Clallam County

Port Angeles concert, dinner Saturday to reap funds for land conservation

Port Angeles concert, dinner Saturday to reap funds for land conservation

Summertime is the perfect time to rock out while helping conserve some local farmland. The North Olympic Land Trust will host the… Continue reading

Port Angeles concert, dinner Saturday to reap funds for land conservation

Shellfish harvest blocked on more beaches

The state Department of Health closed Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay beaches to recreational shellfish harvesting after shellfish samples… Continue reading

Walmart theft nets 45-day sentence for Forks woman

A Forks woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for taking more than $300 worth of merchandise from the Port… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, makes an initial appearance in Clallam County Superior Court Monday. (Jesse Major/PeninsulaDailyNews)

Two inmates charged with second-degree assault after alleged jailhouse beating

Two Clallam County jail inmates are charged with second-degree assault after they allegedly beat up another inmate, breaking his ribs. Gerald Neil… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, makes an initial appearance in Clallam County Superior Court Monday. (Jesse Major/PeninsulaDailyNews)
The building housing Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center at Fifth and Lincoln streets may be moved to make way for an expansion of the nearby William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam commissioners give final approval of pool study grant

Thirteen months after its initial approval, Clallam County has authorized a $39,960 grant to the William Shore Memorial Pool District to help… Continue reading

The building housing Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center at Fifth and Lincoln streets may be moved to make way for an expansion of the nearby William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Here’s hoping we’ll see more of a balance in political cartoons in the future

The Peninsula Daily News’ July 14 Commentary pages had eight cartoons. Three were by a cartoonist named Fitzimmons, who took on global warming deniers, hammered… Continue reading

Lawyer at hearing: Accused murderer wanted to die

Lawyer at hearing: Accused murderer wanted to die

He was in a Canadian prison 29 years ago, already serving a life sentence for murdering a Victoria, B.C. woman, when Tommy… Continue reading

Lawyer at hearing: Accused murderer wanted to die
Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

If you’re looking for the full lavender experience, Sequim will be the place to be this weekend. Some 18 farms and nurseries will… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

Sequim Lutheran church exploring homeless shelter options

Members of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church are considering options for a new homeless shelter on the… Continue reading

Sequim bicyclist hurt in collision on Highway 101 near Clallam-Jefferson border

A Sequim man was injured Tuesday when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a box truck on U.S. Highway 101 near… Continue reading

Andre and Mikki Hughes. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: More in common than different with these couples

AS I SET out to interview interracial spouses, I expected disheartening stories about family rifts and struggle for acceptance. And frankly, I dreaded asking uncomfortable… Continue reading

Andre and Mikki Hughes. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Why are we supporting and encouraging homelessness in our city?

Reading through the Peninsula Daily News’ Voter’s Guide for the upcoming Port Angeles City Council positions, I address this point for the outgoing and incoming… Continue reading

LETTER: With great stock of local candidates, I look forward to great times ahead

A friend recently asked what three qualities I’d want in a political leader, and these are what I came up with: • Thinks things through… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Summer bugs driving me batty

IT IS DAYLIGHT in the swamp. You notice a faint buzzing sound as the insects of the forest awaken. The first of your tormentors is… Continue reading

Trellising makes use of space in the garden.

Saturday workshop touches on growing plants in small spaces

Clallam County Master Gardeners Bob Cain and Bev Morrow and coordinator Lorrie Hamilton will discuss how to successfully grow a vegetable or ornamental… Continue reading

Trellising makes use of space in the garden.

Retail marijuana ban considered for Joyce area

At the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in 2015, area residents were asked in a survey to list the issues they were most… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam County commissioners are expected to extend a temporary ordinance limiting structures in rural residential areas to 10,000 square feet. Meanwhile, county… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Port Angeles School District board discusses waning enrollment at skills center

Waning student enrollment has always fated the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center for probation or closure, Port Angeles School Board member Sandy… Continue reading

Health expo set for women veterans

The North Olympic Peninsula Veteran Community Partnership will host a free one-day health expo for women veterans living in Clallam, Jefferson and… Continue reading

Six Peninsula wastewater treatment plants net state award

Six wastewater treatment plants on the North Olympic Peninsula have received awards for outstanding performance in 2016 from the state Department of Ecology. The award… Continue reading