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At least 125 people stand on the corners of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue on Thursday morning for a vigil on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The vigil was hosted by Indivisible Sequim. Later in the day, the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County hosted in Port Townsend a candlelight vigil to remember the law enforcement officers killed or wounded on duty at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and to show support for voting rights. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Vigil for Jan. 6

At least 125 people stand on the corners of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue on Thursday morning for a vigil on the one-year anniversary of… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
At least 125 people stand on the corners of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue on Thursday morning for a vigil on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The vigil was hosted by Indivisible Sequim. Later in the day, the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County hosted in Port Townsend a candlelight vigil to remember the law enforcement officers killed or wounded on duty at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and to show support for voting rights. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Debbi Steele of Port Townsend shows her sign to Mado Most, far left, and Annalee McConnell just before the candlelight vigil at Pope Marine Park in downtown Port Townsend on Thursday afternoon. About 100 people joined the League of Women Voters-Jefferson County vigil, marking the first anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Earlier in the day, a vigil in Sequim drew at least 125 people. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Vigil to remember Jan. 6

Debbi Steele of Port Townsend shows her sign to Mado Most, far left, and Annalee McConnell just before the candlelight vigil at Pope Marine Park… Continue reading

Debbi Steele of Port Townsend shows her sign to Mado Most, far left, and Annalee McConnell just before the candlelight vigil at Pope Marine Park in downtown Port Townsend on Thursday afternoon. About 100 people joined the League of Women Voters-Jefferson County vigil, marking the first anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Earlier in the day, a vigil in Sequim drew at least 125 people. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County Courthouse closed for cleaning

Precautions taken against COVID-19

School delays due to inclement weather

There will be a two hour late start today for Sequim High School, Sequim Middle School, Helen Haller Elementary, Olympic Peninsula Academy and Dungeness Virtual… Continue reading

Coronavirus

COVID death reported in Clallam County

Another death from COVID-19 confirmed on Wednesday brings Clallam County’s total deaths since the pandemic began to 81. Dr. Allison Berry, health… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Fire Bell Tower stands over a city park that will soon receive some $15,000 in landscaping thanks to a donation accepted this week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Fire Bell Tower park to be spruced up

Landscaper donates services to Port Townsend

Port Townsend’s Fire Bell Tower stands over a city park that will soon receive some $15,000 in landscaping thanks to a donation accepted this week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Snow blankets the Toandos Peninsula, where high winds tore through trees, as seen in this photo from near Fisherman Harbor. (Photo courtesy Karen Grooms)

Highway 101 stretch stays closed

Repairs continue after ‘catastrophic’ damage

Snow blankets the Toandos Peninsula, where high winds tore through trees, as seen in this photo from near Fisherman Harbor. (Photo courtesy Karen Grooms)

Jan. 6 vigils set today in Sequim, Port Townsend

Indivisible Sequim will join the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County and other organizations across the country in hosting a vigil on… Continue reading

Kilmer hopes for federal funds for Highway 112 slides

Congressman discusses federal infrastructure bill

Rob Ollikainen/for Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jesse Espinoza makes a closing argument in Dennis Marvin Bauer’s triple-murder trial in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday. Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Waterhouse and Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michele Devlin look on.

Prosecutor delivers closing arguments in triple-murder trial

Espinoza: Visitors left nobody alive

Rob Ollikainen/for Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jesse Espinoza makes a closing argument in Dennis Marvin Bauer’s triple-murder trial in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday. Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Waterhouse and Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michele Devlin look on.

Status of public schools on North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday

Some districts delay classes; Brinnon closed for the day

Candlelight vigil planned in Port Townsend on Thursday

Along with holding a candlelight vigil Thursday afternoon, the League of Women Voters-Jefferson County encourages local residents to place candles in their… Continue reading

Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases rise; lack of in-person meetings questioned

As confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket on the North Olympic Peninsula, a Joyce couple questioned the need to continue conducting public meetings remotely during… Continue reading

David Faber

Faber new mayor in Port Townsend

Howard elected deputy mayor by council

David Faber

Hood Canal Bridge closures for this week canceled

Overnight closures moved to Jan. 12, 13, 14

Judge Lauren Erickson addresses the jury during the final day of testimony Tuesday in Dennis Marvin Bauer's triple-murder trial. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Jury set to decide accused killer’s fate

Closing arguments this morning

Judge Lauren Erickson addresses the jury during the final day of testimony Tuesday in Dennis Marvin Bauer's triple-murder trial. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
Sarah Doyle, the North Olympic Salmon Coalition’s program and partnership manager, demonstrates the planting of a tree near the Kilisut Harbor bridge between Marrowstone and Indian islands. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Volunteers brave cold to plant bare-root trees on Kilisut Harbor

Work part of project to aid salmon, other wildlife

Sarah Doyle, the North Olympic Salmon Coalition’s program and partnership manager, demonstrates the planting of a tree near the Kilisut Harbor bridge between Marrowstone and Indian islands. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Icy roads prompt school closures

Quilcene School, 294715 U.S. Highway 101, is closed today for the second consecutive day due to weather and icy road conditions, according to a press… Continue reading

Fifty miles of Highway 101 remain closed on Tuesday

Crews work to clear highway after Sunday night snowstorm

Dennis Bauer is questioned by defense attorney Karen Unger during his triple-murder trial in Clallam County Superior Court on Monday. (Rob Ollikainen/For Peninsula Daily News)

Bauer: ‘I don’t shoot people’

Accused takes stand in defense

Dennis Bauer is questioned by defense attorney Karen Unger during his triple-murder trial in Clallam County Superior Court on Monday. (Rob Ollikainen/For Peninsula Daily News)