Clallam County

Charter Review Commission to consider seven issues

The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has launched a public survey regarding seven issues under consideration. The online survey can be accessed… Continue reading

Conservation measures requested on water system west of Sekiu

Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 has issued a stage 2 water alert for its Island View Water System. A stage 2… Continue reading

State leaders discuss budget

Importance of gas tax explained

Supreme Court justice addresses law day event

Clallam-Jefferson Pro Bono Lawyers hosted an observance of Law Day at the Elwha Heritage Center in Port Angeles. The organization provides free… Continue reading

Police: Man dies following assault in Sequim

A man died after he was allegedly assaulted in the 500 block of West Washington Street in Sequim. Sequim police arrested Aaron C.… Continue reading

Special candidate filing period to open Wednesday

The Clallam County elections office will conduct a special three-day filing period from 8 a.m. today through 5 p.m. Friday. Jefferson County,… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tobin Standley, right, hands a piece of stereo equipment to Gerald Casasola for disposal during Saturday’s electronics recycling collection day in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. Items collected during the roundup were to be given to Friendly Earth International Recycling for repairs and eventual resale, or else disassembled for parts. Club members were accepting monetary donations during the event as a benefit for Kiwanis community programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Electronics recycling

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tobin Standley, right, hands a piece of stereo equipment to Gerald Casasola for disposal during Saturday’s electronics recycling collection day in… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tobin Standley, right, hands a piece of stereo equipment to Gerald Casasola for disposal during Saturday’s electronics recycling collection day in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. Items collected during the roundup were to be given to Friendly Earth International Recycling for repairs and eventual resale, or else disassembled for parts. Club members were accepting monetary donations during the event as a benefit for Kiwanis community programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Microsoft purchases Peninsula credits

Carbon removal will come from area forests

Port Angeles Garden Club member Bobbie Daniels, left, and her daughter, Rose Halverson, both of Port Angeles, look at a table of plants for sale at the club’s annual plant sale and raffle on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The event featured hundreds of plants for sale as a fundraiser for club events and operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Plant sale

Port Angeles Garden Club member Bobbie Daniels, left, and her daughter, Rose Halverson, both of Port Angeles, look at a table of plants for sale… Continue reading

Port Angeles Garden Club member Bobbie Daniels, left, and her daughter, Rose Halverson, both of Port Angeles, look at a table of plants for sale at the club’s annual plant sale and raffle on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The event featured hundreds of plants for sale as a fundraiser for club events and operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles School District to reduce budget by $1.9M

Additional cuts could come if government slashes Title 1 funding

Artist Karen Sixkiller will speak at the Port Angeles Main Library on Saturday.

Sixkiller to host presentation at Port Angeles library

Karen Sixkiller will discuss her solo art exhibit “Cancer Sticks: The Corruption of Sacred Tobacco” during an artist talk at 2:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Artist Karen Sixkiller will speak at the Port Angeles Main Library on Saturday.
A group of people play American Mahjong at the Harmony Center of Sequim in the activities room, which is large and well-lit, with Wi-Fi, a 70-inch television, folding tables and chairs. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Harmony Center cultivates peace through connection

Nonprofit offers free activity space in Sequim

A group of people play American Mahjong at the Harmony Center of Sequim in the activities room, which is large and well-lit, with Wi-Fi, a 70-inch television, folding tables and chairs. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
W. Ron Allen.

Allen to be inducted into Native American Hall of Fame

Ceremony will take place in November in Oklahoma City

W. Ron Allen.
Moses McDonald, a Sequim water operator, holds one of the city’s new utility residential meters in his right hand and a radio transmitter in his left. City staff finished replacing more than 3,000 meters so they can be read remotely. (City of Sequim)

Sequim shifts to remote utility meters

Installation for devices began last August

Moses McDonald, a Sequim water operator, holds one of the city’s new utility residential meters in his right hand and a radio transmitter in his left. City staff finished replacing more than 3,000 meters so they can be read remotely. (City of Sequim)
A family of eagles sits in a tree just north of Carrie Blake Community Park. Following concerns over impacts to the eagles and nearby Garry oak trees, city staff will move Sequim’s Fourth of July fireworks display to the other side of Carrie Blake Community Park. Staff said the show will be discharged more than half a mile away. (City of Sequim)

Sequim to move fireworks display

Show will remain in Carrie Blake Park

A family of eagles sits in a tree just north of Carrie Blake Community Park. Following concerns over impacts to the eagles and nearby Garry oak trees, city staff will move Sequim’s Fourth of July fireworks display to the other side of Carrie Blake Community Park. Staff said the show will be discharged more than half a mile away. (City of Sequim)

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall for these summer foliage plants

IN KEEPING WITH the other week’s article, let us add to our list of great summer plants. All of these selections are for their foliage.… Continue reading

Contested races emerge in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Filing week is a wrap, with 12 offices in Clallam County and 10 offices in Jefferson County that will be contested. Only… Continue reading

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: Commissioners to consider Opportunity Fund grants

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Kimi Robertson Freedom Farm Hoof Beats member Lily Robertson and her horse Queen of Hearts (Ruby) showed excellent style and form, placing first in the 95-meter jumper class at the Bainbridge Saddle Club’s first Hunter/Jumper Show of the season.

HORSEPLAY: Spring is the perfect time to go horse riding

SPRING IS IN the air, everywhere I look around. Spring is in the air, in every sight and every sound … I’m singing that to… Continue reading

Kimi Robertson Freedom Farm Hoof Beats member Lily Robertson and her horse Queen of Hearts (Ruby) showed excellent style and form, placing first in the 95-meter jumper class at the Bainbridge Saddle Club’s first Hunter/Jumper Show of the season.