Clallam County

Improve river habitat with tree-planting trip

Improve river habitat with tree-planting trip

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and the North Olympic Salmon Coalition are seeking volunteers to help plant native trees along the Dungeness River from… Continue reading

Improve river habitat with tree-planting trip

ISSUES OF FAITH: Don’t fear the darkness of winter, embrace it

DECEMBER, MOST EVERYONE complains, is far too dark. The shortened days force us indoors. The temperature dips uncomfortably low. It feels foreboding. To me, the… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: … and other items

Ferrellgas recently announced the start of its 2018 Share the Warmth clothing drive. The company will be… Continue reading

Ugly sweater contest, pub crawl set tonight

An ugly sweater contest, a pub crawl and poker walk — all in one night. The Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles has… Continue reading

Rose Crumb dies: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County founder remembered for touching lives

Rose Crumb dies: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County founder remembered for touching lives

Rose Crumb, a registered nurse who founded Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County at the dawn of the hospice movement, died Wednesday at… Continue reading

Rose Crumb dies: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County founder remembered for touching lives

Clallam County officials report mail thefts

Law enforcement authorities are urging residents to monitor their mail deliveries during the holiday season after a surge of thefts and attempted… Continue reading

Peninsula gets more than $1.2 million in salmon recovery funds

Peninsula gets more than $1.2 million in salmon recovery funds

Nine salmon recovery projects on the North Olympic Peninsula have received a total of more than $1.2 million in grants, part of $18… Continue reading

Peninsula gets more than $1.2 million in salmon recovery funds

Cost of wind storm damage up to $400,000 in Clallam County; wind causes outages in East Jefferson County on Monday night

Wind storm cleanup has cost Clallam County and city public agencies an estimated $400,000 since a countywide outage turned out the lights for about eight… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild gives fire district funds for software

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild gives fire district funds for software

The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild has donated funds to Clallam County Fire District No. 3 to buy a software upgrade that officials said will… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild gives fire district funds for software

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ:

WE LIVE IN various kinds of families. Parents and siblings, yes, but our circles of friends and workmates form families, too. For Mary Hogan, her… Continue reading

Sequim author shares perspective of women in Forest Service

Sequim author shares perspective of women in Forest Service

Lauren Turner of Sequim hopes to give women an exclusive look at the career opportunities available to women in the U.S. Forest Service… Continue reading

Sequim author shares perspective of women in Forest Service
Peninsula braces for more wind as storm recovery continues

Peninsula braces for more wind as storm recovery continues

Clallam County emergency responders again braced for high winds on the West End as Quillayute Valley School District sent children home at about 1 p.m.… Continue reading

Peninsula braces for more wind as storm recovery continues

Chlorine gas leak repaired at water facility near Lake Crescent

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a chlorine gas leak at a Crescent Water Association facility near Lake Crescent. No… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Book signing delayed by windstorm

A book signing with Nancy Johns has been rescheduled to 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The event, originally scheduled for last… Continue reading

Rollover wreck near Port Townsend sends Sequim woman to hospital

A one-vehicle rollover wreck on state Highway 20 on Monday morning sent a Sequim driver to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.… Continue reading

High wind warnings return for North Olympic Peninsula

Quillayute Valley School District planned to release students early today in anticipation of high winds on the West End. Forks High School sports… Continue reading

Assessing the damage: Port Angeles, others to start adding up costs of wind storm

Assessing the damage: Port Angeles, others to start adding up costs of wind storm

Clallam County residents Sunday were dealing with the consequences of Friday’s windstorm, with some still without power while others cleared debris. Crews from the city… Continue reading

Assessing the damage: Port Angeles, others to start adding up costs of wind storm

Timber Innovation Act heads to president’s desk

Legislation that aims to accelerate the research and development of wood for use in construction projects is heading to the president’s desk… Continue reading

‘Blue flags save lives’: Serenity House to be open 24 hours in extreme weather

Serenity House of Clallam County has announced that it will open its shelter for 24 hours during cold temperatures or extreme weather.… Continue reading

Department of Transportation work could delay traffic at Highway 112 bridge near Joyce

Delays on state Highway 112 should be expected this week near the Lyre River Bridge, depending on weather. The state Department of Transportation… Continue reading