Clallam County

Forever Twilight Festival slated for this weekend in Forks

The Ninth Forever Twilight in Forks Festival is set for Thursday through Sunday at various locations in Forks. The annual festival celebrates the… Continue reading

Highway projects coming to Peninsula

Transportation improvements to span next two years

Andy Geiger.

Jazz sparks passion for former athletic director

Fat Ferdie the Stolen Sweets to play at annual Harvest of Hope fundraiser

Andy Geiger.

OlyCAP’s new executive director sets priority of fiscal operations

Morgan to lead agency after coming from Easterseals Washington

Olympic Theatre Arts to show ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

The production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” will open with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and matinees at… Continue reading

Sequim City Band musicians to perform at Monday Musicale

Monday Musicale will meet for lunch at noon Monday. The group meets at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Isaac Deater of Port Angeles plays guitar as his dog, Mimi, listens in on the sidewalk outside the Port Angeles Farmers Market at The Gateway pavilion on Saturday. Deater was busking for donations on a warm late-summer weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Summer song

Isaac Deater of Port Angeles plays guitar as his dog, Mimi, listens in on the sidewalk outside the Port Angeles Farmers Market at The Gateway… Continue reading

Isaac Deater of Port Angeles plays guitar as his dog, Mimi, listens in on the sidewalk outside the Port Angeles Farmers Market at The Gateway pavilion on Saturday. Deater was busking for donations on a warm late-summer weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tickets on sale for CrabFest this October

Tickets are on sale for the 2024 Dungeness Crab Festival, which is set for Oct. 11-13. Tickets are $30 for a half-crab… Continue reading

Vehicle pursuit leads to arrest

A 40-year-old man was arrested on investigation of multiple charges after he allegedly led law enforcement officers on a chase with speeds reaching… Continue reading

Port Angeles mandates outdoor water restrictions

The city of Port Angeles has declared a Stage III critical water shortage, which implements some immediate restrictions on outdoor water usage.… Continue reading

Ezra Rodriguez, 3, of Forks learns the workings of a bear canister with Olympic National Park Education Technician Christine Whitmarsh at the Peninsula College Fall Spectacular on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fall spectacular

Ezra Rodriguez, 3, of Forks learns the workings of a bear canister with Olympic National Park Education Technician Christine Whitmarsh at the Peninsula College Fall… Continue reading

Ezra Rodriguez, 3, of Forks learns the workings of a bear canister with Olympic National Park Education Technician Christine Whitmarsh at the Peninsula College Fall Spectacular on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Fireworks light up the skies over Carrie Blake Community Park to cap Sequim’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, 2023. The fireworks display started following the ban on the discharge of fireworks in the city. City council members plan to discuss the ban of fireworks sales next month. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim council to consider ban on fireworks sales

Discharge banned in city limits in 2016

Fireworks light up the skies over Carrie Blake Community Park to cap Sequim’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, 2023. The fireworks display started following the ban on the discharge of fireworks in the city. City council members plan to discuss the ban of fireworks sales next month. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim police serve a search warrant on Aug. 29 at Gold Rush Jewelry and Coin after multiple reports of theft. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim police investigating alleged $100K in theft from gold business

Nineteen people say they have been left without funds

Sequim police serve a search warrant on Aug. 29 at Gold Rush Jewelry and Coin after multiple reports of theft. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim won’t go for parks district

Council declines vote but may revisit in future

A GROWING CONCERN: In fall, the weed situation can get hairy

AS WE NOW enter September, with its heavy dew on the lawn and yard, pestilence once again begins to raise its destructive head. Slugs will… Continue reading

Eunice Lum, Sue and Mary’s eldest daughter. The image is from a 1922 girl’s sunday school class at the First Baptist Church. Eunice would be about 11 years old.

BACK WHEN: A story of early Chinese Peninsula settlers

WHEN I EXPLORE a cemetery, I often wonder about the lives of the people buried here. Does the name tell me anything? Do the dates… Continue reading

Eunice Lum, Sue and Mary’s eldest daughter. The image is from a 1922 girl’s sunday school class at the First Baptist Church. Eunice would be about 11 years old.

Clallam’s budget projects deficit

County to attempt reduce its expenditures

Daytime alternating traffic planned for Elwha River Bridge

Travelers will see one-way alternating traffic on U.S. Highway 101 near the Elwha River Bridge next week. Contractor crews will put down… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading