Bridge closures prompt Port Townsend letter

Impacts to business, emergencies outlined

Charisse Deschenes

Deschenes appointed deputy city manager in Sequim

Charisse Deschenes has been appointed deputy city manager and director of community development and economic development for the city of Sequim, effective Feb.… Continue reading

Charisse Deschenes

Districts to be formed following East Jefferson Fire Rescue merger

Vote on proposal planned for March 15

Leelah Smith.

Missing Lower Elwha woman found safe at Port Angeles store

Police officers called after she was spotted

Leelah Smith.
Visitors to the North Olympic Healthcare Network’s new Eastside Clinic look around the entry lobby during an open house on Friday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Healthcare Network opens eastside building

Edna Peterson, former owner of the building housing the North Olympic Healthcare Network’s new Eastside Clinic, left, speaks with real estate broker Jim Haguewood, healthcare… Continue reading

Visitors to the North Olympic Healthcare Network’s new Eastside Clinic look around the entry lobby during an open house on Friday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Proposal aims to keep power on during extreme heat

Power, water to stay on if temps hit 90

Workers install rigging atop the 60-foot-tall foremast on the 133-year-old historic tall ship Adventuress. The ship has been on the hard at the Port Townsend Boat Haven since last December and is expected to go in the water by the end of the week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Rigging installation

Workers install rigging atop the 60-foot-tall foremast on the 133-year-old historic tall ship Adventuress. The ship has been on the hard at the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Workers install rigging atop the 60-foot-tall foremast on the 133-year-old historic tall ship Adventuress. The ship has been on the hard at the Port Townsend Boat Haven since last December and is expected to go in the water by the end of the week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim woman airlifted after rollover in Gardiner

A Sequim woman was listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday afternoon at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a one-vehicle rollover Monday evening in… Continue reading

Bills out of committee

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to show that SHB 1389 was referred to the House Rules Committee as of Friday. By Paul Gottlieb… Continue reading

Healthcare masking requirement to end

Washington and Oregon will soon drop mask requirements in healthcare settings, moving to lift the last major masking requirements meant to curb… Continue reading

New electronic signs may not be allowed

Clallam commissioners to review proposed changes next month

Protesters line U.S. Highway 101, some with signs, as they demonstrate against the sale and potential logging of Aldwell timber. (John Gussman)

Protesters rally against logging Aldwell timber

State agency says it’s following conservation plan

Protesters line U.S. Highway 101, some with signs, as they demonstrate against the sale and potential logging of Aldwell timber. (John Gussman)

Applications accepted for medical assistant training

The deadline is Wednesday to apply for Jefferson Healthcare’s Medical Assistant Apprentice Program, an intensive 18-month work-study program that combines online coursework… Continue reading

Clallam County courthouse to get two EV chargers

Drivers of electric cars could be able to charge them while visiting the Clallam County courthouse beginning this summer, thanks to a… Continue reading

Habitat model leases its land

In turn, home prices remain affordable

Jefferson Healthcare board gets updates on construction

Dental clinic, foundation also detailed

Michael Dashiell / Olympic Peninsula News Group

Robin Hill Farm County Park has been reopened after a three-month closure to clear trails of fallen tees and debris.

Robin Hill Farm County Park reopens

Three months after a storm blew down dozens of trees and triggered its closure, Robin Hill Farm County Park has been reopened to… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell / Olympic Peninsula News Group

Robin Hill Farm County Park has been reopened after a three-month closure to clear trails of fallen tees and debris.
Participants in the 5K Sun Fun Color Run emerge from clouds of tempera paint while being pelted by rain and snow during Saturday’s Sequim Sunshine Festival at Carrie Blake Park and the Albert Haller Play Fields with additional events at Pioneer Park. Inclement weather on Saturday forced organizers to move many entertainment events indoors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sunshine Festival is short on sunshine

But drones have clear skies for event’s grand finale

Participants in the 5K Sun Fun Color Run emerge from clouds of tempera paint while being pelted by rain and snow during Saturday’s Sequim Sunshine Festival at Carrie Blake Park and the Albert Haller Play Fields with additional events at Pioneer Park. Inclement weather on Saturday forced organizers to move many entertainment events indoors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fisherman found deceased in Sol Duc River

A fisherman was found dead Sunday morning on a river bank in the Sol Duc River, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.… Continue reading