Clallam County

Marshall Jay Lewis enters Clallam County Superior Court in 2016 on charges related to the New Year's Day arson fire of the Beaver-area home of a woman who cut off a dating relationship with him. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Arsonist’s sentence reduced

Man to serve 8½ years after 24 months dropped

Marshall Jay Lewis enters Clallam County Superior Court in 2016 on charges related to the New Year's Day arson fire of the Beaver-area home of a woman who cut off a dating relationship with him. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Getting a real shot at hope

Phil confided in me as we drove toward the hospital. “I’m as excited as I was on our first date: Anxious, a little sick to… Continue reading

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

OUTDOORS: Funding secured for repairing Spruce Railroad Trail

Funding has been secured and a contractor lined up to repair a 280-foot-long stretch of the Spruce Railroad Trail that was buried… Continue reading

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

PAT NEAL: A fouled future for nature

Thank you for reading this. After reading about my ill-fated clam dig at Discovery Bay, where the clams and oysters were all dead, people sent… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Silas Crews
Lindsey Coffman, last year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival queen, crowns Hannah Hampton in a virtual royalty pageant.

Queen, princesses crowned for virtual Sequim Irrigation Festival

Scholarship pageant makes its debut with online platform

Photo courtesy of Silas Crews
Lindsey Coffman, last year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival queen, crowns Hannah Hampton in a virtual royalty pageant.
Sophie Elan and Mark Katsikapes enjoy Tuesday afternoon at Port Townsend's Chetzemoka Park, which has received a $127,000 bequest from a Sequim woman who loved the spacious park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim benefactor supports three places

Funds split between PT park, pet care and hospice support

Sophie Elan and Mark Katsikapes enjoy Tuesday afternoon at Port Townsend's Chetzemoka Park, which has received a $127,000 bequest from a Sequim woman who loved the spacious park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Children run beneath a volley of tempra paint cannons at the start of Saturday's 1k Sun Fun Color Run at Carrie Blake Park, a featured event of the inaugural Sequim Sunshine Festival. The two-day fete, a celebration of Sequim's "sunny" reputation, featured a wide variety of events, displays, performances and activities.

Sequim Sunshine Festival kicking off March 5

The City of Sequim’s second Sequim Sunshine Festival is back with a number of community events set for Friday and Saturday. Some events… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Children run beneath a volley of tempra paint cannons at the start of Saturday's 1k Sun Fun Color Run at Carrie Blake Park, a featured event of the inaugural Sequim Sunshine Festival. The two-day fete, a celebration of Sequim's "sunny" reputation, featured a wide variety of events, displays, performances and activities.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Virtual meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday. This week features Brix Marine, formerly Armstrong Marine, and their plans… Continue reading

Leo Goolden stands in the wooden hull of Tally Ho, a 1910 cutter he is restoring in the Sequim area. Goolden posted a YouTube video Sunday discussing issues he's had with a neighbor and Clallam County's Department of Community Development. (Sampson Boat Co. via YouTube)

Boat restoration project may be asked to move

Video series documents building efforts since 2017

Leo Goolden stands in the wooden hull of Tally Ho, a 1910 cutter he is restoring in the Sequim area. Goolden posted a YouTube video Sunday discussing issues he's had with a neighbor and Clallam County's Department of Community Development. (Sampson Boat Co. via YouTube)
Joan and Bill Henry of Sequim stroll along the Johnson Creek Trestle, part of the Olympic Discovery Trail spanning Johnson Creek east of Sequim. The 410-foot-long trestle was refurbished in 2003 from a former railroad span and opened to pedestrian traffic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Spanning the trestle

Joan and Bill Henry of Sequim stroll along the Johnson Creek Trestle, part of the Olympic Discovery Trail spanning Johnson Creek east of Sequim. The… Continue reading

Joan and Bill Henry of Sequim stroll along the Johnson Creek Trestle, part of the Olympic Discovery Trail spanning Johnson Creek east of Sequim. The 410-foot-long trestle was refurbished in 2003 from a former railroad span and opened to pedestrian traffic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Dennis Bauer

Trial for triple murder reset

Proceedings to start April 26

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Dennis Bauer
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Skaters make their way around the rink in January 2020 at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.

Ice rink to open, require masks

Skating to be offered for one month

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Skaters make their way around the rink in January 2020 at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village.

North Olympic Library System to host lecture on avoiding scams

The North Olympic Library System will host “Avoiding Scams: Tips to Protect Yourself” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The lecture, which will stream… Continue reading

Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.
Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.
Beach walkers stroll beneath the bluffs on the shore of Sequim Bay near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams east of Sequim on Saturday. The area is popular with beachcombers and offers views of Protection Island and the Miller Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Views from the beach

Beach walkers stroll beneath the bluffs on the shore of Sequim Bay near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams east of Sequim on Saturday.… Continue reading

Beach walkers stroll beneath the bluffs on the shore of Sequim Bay near Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams east of Sequim on Saturday. The area is popular with beachcombers and offers views of Protection Island and the Miller Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Weekend clinic provides Pfizer vaccinations

Peninsula counties expect to receive additional supplies