Clallam County

Sequim Library expansion proposition falls short

Sequim Library expansion proposition falls short

A proposal to expand a building that library officials has said is too small and in need of an upgrade fell just short… Continue reading

Sequim Library expansion proposition falls short
Fire District 3’s levy lid lift passes

Fire District 3’s levy lid lift passes

Cuts and deficits no longer loom in the immediate future for firefighters and paramedics for the immediate future following Clallam and Jefferson county… Continue reading

Fire District 3’s levy lid lift passes
Residents renew Sequim’s transportation tax

Residents renew Sequim’s transportation tax

City transportation projects in Sequim will continue uninterrupted after voters agreed to support a special tax through 2029. Sequim residents voted to renew… Continue reading

Residents renew Sequim’s transportation tax
OMC to sue federal government over Medicare cuts

OMC to sue federal government over Medicare cuts

Olympic Medical Center is preparing to sue the federal government over its cuts to Medicare reimbursements for off-site clinics. The hospital’s board… Continue reading

OMC to sue federal government over Medicare cuts

Paraeducators authorize strike in Port Angeles

The Port Angeles Paraeducators Association members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike starting next Thursday in an effort to encourage the… Continue reading

Nichols retains Clallam County prosecuting attorney seat

Nichols retains Clallam County prosecuting attorney seat

Republican Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols on Wednesday was looking toward the future after voters on Election Night gave him an… Continue reading

Nichols retains Clallam County prosecuting attorney seat

Benedict handily wins re-election as Clallam County sheriff

Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict handily won his fourth term during the general election, earning 73 percent of the votes in the… Continue reading

Waddell inches ahead of incumbent Simpson in race for Clallam PUD seat

Jim Waddell, a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee, had a slight lead in the initial count of votes for the… Continue reading

Winborn remains Clallam County DCD director

Winborn remains Clallam County DCD director

Mary Ellen Winborn will retain her seat as Clallam County Director of the Department of Community Development for another four years after… Continue reading

Winborn remains Clallam County DCD director

Clallam County District Court 2 race too close to call

In the closest Clallam County election contest in recent memory, Forks-area attorney John Black and Superior Court Judge Erik Rohrer were separated… Continue reading

Initial count finds slight lead of Neupert over Hayden in Clallam County District Court 1 race

Dave Neupert was leading Suzanne Hayden by 3 percentage points Tuesday in their race to replace long-time Clallam County District Court 1… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Orca tours moratorium requested … and other items

A Washington state task force on critically endangered southern resident orcas wants to temporarily suspend whale-watching boat tours focused on those whales. The… Continue reading

State, Congressional incumbents keep seats

It was business as usual Wednesday for Democratic incumbents who on election night made a clean sweep of their Republican opponents in… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Visit to Puerto Rico: All the grace we can muster

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Visit to Puerto Rico: All the grace we can muster

PUERTO RICO WASN’T what I expected. Invited on a yoga retreat there in mid-October, I flew in with eyes wide and wondering. What effects of… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Visit to Puerto Rico: All the grace we can muster

Program gives Peninsula tribes access to national crime databases

The U.S. Justice Department has announced the expansion of a program that provides tribes — including the Lower Elwha Klallam and Quinault… Continue reading

Alleged co-conspirator in meth smuggling plot pleads guilty to drug possession

An alleged co-conspirator in a plot to smuggle methamphetamine into the Clallam Bay Corrections Center has pleaded guilty to drug possession. Jose… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles school board set to meet … and other items

The Port Angeles School District will consider approval of a salary schedule for unrepresented employees at its meeting Thursday. The regularly scheduled… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: My crazy uncle

I’VE GOT THIS crazy uncle. He’s got some bad problems. Maybe you can relate because you have a crazy uncle, too. As kids we were… Continue reading

Ballots coming in as Election Day arrives

Ballots coming in as Election Day arrives

Today is Election Day, and ballots need to be postmarked today or dropped in ballot boxes by 8 p.m. tonight. At the… Continue reading

Ballots coming in as Election Day arrives

History, law, hope discussed at Studium Generale

Phyllis Bernard, professor emerita of law, will present “Is It Really As Bad As It Seems? Finding Courage and Hope in American… Continue reading