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Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants

Clallam County commissioners named a committee Monday to screen applicants for the vacancy created by former elected Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis, who resigned… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants
Jefferson commissioners approve bid for streaming meetings

Jefferson commissioners approve bid for streaming meetings

The Jefferson County commissioners approved a bid Monday to set up a live-streaming service that will allow people to watch meetings from… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve bid for streaming meetings
Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

A meeting with the Lower Elwha Tribal Council and all seven Port Angeles City Council members who will be seated as of… Continue reading

Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

Downtown Port Angeles businesses offer special for last-minute shoppers

Downtown shops will stay open late Thursday for last-minute Christmas shoppers during Shop ’Til You Drop. The Port Angeles Downtown Association is… Continue reading

Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl & Poker Walk set Thursday in Port Angeles

Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles will host its second annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl & Poker Walk from 6:30 p.m. to… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

By Marc Abshire and Richard Stephens “SHOP LOCAL” CAMPAIGNS are not new. For decades, small businesses in small- to medium-sized towns have urged local residents… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ally Bradley, Port Townsend wrestler

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ally Bradley, Port Townsend wrestler

Port Townsend wrestler Ally Bradley pulled off a rare feat this week and it helped her team win a meet against Klahowya. Though Port Townsend… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ally Bradley, Port Townsend wrestler

Winter storm warning issued for Olympic Mountains

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Olympic Mountains above 3,000 feet, including Hurricane Ridge. The winter… Continue reading

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new… Continue reading

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass
State terminates Cooke’s lease for Port Angeles salmon farm

State terminates Cooke’s lease for Port Angeles salmon farm

Meetings are expected to begin this week between the state Department of Natural Resources and Cooke Aquaculture Pacific on plans to shut… Continue reading

State terminates Cooke’s lease for Port Angeles salmon farm
Port Townsend Main Street plans campaign to help businesses during construction

Port Townsend Main Street plans campaign to help businesses during construction

The Port Townsend Main Street Program has a plan to help downtown businesses thrive during the 6-month Water Street Enhancement Project construction… Continue reading

Port Townsend Main Street plans campaign to help businesses during construction
The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family

The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family

Chelsea and Amith Dutta want to start their young family with an international adoption. In order to make this dream a reality, the… Continue reading

The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family
Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Thanks to the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild, emergency responders can continue doing what they do best: saving lives. Clallam County Fire District 3 accepted… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Winter Wishes program provides gifts to students

Sequim High School sophomore Kyah Fukanaga will strum away her Christmas break this year. Fukanaga was among many Sequim High School students who… Continue reading

Bremerton police officers shot; suspect killed by return fire

Two Bremerton police officers were shot and the suspect killed Sunday morning. Police said the officers contacted Willie Mccord shortly before 2 a.m.… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Resilient Port Angeles fights off illness, big deficit to pull out win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Resilient Port Angeles fights off illness, big deficit to pull out win

Port Angeles hung in and scrapped out an impressive 48-45 win against a state-caliber Class 2A opponent, last season’s state runner-up, in… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Resilient Port Angeles fights off illness, big deficit to pull out win

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to consider Conservation Futures

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider beginning the 2018 Conservation Futures funding cycle when they meet Monday. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

“Widgeons … mallards … we got some scaups … we have a bunch of American coots, a great blue heron … one… Continue reading

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula
Chimacum superintendent discusses discipline concerns

Chimacum superintendent discusses discipline concerns

Addressing the discipline issues raised by numerous Chimacum High School parents has become Chimacum School District Superintendent Rick Thompson’s top priority, he said.… Continue reading

Chimacum superintendent discusses discipline concerns
McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March

The closure of the McDonald Creek Bridge along Old Olympic Highway has been an inconvenience for… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • By Matthew Nash Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March