Clallam County

If negotiations between Sequim School District staff and The Wenaha Group are finalized, the firm will lead construction management of the voter-approved bond projects, such as building a new Helen Haller Elementary School, a new wing at Sequim High School along with construction of the Career Technical Education building. (Sequim School District)

Sequim schools narrow choices

District negotiating on its bond projects

If negotiations between Sequim School District staff and The Wenaha Group are finalized, the firm will lead construction management of the voter-approved bond projects, such as building a new Helen Haller Elementary School, a new wing at Sequim High School along with construction of the Career Technical Education building. (Sequim School District)
Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group Gary Young’s innovative approach to surfboard building led him to use the same concept for constructing a tiny home that he intends to ship to Hawaii, allowing him to split his time between there and Sequim. He relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2018 after he lost his home and workshop in the Kilauea lava flow.

Surf board builder crafting ultralight tiny home

Innovative structures could help with housing crisis, he says

Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group Gary Young’s innovative approach to surfboard building led him to use the same concept for constructing a tiny home that he intends to ship to Hawaii, allowing him to split his time between there and Sequim. He relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2018 after he lost his home and workshop in the Kilauea lava flow.
Workers with A&R Solar, Millican Crane Service and Trane Technologies guide a battery energy storage system into place Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The city received a $450,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce to install the battery system and a solar array — solar cells wired together to create energy — to provide heating and cooling in case of a power outage. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
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Battery system installation

Workers with A&R Solar, Millican Crane Service and Trane Technologies guide a battery energy storage system into place Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center.… Continue reading

Workers with A&R Solar, Millican Crane Service and Trane Technologies guide a battery energy storage system into place Friday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The city received a $450,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce to install the battery system and a solar array — solar cells wired together to create energy — to provide heating and cooling in case of a power outage. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam to discuss Board of Natural Resources vote

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Four-week trial set for March 2026

A four-week trial for a woman charged with second-degree murder has been set for next March. Clallam County Superior Court Judge Simon… Continue reading

Submitted photo Neon Riders 4-H Club medal and high point winners.

HORSEPLAY: Fundraising and 4-H events on the Peninsula

4L ARENA AND stable owner Kari Payne managed to put the fun in her Western Games show while fundraising to support a cause near and… Continue reading

Submitted photo Neon Riders 4-H Club medal and high point winners.

Peninsula food banks bracing for SNAP cuts

Demand could outpace supply, executive director says

Port Angeles school board reviews renaming Stevens

Discussion, decision expected in September

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Hospital selects interim executive

Gregson one of four candidates for position

Free concerts set next week in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend

Free concerts are scheduled across the Peninsula next week. They include: Sequim Music in the Park Lovesick Fools will perform from 6 p.m. to 8… Continue reading

Hospital expected to hire executive

Commission to interview fourth candidate Friday

Unity of Effort to honor first responders

A first responder community celebration, theater productions and a totem pole rededication ceremony highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The Unity… Continue reading

Voters approve levy lid lift for fire district in Sequim

Board president says measure will maintain service

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nationwide event brought law enforcement agencies, watch groups and civic organizations together for an evening of community building, featuring informational displays, children’s activities and a large-screen movie presentation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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National Night Out

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out… Continue reading

Port Angeles Police officers Kenneth McKnight, left, and Lilliana Emery give a canine demonstration with Freddy, a trained police dog, during Tuesday’s National Night Out at Port Angeles Civic Field. The nationwide event brought law enforcement agencies, watch groups and civic organizations together for an evening of community building, featuring informational displays, children’s activities and a large-screen movie presentation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Quileute tribal member Devin Coberly-Black carries the tribe's banner as dancers enter the performance area at the Paddle to Elwha 2025 celebration on Tuesday at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Reservation west of Port Angeles. Native bands from around the region took part in the five-day event following the arrival of dozens of tribal canoes last Thursday. Festivities concluded on Tuesday with traditional dances and songs by native groups from across the Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Traditional performance

Quileute tribal member Devin Coberly-Black carries the tribe’s banner as dancers enter the performance area at the Paddle to Elwha 2025 celebration on Tuesday at… Continue reading

Quileute tribal member Devin Coberly-Black carries the tribe's banner as dancers enter the performance area at the Paddle to Elwha 2025 celebration on Tuesday at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Reservation west of Port Angeles. Native bands from around the region took part in the five-day event following the arrival of dozens of tribal canoes last Thursday. Festivities concluded on Tuesday with traditional dances and songs by native groups from across the Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County to ask voters for levy lid lift

One-year measure will appear on November ballot

Top two candidates advance to general

November races set for Port Angeles City Council, schools

Olympic Medical Center to pursue partnership with UW Medicine

Process could take months, board says