Clallam County

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

LETTER: Objects to sign in business window

On the Fourth of July I read what I encountered in my face while entering a local business. A piece of paper was taped on… Continue reading

LETTER: Roadwork projects are poorly planned

Let me see if I have this correct: Old Olympic Highway will be closed starting Monday for McDonald Creek bridge replacement. Then starting Monday, July… Continue reading

Names provided of two of three bodies found in Olympic National Park

Two of three bodies that were discovered in Olympic National Park last weekend have been identified by authorities. A man whose body… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Electrifying Science’ coming to Peninsula this month … and other items

The Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) will visit Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks to present “Electrifying Science” on Tuesday and Wednesay, July 18-19.… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Thinking ahead makes for healthful trip

MY FAMILY ARRIVED home just a few days ago from a 3,000-mile, 18-day road trip. The Sanford three loaded up the family Prius, with borrowed… Continue reading