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Woman in Seattle hospital after high-speed crash near Port Angeles school

PORT ANGELES — A 51-year-old Port Angeles woman was in a Seattle hospital Thursday after the pickup truck she was driving Wednesday smashed though a… Continue reading

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Witnesses reported this vehicle traveling at an estimated 60 mph on Eighth Street in Port Angeles before it crashed. (Port Angeles Police Officer Whitney Fairbanks)

UPDATE: Woman undergoes treatment after high-speed crash near Port Angeles school

PORT ANGELES — A 51-year-old Port Angeles woman was in a Seattle hospital Thursday after the pickup she was driving Wednesday smashed though a guardrail… Continue reading

Witnesses reported this vehicle traveling at an estimated 60 mph on Eighth Street in Port Angeles before it crashed. (Port Angeles Police Officer Whitney Fairbanks)

Clallam County commissioners back $54 million Sequim School District bond

PORT ANGELES — In a shift from longstanding practice, Clallam County commissioners will publicly support school bonds and levies. The three commissioners Tuesday unanimously passed… Continue reading

Clallam holds off on naming Port Angeles representative to timber committee; council member asks for time to hold discussion

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners have put the brakes on naming a Port Angeles representative to the Trust Lands Advisory Committee. Commissioners Tuesday removed… Continue reading

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Clallam County commissioners notify state of sales tax holiday’s approaching end

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has given notice that its 0.2 percent sales tax holiday will sunset April 1. Commissioners Mike Chapman and Mark Ozias… Continue reading

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Long planned Carlsborg sewer project set to begin in April

PORT ANGELES — After decades of planning, crews will be ready to move dirt on the Carlsborg sewer project by mid-April, Clallam County commissioners learned… Continue reading

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EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula lawmakers start legislative session today with focus on education finance reform, area projects

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peninsula lawmakers will begin a 60-day legislative session today with an eye to education reform and projects specific to the 24th… Continue reading

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Sequim man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

PORT ANGELES — A 34-year-old Sequim man has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor for allegedly making a music video of a naked… Continue reading

WEEKEND REWIND: Home prices rising in Jefferson County: Realtors report volume up 23%

Rising home prices and sales volumes show the real estate market is heating up on the North Olympic Peninsula, brokers say. Prices and volumes spiked… Continue reading

WEEKEND REWIND: Housing prices ratchet up in Clallam; realtors report volume up 16.2% in Port Angeles area

Rising home prices and sales volumes show the real estate market is heating up on the North Olympic Peninsula, brokers say. Prices and volumes spiked… Continue reading

A newly built rain garden to collect and absorb stormwater runoff sits in the middle of the parking lot of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Rain garden project in Clallam County Courthouse parking lot wraps up; curbing pollution in Peabody Creek is goal

PORT ANGELES — Crews have completed a major overhaul of the Clallam County Courthouse parking lot to help reduce pollution that flows into neighboring Peabody… Continue reading

A newly built rain garden to collect and absorb stormwater runoff sits in the middle of the parking lot of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
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Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias states support for Sequim school bond

PORT ANGELES — Count Mark Ozias among the supporters of a proposed construction bond for the Sequim School District. In his first regular meeting as… Continue reading

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Bulk carrier loses power at entrance to Strait of Juan de Fuca; vessel tugged to Victoria

NEAH BAY — A bulk carrier that lost propulsion off Neah Bay on Wednesday was being pulled by a rescue tug to Victoria, state Department… Continue reading

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Clallam board agrees to post more background information online for consent agenda items

PORT ANGELES — At least two Clallam County commissioners support posting background information online for consent agenda items. County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis said Tuesday the… Continue reading

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Clallam’s sales tax holiday is debated by commissioners with other officials invited to weigh in

PORT ANGELES — A sunset could be on the horizon for Clallam County's sales tax holiday. Two commissioners Monday said they would support restoring the… Continue reading

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Home prices rising in Jefferson County: Realtors report volume up 23%

Rising home prices and sales volumes show the real estate market is heating up on the North Olympic Peninsula, brokers say. Prices and volumes spiked… Continue reading

Housing prices ratchet up in Clallam; realtors report volume up 16.2% in Port Angeles area

Rising home prices and sales volumes show the real estate market is heating up on the North Olympic Peninsula, brokers say. Prices and volumes spiked… Continue reading

WEEKEND REWIND: 2013 second-degree murder conviction of Port Angeles man is upheld

PORT ANGELES — Bobby Jerrel “B.J.” Smith II's 2013 second-degree murder conviction has been upheld by the state Court of Appeals. Smith was found guilty… Continue reading

Outgoing Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire reflects on his four years of service to Clallam County and 46 years of public service at the Clallam County Courthouse. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: McEntire leaves Clallam County office; no promises that he will stay ‘retired’

PORT ANGELES — Jim McEntire will be the first to tell you: He's no good at staying retired. The Clallam County commissioner from Sequim is… Continue reading

Outgoing Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire reflects on his four years of service to Clallam County and 46 years of public service at the Clallam County Courthouse. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Newly-elected Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias

WEEKEND REWIND: Ozias sworn in to serve as Clallam commissioner; Sequim resident to take McEntire’s seat

PORT ANGELES — Mark Ozias has been sworn in as the newest Clallam County commissioner. Ozias, 45, replaces Jim McEntire, whom he defeated in the… Continue reading

Newly-elected Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias