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County health officer announces resignation

County health officer announces resignation

Dr. Christopher Frank will step down as Clallam County health officer Aug. 3, he announced last week. Frank, who became Clallam County… Continue reading

County health officer announces resignation
Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday

The Olympic National Park Visitor Center and Wilderness Information Center in Port Angeles will reopen to the public at 9 a.m. Tuesday… Continue reading

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday
Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

For the past 18 years, Wayne King has been going to meetings, more meetings than he can count. They have taken him all… Continue reading

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission
Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center will be moved to make space for the William Shore Memorial Pool expansion. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles pool to expand

William Shore Memorial Pool now has land for its $12 million expansion and officials expect to break ground for the expansion next… Continue reading

Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center will be moved to make space for the William Shore Memorial Pool expansion. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Ludlow doctor identified as victim in fatal six-vehicle wreck on Hood Canal Bridge

A Port Ludlow doctor was killed in a six-vehicle collision on the two-lane Hood Canal Bridge. The wreck closed the bridge for eight… Continue reading

Former treasurer files for prosecuting attorney race

Former treasurer files for prosecuting attorney race

Former Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis has filed to run against the prosecuting attorney who sued her in 2016. Meanwhile, primary contests… Continue reading

Former treasurer files for prosecuting attorney race

Four-way contest set for Jefferson County commission

A four-way race has developed for the District 3 seat on the Jefferson County commission. Craig Durgan, 61, of Port Ludlow filed… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles mayor remembered

Former Port Angeles mayor remembered

Friends and associates of former Mayor Patrick Downie are mourning the death of the happy warrior who battled prostate cancer while ushering… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles mayor remembered

Friends, family remember Sequim attorney as family man, volunteer

Friends and family of Sequim attorney Anthony “Tony” Mauhar, who died Monday at the Port Townsend Boat Haven, remembered this weekend a… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare given $1 million to provide low-income dental care

Jefferson Healthcare has received $1 million in state capital funding for a pilot program to provide dental health services to approximately 3,000… Continue reading

A crash involving multiple vehicles shut down both directions of the Hood Canal Bridge late Thursday. (KOMO News)

Hood Canal Bridge claims life of Port Ludlow woman; span closed for hours

A Port Ludlow woman died late Thursday afternoon in a six-vehicle collision on the two-lane Hood Canal Bridge, closing the bridge for eight… Continue reading

A crash involving multiple vehicles shut down both directions of the Hood Canal Bridge late Thursday. (KOMO News)
Former Clallam County commissioner aims at old seat; sheriff now faces opposition

Former Clallam County commissioner aims at old seat; sheriff now faces opposition

Former Clallam County Commissioner and Democrat Mike Doherty is making another run at his old position in the Nov. 6 general election… Continue reading

Former Clallam County commissioner aims at old seat; sheriff now faces opposition

Three-way contest forms in Jefferson County

A three-way contest has developed for a Jefferson County commissioner seat. Ryan McAllister, 30, filed for the Position 3 seat Thursday as… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles Mayor Patrick Downie dies after returning home

Former Port Angeles Mayor Patrick Downie dies after returning home

Former Mayor Patrick Downie, who battled cancer while ushering the city through difficult times, died Thursday. He was in his mid-70s. Current… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles Mayor Patrick Downie dies after returning home
Port Angeles’ chief administrator plans to retire

Port Angeles’ chief administrator plans to retire

The former fire chief and once-reluctant leader who has served as the city of Port Angeles’ top administrator for six years will… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ chief administrator plans to retire

Jamestown oyster farm in wildlife refuge now on hold

Permitting for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s proposed oyster farm at Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is on hold until at least a mid-November hearing… Continue reading

Clallam wants input on fireworks from tribes, public

Clallam wants input on fireworks from tribes, public

The Clallam County Board of Commissioners is considering banning consumer fireworks countywide but first wants input from local tribes and the public.… Continue reading

Clallam wants input on fireworks from tribes, public
Clallam plans to replace culvert where bluff is eroding near Port Angeles

Clallam plans to replace culvert where bluff is eroding near Port Angeles

A poorly-designed culvert has hastened the erosion of a bluff canyon east of Port Angeles, forcing a temporary road closure and an… Continue reading

Clallam plans to replace culvert where bluff is eroding near Port Angeles
UPDATE: Officials say hiker who had gone missing likely died from 300-foot fall

UPDATE: Officials say hiker who had gone missing likely died from 300-foot fall

Jeremiah Adams likely died from a 300-foot fall into a ravine, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday, a day after… Continue reading

UPDATE: Officials say hiker who had gone missing likely died from 300-foot fall
Rhody Run marks anniversary on last day of Rhody Fest in Port Townsend

Rhody Run marks anniversary on last day of Rhody Fest in Port Townsend

Celebrating the Big 4-0 can be a fun time, especially when you invite a crowd to help fete the milestone — and… Continue reading

Rhody Run marks anniversary on last day of Rhody Fest in Port Townsend