Clallam County

Clallam County Sheriff to offer bonuses for new, existing jail deputies

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office plans to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to offer referral, signing and retention bonuses in an effort to address… Continue reading

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Construction starts on outdoor classroom at Dungeness center

Building to be shaped like traditional cedar hat

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Laurie Nichols of Port Angeles examines a display of gems and pendants at the Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The show, hosted by the Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association over the weekend, featured a wide variety of rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils from around the world for sale and for show. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Finding gems

Laurie Nichols of Port Angeles examines a display of gems and pendants at the Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in… Continue reading

Laurie Nichols of Port Angeles examines a display of gems and pendants at the Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The show, hosted by the Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association over the weekend, featured a wide variety of rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils from around the world for sale and for show. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Two Clallam County residents die of COVID-19

Booster that targets omicron variant now available

Two people injured in rollover collision

A passenger in a one-vehicle rollover collision on U.S. Highway 101 six miles north of Forks was listed in serious condition Monday morning while the… Continue reading

Clallam County preliminary budget for ’23 looks good so far

Outlook expected to become more clear in the coming months

Rick McKenzie starts Sunday’s ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Park with bagpipe music, walking down the line of flags to the memorial of a 9-foot I-beam from the Twin Towers in New York. About 2,000 of these memorial pieces of wreckage have been placed around the country. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Remembering 9/11

Rick McKenzie starts Sunday’s ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Park with bagpipe music, walking down the line of flags to the memorial of a 9-foot… Continue reading

Rick McKenzie starts Sunday’s ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Park with bagpipe music, walking down the line of flags to the memorial of a 9-foot I-beam from the Twin Towers in New York. About 2,000 of these memorial pieces of wreckage have been placed around the country. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Smoke clearing on North Olympic Peninsula

Air quality improves with westerly winds

Tacoma woman sentenced to 19 months after Sequim crime spree

The second partner in a May “crime spree” through Sequim agreed to a plea deal for theft charges in Clallam and Pierce counties.… Continue reading

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Emma Jane Garcia, as the unnamed central character of the interactive show “Every Brilliant Thing” plays her character from young age into middle adulthood with a large range of emotion.

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ engages audiences, explores mental health

“Our upcoming show, ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ is one of the funniest and most heart-warming shows we’ve done,” said Georgia Meyers of the… Continue reading

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Emma Jane Garcia, as the unnamed central character of the interactive show “Every Brilliant Thing” plays her character from young age into middle adulthood with a large range of emotion.

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall into autumn with transitional chores

autumn arrives on Sept. 22 at 6:04 p.m.… Continue reading

Audience particpates in preview

A small audience of about 30 people, primarily mental health professionals, seated themselves in comfortable chairs and couches in a theater-in-the-round at… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port… Continue reading

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Before the Autograph and Photograph Event on Friday, the Forever Twilight in Forks (FTF) committee had a group photo taken with actors Billie Burke and Erik Odom. From left are Teresa Aldrich, Shannon Damron, Rob Hunter, Burke, Lissy Andros, Kelly Grable, Odom and Kim DeMaria. The festival continues today and Sunday. It highlights the town in which author Stephenie Meyer set her four novels released from 2005 through 2008, about a romance between 17-year-old Isabella Swan, a mortal, and 104-year-old vampire Edward Cullen — all of which spawned five movies.

Forever fans in Forks

Before the Autograph and Photograph Event on Friday, the Forever Twilight in Forks (FTF) committee had a group photo taken with actors Billie Burke and… Continue reading

Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Before the Autograph and Photograph Event on Friday, the Forever Twilight in Forks (FTF) committee had a group photo taken with actors Billie Burke and Erik Odom. From left are Teresa Aldrich, Shannon Damron, Rob Hunter, Burke, Lissy Andros, Kelly Grable, Odom and Kim DeMaria. The festival continues today and Sunday. It highlights the town in which author Stephenie Meyer set her four novels released from 2005 through 2008, about a romance between 17-year-old Isabella Swan, a mortal, and 104-year-old vampire Edward Cullen — all of which spawned five movies.

Foundation donates $400K for new imaging equipment

The Elizabeth B. McGraw Foundation, headed by Lee McGraw — formerly of Sequim — donated $400,000 toward the purchase of a new… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: The right thing can be hard to do

SHE MADE THE right call. Though some may question it, or even chastise her for it. After months of agonizing, she came to the conclusion… Continue reading

Housing Authority gets grant of $300K

Funds to augment self-help building program

Monkeypox vaccine offered on Peninsula

The Jynneos vaccine against MPV, also known as monkeypox, is available for those at high risk of the disease on the North Olympic Peninsula. “We… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Richard Greenway, Sequim City Band/Sequim City Band 

Tyler Benedict directs Sequim City Band members at the group’s Aug. 14 concert. The band is back at the James Center today.

Sequim City Band performs final concert of season

Four-legged friends welcome at annual Music Where You Bark

  • Sep 10, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen and Michael Dashiell Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • LifeClallam County
Photo courtesy of Richard Greenway, Sequim City Band/Sequim City Band 

Tyler Benedict directs Sequim City Band members at the group’s Aug. 14 concert. The band is back at the James Center today.

State Supreme Court to hear Olympic Game Farm case

Sequim animal farm accused of animal cruelty