Life
Plastic bag problems explored at Peninsula College’s next Studium Generale
PORT ANGELES — Despite environmental efforts across the nation, Americans use about 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes.…
Crime & Justice
Sentencing reset in methamphetamine, heroin case
PORT ANGELES — The sentencing of Gerald Neil Walkup — who pleaded guilty last month with multiple drug,…
Crime & Justice
Kent police hit road block in probe of Port Angeles man’s death
KENT — Police have hit an impasse in an investigation into the fatal beating of a former Port…
Arts & Entertainment
Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year
PORT ANGELES — The brave, the foolish and the very stout of heart are invited to start the…
Arts & Entertainment
Community sing-along ‘Messiah’ set for today
SEQUIM — Time for the community to raise its collective voice.
Life
New Year’s eve events, college info night slated on the Peninsula
A New Year’s dinner and dance in Sequim and an information night for Peninsula College are among the…
Arts & Entertainment
OTA announces auditions for ‘Starting Here Starting Now’ musical revue
SEQUIM — Auditions for Olympic Theatre Arts’ second-stage musical, “Starting Here Starting Now,” will be held from 4…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Upper Hoh Road is open for traffic … and other items
FORKS — Upper Hoh Road has reopened to two-lane traffic after emergency repairs prompted by recent storm damage.
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Time for Port Angeles to give up plastic bags
What’s wrong with the Port Angeles reusable bag initiative?
Crime & Justice
Forks man facing federal drug charges
TACOMA — A Forks man, who police arrested over the summer after finding a golf-ball-sized amount of methamphetamine…
News
Port Angeles renews $257,985 contract for marketing
PORT ANGELES — With lodging tax revenue at an all-time high, the city of Port Angeles has renewed…
News
Woman, five dogs safe after Port Angeles fire
PORT ANGELES — A house fire that originated on a stovetop was knocked down by Clallam County Fire…
Crime & Justice
Thieves hit dozens of mailboxes between Port Angeles, Sequim
PORT ANGELES — At least 40 rural mailboxes were invaded Tuesday night and possibly into early Wednesday morning,…
Business
Clallam unemployment rises slightly while Jefferson’s rate is unchanged
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County unemployment rose from 5.6 percent to 5.9 percent in November while Jefferson County’s…
News
Clallam Transit approves 2018 budget
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Transit board has approved a $10.07 million budget for 2018 that projects a…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Pondering U-turn methodology on Highway 101
After observing several near collisions at the u-turns on U.S. Highway 101, it became clear that drivers are…
News
City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements
PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles has awarded $50,000 to the Lincoln Park BMX Association for…
News
Volunteers sought to help plant trees at Salmon Creek
DISCOVERY BAY — The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is seeking volunteers to plant native trees at Salmon Creek…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: If we could talk to the animals
THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND around the world, man has studied the ways in which animals communicate in an effort…
News
Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him
PORT ANGELES — Forgiveness and an apology were part of the deal.