Clallam County

Low tide draws the curious to Joyce shoreline

Low tide draws the curious to Joyce shoreline

Some of the best things are found in shallow places. Friday’s minus 2.6 tide — one of the lowest of the year —… Continue reading

Low tide draws the curious to Joyce shoreline
PHOTOS: Port Angeles High, Peninsula College conduct graduations

PHOTOS: Port Angeles High, Peninsula College conduct graduations

Above, Port Angeles High School seniors Tana Hiigel, center, and Freja Jarvegren-Uecker, right, hold academic honors medals in front of their eyes as Mercedes Shimko… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Port Angeles High, Peninsula College conduct graduations

A GROWING CONCERN: There are tricks to creating beautiful bouquets

WELL, THIS PAST week has been interesting: Hail, wind, rain, cool nights and now sunny warm days. Summertime here on the Olympic Peninsula (well soon,… Continue reading

Bail set after man arrested for alleged Port Angeles bomb threat

Bail has been set at $30,000 for a Port Angeles man accused of making a bomb threat to Peninsula Behavioral Health. Reed… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Birds provide unexpected encounters

A RECENT PHOTO sent by email immediately grabbed my attention. The subject, a red-tailed hawk, isn’t an unusual photographic subject but this one was. It… Continue reading

HELP LINE: It’s time to be done with ‘should’

LAST WEEK, I went on about time. Well, more specifically, the fact that we even care about this thing called time because of an unfortunate… Continue reading

Leader of revegetation effort revels in growth on the Elwha River

Leader of revegetation effort revels in growth on the Elwha River

Josh Chenoweth stood in a cobblestone field full of blooming Oregon Sunshine in the lake bed of the former Lake Aldwell as… Continue reading

Leader of revegetation effort revels in growth on the Elwha River

Nichols raises most of Clallam County office candidates

With the Nov. 6 general election more than four months away, incumbent Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney-Coroner Mark Nichols is winning the race… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Rogue wave survivor renamed, loading logs destined for China

ON THE WATERFRONT: Rogue wave survivor renamed, loading logs destined for China

While roaming the waterfront this week, the buzz was all about last weekend’s maritime festival. Every person I spoke with said they thought the festival… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Rogue wave survivor renamed, loading logs destined for China
Tickets on sale now for Petals Pathways Garden Tour

Tickets on sale now for Petals Pathways Garden Tour

Advance tickets are on sale now for the Petals and Pathways Home Garden Tour on Saturday. The self-guided tour sponsored by the… Continue reading

Tickets on sale now for Petals Pathways Garden Tour

U.S. Highway 101 work to be west of Barnes Point this week

Work on repairs of U.S Highway 101 around Lake Crescent will be west of Barnes Point this week. Drivers should expect… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to appeal Sequim determination on John Wayne Marina

Port of Port Angeles to appeal Sequim determination on John Wayne Marina

A disagreement has escalated between Port of Port Angeles and Sequim city officials over the future of John Wayne Marina. The port is… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to appeal Sequim determination on John Wayne Marina

OMC takes another step toward Sequim cancer center, primary care expansion

Olympic Medical Center commissioners have approved putting out for bid an estimated $7 million construction contract for expansion of its cancer center on… Continue reading

Nonprofit seeks volunteers for therapeutic riding

Nonprofit seeks volunteers for therapeutic riding

Meet the big, nonjudgmental therapists: Fury, Nevada, Dixie, Athena and Tikki. They have a natural ability to soothe and uplift, no words… Continue reading

Nonprofit seeks volunteers for therapeutic riding
Port Angeles pool district selects contractor

Port Angeles pool district selects contractor

The William Shore Memorial Pool District has selected Sequim contractor Neeley Construction as the general contractor and construction manager for its upcoming… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool district selects contractor

Port Angeles acting Public Works director to leave for another job

James Burke, Port Angeles deputy director of operations and acting Public Works and Utilities director, is stepping down, city officials said. Burke,… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves bid for $1.8 million wash-down facility

Port of Port Angeles approves bid for $1.8 million wash-down facility

A bid for the construction of a $1.8 million Marine Trades Industrial Park wash-down facility more accommodating than anticipated for larger vessels… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves bid for $1.8 million wash-down facility

Man returns from store to find house in flames

A single man who left his home Sunday evening to go to the store returned 45 minutes later to find the house consumed… Continue reading

Port Angeles residents accused of stealing $1,300 worth of baby formula

Two Port Angeles residents allegedly stole more than $1,300 worth of infant formula from Safeway stores in Port Angeles and Sequim last… Continue reading