Clallam County

Peninsula voter turnout surpasses state’s

Voter turnout on the North Olympic Peninsula was quite a bit higher than the turnout statewide. In Jefferson County, 62.31 percent of registered voters returned… Continue reading

Sequim man accused of two acts of vandalism

Sequim man accused of two acts of vandalism

A Sequim man was arrested twice within 15 hours Friday for allegedly smashing out windows at Serenity House and Port Angeles City… Continue reading

Sequim man accused of two acts of vandalism

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to conduct budget hearings

Peninsula Daily News Clallam County commissioners will hold a pair of public hearings for consideration of the 2018 budget and emergency appropriations Tuesday. The hearings… Continue reading

Sequim City Council members, from left, Pam Leonard- Ray, John Miller, and Candace Pratt take the oath of office in Jan. 2016 from Sequim City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese. Miller died Wednesday, and Leonard-Ray said “they will have a difficult time filling his shoes with someone with the same connections.” Photo courtesy City of Sequim

Sequim City Councilman John Miller dies of cardiac arrest

A Sequim City Council member has died. Councilman John Miller died on Wednesday of cardiac arrest… Continue reading

Sequim City Council members, from left, Pam Leonard- Ray, John Miller, and Candace Pratt take the oath of office in Jan. 2016 from Sequim City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese. Miller died Wednesday, and Leonard-Ray said “they will have a difficult time filling his shoes with someone with the same connections.” Photo courtesy City of Sequim

Bail set at $100,000 in Forks truck crash

Bail of $100,000 was set Monday for a Forks man who allegedly crashed a truck he was driving Oct. 14 before he fled… Continue reading

Port Angeles skating rink to close Friday after some 40 years

Port Angeles skating rink to close Friday after some 40 years

Skaters will take their last lap at Olympic Skate Center on Friday as its owner prepares to sell the building. Sandy Locke… Continue reading

Port Angeles skating rink to close Friday after some 40 years
McKinley Paper Co. selects equipment vendor; still targeting December 2018 for start-up

McKinley Paper Co. selects equipment vendor; still targeting December 2018 for start-up

McKinley Paper Co. has selected a vendor for equipment that will produce cardboard liner at the former Nippon Paper Industries USA papermaking… Continue reading

McKinley Paper Co. selects equipment vendor; still targeting December 2018 for start-up
That special tree: Peninsula residents have U-cut options for Christmas

That special tree: Peninsula residents have U-cut options for Christmas

One family will vacuum a lot of pine needles this winter. Ann Johnson, who owns and operates Lazy J Tree Farm with… Continue reading

That special tree: Peninsula residents have U-cut options for Christmas
Firm looking at temporary suicide barriers for Port Angeles bridges

Firm looking at temporary suicide barriers for Port Angeles bridges

An Olympia engineering firm is working on options and costs for temporary suicide fences or other barriers for the Eighth Street bridges… Continue reading

Firm looking at temporary suicide barriers for Port Angeles bridges
Clallam County adds teeth: Building permit fees to go up to fund more code enforcement activity

Clallam County adds teeth: Building permit fees to go up to fund more code enforcement activity

Clallam County plans to more than double its code enforcement staff and change county code to help tackle problem properties across the… Continue reading

Clallam County adds teeth: Building permit fees to go up to fund more code enforcement activity

Clallam County budget ‘essentially balanced;’ hearings set

Clallam County’s 2018 budget is “essentially balanced” after changes made during meetings Monday, said Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones. Jones estimated the… Continue reading

Flooding closes Olympic Hot Springs Road

Flooding closes Olympic Hot Springs Road

Olympic Hot Springs Road through the Elwha Valley remained closed Thursday since it flooded Nov. 15, Olympic National Park spokeswoman Penny Wagner said. The flooded… Continue reading

Flooding closes Olympic Hot Springs Road

Port Angeles City Council to discuss fluoride Dec. 5

The Port Angeles City Council will discuss a failed ballot proposition to reintroduce fluoride to the municipal water supply at its next… Continue reading

Santa comes to Forks for tree lighting, Twinkle Lights parade

Santa comes to Forks for tree lighting, Twinkle Lights parade

The man in red will drive a train down Forks Avenue on Saturday night, arriving at a 22-foot tree adorned with hundreds of… Continue reading

Santa comes to Forks for tree lighting, Twinkle Lights parade

Port Angeles to increase hours for utility payments

The city of Port Angeles today expanded customer service hours for utility payments made in person. The temporary move is intended to… Continue reading

Sequim man sentenced to more than 6 years in prison on drug charges

A Sequim man who admitted to trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine into Clallam County was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court… Continue reading

Sequim couple arrested on drug, weapons charges

A Sequim couple is facing drug- and firearms-related charges after Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team members found heroin and weapons in the couple’s… Continue reading

Forks man exonerated in case of truck crash, fire

A Forks man arrested for investigation of fleeing the scene of a truck engulfed in flames after a crash Oct. 14 has… Continue reading

Cookies, trees and vendors at holiday bazaars

Bazaars continue to offer holiday items and gifts across the North Olympic Peninsula. Here is a list of this week’s sales: JOYCE The greatest gift… Continue reading

Archibald to sign copies of latest book

Archibald to sign copies of latest book

Forks author Lonnie Archibald recently interviewed an Aberdeen trucker who knew every driver featured in his previous book, “Old Trucks and Gear Jammers.”… Continue reading

Archibald to sign copies of latest book