Clallam County

Peninsula jobless rate drops in March

North Olympic Peninsula jobless rates fell by one-half of 1 percentage point in March as Clallam and Jefferson county employers added an estimated… Continue reading

Sunnyside Avenue construction set to finish Friday

Sunnyside Avenue construction set to finish Friday

The final pavement work along Sunnyside Avenue, which began Monday, is expected to be finished Friday. Jordan Excavating of Port Angeles crew members… Continue reading

Sunnyside Avenue construction set to finish Friday

Police: Port Angeles officer was distracted during collision

A Port Angeles police officer was distracted when he hit the back of a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the driver of which… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Shrimp head poppers are needed in Brinnon … and other items

The Brinnon Parks and Recreation District board members have issued a request for volunteers to pop heads, clean and package shrimp for freezing… Continue reading

Chief: Clallam County Fire District 2 in need of volunteers

Chief: Clallam County Fire District 2 in need of volunteers

A four-year, $168,000 federal grant that funds recruitment and training for Clallam County Fire District 2 volunteer firefighters ends May 3, Chief… Continue reading

Chief: Clallam County Fire District 2 in need of volunteers
Dungeness Heights group files another lawsuit against radio tower

Dungeness Heights group files another lawsuit against radio tower

Dungeness Heights Homeowners has sued over a land-use certificate that allows a 150-foot radio-cell tower to operate in the hamlet north of Sequim… Continue reading

Dungeness Heights group files another lawsuit against radio tower

NEWS BRIEFS: Sequim library expansion is considered … and other items

The North Olympic Library System board will consider a draft report on expansion of the Sequim Library when it meets at 5:30 p.m.… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The evils of rock stacking

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river with a heavy fog hugging close to the water. As the sky grew lighter the outline of the distant… Continue reading

PHOTO: Clearing out on Hurricane Ridge

PHOTO: Clearing out on Hurricane Ridge

It might be spring weather across the Olympic Peninsula, but it’s still winter on Hurricane Ridge. This week marks the beginning of clearing the road… Continue reading

PHOTO: Clearing out on Hurricane Ridge

Clallam commissioners expected to raise pay for elected officials

The Clallam County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve a resolution today changing how the county’s non-judicial elected officials are paid… Continue reading

Jury deliberates in child molestation trial of Port Angeles man

A jury continues its deliberations today after a man who testified at his own Clallam County Superior Court trial last week on… Continue reading

PHOTO: Environmental affairs at Peninsula College

PHOTO: Environmental affairs at Peninsula College

Peninsula College student Kina Azmi pulls weeds from the college’s arboretum Monday. Azmi, director of environmental affairs for the Associated Student Council, was joined by… Continue reading

PHOTO: Environmental affairs at Peninsula College
Port Angeles Lefties owner hopes to build spectator deck at Civic Field

Port Angeles Lefties owner hopes to build spectator deck at Civic Field

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect that Port Angeles received $250,000 in lodging taxes for improvements to Civic Field in 2017 and… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties owner hopes to build spectator deck at Civic Field
ON THE WATERFRONT: Astoria Bay to leave laden with logs

ON THE WATERFRONT: Astoria Bay to leave laden with logs

AT THE BEGINNING of the week Astoria Bay moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 to take on a load of debarked logs… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Astoria Bay to leave laden with logs

NEWS BRIEFS: Spaghetti dinner is planned for Fairview Grange … and other items

The Fairview Grange will hold its spaghetti dinner and Chinese dessert auction at 5 p.m. today. The cost is free for children… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council think tank narrows focus on issues

Lodging tax policy, vacant homes, stormwater regulations and building height restrictions top list

USA Today nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in contests

USA Today nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in contests

Sequim was No. 1 on Sunday in the Best Small Town for Shopping in the USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards, while Port Townsend was… Continue reading

USA Today nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in contests

Port Angeles High School to hold active shooter drill Friday

Port Angeles High School will conduct a drill Friday to simulate what students would do in the event of an active shooter… Continue reading

Spotlight on youth at annual Sequim Sunrise Rotary dinner-auction

Spotlight on youth at annual Sequim Sunrise Rotary dinner-auction

A civic group with deep roots in the Sequim community is throwing a big fundraising party later this month — one in tune… Continue reading

Spotlight on youth at annual Sequim Sunrise Rotary dinner-auction

Delays on Elwha River bridge set for April 30

Drivers are expected to encounter one-way alternating traffic across the Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 on Monday, April 30. The… Continue reading