Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: Wide-ranging set of steelhead fishing options presented

Ideas include earlier end, fishing only Quillayute River System, gear restrictions, total closure

Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf reacts after a first down catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

COLUMN: Seattle’s delightful beast of a wide receiver

FOR SEAHAWKS FANS, there’s never been a ride like this before with a physically dominant wide receiver who can absorb blows, dish out his own… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf reacts after a first down catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Notice to be served for Clallam County code violations

Hearing planned next month for Lake Dawn Road property

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Swain's General Store employee Farrah Springfield, left, assists customer Mauricio Pena of Port Angeles with a purchase on Saturday in Port Angeles.

Retailers, groceries adjust

Some uncertainty as holidays loom

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Swain's General Store employee Farrah Springfield, left, assists customer Mauricio Pena of Port Angeles with a purchase on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Bob Lashinski caught this chrome king while fishing with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service (360-640-8109) earlier this month. With Thanksgiving approaching, West End anglers are keeping watchful eyes out for hatchery steelhead.
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Bob Lashinski caught this chrome king while fishing with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service (360-640-8109) earlier this month. With Thanksgiving approaching, West End anglers are keeping watchful eyes out for hatchery steelhead.
Peninsula College men's basketball players recently assisted Port Angeles' Lighthouse Christian Center and Convoy of Hope volunteers and staff in setting up non-perishable grocery items for distribution to the community. Pirate players are from left, Isaiah Sampson, Jaylin Reed, Lewis Welsh, Mikey Medlock, KeAndre Hunter-Holliday, Neal Garcia and Coach Donald Rollman.

Peninsula College Pirates men’s basketball team lends hand to help community

Boxed out from volunteering with traditional partners such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula and the Dungeness Crab and… Continue reading

Peninsula College men's basketball players recently assisted Port Angeles' Lighthouse Christian Center and Convoy of Hope volunteers and staff in setting up non-perishable grocery items for distribution to the community. Pirate players are from left, Isaiah Sampson, Jaylin Reed, Lewis Welsh, Mikey Medlock, KeAndre Hunter-Holliday, Neal Garcia and Coach Donald Rollman.
Port Angeles' Myra Walker, right, grabs a rebound from Sequim's LeeAnn Raney, left, and Hannah Wagner during a game last February at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WIAA pushes back prep seasons

The return of high school sports will be delayed by at least another month and all three prep seasons have been reduced… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Myra Walker, right, grabs a rebound from Sequim's LeeAnn Raney, left, and Hannah Wagner during a game last February at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Goats culled from park

Demanding terrain, hazardous air conditions from wildfire smoke and torrential rain, snow and wind impacted Olympic National Park’s ground-based mountain goat… Continue reading

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Clallam County commissioners, from center left, Bill Peach, Mark Ozias and Randy Johnson take part in an interview with ABC correspondent Zohreen Shah as cameraman Glenn Aust films the proceeding on Friday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.

As Clallam goes, so goes the nation in choosing next president

National news crew visits to ask why

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Clallam County commissioners, from center left, Bill Peach, Mark Ozias and Randy Johnson take part in an interview with ABC correspondent Zohreen Shah as cameraman Glenn Aust films the proceeding on Friday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.
Natayla James, left, and Amara Sayer, right, from the Sequim girls' soccer squad, have both signed to play for Edmonds Community College.

GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim’s James, Sayer sign to play for Edmonds College

Sequim seniors Natalya James and Amara Sayer will bring more of the Olympic Peninsula and the Olympic League to their next destination, Edmonds… Continue reading

Natayla James, left, and Amara Sayer, right, from the Sequim girls' soccer squad, have both signed to play for Edmonds Community College.
Port Angeles' Jada Cargo signs a letter of intent to play softball for Lower Columbia Community College. Cargo is joined by her stepdad Jeremy Acosta, left, and mother, Vashti White-Acosta.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ Jada Cargo signs to play for Lower Columbia

Extends Roughriders to Red Devils talent pipeline

Port Angeles' Jada Cargo signs a letter of intent to play softball for Lower Columbia Community College. Cargo is joined by her stepdad Jeremy Acosta, left, and mother, Vashti White-Acosta.
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Judson Henry recently caught this ocean-bright hatchery coho while fishing the Sol Duc River with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service.

OUTDOORS: Coho biting on the Sol Duc; weekend storm likely to raise flows

Register now for Nov. 24 steelhead town hall

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Judson Henry recently caught this ocean-bright hatchery coho while fishing the Sol Duc River with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service.

More COVID-19 cases: 5 in Clallam, 2 in Jefferson

Additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by area health officers, with Clallam County seeing five new cases Wednesday and Jefferson County reporting two more cases… Continue reading

OMC commissioners review 2021 budget

New PET-CT scanning equipment purchase approved

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Razor clam digs on the outer Pacific Coast have been canceled until at least Nov. 13.

OUTDOORS: Razor clam digs in limbo due to spiking domoic acid levels

Chinook genetics determine fall or spring migration

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Razor clam digs on the outer Pacific Coast have been canceled until at least Nov. 13.
Port Angeles' Cookie Singhose-Allison bagged three turkeys during a recent hunting trip in the northeastern part of the state. Singhose-Allison said her family is all set for Thanksgiving after the successful trip.

OUTDOORS: Turkey hunt a success for Port Angeles hunter

SWAPPING OUT AN archery bow for a turkey load, Port Angeles’ Cookie Singhose-Allison recently returned from a successful hunt in the opposite corner of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cookie Singhose-Allison bagged three turkeys during a recent hunting trip in the northeastern part of the state. Singhose-Allison said her family is all set for Thanksgiving after the successful trip.

Voters approve Port Angeles School District replacement levy

Port Angeles School District voters have approved a $5.6 million education programs and operations replacement levy set to begin in 2022. A… Continue reading

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Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum walks across a new bridge on the Spruce Railroad Trail abutting the recently renovated Daley-Rankin Tunnel at the start of a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the soon-to-be-open trail on the north shore of Lake Crescent.

Soon the be open: Spruce Railroad trail refurbished

Ribbon-cutting anticipates public access

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Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum walks across a new bridge on the Spruce Railroad Trail abutting the recently renovated Daley-Rankin Tunnel at the start of a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the soon-to-be-open trail on the north shore of Lake Crescent.

More in store for Olympic Discovery Trail

Steve Gray, Clallam County Transportation Program manager, and Jeff Bohman, Peninsula Trails Coalition president, discussed the future of the Olympic Discovery… Continue reading