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Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols, left, talks about a proposed mental health court program accompanied by District Court Judge Dave Neupert on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Mental health court proposed

Clallam County prosecuting attorney leads effort

Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols, left, talks about a proposed mental health court program accompanied by District Court Judge Dave Neupert on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Housing Solutions Network director Justine Gonzalez-Berg will moderate Saturday’s housing forum at the Cotton Building in Port Townsend. (Photo courtesy of Justine Gonzalez-Berg)

Housing topic of Port Townsend forum

City Council candidates to answer questions

Housing Solutions Network director Justine Gonzalez-Berg will moderate Saturday’s housing forum at the Cotton Building in Port Townsend. (Photo courtesy of Justine Gonzalez-Berg)

Penalty ordered in drug fatality

Prison sentence set at 12½ years

Quimper Grange garden volunteer Jo Yount cultivates greens and flowers especially for the clients of the Port Townsend Food Bank. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

The Peddler delivers from garden to food bank

Trips also include groceries to paying subscribers in town

Quimper Grange garden volunteer Jo Yount cultivates greens and flowers especially for the clients of the Port Townsend Food Bank. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Firefighters respond to an early morning fire at Olympic Ambulance early Tuesday. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

Early morning Sequim fire destroys ambulances, structure

Damage estimated as likely to exceed $500,000; none hurt

Firefighters respond to an early morning fire at Olympic Ambulance early Tuesday. (Clallam County Fire District 3)
Coronavirus

Clallam County reports its 16th COVID-19 death

Death toll on Peninsula now 20

Clallam County primary ballots to be mailed Wednesday

Nine races set, four for Port Angeles City Council

Kate Dexter.

Housing tops Port Angeles City Council forum topics

Two Port Angeles City Council candidates in each of two races had the primary election forum stage to themselves last week to… Continue reading

Kate Dexter.

Jefferson County primary ballots to be mailed Wednesday

North Olympic Peninsula registered voters will start receiving their ballots for the Aug. 3 primary election by the end of the week after ballots are… Continue reading

Holly Hughes, editor of “The Madrona Project: Voices from the Heart of Cascadia,” visited Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Monday. She’s organized two in-person readings from the book in Chimacum and Sequim this month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

New book gathers writers, artists from Northwest

Women contribute poems, images for ‘Madrona Project’

Holly Hughes, editor of “The Madrona Project: Voices from the Heart of Cascadia,” visited Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Monday. She’s organized two in-person readings from the book in Chimacum and Sequim this month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer previews legislation

Block-grant program would be for 10 years

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.
Coronavirus

New outbreak investigated at long-term care facility in Clallam County

1 staff member, 1 resident test positive for COVID-19

John Lorentzen visits with graduating senior Delaney Nucci after the Sequim High School 2021 graduation ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Nucci family)

Choir teacher heading to Port Angeles

After a decade in Sequim, Lorentzen back at alma mater

John Lorentzen visits with graduating senior Delaney Nucci after the Sequim High School 2021 graduation ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Nucci family)
Swan School staffer April Thompson admires a feelings illustration kept inside Emily Gohn’s classroom, which has become a storage room since Swan went all outdoors. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

During pandemic, school takes learning outside

Heat, winter weather not obstacles for private organization

Swan School staffer April Thompson admires a feelings illustration kept inside Emily Gohn’s classroom, which has become a storage room since Swan went all outdoors. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Maple tree thief convicted at trial

Timber DNA helps connect trees to scene

Jena Stamper.

Where to ‘put’ homeless asked at Port Angeles City Council candidate forum

Housing a top issue this primary election

Jena Stamper.

County commission to begin in-person meetings

Live-streaming still available

Peninsula heat deaths investigated

Sports announcer, homeless man among the four

Port Angeles schools’ COVID-19 options weighed

Board candidates discuss topic at forum

Sergio Gonzalez stands with one of the wreaths he made for a customer from lavender in his field at Meli’s Lavender Farm. He hopes visitors will find his farm off Old Olympic Highway this summer as COVID-19 greatly impacted his sales in 2020.. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Sequim-area farms report explosion of blooms

All are preparing for tourist influx

Sergio Gonzalez stands with one of the wreaths he made for a customer from lavender in his field at Meli’s Lavender Farm. He hopes visitors will find his farm off Old Olympic Highway this summer as COVID-19 greatly impacted his sales in 2020.. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group