Daily Update Newsletter

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office using new CodeRED alert system

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has launched its new CodeRED community notification system, which sends important alerts and time-sensitive messages to staff… Continue reading

Five people escape injury in rollover wreck on Hurricane Ridge Road

Five people escape injury in rollover wreck on Hurricane Ridge Road

A vehicle driving down Hurricane Ridge Road toward Port Angeles rolled onto its top near the south side of the first… Continue reading

Five people escape injury in rollover wreck on Hurricane Ridge Road

Charges suggested after report of shot fired outside Port Angeles bank

The Port Angeles Police department seized a woman’s pellet gun over the weekend after staff at a Port Angeles bank reported a… Continue reading

2A REGIONALS: Archbishop Murphy a handful for Roughriders

2A REGIONALS: Archbishop Murphy a handful for Roughriders

Port Angeles came out aggressively and traded salvos early on with a physical Archbishop Murphy team but lost its initial competitive fight and… Continue reading

2A REGIONALS: Archbishop Murphy a handful for Roughriders
State moves closer to bump stock ban

State moves closer to bump stock ban

A bill that would ban bump stocks, a device that increases a weapon’s rate of fire,… Continue reading

State moves closer to bump stock ban

EYE ON CLALLAM: County panel to mull change cutting lawsuit fees

Clallam County commissioners will consider a revised agreement to file a lawsuit against manufacturers and wholesalers of prescription opioids in their weekly business meeting at… Continue reading

Record funds raised at heart education luncheon

Record funds raised at heart education luncheon

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon raised a record $77,000, an increase of 26 percent over the 2017… Continue reading

Record funds raised at heart education luncheon

State legislators pass exemption from Public Records Act and own disclosure rules

In votes with veto-proof-wide margins, state legislators made themselves exempt from the voter-approved Public Records Act… Continue reading

District 24 legislators vote for public records exemption bill

The three legislators who represent District 24 voted in favor of a bill they say improves public transparency of the legislative process. The… Continue reading

Coast Guard monitors multi-day transit of vessel after explosion

Coast Guard personnel are monitoring a 653-foot bulk carrier, with 21 crew members aboard, 120 miles west of the Columbia River entrance… Continue reading

Jefferson Heart of Service award nominations accepted now

Jefferson Heart of Service award nominations accepted now

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Jefferson Heart of Service award nominations accepted now
Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding

Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding

William Shore Memorial Pool is poised to receive $1.5 million in state funding and if the money is included in the final… Continue reading

Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to accept grant for Memorial Field lighting

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider accepting a state grant for replacing lighting at Memorial Field when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

SmileMobile helps keep children, moms healthy

SmileMobile helps keep children, moms healthy

There are several happy children and mothers in Jefferson County this week, smiling wide after a visit to a unique dental office… Continue reading

SmileMobile helps keep children, moms healthy
Legislator: Delay paying property taxes

Legislator: Delay paying property taxes

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege is urging property owners to delay paying property tax bills they began receiving this week in anticipation… Continue reading

Legislator: Delay paying property taxes
Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers

Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers

State lawmakers are fighting to find $350,000 in state funding to help the city build higher fencing along the Eighth Street Bridges.… Continue reading

Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers

Elwha Bridge plans told: State officals provide timeline for new structure

Design plans have been outlined for a two-lane concrete Elwha River bridge anchored deep into bedrock that will replace the existing river-ravaged… Continue reading

New lease first at market value in 25 years

New lease first at market value in 25 years

The Clallam County commissioners have agreed to sign a lease with the Port of Port Angeles for the land under the county’s… Continue reading

New lease first at market value in 25 years

Shooting range moratorium in Jefferson County continued

Jefferson County commissioners voted Tuesday to continue the moratorium on shooting ranges. The commission voted 3-0 to continue the Moratorium Ordinance on… Continue reading

Clallam County administrator offers to postpone retirement

Clallam County administrator offers to postpone retirement

Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones offered Tuesday to postpone his Sept. 1 retirement if the Board of County Commissioners needs more time… Continue reading

Clallam County administrator offers to postpone retirement