Clallam County

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March

The closure of the McDonald Creek Bridge along Old Olympic Highway has been an inconvenience for… Continue reading

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March
Highway subcontractor announces end to highway delays

Highway subcontractor announces end to highway delays

Officials from Strider Construction, a subcontractor performing the rock wall scaling, bolting and doweling along U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent, announced… Continue reading

Highway subcontractor announces end to highway delays
Port Angeles Citizen of the Year finalists are busy community volunteers

Port Angeles Citizen of the Year finalists are busy community volunteers

They are all givers. Each in their own way, the three finalists for Citizen of the Year for the Port Angeles Regional… Continue reading

Port Angeles Citizen of the Year finalists are busy community volunteers
Sections of Olympic Discovery Trail completed

Sections of Olympic Discovery Trail completed

Trail users, elected officials and conservationists celebrated the opening of new sections of the Olympic Discovery Trail on Friday. The ribbon cutting… Continue reading

Sections of Olympic Discovery Trail completed

EYE ON CLALLAM: County expected to appoint acting treasurer

Clallam County commissioners will consider a resolution appointing Chief Deputy Treasurer Teresa Marchi as acting treasurer Tuesday to replace elected county Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis.  Barkhuis… Continue reading

Click here for today’s e-edition of the Peninsula Daily News

Due to vendor issues, the e-edition of today’s Peninsula Daily News is not available in its usual place on our homepage. The following links will… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Remember the dos and don’ts of winter gardening

BECAUSE WE ALL are going over our lists and checking them twice, I thought I would chime in with a list of my own. As… Continue reading

Applications sought for Feiro Family Scholarship

The Feiro Marine Life Center has opened applications for a $1,000 scholarship to support a Clallam County senior planning to attend higher… Continue reading

Barkhuis leaves treasurer position on Friday, citing work-related stress

Barkhuis leaves treasurer position on Friday, citing work-related stress

PORT ANGELES —After saying for nearly a year she would resign, elected Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis made it official last week, quitting Friday, a… Continue reading

Barkhuis leaves treasurer position on Friday, citing work-related stress

BIRD WATCH: Remembering 50 years of birdwatching

WELL, DEC. 6 came and went. Rockets didn’t explode overhead and there were no champagne corks popping. I did remember what day it was —… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Keep a checklist of questions to ask

MOST OF US, at one time or another and whether we like it or not, end up in a hospital. Coincidentally, many of us don’t… Continue reading

United Way is halfway to its campaign goal

United Way of Clallam County has raised more than half of its $800,000 fundraising goal for 2017, and campaign organizers are encouraging… Continue reading

Port Angeles suicide threats spike during one 24-hour period

Law enforcement officials responded to a steep increase in suicide threats in Port Angeles in a five-hour period Wednesday that defied explanation… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The building that formerly housed the Olympic Skate Center on West Seventh Street in Port Angeles has been purchased by Northwest Kidney Center.

Northwest Kidney Centers buys Olympic Skate Center in Port Angeles

Northwest Kidney Centers has bought the shuttered Olympic Skate Center with plans to raze the building and construct a new dialysis facility… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The building that formerly housed the Olympic Skate Center on West Seventh Street in Port Angeles has been purchased by Northwest Kidney Center.
Port Angeles School Board member quits, blasts system

Port Angeles School Board member quits, blasts system

Susan Shotthafer, who blazed her own trail during two years in elected office, has resigned her position on the Port Angeles School… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board member quits, blasts system
Last year for holiday lights tours in Port Angeles

Last year for holiday lights tours in Port Angeles

Before Willie Nelson drives off into retirement, the All Points Charters & Tours operator will spend one more holiday season showing families… Continue reading

Last year for holiday lights tours in Port Angeles
Lawmaker: Replacement Highway 101 bridge over Elwha River is fully funded

Lawmaker: Replacement Highway 101 bridge over Elwha River is fully funded

A replacement bridge for U.S. Highway 101 over the Elwha River is fully funded and should go out to bid in early… Continue reading

Lawmaker: Replacement Highway 101 bridge over Elwha River is fully funded

Slight Port Angeles utility hike likely; residents complain of high rates

City customers can expect a slight increase in utility bills next year if the Port Angeles City Council adopts a recommended adjustment.… Continue reading

Clallam to require pharmaceutical companies to support ‘take back’ kiosks

Clallam to require pharmaceutical companies to support ‘take back’ kiosks

Getting rid of grandpa’s pain pills or the kids’ expired cold medicine will be safer and more convenient next year, Clallam County… Continue reading

Clallam to require pharmaceutical companies to support ‘take back’ kiosks

NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam lifts air quality burn ban … and other items

The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency has lifted a burn ban in Clallam County. Due to improved air quality conditions and changing weather, the Dec.… Continue reading