Clallam County

Students peer into the water at the Forks Athletic and Aquatic Center’s pool at a remote-operated vehicle during the MATE ROV competition. (Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary)

Students take awards in inaugural remote-operated vehicles competition

Forks students took top honors in the inaugural Olympic Coast Marine Advanced Technology Education remote-operated vehicles competition at the Forks Athletic and Aquatic… Continue reading

Students peer into the water at the Forks Athletic and Aquatic Center’s pool at a remote-operated vehicle during the MATE ROV competition. (Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary)
Trump’s budget cuts West Coast quake warning system funding

Trump’s budget cuts West Coast quake warning system funding

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would cut federal funding for an earthquake early warning system for California, Oregon and… Continue reading

Trump’s budget cuts West Coast quake warning system funding
WEST END NEIGHBOR: Singular man’s one-of-a-kind collection

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Singular man’s one-of-a-kind collection

“YOU’LL NEVER SEE anything like this again, certainly not on the Olympic Peninsula,” said Rene Davis while looking out over part of the collection of… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Singular man’s one-of-a-kind collection
Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help

Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help

Port Angeles High School sophomore Bradley Shumway had already registered for next year’s classes when he found out the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help
Dozens gather to honor fallen at Captain Joseph House

Dozens gather to honor fallen at Captain Joseph House

Men and women who died in combat were honored Sunday in a ceremony at the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. A… Continue reading

Dozens gather to honor fallen at Captain Joseph House

Eye on Olympia: Chapman sees end in sight

Rep. Mike Chapman thinks negotiators likely will reach agreement within two or three weeks of the second special session called by Gov. Jay… Continue reading

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Port Townsend Farmers Market swapped its usual musical performances for cooking demonstrations by area chefs using locally-grown food in celebration of the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Clallam Marine Resources Committee offers paid internships; application deadline is Friday

The Clallam Marine Resources Committee is offering four paid summer internships to qualified students. The interns will work closely with committee members… Continue reading

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Roger Gregory gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)

Q&A: A look at latest legal loss for Trump travel ban

A Virginia-based federal appeals court pulled no punches in refusing to reinstate President Donald Trump’s revised travel… Continue reading

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Roger Gregory gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)

‘Homespun’ fiber arts festival to weave it all together on Monday

Everything to do with the fiber arts — from sheep herding to shearing to spinning — will be examined during the Shepherds’ Festival… Continue reading

Memorial Day ceremonies set today across Peninsula

Memorial Day services are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula today. In Port Angeles, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1024 will perform a Memorial… Continue reading

Linda Uhlig and her grandson Jason Kibe, 13, of Port Angeles place an American flag near the grave of a fallen military hero at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day services planned on Peninsula

The Captain Joseph House Foundation will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony today, while other commemorations on the North Olympic Peninsula will be Monday. The… Continue reading

Linda Uhlig and her grandson Jason Kibe, 13, of Port Angeles place an American flag near the grave of a fallen military hero at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day ceremonies marked across Peninsula

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the address of Gardiner Cemetery. Memorial Day ceremonies are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula. Here… Continue reading

An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

The invasive European green crab count continues to rise on the Dungeness Spit. Researchers said 60 crabs had been caught by crews as… Continue reading

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula
U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

In hopes of spreading awareness about the need for Nor’Wester Rotary’s toilet-building program in a West-African country, the group asked the project… Continue reading

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

18-year-old dies in single-car wreck after car plunges down embankment

An 18-year-old Port Angeles teenager died Friday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the vehicle he was traveling in plunged down an… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Public gardens a great way to seed ideas for own yard

A GROWING CONCERN: Public gardens a great way to seed ideas for own yard

SURE, THE VERY same weekend I travel to see my elder son graduate from the Air Force’s basic military training, you folks here on the… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Public gardens a great way to seed ideas for own yard
A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

The U.S. flag planted high in the Finn Hall Road yard of 91-year-old Marion “Skip” Yandell, a World War II Marine veteran,… Continue reading

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

BIRD WATCH: When hummingbirds see red, it can create special bird moments

YOU CAN’T HAVE too much red color in your garden. I don’t mean flowers, even though I do love red flowers. I’m talking about objects… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will feature Mike… Continue reading