Daily Update Newsletter

WRESTLING: Sequim’s Pierson finishes second at Mat Classic; Forks boys fourth as a team

WRESTLING: Sequim’s Pierson finishes second at Mat Classic; Forks boys fourth as a team

Sequim’s Kiara Pierson finished second in the state at the Mat Classic, while the Forks boys as a team finished fourth with a… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Sequim’s Pierson finishes second at Mat Classic; Forks boys fourth as a team

Meet-and-greets planned with candidates for Port Angeles schools superintendent

The four candidates for the next Port Angeles School District superintendent will be introduced in a series of public forums this week.… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to continue moratorium deliberations

The three Jefferson County commissioners will continue deliberations and perhaps take action on the moratorium on commercial shooting facilities when they meet at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Clallam board to discuss administrator search

Clallam County commissioners will discuss the next steps in the recruitment of a county administrator Tuesday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m. in… Continue reading

Nonprofit, state offer conflicting ideas about escaped salmon, virus

The Wild Fish Conservancy says farmed Atlantic salmon that escaped into Puget Sound last summer were infected with a contagious and harmful virus.… Continue reading

House passes version of net pen phase-out legislation

House lawmakers have passed a water-down version of a bill approved earlier this month by the Senate which would phase out Atlantic salmon… Continue reading

School district voters approve Jefferson County measures

Voters in the Brinnon and Queets-Clearwater school districts in Jefferson County have approved levies after the second count of ballots Friday. The… Continue reading

Lefties celebration to see baseballs hit into Port Angeles Harbor

Lefties celebration to see baseballs hit into Port Angeles Harbor

Going yard will be going splash when the Port Angeles Lefties host a home run contest on the eve of the West… Continue reading

Lefties celebration to see baseballs hit into Port Angeles Harbor
ASCAP sues Peninsula bar for copyright infringement

ASCAP sues Peninsula bar for copyright infringement

A music industry giant is suing The Dam Bar, a tiny live entertainment and drinking establishment west of Port Angeles, for playing… Continue reading

ASCAP sues Peninsula bar for copyright infringement
Port Townsend pastor leads effort to help young man in Swaziland

Port Townsend pastor leads effort to help young man in Swaziland

What would it be like to be different — so different that your life was in… Continue reading

Port Townsend pastor leads effort to help young man in Swaziland

Clallam, Jefferson counties land millions in grants for salmon projects

The Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board and the Puget Sound Partnership have awarded $7.8 million in grants to projects on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Levy hopes dashed, fulfilled: Port Angeles, Cape Flattery backers respond to initial election results

Election Day left the West End’s Cape Flattery School District basking in victory and Port Angeles School District — with about 1,000… Continue reading

Brinnon, Queets Clearwater school district levies on way to final approval

The superintendents of two small Jefferson County school districts said Wednesday they were excited to see both of their levies passing in… Continue reading

Clallam County to file suit against opioid firms

Clallam County has inked an agreement with a Seattle law firm to sue manufactures and wholesalers of prescription painkillers to recover the… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners mull action on shooting range moratorium

Jefferson County commissioners mull action on shooting range moratorium

Jefferson County commissioners are considering taking action on their moratorium on new commercial shooting ranges one week from today, they told county… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners mull action on shooting range moratorium
Clallam commissioners add interim ban on non-native fish farms to shoreline plan

Clallam commissioners add interim ban on non-native fish farms to shoreline plan

Atlantic salmon raised in new fish farms became even more unwelcome Monday in waters off Clallam County. County commissioners at their work… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners add interim ban on non-native fish farms to shoreline plan
Last on the bucket list: World War II veteran gets birthday balloon ride in Sequim

Last on the bucket list: World War II veteran gets birthday balloon ride in Sequim

Tom McKeown Sr., a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, had a memorable early birthday present. The 95-year-old Port Angeles man… Continue reading

Last on the bucket list: World War II veteran gets birthday balloon ride in Sequim
Purchase of downtown Port Angeles property for hotel nears

Purchase of downtown Port Angeles property for hotel nears

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s plans to build an 86-room, $25 million downtown hotel are back on track after a delay over… Continue reading

Purchase of downtown Port Angeles property for hotel nears
SMP foes consider next step after state Supreme Court declines case

SMP foes consider next step after state Supreme Court declines case

Opponents of Jefferson County’s Shoreline Master Program vowed Thursday to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court after the state Supreme… Continue reading

SMP foes consider next step after state Supreme Court declines case
Failing road rebuild top priority of Port Angeles Transportation Benefit District

Failing road rebuild top priority of Port Angeles Transportation Benefit District

A crumbling section of West 10th Street is getting a makeover. The city of the Port Angeles has received a $1.15 million… Continue reading

Failing road rebuild top priority of Port Angeles Transportation Benefit District