Clallam County

Best small town contest ends Monday

Port Townsend has been creeping up in rankings while Sequim remained in the lead in USA Today’s online Best Northwestern Small Town contest. As of… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually

A FRIEND SENT me a newspaper clipping recently. It was from a newspaper in Alabama and carried an article I found interesting. It was primarily… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

HELP LINE: There are ways to get extra help

MONEY, MONEY MONEY. I’m hoping to get your attention. How did I do? Some of you with better long-term memories than mine (which is almost… Continue reading

William Kummerfeldt greets and learns how to safely give a treat by using a Frisbee as a plate at the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter was there to promote trail safety when encountering livestock. (Kris Phillips)

HORSEPLAY: Remember to Stop, Stand, Speak on trails

Y’ALL HAVE HEARD about the Leave No Trace Program, right? Officially adopted by the United States Forest Service in 1990, its main goal is to… Continue reading

William Kummerfeldt greets and learns how to safely give a treat by using a Frisbee as a plate at the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter was there to promote trail safety when encountering livestock. (Kris Phillips)

July trial date set in Sequim VFW forgery case

A woman accused of embezzling nearly $10,000 from Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 has pleaded not guilty to one count… Continue reading

LETTER: All of a sudden, we need extra sales tax to fund road repairs?

Wow, Port Angeles’ city streets need repair, said the Port Angeles City Council at its April 4 meeting, and by ordaining formation of a Transportation… Continue reading

LETTER: Not reporting the news at all just as egregious as misreporting it

“When it comes to the obligations of the Fourth Estate, just as egregious as misreporting the news is not reporting the news at all.” So… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Toastmasters to celebrate 70th this Monday … and other items

Port Angeles Toastmasters Club Number 25 will celebrate its 70th anniversary as a service club at 7 p.m. Monday. Current members, former… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

HOW DO YOU show your support when someone is hurting? A death in the family, illness, marital separation, a lost child … it can be… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough
Members of the Sequim School District’s Strategic Planning Committee discuss issues at a recent meeting. From left are Jon Eekhoff, Brian Berg, Nola Judd, Charlie Bush, Monica Dixon and David Updike. (Patsene Dashiell/Sequim School District)

Sequim schools, advocates look to the future

The next session of the Sequim School District’s Strategic Planning Committee will be April 24. A group made up of district staff, community… Continue reading

Members of the Sequim School District’s Strategic Planning Committee discuss issues at a recent meeting. From left are Jon Eekhoff, Brian Berg, Nola Judd, Charlie Bush, Monica Dixon and David Updike. (Patsene Dashiell/Sequim School District)

EYE ON CLALLAM: County, port commissioners to hold joint meeting

Clallam County and Port of Port Angeles commissioners will conduct a joint meeting to hear quarterly reports from the Economic Development Corp., Composite Recycling Technology… Continue reading

Forks couple indicted on federal charges appear in court today

A Forks couple indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing her and forcing her to pick salal… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

A 29-year-old Port Angeles woman was charged Wednesday with embezzling nearly $10,000 from the Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760. Rischelle… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

Former Nippon cogeneration plant down; fewer than 30 employees retained

The former Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant has been shut down and eight of its workers laid off as the paper… Continue reading

Clallam Transit Board accepts general manager’s resignation

Clallam Transit Board accepts general manager’s resignation

The Clallam Transit Board has accepted the resignation of General Manager Wendy Clark-Getzin. After a closed-door executive session, the board voted 8-0… Continue reading

Clallam Transit Board accepts general manager’s resignation
West side of Sol Duc River combed for signs of missing Bellevue man

West side of Sol Duc River combed for signs of missing Bellevue man

The active search for a missing Bellevue man switched to Clallam County Search and Rescue on Saturday as the trail led… Continue reading

West side of Sol Duc River combed for signs of missing Bellevue man
Missing British Columbia man turns self in to police after 17 months, faces fraud charges

Missing British Columbia man turns self in to police after 17 months, faces fraud charges

Harold Backer, a Canadian investment adviser and former Olympic rower who was last seen leaving the MV Coho ferry in Port Angeles in… Continue reading

Missing British Columbia man turns self in to police after 17 months, faces fraud charges
Family offers $4,000 reward for information about missing teen

Family offers $4,000 reward for information about missing teen

The family of a 17-year-old Port Angeles girl who has been missing since January is offering $4,000 for information about her whereabouts.… Continue reading

Family offers $4,000 reward for information about missing teen