Clallam County

OTA announces auditions for ‘Starting Here Starting Now’ musical revue

Auditions for Olympic Theatre Arts’ second-stage musical, “Starting Here Starting Now,” will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6,… Continue reading

Forks man facing federal drug charges

Forks man facing federal drug charges

A Forks man, who police arrested over the summer after finding a golf-ball-sized amount of methamphetamine in a baby’s diaper and the child’s… Continue reading

Forks man facing federal drug charges
Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county

Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county

There’s a chance that 9-1-1 calls made from cellphones across the North Olympic Peninsula will be routed to the wrong dispatch center,… Continue reading

Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county
Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

Forgiveness and an apology were part of the deal. Barry Alan Swegle, a Port Angeles man who, wielding a bulldozer, laid waste… Continue reading

Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him
Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

The company being sued after three people fell from a Ferris wheel in Port Townsend last spring has officially responded to the federal… Continue reading

Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend
For Sequim’s Sears, the end of an era: Longtime businessowner Bob Grey sells store, eyes retirement

For Sequim’s Sears, the end of an era: Longtime businessowner Bob Grey sells store, eyes retirement

After five decades in retail, including the past 20 years as the familiar face at the Sequim Sears, Bob Grey is ready to… Continue reading

For Sequim’s Sears, the end of an era: Longtime businessowner Bob Grey sells store, eyes retirement

Port Angeles utility increase leaves electricity rates unchanged in 2018

Utility customers in the city of Port Angeles will pay an average of $3.59 more on monthly bills next year. Electricity rates,… Continue reading

Plastic bag problems explored at Peninsula College’s next Studium Generale

Plastic bag problems explored at Peninsula College’s next Studium Generale

Despite environmental efforts across the nation, Americans use about 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes. So where do they end up? Find… Continue reading

Plastic bag problems explored at Peninsula College’s next Studium Generale

LETTER: Burn ban removal good example of insanity

I’m confused. The Dec. 15 Peninsula Daily News article explaining why the burn ban has been lifted reminded me of my father-in-law many years ago.… Continue reading

New Year’s eve events, college info night slated on the Peninsula

A New Year’s dinner and dance in Sequim and an information night for Peninsula College are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: PA Realtor is Instructor of the Year … and other items

Pili Meyer, of Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty in Port Angeles, was selected as Instructor of the Year by the Seattle King County Realtors.… Continue reading

ISSUS OF FAITH: Now we have all that we need

OH, THAT YOU would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you (Isa 63:19 NIV). What did you want for… Continue reading

Woman, five dogs safe after Port Angeles fire

Woman, five dogs safe after Port Angeles fire

A house fire that originated on a stovetop was knocked down by Clallam County Fire District No. 2 personnel Wednesday. The lone… Continue reading

Woman, five dogs safe after Port Angeles fire
Port Angeles renews $257,985 contract for marketing

Port Angeles renews $257,985 contract for marketing

With lodging tax revenue at an all-time high, the city of Port Angeles has renewed a contract with Vertigo Marketing to promote… Continue reading

Port Angeles renews $257,985 contract for marketing

Thieves hit dozens of mailboxes between Port Angeles, Sequim

At least 40 rural mailboxes were invaded Tuesday night and possibly into early Wednesday morning, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies… Continue reading

Clallam unemployment rises slightly while Jefferson’s rate is unchanged

Clallam County unemployment rose from 5.6 percent to 5.9 percent in November while Jefferson County’s jobless rate held steady at 5.4 percent,… Continue reading

LETTER: Time for Port Angeles to give up plastic bags

What’s wrong with the Port Angeles reusable bag initiative? Absolutely nothing. This initiative to replace the pervasive plastic shopping bags with reusable bags is important… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Upper Hoh Road is open for traffic … and other items

Upper Hoh Road has reopened to two-lane traffic after emergency repairs prompted by recent storm damage. The Jefferson County commissioners declared a state… Continue reading

LETTER: Kudos to Roosevelt Elementary for state honors

Front page news There was a wonderful article in the last week’s special edition of the Port Angeles School District that was included in my… Continue reading

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

The city of Port Angeles has awarded $50,000 to the Lincoln Park BMX Association for improvements to the city-owned Lincoln Park BMX… Continue reading

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements