Daily Update Newsletter

City of Port Townsend to help with warm weather program

City of Port Townsend to help with warm weather program

The Port Townsend City Council has agreed that the city will fund a portion of the Jefferson County Summer Emergency Shelter operated… Continue reading

City of Port Townsend to help with warm weather program

City of Port Townsend to sponsor fireworks for Fourth of July

The Fourth of July will be celebrated with a grand fireworks display at Fort Worden this summer after the Port Townsend City… Continue reading

Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic salmon farming

Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic salmon farming

Washington state will phase out marine farming of Atlantic salmon and other nonnative fish by 2022 under… Continue reading

Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic salmon farming

NEWS BRIEFS: New director of support services … and other items

Liz Uraga, J.D., has been named as the new director of Quality Support Services at Olympic Medical Center. Uraga joined the center… Continue reading

22nd Annual Victorian Heritage Festival set this weekend

22nd Annual Victorian Heritage Festival set this weekend

This weekend, Port Townsend will see its past come to life at the 22nd annual Victorian Heritage Festival. A self-guided Pub Crawl… Continue reading

22nd Annual Victorian Heritage Festival set this weekend

North Olympic Land Trust Conservation Breakfast this morning

The North Olympic Land Trust will honor the Clallam Conservation District during its 10th annual Conservation Breakfast at 9 this morning. The… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts start early on Peninsula

With Easter falling on April 1 this year, most scheduled East Egg hunts will be next weekend. However, at least two hunts are planned for… Continue reading

Sequim viewers can watch Capt. Crystal Stout, pilot of the Dream Catcher hot air balloon, fly live around 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Philippines for the Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival at facebook.com/DreamCatcherBalloon. (Capt. Crystal Stout)

Sequim balloon to fly in the Philippines

Sequim’s nonprofit hot air balloon, Dream Catcher, will return this weekend to Lubao International Balloon and… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2018
  • By Matthew Nash Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Sequim viewers can watch Capt. Crystal Stout, pilot of the Dream Catcher hot air balloon, fly live around 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Philippines for the Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival at facebook.com/DreamCatcherBalloon. (Capt. Crystal Stout)

Opioid lawsuit preparation continues

Work on preparing Clallam County’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors is still underway as a federal judge looks at settling more… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April

Larry Dunbar has been hired as the new general manager of the Jefferson County Public Utility District. His first day at work… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April
Irrigation Festival becomes its own nonprofit following pattern of growth

Irrigation Festival becomes its own nonprofit following pattern of growth

After nearly 123 years, the Sequim Irrigation Festival has becomes its own entity – as far as the Internal Revenue Service is concerned.… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival becomes its own nonprofit following pattern of growth
Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans

Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans

Some coastal states opposed to President Donald Trump’s plan to allow oil and gas drilling… Continue reading

Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans
Governor signs package of bills sparked by #MeToo

Governor signs package of bills sparked by #MeToo

In the wake of a national conversation about sexual harassment sparked by the #MeToo movement, Gov.… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2018
  • By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press
Governor signs package of bills sparked by #MeToo
Sequim Rotary donates dictionaries

Sequim Rotary donates dictionaries

Rotary Club of Sequim has given more than 220 dictionaries to all fourth-grade students in the Sequim School District. The February donation was… Continue reading

Sequim Rotary donates dictionaries
COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Long signs to run for Corban University

COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Long signs to run for Corban University

They didn’t talk about how great of a distance runner she is; in fact her athletic accomplishments were mentioned mostly in passing.… Continue reading

COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Long signs to run for Corban University
Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work

As an overflow crowd of some 300 people watched and commented, Port of Port Townsend commissioners, in a 2-1 vote, approved Tuesday… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work
Hair DNA links Ross to scene of 1978 killing in Port Angeles

Hair DNA links Ross to scene of 1978 killing in Port Angeles

Accused killer Tommy Ross Jr. is seeking a mental competency evaluation after DNA tests on a strand of hair indicated he was… Continue reading

Hair DNA links Ross to scene of 1978 killing in Port Angeles
Puerto Rico devastation compared to potential wreckage after Peninsula quake

Puerto Rico devastation compared to potential wreckage after Peninsula quake

Former state Rep. Jim Buck shared his experience in Puerto Rico with the Port Angeles Business Association Tuesday, comparing the response to… Continue reading

Puerto Rico devastation compared to potential wreckage after Peninsula quake

Drone comes close to hitting helicopter, Coast Guard says

A Coast Guard aircrew came within 50 feet of hitting a drone in Port Angeles on Saturday, the Coast Guard said. The… Continue reading

Buck, Zechenelly honored in state awards for their emergency preparedness work

Former state Rep. Jim Buck and and Blaine Zechenelly of Clallam County Emergency Management and Clallam Fire District No. 3 have earned… Continue reading