Clallam County

PAT NEAL: Hunting season excuses

AND SO, ANOTHER hunting season passes astern. I hope yours went better than mine. It was a shipwreck of failure, blame and excuses. Hunting experts… Continue reading

Port Angeles lifts Stage III water restrictions

The city of Port Angeles has lifted all of its Stage III water restrictions. City Manager Nathan West lifted the restrictions Monday… Continue reading

Song swap set Friday at Studio Bob

The second Song Swap is set for 7 p.m. Friday. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front… Continue reading

Power out for thousands in Clallam County

More than 11,000 electric meters were without power in Clallam County on Tuesday afternoon, according to an outage map on the Clallam… Continue reading

Samite, pictured during his Field Arts & Events Hall performance last fall, is returning to Port Angeles for a matinee and evening performance this Saturday. (Field Arts & Events Hall)

Samite, ‘Resilience’ return to Port Angeles this weekend

One-man play includes soft voice, African instruments

Samite, pictured during his Field Arts & Events Hall performance last fall, is returning to Port Angeles for a matinee and evening performance this Saturday. (Field Arts & Events Hall)

One timber sale canceled, two approved

Advocates vow they will continue to fight

Port of Port Angeles ready to approve budget

Agency also considering Project Macoma

High tides, strong winds expected to hit Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula will experience high tides and strong winds over the next two days, and that could create dangerous offshore… Continue reading

Greg Haskins, left, and Travis Truckenmiller of the city of Port Angeles perform annual cleaning of the city’s catch basins. They used a sprayer and additional tools to suck out all the debris, mostly leaves, to prevent flooding. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Flood prevention

Greg Haskins, left, and Travis Truckenmiller of the city of Port Angeles perform annual cleaning of the city’s catch basins. They used a sprayer and… Continue reading

Greg Haskins, left, and Travis Truckenmiller of the city of Port Angeles perform annual cleaning of the city’s catch basins. They used a sprayer and additional tools to suck out all the debris, mostly leaves, to prevent flooding. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Colleen Robinson, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County, signs off on purchasing 7.7 acres at 303 Mill Road in Carlsborg. Part of the $1.93 million purchase was covered by an $854,000 bequest from the late Frances J. Lyon. The property will be called Lyon’s Landing. (Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County)

Habitat purchases Carlsborg property

Organization plans to build 45 homes

Colleen Robinson, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County, signs off on purchasing 7.7 acres at 303 Mill Road in Carlsborg. Part of the $1.93 million purchase was covered by an $854,000 bequest from the late Frances J. Lyon. The property will be called Lyon’s Landing. (Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County)
Fresh produce is available at The Market at the Port Angeles Food Bank. (Port Angeles Food Bank)

Port Angeles, Sequim food banks honored with Farmer of Year award

North Olympic Land Trust highlights local program

Fresh produce is available at The Market at the Port Angeles Food Bank. (Port Angeles Food Bank)
Clara (Rhodefer) Muma, 5, looks at a memorial honoring her great-great-great uncle Clyde Rhodefer of Sequim in front of Carlsborg Family Church on Nov. 9. The plaque was replaced and added the names of the men from Clallam County who died in World War I. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

WWI plaque rededicated for 10 servicemen

Community members gather at Carlsborg Family Church for ceremony

Clara (Rhodefer) Muma, 5, looks at a memorial honoring her great-great-great uncle Clyde Rhodefer of Sequim in front of Carlsborg Family Church on Nov. 9. The plaque was replaced and added the names of the men from Clallam County who died in World War I. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

A GROWING CONCERN: Get in the middle of a great garden

AS I WAS going through my records and notes, I came across an article from 2020 that was just so perfect for this week and… Continue reading

CRTC, Makah housing partners

Western hemlock to be used for building kits

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 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Boards, commissions to hear 2025 draft budgets

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Overnight closures set at Golf Course Road

Work crews will continue with the city of Port Angeles’ signal controller upgrade project at the north end of Golf Course Road… Continue reading

Sequim Police officers, from left, Devin McBride, Ella Mildon and Chris Moon receive 2024 Lifesaving Awards on Oct. 28 for their medical response to help a man after he was hit by a truck on U.S. Highway 101. (Barbara Hanna)

Sequim police officers honored with Lifesaving Award

Three Sequim Police Department officers have been recognized for helping save a Mukilteo man’s life after he was hit by a vehicle on… Continue reading

Sequim Police officers, from left, Devin McBride, Ella Mildon and Chris Moon receive 2024 Lifesaving Awards on Oct. 28 for their medical response to help a man after he was hit by a truck on U.S. Highway 101. (Barbara Hanna)

Signs from library StoryWalk project found to be vandalized

‘We hope this is an isolated incident,’ library officials say

April Jackson, The Reptile Lady, speaks while students hold a 12-foot Burmese python named “Mr. Pickles” at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles on Friday. The students, from left to right, are Braden Gray, Bennett Gray, Grayson Stern, Aubrey Whitaker, Cami Stern, Elliot Whitaker and Cole Gillilan. Jackson, a second-generation presenter, showed a variety of reptiles from turtles to iguanas. Her father, The Reptile Man, is Scott Peterson from Monroe, who started teaching about reptiles more than 35 years ago. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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The Reptile Lady

April Jackson, The Reptile Lady, speaks while students hold a 12-foot Burmese python named “Mr. Pickles” at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles on Friday.… Continue reading

April Jackson, The Reptile Lady, speaks while students hold a 12-foot Burmese python named “Mr. Pickles” at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles on Friday. The students, from left to right, are Braden Gray, Bennett Gray, Grayson Stern, Aubrey Whitaker, Cami Stern, Elliot Whitaker and Cole Gillilan. Jackson, a second-generation presenter, showed a variety of reptiles from turtles to iguanas. Her father, The Reptile Man, is Scott Peterson from Monroe, who started teaching about reptiles more than 35 years ago. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)