Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-70s for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Summer sand

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer… Continue reading

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-70s for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit passes six-year development plan

Annual report details capital improvements, finances

Spencer McGinty, OPHS director.

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires executive director

Barbecue celebration planned for Sept. 7

Spencer McGinty, OPHS director.

Pedestrian taken to hospital after collision

An 85-year-old pedestrian was transported to a Seattle hospital after he was struck by a car. Richard Boyd of Sequim was injured… Continue reading

Policy would protect access

Jefferson modeling state laws at courthouse

Carlyn Beebe of Forks pushes a merry-go-round toy as her son, Lane, 6, takes a ride on Tuesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair took time out from errands for a visit to the popular park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Merry go round

Carlyn Beebe of Forks pushes a merry-go-round toy as her son, Lane, 6, takes a ride on Tuesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield… Continue reading

Carlyn Beebe of Forks pushes a merry-go-round toy as her son, Lane, 6, takes a ride on Tuesday at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair took time out from errands for a visit to the popular park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port of Port Angeles updates policy to comply with state law

Agency to enforce ban of expanded polystyrene foam

Three hopefuls vie for Port Angeles council

Interviews set for Tuesday’s meeting

Two taken to hospital after DUI collision

Two people were taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles after a collision on U.S. Highway 101 west of Sequim. Kenneth Krom,… Continue reading

Dr. Sabrina Prime, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Healthcare, demonstrates the new $2.5 million linear accelerator that will be used in the treatment of cancer patients during a dedication and open house on Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Ribbon cutting

Dr. Sabrina Prime, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Healthcare, demonstrates the new $2.5 million linear accelerator that will be used in the treatment of cancer… Continue reading

Dr. Sabrina Prime, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Healthcare, demonstrates the new $2.5 million linear accelerator that will be used in the treatment of cancer patients during a dedication and open house on Sunday in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Amelia Solomon, 9, a fourth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary, receives a package of notebook paper from Nick Carlson of Olympic Medical Center as Amelia’s mother, Hermina Solomon, accompanies her during the Port Angeles School District Back to School Fair on Saturday at Jefferson. The event offered school supplies to students, as well as health information, family services and a picnic meal. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Back to school fair

Amelia Solomon, 9, a fourth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary, receives a package of notebook paper from Nick Carlson of Olympic Medical Center as Amelia’s mother,… Continue reading

Amelia Solomon, 9, a fourth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary, receives a package of notebook paper from Nick Carlson of Olympic Medical Center as Amelia’s mother, Hermina Solomon, accompanies her during the Port Angeles School District Back to School Fair on Saturday at Jefferson. The event offered school supplies to students, as well as health information, family services and a picnic meal. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Mother and daughter Susan Heiny, left, and Sarah Winter Grafstrom with the Slip Point Lighthouse Keepers are working to preserve the 1905 keeper’s house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 10-acre property will be conveyed to Clallam County from the U.S. Coast Guard for use as a park after remediation at the site is completed. The lighthouse no longer exists. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Group working to preserve keeper’s house at Clallam Bay

County hopes Coast Guard will transfer land for public park

Mother and daughter Susan Heiny, left, and Sarah Winter Grafstrom with the Slip Point Lighthouse Keepers are working to preserve the 1905 keeper’s house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 10-acre property will be conveyed to Clallam County from the U.S. Coast Guard for use as a park after remediation at the site is completed. The lighthouse no longer exists. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Kyra Toner, 8, of Burien kicks a soccer ball through a narrow goal as part of an informal soccer skills test during Saturday’s Party at the Park at Elks Playfield in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Naval Elks Lodge, featured a variety of activities for children and adults, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Party at the Park

Kyra Toner, 8, of Burien kicks a soccer ball through a narrow goal as part of an informal soccer skills test during Saturday’s Party at… Continue reading

Kyra Toner, 8, of Burien kicks a soccer ball through a narrow goal as part of an informal soccer skills test during Saturday’s Party at the Park at Elks Playfield in Port Angeles. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Naval Elks Lodge, featured a variety of activities for children and adults, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim city staff report that they plan to request city council members to change Seal Street Park from right-of-way to a parcel so they can enforce no-camping rules. Complaints have continued in recent years about people camping in the area and allegedly committing crimes. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Legal changes proposed for Seal Street Park

Downtown space a place of concern for businesses, residents

Sequim city staff report that they plan to request city council members to change Seal Street Park from right-of-way to a parcel so they can enforce no-camping rules. Complaints have continued in recent years about people camping in the area and allegedly committing crimes. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim to fund half of requests

Final decision to be decided in November

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Firefighters rescue person, dog from house fire

One person and their golden retriever were rescued following a residential structure fire in the 1500 block of West Seventh Street in… Continue reading