Arwyn Rice

A pile of rubble is all that remains of what was once a concrete abutment along a side stream near the Dungeness River in Sequim. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Failed abutment near Sequim park to be removed

SEQUIM — A failed bridge abutment is being removed from the Dungeness River near the Railroad Bridge Park this week and is expected to be… Continue reading

A pile of rubble is all that remains of what was once a concrete abutment along a side stream near the Dungeness River in Sequim. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A pile of rubble is all that remains of what was once a concrete abutment along a side stream near the Dungeness River in Sequim. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Failed abutment near Sequim park to be removed

SEQUIM — A failed bridge abutment is being removed from the Dungeness River near the Railroad Bridge Park this week and is expected to be… Continue reading

A pile of rubble is all that remains of what was once a concrete abutment along a side stream near the Dungeness River in Sequim. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Jane Pryne

Port Angeles schools chief announces retirement in 2014

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School District Superintendent Jane Pryne has announced that she will retire at the end of the current school year. Pryne… Continue reading

Jane Pryne

Forks fetes heritage, hickory shirts starting today

FORKS — Logging, fish, high school football and hickory shirts are the stars of the show at this week’s Hickory Shirt/Heritage Days celebration in Forks.… Continue reading

Arlo Schmidt

Volunteers clean some 2,500 pounds of debris from beaches

Washington state's ocean beaches are a bit cleaner now after 115 volunteers plucked trash from the Olympic coast during the International Coastal Cleanup. The volunteers… Continue reading

Arlo Schmidt
Members of Dallas Brass work with students from the Port Angeles High School Wind Ensemble on Sunday afternoon during a band clinic. Dallas Brass performed a concert later that evening

Ensemble leaves PA youth brimming over full of music

PORT ANGELES — When the Dallas Brass performed at Port Angeles High School on Sunday night, the group left behind a legacy of enthusiasm for… Continue reading

Members of Dallas Brass work with students from the Port Angeles High School Wind Ensemble on Sunday afternoon during a band clinic. Dallas Brass performed a concert later that evening

League of Women Voters drops Q&As from election forums

The Clallam County League of Women Voters is changing candidate forum formats this fall. The new format events, called “Democracy Days” — will serve as… Continue reading

Steve Rubin

Mystery solved: Kelp off Elwha River mouth a rare spring variety found in late summer

PORT ANGELES — A mystery kelp found during a survey of Clallam County offshore sea life has been positively identified as a regionally native but… Continue reading

Steve Rubin
Steve Rubin

Mystery solved: Kelp off Elwha River mouth a rare spring variety found in late summer

PORT ANGELES — A mystery kelp found during a survey of Clallam County offshore sea life has been positively identified as a regionally native but… Continue reading

Steve Rubin

Port Angeles man struck by truck on U.S. 101 near Hoodsport

HOODSPORT — A Port Angeles man was injured when he was hit by a pickup truck on the Skokomish River bridge late Saturday. Jacob G.… Continue reading

Gerald Rettela

Pouring rain doesn’t dampen spirit on highway rededicated to POWs/MIAs

PORT ANGELES — The POW/MIA Memorial Highway was baptized in drenching rain Sunday. About 50 people, braving the autumn downpour, assembled on Tumwater Truck Route,… Continue reading

Gerald Rettela
Steve Rubin

Mystery kelp found in Strait at Elwha River mouth

PORT ANGELES — An uncommon species of kelp was found last week off the Elwha River mouth — possibly a species that has not been… Continue reading

Steve Rubin
A float carrying Jacob Kohn and one of eight sea life murals he painted that once were displayed at the Seattle Aquarium makes its way down the Quilcene Fair parade route in 2012. The paintings were donated to the community for public display. This year's community fair continues through late Saturday. Greg Brotherton

WEEKEND: Quilcene celebrates end of summer with community party

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 20. QUILCENE — The two-day 30th annual Quilcene Fair and Parade will celebrate the last days of… Continue reading

A float carrying Jacob Kohn and one of eight sea life murals he painted that once were displayed at the Seattle Aquarium makes its way down the Quilcene Fair parade route in 2012. The paintings were donated to the community for public display. This year's community fair continues through late Saturday. Greg Brotherton
Steve Rubin

Mystery kelp found in Strait at Elwha River mouth

PORT ANGELES — An uncommon species of kelp was found last week off the Elwha River mouth — possibly a species that has not been… Continue reading

Steve Rubin
A float carrying Jacob Kohn and one of eight sea life murals he painted that once were displayed at the Seattle Aquarium makes its way down the Quilcene Fair parade route in 2012. The paintings were donated to the community for public display. This year's community fair continues through late Saturday. Greg Brotherton

WEEKEND: Quilcene celebrates end of summer with community party

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 20. QUILCENE — The two-day 30th annual Quilcene Fair and Parade will celebrate the last days of… Continue reading

A float carrying Jacob Kohn and one of eight sea life murals he painted that once were displayed at the Seattle Aquarium makes its way down the Quilcene Fair parade route in 2012. The paintings were donated to the community for public display. This year's community fair continues through late Saturday. Greg Brotherton
Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Seriously underweight horse recovering, Clallam deputies say

PORT ANGELES — A horse seized by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, which said it was severely underweight, is in guarded condition and recovering at… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office
Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Seriously underweight horse recovering, Clallam deputies say

PORT ANGELES — A horse seized by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, which said it was severely underweight, is in guarded condition and recovering at… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office
Camp Fire Juan de Fuca Council Board Member Linda Smith

Peninsula’s Camp Fire council seeks help to stay alive

PORT ANGELES — Camp Fire's national organization officially eliminated the Port Angeles-based Camp Fire Juan de Fuca Council early this month, and the scouting organization… Continue reading

Camp Fire Juan de Fuca Council Board Member Linda Smith

Dead geese probably result of a legal hunt, Fish and Wildlife says

DUNGENESS — A bizarre scene of 18 dead geese laid out on a beach at Dungeness Landing County Park was probably the result of a… Continue reading

UPDATED — Dead geese probably result of a legal hunt, Fish and Wildlife says

DUNGENESS — A bizarre scene of 18 dead geese laid out on a beach at Dungeness Landing County Park was probably the result of a… Continue reading