Clallam County

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

Rescued hiker in satisfactory condition after 30-foot fall

A hiker who fell 30 feet off a cliff in Olympic National Park on Thursday was listed in satisfactory condition Saturday… Continue reading

County to get federal funds for McDonald Creek Bridge

Clallam County commissioners will consider accepting $500,000 of federal Surface Transportation Regional Funding for the McDonald Creek Bridge replacement project when they meet at 10… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

The Port of Port Angeles hopes to see an advanced wood products business move to Port Angeles. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

Forest Service approves special-use permit for Navy electronic warfare training

The U.S. Forest Service signed a special-use permit Monday allowing the Navy to begin the much-debated electronic-warfare training with mobile-emitter trucks in… Continue reading

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Two Victoria women became the 12th and 13th people known to swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Monday. Only seven… Continue reading

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Deputies arrest Agnew man in burglary

An Agnew-area man allegedly stole a surveillance camera that might have recorded him burglarizing the historic 91-year-old Agnew Grocery and Feed convenience… Continue reading