in Clallam and Jefferson counties celebrated the inauguration of Donald Trump as president and talked of their hopes for eased business regulations, more freedom… Continue reading

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

Hundreds of Peninsula residents came to Port Townsend to march in one of the multitude of women’s marches that occurred across the… Continue reading

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

EYE ON CLALLAM: County eyes pact with Department of Transportation for bridge replacement

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider approving an agreement with the state Department of Transportation for the Old Olympic Highway-McDonald Creek bridge replacement project… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

EVER FELT AS if you’re dying of thirst? It literally could happen. Water. All creatures great and small need it to survive. In general, both… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount
All lanes of state Highway 19 were closed much of Friday for a multi-vehicle wreck near milepost 3. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Man killed in Port Ludlow wreck; four others hospitalized

One person died at the scene of a three car wreck on state Highway 19 between Chimacum and Port Ludlow on Friday… Continue reading

All lanes of state Highway 19 were closed much of Friday for a multi-vehicle wreck near milepost 3. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
Tape closes off broken windows at businesses in Washington, D.C., after a confrontation with protestors blocks from President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (The Associated Press)

Protesters block entrances to inauguration, set fires, vandalize

Protesters who had promised to shut down the city for the inauguration were successful at several security… Continue reading

Tape closes off broken windows at businesses in Washington, D.C., after a confrontation with protestors blocks from President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (The Associated Press)
Anita and Mike Edwards hold up a Port Townsend sign that will be used in the Seattle Womxn’s March on Saturday. (Annemarie Mende)

Peninsula residents to mark inauguration with protests

Organizers hope to see Water Street rimmed with people “holding the line” today after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of… Continue reading

Anita and Mike Edwards hold up a Port Townsend sign that will be used in the Seattle Womxn’s March on Saturday. (Annemarie Mende)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A Washington Department of Transportation crew looks at a giant boulder that landed on U.S. Highway 101 near milepost 228 east of Barnes Point at Lake Crescent on Thursday.

Boulder blocks highway at Lake Crescent

A boulder about 12 feet across fell onto U.S. Highway 101 early Thursday morning, blocking traffic until the afternoon and highlighting… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A Washington Department of Transportation crew looks at a giant boulder that landed on U.S. Highway 101 near milepost 228 east of Barnes Point at Lake Crescent on Thursday.
Nippon gives county payment of 2017, 2018 taxes on personal property

Nippon gives county payment of 2017, 2018 taxes on personal property

Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis said Wednesday she withdrew the Jan. 9 personal property tax lien she imposed against Nippon Paper Industries… Continue reading

Nippon gives county payment of 2017, 2018 taxes on personal property