Clallam County

Attracting winter birds topic of upcoming program

Winter Care and Feeding in the Garden will be the topic of the next program in the Backyard Birding series. Christie Lassen of… Continue reading

Santa part of special holiday gathering in Sekiu

Santa Claus is coming to the Sekiu Community Center on Sunday during the 28th annual Children’s Winter Faire. The free faire will… Continue reading

Donations come in for cancer center expansion

The expansion of Olympic Medical Cancer Center in Sequim is getting a boost from the… Continue reading

OMC board approves budget, updated on projects

Olympic Medical Center’s seven-member board of commissioners have approved an operating budget for 2017. OMC’s… Continue reading

State officials to discuss Elwha River bridge plnas in Forks on Wednesday

Two public presentations about the state Department of Transportation’s plans for the Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans Giving Tree ready for gifts … and other items

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 1024 has its annual Veterans Giving Tree set up at the Eagles Aerie at 2843 Myrtle… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Finding light in the gray of La Push

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Finding light in the gray of La Push

THE WAVES WERE stacked, one upon the other, like fans rushing a concert stage. Last Saturday, the Pacific Ocean was utterly pounding First Beach in… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Finding light in the gray of La Push
Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Crews have begun placing tons of cobble on Ediz Hook to protect the beach from further erosion. The U.S. Army Corps of… Continue reading

Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Giving Tuesday kicks off season of charity

After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is Giving Tuesday. Nineteen North Olympic Peninsula organizations have signed up on the #Giving Tuesday website… Continue reading

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC

Some have been singing nearly all their young lives; others, just the past couple of years. Five Sequim High School students have in… Continue reading

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC
Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year

Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year

The Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Hanford is a year old and proving to be… Continue reading

Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year

Proposed projects for Dungeness watershed to be discussed Thursday

Activities proposed to improve the Dungeness River watershed will be explained during an open house Thursday. Olympic National Forest staff will host the… Continue reading

Kiwanis Club selling nuts for the holidays

The Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles is selling cans of nuts in its annual holiday fundraiser. Cans of nuts can be purchased… Continue reading

Rebates available for some septic system work in Clallam County

Clallam County property owners who have their septic systems professionally located and inspected could be eligible for $100 rebates. The Clallam County… Continue reading

Peninsula College featured artist to speak Thursday

Linley Logan of the Onondowaga/Seneca Tribe, the featured artist at the Peninsula College Gallery of Art in the Pirate Union Building, will… Continue reading

Deadline nears for young musicians’ competition

The deadline to register for the the 2017 Young Artist and Junior Young Artist competitions — hosted by the Port Angeles Symphony… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Landslide cleared near Quilcene; crabbing season delayed

A landslide about 4 miles east of Quilcene that blocked East Quilcene Road in both directions Saturday has been cleared, according to Jefferson… Continue reading

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

Ambitious restaurateur Jake Oppelt’s plans to revive the shuttered Lincoln Theater as a performance venue are coming to life more than two… Continue reading

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles
Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Santa officiated at community tree lightings in Port Angeles and Sequim after festivities heralding in the holiday season Saturday. In Port Angeles, activities downtown began… Continue reading

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles
The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

Grinning and bearing the impact of the Carlsborg sewer project has been tough for many locals. Business owners along U.S. Highway 101 saw… Continue reading

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project