Clallam County

The Windsong sailboat of Port Townsend departs Friday morning from Point Hudson, where the Wooden Boat Festival would have taken place. The Sept. 10-12 festival is among two Port Townsend festivals canceled due to the changing COVID landscape, organizers said Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Windsong sailboat of Port Townsend departs Friday morning from Point Hudson, where the Wooden Boat Festival would have taken place. The Sept. 10-12 festival is among two Port Townsend festivals canceled due to the changing COVID landscape, organizers said Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula counties add COVID-19 cases

A Clallam County long-term care facility outbreak has risen to 21 cases of COVID-19, and a second facility in Clallam is now confirmed to have… Continue reading

Man found dead inside burned travel trailer

An unidentified man was found dead inside a Diamond Point travel trailer that was consumed by flames Monday night, authorities said. By the… Continue reading

Community Service Award nomination deadline Tuesday

The deadline is fast approaching for nominations for the 2021 Clallam County Community Service Award. This past year, the extraordinary stresses put on every aspect… Continue reading

Outdoor Emergency classes scheduled

The Hurricane Ridge Ski Patrol will conduct an Outdoor Emergency Care certification course beginning Saturday, Sept. 18. The course, developed by the… Continue reading

Peninsula schools resume classes while COVID-19 cases rise

Sequim School District and the Quillayute Valley School District resume classes today

Ben Rutherford, an employee of River Run Farm near Sequim, arranges locally grown produce at the Port Angeles Farmers Market. Such markets are among the destinations in this month’s “Eat Local First” campaign. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ben Rutherford, an employee of River Run Farm near Sequim, arranges locally grown produce at the Port Angeles Farmers Market. Such markets are among the destinations in this month’s “Eat Local First” campaign. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim quarterback Kobe Applegate avoids North Kitsap defenders during a contest last spring. Applegate is expected to start at quarterback his senior season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Sequim Wolves looking to stay on high-performing track

Entering Friday’s season-opening tilt at Forks, Sequim is attempting to replace a senior class that saw much of the varsity playing time for… Continue reading

Sequim quarterback Kobe Applegate avoids North Kitsap defenders during a contest last spring. Applegate is expected to start at quarterback his senior season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Cadet Kade Kirsch, pictured here with his father Matt Kirsch, completed his first powered solo flight on Aug. 10.

Young Peninsula pilots reach new heights

Kade Kirsch, a 16-year-old Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadet chief master sergeant, earned a pair of major personal milestones recently, highlighted by… Continue reading

Cadet Kade Kirsch, pictured here with his father Matt Kirsch, completed his first powered solo flight on Aug. 10.

County to consider hearing on approving RVs on lots

Planners want separate track for affordable housing

Frank Ducceschi in 2018. (Family photo)

Former newspaper publisher dies

Frank Ducceschi oversaw change to morning delivery

Frank Ducceschi in 2018. (Family photo)

No injuries in garbage truck fire

A garbage truck caught fire on West Front Street near the Field Arts and Events Hall early Monday, the Port Angeles Fire… Continue reading

Sequim candidate forum canceled

The Independent Advisory Association on Monday canceled a Sequim City Council candidate forum it had planned on Wednesday. Instead of a forum in… Continue reading

Erik Smith

PAPD promotion announced

Chief of Police Brian S. Smith has sworn in Patrol Cpl. Erik Smith. Cpl. Smith participated in a competitive promotion process during… Continue reading

Erik Smith

No peak yet for new virus cases

Clallam records 161 over weekend; Jefferson adds 17

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Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles, after DelaBarre completed the bicycle portion of "Run for Joe," a solo triathelion on Saturday to raise funds in support of Gold Star families who have lost loved ones in military action. The Captain Joseph House, a former bed-and-breakfast which was converted to give respite to military families, is named for Schultz' son, Joseph Schultz, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 29, 2011.

‘Run for Joe’

Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Special education kindergarten teacher Amy DelaBarre of Port Angeles gives an emotional hug to Betsy Schulz, founder of the Captain Joseph House Foundation in Port Angeles, after DelaBarre completed the bicycle portion of "Run for Joe," a solo triathelion on Saturday to raise funds in support of Gold Star families who have lost loved ones in military action. The Captain Joseph House, a former bed-and-breakfast which was converted to give respite to military families, is named for Schultz' son, Joseph Schultz, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 29, 2011.

Man accused of hate crime ordered into treatment

Court finds him not competent to stand trial

School supply drive through September

Express Employment Professionals will host a school supply drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays throughout the month of… Continue reading