Clallam County

Amy McIntyre to address Soroptimist International of Port Angeles via Zoom

Amy McIntyre will address a meeting of Soroptimist International of Port Angeles at noon Friday. The free presentation will stream on the… Continue reading

Case rise straining Peninsula-area health care

Health officer reports virus among workers

Floyd Liljedahl of Port Angeles, a master gardener with the Washington State University Extension Service, looks over a plant bed as he prepares a portion of the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles for the winter season. He added ground cover to the plot on Wednesday and removed unwanted plant material. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Community garden

Floyd Liljedahl of Port Angeles, a master gardener with the Washington State University Extension Service, looks over a plant bed as he prepares a portion… Continue reading

Floyd Liljedahl of Port Angeles, a master gardener with the Washington State University Extension Service, looks over a plant bed as he prepares a portion of the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles for the winter season. He added ground cover to the plot on Wednesday and removed unwanted plant material. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Guild Holiday Bazaar slated for Saturday

The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will host its 13th Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The annual sale,… Continue reading

Parent to Parent of Clallam County to host social hour

Parent to Parent of Clallam County will host a social hour from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m Friday. The get-together is part… Continue reading

Kallie Ann LeTellier, 36, appears via video in Clallam County Superior Court. She pleaded guilty to her role in a December 2018 murder and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Port Angeles woman sentenced for murder

Kallie Ann LeTellier pleads guilty, will serve 35 years

Kallie Ann LeTellier, 36, appears via video in Clallam County Superior Court. She pleaded guilty to her role in a December 2018 murder and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Sequim to plant birch trees in Pioneer Park to observe Arbor Day

Sequim Public Works will observe Arbor Day at noon Friday. The city will plant six clumping birch trees in Pioneer Park, 387 E.… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Myra Walker, right, grabs a rebound from Sequim's LeeAnn Raney, left, and Hannah Wagner during a game last February at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WIAA pushes back prep seasons

The return of high school sports will be delayed by at least another month and all three prep seasons have been reduced… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Myra Walker, right, grabs a rebound from Sequim's LeeAnn Raney, left, and Hannah Wagner during a game last February at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COVID-19 cases continue rise on Peninsula

Sequim School District reports positive infection

Clallam County OKs contract extensions for Social Distancing Center

Clallam County commissioners have approved two-month contract extensions for security, medical staff and operations of the COVID-19 Social Distancing Center. The three… Continue reading

A head-on collision between a car and semi-truck closed the Hood Canal Bridge in both directions for nearly two hours on Tuesday morning.  (State Patrol)
A head-on collision between a car and semi-truck closed the Hood Canal Bridge in both directions for nearly two hours on Tuesday morning.  (State Patrol)

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: ‘Neverending Story’ shines bright

THE LIGHT BULB blazed on courtesy of Anna Andersen, director of Port Angeles High School’s production of “The Neverending Story,” to live-stream its final three… Continue reading

OMC Foundation amends annual fundraiser events

Olympic Medical Center Foundation has canceled two events scheduled for the annual Festival of Trees because of the recent rise in COVID-19… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: It’s spawning season again

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river on a dark and dismal day. It’s a favorite time of year. When the rain cleans the river of… Continue reading

Skaters make their way around the rink of the Port Angeles Ice Village in November 2019. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles ice skating rink postponed until March

The Port Angeles Winter Ice Village has been postponed until March because of COVID-19 precautions, organizers said. The third season of the… Continue reading

Skaters make their way around the rink of the Port Angeles Ice Village in November 2019. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County enters COVID-19 high-risk category

Peninsula case rates above 75 per 100,000 for past two weeks

Vehicles make their away along a rock-strewn stretch of Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles after high waves pushed debris across a parking area and a section of roadway. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

More than 20,000 lose power across Peninsula

Storm brings wind gusts, rain that knock down trees

Vehicles make their away along a rock-strewn stretch of Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles after high waves pushed debris across a parking area and a section of roadway. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Driver leaves scene after collision with pole knocks out power

An alleged hit-and-run collision with a utility pole knocked out power to a neighborhood west of Sequim for about six hours into Monday… Continue reading

Goats culled from park

Demanding terrain, hazardous air conditions from wildfire smoke and torrential rain, snow and wind impacted Olympic National Park’s ground-based mountain goat… Continue reading