Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz Hook toward the city. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Birds on a boom

Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz… Continue reading

Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz Hook toward the city. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County seeking rain garden volunteers

The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee is seeking volunteers to help maintain 18 rain gardens that the committee has installed over the… Continue reading

Some Sequim residents are concerned about the impact of a proposed mining operation on a vacant gravel lot near Happy Valley Road. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Proposed mining operation worries neighbors

Hearing examiner to consider operation Sept. 7

  • Aug 11, 2023
  • By Megan Rogers Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Some Sequim residents are concerned about the impact of a proposed mining operation on a vacant gravel lot near Happy Valley Road. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

State treasurer: Lack of retirement savings could mean future crisis

Roundtable discussion focuses on barriers to savings

Two people found ashore after boat capsizes in Freshwater Bay

Two people were reported safe on shore after their boat capsized off Observation Point in Freshwater Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard… Continue reading

VA extends deadline for PACT benefits filing

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has extended a deadline for veterans and survivors applying for benefits under Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics… Continue reading

Park: Game cameras show no sign of cougar

Lake Angeles/Heather Park Loop remains closed

Derek Kilmer.

Kilmer warns of possible shutdown

Congressman speaks of bipartisan success

Derek Kilmer.
Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay and Russ James, right, are visiting from Orland, Calif., where the temperature has been over 100 degrees. They rested at the pier after visiting Hurricane Ridge and the Dungeness Spit. The couples have known each other for years from when they both lived in Arizona. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Catching up with friends

Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay… Continue reading

Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay and Russ James, right, are visiting from Orland, Calif., where the temperature has been over 100 degrees. They rested at the pier after visiting Hurricane Ridge and the Dungeness Spit. The couples have known each other for years from when they both lived in Arizona. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

2022-2023 NOHN Mobile Health Clinic statistics

• Total number of overall visits: 404 • Individual students served: 98 (nearly 50-50 boys and girls) • Students accessing behavioral health service: 87 •… Continue reading

North Olympic Healthcare Network’s Mobile Health Clinic ends first year of serving students

Behavioral health services top service sought

Washington Scuba Alliance diver Glenn Grant holds the regulator of dive buddy Randy Williams while Williams adjusts his flipper before submerging at the breakwater at the entrance to the Point Hudson Marina. The divers were volunteering their services to relocate marine animals, such as sea stars, sea anemone and other invertebrates in advance of the re-placing the south entrance to the marina after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in September. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Scuba divers relocate Point Hudson creatures

Action taken to preserve marine life during breakwater work

Washington Scuba Alliance diver Glenn Grant holds the regulator of dive buddy Randy Williams while Williams adjusts his flipper before submerging at the breakwater at the entrance to the Point Hudson Marina. The divers were volunteering their services to relocate marine animals, such as sea stars, sea anemone and other invertebrates in advance of the re-placing the south entrance to the marina after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in September. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
A bright sun shone Tuesday afternoon on Kevin Mason and his Raccoon Lodge in Uptown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
A bright sun shone Tuesday afternoon on Kevin Mason and his Raccoon Lodge in Uptown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Debris removal to close Ridge

Three-day closure to begin Aug. 15

Park reopens two trails

The Switchback and Sunrise Ridge trails have been reopened in Olympic National Park while the Lake Angeles/Heather Park Loop remains closed, park… Continue reading

Retirement options to be detailed at town hall meet

The Office of the State Treasurer in partnership with Washington State Labor Council, Economic Opportunity Institute and AARP is hosting a “Future… Continue reading

Shuttle to summit remains popular

When Olympic National Park and Clallam Transit encouraged visitors to get out of their vehicles and take a shuttle to Hurricane Ridge,… Continue reading

Amala Kuster with the Sequim Sunrise Rotary hands off a bag to James Joseph Dorrell, 14, with the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, during the Back to School Fair in 2022. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Students to get a boost with Back to School Fair events

Back to School fairs are planned in Port Angeles on Aug. 19 and in Sequim on Aug. 26. Organizers of Sequim’s annual Back to School… Continue reading

Amala Kuster with the Sequim Sunrise Rotary hands off a bag to James Joseph Dorrell, 14, with the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, during the Back to School Fair in 2022. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
First responders prevent a vehicle from sliding farther down an embankment after it went off U.S. Highway 101 Monday evening. Its driver, a 61-year-old Sequim woman, died in the crash. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

Sequim woman dies after car goes over embankment

Collision between SUV, log truck injures another

First responders prevent a vehicle from sliding farther down an embankment after it went off U.S. Highway 101 Monday evening. Its driver, a 61-year-old Sequim woman, died in the crash. (Clallam County Fire District 3)