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Jefferson commissioners ask DNR to consider swap

Agency may ‘donate’ conservation acres to Clallam County

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Man held in jail after death of newborn

Arraignment hearing scheduled for Feb. 2

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Night lane closures this week at Morse Creek

Contractors for the state Department of Transportation will replace plants in the median of U.S. Highway 101 in the Morse Creek curve… Continue reading

Deputy chief Justin Grider with Clallam County Fire District 2, center, has accepted an offer to become Fire District 3’s next fire chief. Here he stands with, from left, Port Angeles Fire Department Chief Derrell Sharp, Joel McKeen, Port Angeles Fire Department assistant chief, Joyce Fire and Rescue chief Greg Waters and Fire District 3 interim fire chief Dan Orr. (Jay Cline)

Fire District 3 chooses Grider as new chief

Finance manager, new district leader set to start March 1

Deputy chief Justin Grider with Clallam County Fire District 2, center, has accepted an offer to become Fire District 3’s next fire chief. Here he stands with, from left, Port Angeles Fire Department Chief Derrell Sharp, Joel McKeen, Port Angeles Fire Department assistant chief, Joyce Fire and Rescue chief Greg Waters and Fire District 3 interim fire chief Dan Orr. (Jay Cline)
Sequim City Council members Rachel Anderson and Brandon Janisse were voted in by fellow council members to serve as deputy mayor and mayor through the end of 2025. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Janisse elected mayor by Sequim City Council

A tenured city council member is Sequim’s mayor after newly elected and re-elected council members were sworn in at the first council meeting… Continue reading

Sequim City Council members Rachel Anderson and Brandon Janisse were voted in by fellow council members to serve as deputy mayor and mayor through the end of 2025. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

OMC CEO updates on staffing, legislation

Hospital says it lost about $24 million in 2023

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Child dead, father arrested

Manhunt leads to deceased newborn

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Should police be allowed to engage in high-speed pursuits if they just suspect someone is engaged in a crime? The state Legislature is set to debate that issue following verification of a citizen initiative that gives police more leeway in decision making. (Mary Murphy/Washington State Journal)

State Legislature to debate high-speed police pursuits

Initiative 2113 would amend law to be ‘reasonable suspicion’

Should police be allowed to engage in high-speed pursuits if they just suspect someone is engaged in a crime? The state Legislature is set to debate that issue following verification of a citizen initiative that gives police more leeway in decision making. (Mary Murphy/Washington State Journal)

Ridge fire cause unknown, report says

Several potential ignition sources found

Grant covers installation of electric chargers

Port Angeles funding to cover 50 chargers

Several possible layouts for Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County's proposed Mason Street neighborhood in Port Hadlock was shown to the public Thursday, though no plans have been finalized. The future Mason Street neighborhood seeks to add more than 100 units of housing to Port Hadlock, and is being made possible by the over $30 million expansion of sewer infrastructure in the area. (Courtesy photo / Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County)
Several possible layouts for Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County's proposed Mason Street neighborhood in Port Hadlock was shown to the public Thursday, though no plans have been finalized. The future Mason Street neighborhood seeks to add more than 100 units of housing to Port Hadlock, and is being made possible by the over $30 million expansion of sewer infrastructure in the area. (Courtesy photo / Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County)
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The former Lincoln School, shown on Thursday, will be examined by the City of Port Angeles for possible conversion into multifamily housing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Housing study set at school

City of Port Angeles wants to transform former Lincoln building

The former Lincoln School, shown on Thursday, will be examined by the City of Port Angeles for possible conversion into multifamily housing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ruling: Trump to stay on primary ballot

Eight voters argued Jan. 6 actions made him ineligible

  • Jan 19, 2024
  • By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard
  • Regional News

Sliding enrollment, special ed expenses hitting Port Angeles School District hard

Stagnating enrollment and an increase in students needing special education were worrisome trends when it came to its budget, the board of… Continue reading

Aurora Oceguera, Puget Sound Restoration Fund's habitat lab technician, looks through the lab’s petri dishes of sorted kelp male and female gametophytes. (Tiffany Royal/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)

Tribe, partners preserving kelp for restoration needs

Researchers say they’ve seen an 80 percent decline

  • Jan 19, 2024
  • By Tiffany Royal Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
  • Clallam County
Aurora Oceguera, Puget Sound Restoration Fund's habitat lab technician, looks through the lab’s petri dishes of sorted kelp male and female gametophytes. (Tiffany Royal/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)
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Port Angeles police seeking man

The Port Angeles Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a man suspected of second-degree assault of a child, third-degree… Continue reading

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Noah Glaude, executive director of the North Olympic Library System, shovels snow from the front sidewalk at the Port Angeles Public Library after a fast and furious band of snow showers rolled across Port Angeles on Wednesday morning.

Brief snow, then rain for Peninsula

Warmer temperatures with rain expected, even at elevation

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Noah Glaude, executive director of the North Olympic Library System, shovels snow from the front sidewalk at the Port Angeles Public Library after a fast and furious band of snow showers rolled across Port Angeles on Wednesday morning.

Commissioners told Towne Road plans

Design plans, cost estimate expected soon

STRs can operate in Port Angeles this summer

Letters sent, but no further action taken