Clallam County

Joyce Daze pancake breakfast canceled

The Joyce Blackberry Daze annual pancake breakfast scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. Mike Hazelett, who organized the Crescent School District scholarship fundraiser… Continue reading

Lake Pleasant Community Beach County Park reopened four days ahead of schedule after repairs to the dock were completed.

Lake Pleasant Community Beach County Park reopens

Lake Pleasant Community Beach County Park has reopened for public use after the piling replacement project and repairs to the floating docks were… Continue reading

Lake Pleasant Community Beach County Park reopened four days ahead of schedule after repairs to the dock were completed.

Motorcycle rider dies after colliding with deer

A motorcycle rider who was airlifted to a Seattle hospital following a collision with a deer earlier this month has died. Alexander L.… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District eyes two measures this fall

Operations levy, capital bond to go before voters

Artists perform during the Music on the Strait finale during the 2023 festival. (Music on the Strait)

Tickets available for Music on the Strait’s opening night

Music on the Strait’s sixth season opens tonight at Field Arts & Events Hall. The festival, which runs through Aug. 10 and… Continue reading

Artists perform during the Music on the Strait finale during the 2023 festival. (Music on the Strait)
A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a larger safety project to improve 13 intersections across the city. Plans call for replacing signal timing equipment and inclusion of ADA-compliant curb ramps as well as sidewalk repairs around work sites. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Rewiring traffic lights

A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of… Continue reading

A crew from Pacific-based Titan Earthwork LLC rewires the traffic lights at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a larger safety project to improve 13 intersections across the city. Plans call for replacing signal timing equipment and inclusion of ADA-compliant curb ramps as well as sidewalk repairs around work sites. The $5.6 million project is expected to be completed by December. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County commissioners re-establish animal advisory committee

Volunteer members sought with applications due Aug. 19

Clallam County Fire District 3’s newest probationary firefighters, from left, Madison Bowe, Steve Oberley, Matthew Aston and Nicole Simson, recent graduates of the State Fire Academy in Snoqualmie.

Firefighters graduate from state academy

Clallam County Fire District 3 has announced the graduation of four firefighters from the State Patrol’s fire academy in Snoqualmie. Firefighter/EMT Madison Bowe,… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3’s newest probationary firefighters, from left, Madison Bowe, Steve Oberley, Matthew Aston and Nicole Simson, recent graduates of the State Fire Academy in Snoqualmie.

Humane Society considers options

Dogs are still available for adoption

PAT NEAL: Firewood fever is catching

WITH THE RECENT spell of rainy weather, firewood fever has hit the land. It’s time to cut firewood for the winter so it will have… Continue reading

Shari Phillips of Ravensdale vacuums excess fur from Color Book’s Music to My Ears’ Harmony prior to entering the show ring during Saturday’s AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials near Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from around the region in a show of rally obedience and conformance to style, as well as a Fast CAT coursing ability testing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dog show

Shari Phillips of Ravensdale vacuums excess fur from Color Book’s Music to My Ears’ Harmony prior to entering the show ring during Saturday’s AKC All-Breed… Continue reading

Shari Phillips of Ravensdale vacuums excess fur from Color Book’s Music to My Ears’ Harmony prior to entering the show ring during Saturday’s AKC All-Breed Conformation Show and Obedience and Rally Trials near Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The event, hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club, featured hundreds of dogs from around the region in a show of rally obedience and conformance to style, as well as a Fast CAT coursing ability testing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Potter Janet Piccola is one of August’s featured artists at Blue Whole Gallery.

Artists to open exhibit at Blue Whole Gallery

Janet Piccola and Jolene Sanborn will open a new exhibit, “What a Wonderful World,” from 5 p.m to 8 p.m. Friday. The artists… Continue reading

Potter Janet Piccola is one of August’s featured artists at Blue Whole Gallery.

Clallam considers cultural access tax

Estimated annual household cost would be $25-$30

Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival set for Saturday

The Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival is set for Saturday at a variety of locations in Joyce. Festivities will kick off with a… Continue reading

Riley Lohman, left, and Arya Davis, both 6, of Port Angeles, play a matching game of sea life at an activity table setup by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary during a 30th birthday party for the sanctuary at Waterfront Park. The celebration included information and activity booths from a variety of environmental stewardship groups, including the Feiro Marine Life Center, which will soon share a building at the location with the marine sanctuary. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Matching game

Riley Lohman, left, and Arya Davis, both 6, of Port Angeles, play a matching game of sea life at an activity table setup by the… Continue reading

Riley Lohman, left, and Arya Davis, both 6, of Port Angeles, play a matching game of sea life at an activity table setup by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary during a 30th birthday party for the sanctuary at Waterfront Park. The celebration included information and activity booths from a variety of environmental stewardship groups, including the Feiro Marine Life Center, which will soon share a building at the location with the marine sanctuary. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Crews work last month to expand wastewater capacity on Fourth Street in Port Angeles. (City of Port Angeles)

Port Angeles crews working on 10 construction projects in city

Signal controller upgrades, city hall parking lot among list

Crews work last month to expand wastewater capacity on Fourth Street in Port Angeles. (City of Port Angeles)

Port of Port Angeles approves public access plan

Update allows agency to be eligible for state grant funding

“Honoring Ancestors” a quilt by Marianne Nolte, is part of the Peninsula Art Quilters’ show “Capturing Stories with Thread” at Sequim Museum and Arts throughout August.

Sequim’s First Friday art walk set this week

A yellow-themed art walk is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at various venues in downtown Sequim. Maps for the self-guided… Continue reading

“Honoring Ancestors” a quilt by Marianne Nolte, is part of the Peninsula Art Quilters’ show “Capturing Stories with Thread” at Sequim Museum and Arts throughout August.
Marylaura Ramponi, right, speaks with Sequim School District superintendent Regan Nickels following the July 15 board meeting. Facilities naming committee members were unanimous in accepting Ramponi’s $1 million donation for the district’s vocational education center. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Donation to name Sequim CTE center

Sequim resident gives $1M toward project

Marylaura Ramponi, right, speaks with Sequim School District superintendent Regan Nickels following the July 15 board meeting. Facilities naming committee members were unanimous in accepting Ramponi’s $1 million donation for the district’s vocational education center. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Angeles City Council set to meet

The Port Angeles City Council will conduct a strategic planning work session during a special meeting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The council… Continue reading