Clallam County

Gig Harbor family finds link in Sequim’s Pioneer Memorial Park

A Civil War veteran family’s search led them to Sequim. While the exact location of his remains are unclear, his family left with… Continue reading

Port Angeles votes for sales tax to fund road repairs

Port Angeles votes for sales tax to fund road repairs

Port Angeles residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of a sales tax hike the city would use to fix its worst roads. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles votes for sales tax to fund road repairs

Port hopeful says he lied about address to protect partner

A Port of Port Angeles commissioner candidate who falsified his voter registration address has vowed to seek a judge’s permission to correct the… Continue reading

Sheriff hit with new request: Edmonds man seeks pet licensing, law enforcement private information

An Edmonds man with a history of publishing the private information of law enforcement officers has asked the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: As season evolves, so must your chores

WE’RE SOON ON the backside of the midsummer season, so now is the time to start making many decisions regarding the garden. These decisions mostly… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Music center, and its teacher, remembered fondly

BACK WHEN: Music center, and its teacher, remembered fondly

SEVERAL PEOPLE RECOGNIZED the July picture from the past as Smock Music Center at 625 E. Front St. The building was built in 1929, but… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Music center, and its teacher, remembered fondly

BIRD WATCH: Water provides the action for bird activity

I HOPE EVERYONE reading this has a birdbath in their yard or in another spot where it can be observed on a regular basis. That’s… Continue reading

Dungeness Bonsai club helps Tacoma teens after vandalism

Dungeness Bonsai club helps Tacoma teens after vandalism

A Sequim-area bonsai club is helping Tacoma teens regrow their efforts following vandalism that destroyed trees in their greenhouse in May. Earlier this… Continue reading

Dungeness Bonsai club helps Tacoma teens after vandalism

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 second-floor… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Seek information to help with dementia

A LOT OF us know a lot about dementia. It’s not necessarily because we’ve studied it, but more often than not, because we’ve lived it… Continue reading

LETTER: Discipline and respect should begin at the home

Many of us from the older generation are witnessing too many of our younger people lacking in self-control, respect for others and not taking responsibility… Continue reading

LETTER: Election victory doesn’t mean we should ignore abuse of power

Regarding the Aug. 3 letter “Get over it, ignoring Donald Trump’s present behavior and his abuse of power as president is not a responsible citizen’s… Continue reading

LETTER: Here are some ways you can support a Democratic Party majority

We have a president who is mentally incompetent and who is definitely an explosive danger to the sustainability of the United States and will only… Continue reading

LETTER: The normalization of our democracy’s destruction is the real crime here

There is no shame in having been fooled by someone very good at fooling people. There is shame in doing nothing about it when the… Continue reading

LETTER: To recent anti-Trump writer, I agree with your letter, if not the language

I want to let the writer of the July 16 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Trump a buffoon,” know how much I admire and agree with… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Klahowya Campground closure set to allow for work … and other items

The Klahowya Campground near the south shore of the Sol Duc River is scheduled to close for work projects on Sept.… Continue reading

Outcomes unchanged after second count of Clallam primary ballots

Primary election results remained unchanged after Clallam County election officials conducted the last big count of ballots for the lowest turnout of… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss selling assets, other issues

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss selling assets, other issues

The two candidates for Port of Port Angeles commissioner took different tacks on the direction the port should take on selling the tax… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles candidates discuss selling assets, other issues
Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Somewhere between a memoir and a collection of a journalist’s life work, one can find Tim Wheeler’s new book, “News from Rain Shadow… Continue reading

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Wildfire danger high on Peninsula

Low humidity, temperatures around 80-90 degrees and now a “high” fire danger burn ban are on the forecast for the foreseeable future on the North… Continue reading