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Klallam language topic of Thursday presentation

The 2017-18 Studium General series will open with “Welcome to Klallam and S’Klallam Territory” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. The lecture will be… Continue reading

Traveling writer featured at Northwind Reading Series

The Northwind Reading Series will feature Finn Wilcox reading from his new book, “Too Late to Turn Back Now,” at 7 p.m.… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 personnel back from Jolly Mountain Fire

Two Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters sent Sept. 9 to the Jolly Mountain Fire near Cle Elum have returned, according… Continue reading

Homeward Bound trust to reorganize; meetings set this week

Homeward Bound Community Land Trust will host informational meetings in Port Angeles and Port Townsend this week as the nonprofit prepares to reorganize. The agency,… Continue reading

One driven to hospital after wreck near Chimacum

A Port Angeles woman was driven to Harrison Medical Center after a head-on wreck near Chimacum early Monday morning. The wreck nine miles… Continue reading

Firefighters Tyler Reid and Jessica Adams have returned safely to Port Angeles after spending one week working at the Jolly Mountain Fire.

Two firefighters relieved from fire near Cle Elum by new personnel

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 has sent a new pair of firefighters to the Jolly Mountain Fire near Cle Elum, while… Continue reading

Firefighters Tyler Reid and Jessica Adams have returned safely to Port Angeles after spending one week working at the Jolly Mountain Fire.

NEWS BRIEFS: Some fire limits lifted … and other items

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest lifted their fire restrictions Monday, according to a press release from the National Park Service. The move is… Continue reading

Thank-you to volunteers, library fine amnesty benefit coming up on Peninsula

A thank-you to Day of Caring Volunteers, a library fine amnesty fundraiser and a ukulele rendezvous are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Point Hudson jetty access limited by prep work Tuesday, Wednesday

Preparatory work will limit access to the Point Hudson jetty Tuesday and Wednesday. Workers on a 120-foot-by-40-foot barge with a rotary augur… Continue reading

Award-winning bluegrass artist plays with The Right Hands at Quimper Grange

Grammy Award-winning musician Laurie Lewis and her band The Right Hands will perform bluegrass music at the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Parking lot repair work planned in Port Angeles … and other items

The Elks parking lot at the corner of First and Lincoln streets will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responds to a grass fire on Lower Elwha Road on Friday afternoon. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

Brush fire extinguished west of Port Angeles

Grass clogged in a riding lawn mower ignited and started a brush fire in the 500 block of Lower Elwha Road on… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responds to a grass fire on Lower Elwha Road on Friday afternoon. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will feature… Continue reading

Fire guts home in Kala Point

Fire guts home in Kala Point

A family was left homeless after a fire destroyed a home in the Kala Point community outside Port Townsend. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue… Continue reading

Fire guts home in Kala Point

NEWS BRIEFS: More Hood Canal Bridge closures planned today, Monday … and other items

The state Department of Transportation has scheduled intermittent closures of the Hood Canal Bridge between 10 p.m. today and 4 a.m. Monday and… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to conduct hearing on Joyce pot sales restriction

The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing to consider an amended marijuana ordinance restricting pot sales in the Joyce Urban Growth area… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend eyes security ordinance

The Port Townsend City Council will hear an ordinance related to the public health, safety and welfare of owners of publicly owned property when it… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures set for overnight Sunday, Monday

SHINE – The state Department of Transportation has scheduled intermittent closures of the Hood Canal Bridge between 10 p.m. Sunday and 4 a.m. Monday and… Continue reading

Ethan Wood, then 15, left, shows a piece of collected beach trash to Sydney Evans, then 14, on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles during a beach cleanup outing as part of the 2015 International Coast Cleanup effort. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Some beaches lack volunteers for coastal cleanup on Saturday

Although 236 volunteers had signed up as of Thursday to help clean North Olympic Peninsula beaches in the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup on… Continue reading

Ethan Wood, then 15, left, shows a piece of collected beach trash to Sydney Evans, then 14, on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles during a beach cleanup outing as part of the 2015 International Coast Cleanup effort. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Walk to End Alzheimer’s set Sunday in Port Angeles

Teams already have raised $11,790 for the Alzheimer’s Association, and more donations are expected as people participate in Sunday’s Walk to End… Continue reading