Clallam County

Warming Center to open in Sequim; more volunteers sought

Warming Center to open in Sequim; more volunteers sought

As winter breezes into town, one woman seeks support for warming those in need. Jean Pratschner has organized a warming center inside the… Continue reading

Warming Center to open in Sequim; more volunteers sought

NEWS BRIEFS: OMC board set to meet Wednesday … and other items

The Olympic Medical Center Board of Commissioners will discuss the hospital’s Combined Fund Drive Celebration at its 12:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday. Commissioners… Continue reading

Murder suspect apology alleged; planned not-guilty plea likely to be amended, attorney says

Murder suspect apology alleged; planned not-guilty plea likely to be amended, attorney says

Accused murderer Benjamin George Bonner has apologized in a letter to a Clallam County Superior Court judge, court papers allege. The 18-year-old… Continue reading

Murder suspect apology alleged; planned not-guilty plea likely to be amended, attorney says
PHOTO GALLERY: Fire protection agencies, Fire Explorer Scouts train on practice fires in Port Angeles

PHOTO GALLERY: Fire protection agencies, Fire Explorer Scouts train on practice fires in Port Angeles

More than 30 firefighters from across Clallam County watched as blazes ripped through two buildings that they had set on fire in… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Fire protection agencies, Fire Explorer Scouts train on practice fires in Port Angeles
A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies

A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies

The first Saturday of each month in Port Townsend is celebrated as Art Walk, a sociable affair that attracts art lovers who… Continue reading

A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies
Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires new director

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires new director

Luanne Hinkle has been named the next executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. With Hinkle’s hiring, the nonprofit’s board of… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires new director

Port Angeles man jailed after hit-and-run wreck injures two on Highway 101 in Carlsborg

A 35-year-old Port Angeles man remained in the Clallam County jail Sunday after a hit-and-run wreck in Carlsborg over the weekend. Ian M.… Continue reading

Grieving fathers: Two dads urge bridge suicide barriers in Port Angeles

Grieving fathers: Two dads urge bridge suicide barriers in Port Angeles

Two bridges, two suicides, two grieving fathers. Enough is enough, Richart Wishart and Randy Henry said last week. They believe it’s time… Continue reading

Grieving fathers: Two dads urge bridge suicide barriers in Port Angeles

Tsunami sirens to sound in test at noon today

Alarm sirens will sound along the low-lying coastal beaches in Clallam and Jefferson counties at noon today. Clallam and Jefferson County share a coastline with… Continue reading

Sugar plums and lavender sparkle this weekend in ‘The Nutcracker’

Sugar plums and lavender sparkle this weekend in ‘The Nutcracker’

Crabs, lavender, Hurricane Ridge and Gregers M. Lauridsen: Some unusual — but not unfamiliar — features shine in a Ballet Workshop performance… Continue reading

Sugar plums and lavender sparkle this weekend in ‘The Nutcracker’

NEWS BRIEFS: Inaugural meeting of board in Port Angeles … and other items

The Homeward Bound Olympic Housing Trust elected a new board of trustees during its first board meeting Nov. 4. Those elected include… Continue reading

Home Fund helps Port Hadlock woman with home repair

Home Fund helps Port Hadlock woman with home repair

Marie Cota knew she had a serious problem. What do you do when you finally… Continue reading

Home Fund helps Port Hadlock woman with home repair

Alleged child rapist hearing postponed

A status hearing for alleged child rapist Donald Kingsley was postponed Friday because of a pending crime lab investigation, court papers say.… Continue reading

Sequim man’s molestation trial date moved

A Sequim man charged with molesting and sending sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old girl has a new trial date. Michael Douglas… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News                                Clallam Transit’s Strait Shot bus approaches Port Angeles on U.S. Highway 101 on a recent run from the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal.

Holiday bus service expansion: Strait Shot broke records over Thanksgiving weekend

Clallam Transit’s Strait Shot bus to Bainbridge Island had record-high ridership over Thanksgiving weekend, prompting the agency to expand the direct service… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News                                Clallam Transit’s Strait Shot bus approaches Port Angeles on U.S. Highway 101 on a recent run from the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal.

Papers will be delivered late today

Due to mechanical difficulties, today’s Peninsula Daily News is extremely late. We apologize for the inconvenience this might cause and our carriers are doing their… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Poinsettias require exact conditions

SO HERE WE are. December. In the last month of the year. As the calendar closes down for this year, and last week’s column about… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of Hay’s Farm

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of Hay’s Farm

THERE WERE LOTS of responses to the November picture from the past and although two people thought it was somewhere else, most readers recognized it… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Readers share memories of Hay’s Farm

BIRD WATCH: Here comes the sun

IN LESS THAN three weeks we will turn the corner. If you have been reading this column for even a short time, you will know… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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