Clallam County

Cost of wind storm damage up to $400,000 in Clallam County; wind causes outages in East Jefferson County on Monday night

Wind storm cleanup has cost Clallam County and city public agencies an estimated $400,000 since a countywide outage turned out the lights for about eight… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild gives fire district funds for software

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild gives fire district funds for software

The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild has donated funds to Clallam County Fire District No. 3 to buy a software upgrade that officials said will… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild gives fire district funds for software

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ:

WE LIVE IN various kinds of families. Parents and siblings, yes, but our circles of friends and workmates form families, too. For Mary Hogan, her… Continue reading

Sequim author shares perspective of women in Forest Service

Sequim author shares perspective of women in Forest Service

Lauren Turner of Sequim hopes to give women an exclusive look at the career opportunities available to women in the U.S. Forest Service… Continue reading

Sequim author shares perspective of women in Forest Service
Peninsula braces for more wind as storm recovery continues

Peninsula braces for more wind as storm recovery continues

Clallam County emergency responders again braced for high winds on the West End as Quillayute Valley School District sent children home at about 1 p.m.… Continue reading

Peninsula braces for more wind as storm recovery continues

Chlorine gas leak repaired at water facility near Lake Crescent

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a chlorine gas leak at a Crescent Water Association facility near Lake Crescent. No… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Book signing delayed by windstorm

A book signing with Nancy Johns has been rescheduled to 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The event, originally scheduled for last… Continue reading

Rollover wreck near Port Townsend sends Sequim woman to hospital

A one-vehicle rollover wreck on state Highway 20 on Monday morning sent a Sequim driver to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.… Continue reading

High wind warnings return for North Olympic Peninsula

Quillayute Valley School District planned to release students early today in anticipation of high winds on the West End. Forks High School sports… Continue reading

Assessing the damage: Port Angeles, others to start adding up costs of wind storm

Assessing the damage: Port Angeles, others to start adding up costs of wind storm

Clallam County residents Sunday were dealing with the consequences of Friday’s windstorm, with some still without power while others cleared debris. Crews from the city… Continue reading

Assessing the damage: Port Angeles, others to start adding up costs of wind storm

Timber Innovation Act heads to president’s desk

Legislation that aims to accelerate the research and development of wood for use in construction projects is heading to the president’s desk… Continue reading

‘Blue flags save lives’: Serenity House to be open 24 hours in extreme weather

Serenity House of Clallam County has announced that it will open its shelter for 24 hours during cold temperatures or extreme weather.… Continue reading

Department of Transportation work could delay traffic at Highway 112 bridge near Joyce

Delays on state Highway 112 should be expected this week near the Lyre River Bridge, depending on weather. The state Department of Transportation… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Flight landing practice not scheduled … and other items

There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at Ault Field this Monday… Continue reading

Alexis Haire lives in the Port Angeles home she built for herself and her daughters Maddie, 7, left, and Lily, 11. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

The Home Fund, the house and the connection: Help demonstrated that no one is alone

In Alexis Haire’s life, the support that came around is now going around. Haire, 31, lives in a spacious house she built… Continue reading

Alexis Haire lives in the Port Angeles home she built for herself and her daughters Maddie, 7, left, and Lily, 11. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding light in a dark world

IT IS OVERWHELMING how dark it becomes on the Olympic Peninsula after the sun sets. You can experience this every time you walk down the… Continue reading

Winds wallop Olympic Peninsula

Winds wallop Olympic Peninsula

Strong winds flowing off the Olympic Mountains ravaged trees and knocked out power to all of Clallam County on Friday, triggering a… Continue reading

Winds wallop Olympic Peninsula

A GROWING CONCERN: Planning now saves work later

THE WINTER SOLSTICE is this week, Friday at 2:23 p.m. And thus, at 2:24 p.m. the sun begins its return back to our northern reaches.… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Winter warblers welcome

“IS THE TOWNSEND’S warbler rare around here in the winter?” The question was a good one. A long, long time ago, I would have thought… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly After-Hours held on the fourth Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. This Thursday’s… Continue reading