Daily Update Newsletter

Complaints filed with state in Jefferson Healthcare hospital race

Complaints filed with state in Jefferson Healthcare hospital race

A candidate for East Jefferson County Hospital District No. 2 said Thursday he “inadvertently” violated state law that prohibits use of public… Continue reading

Complaints filed with state in Jefferson Healthcare hospital race

Lawsuit challenges Forest Service decision on Navy training

An environmental group is suing the U.S. Forest Service over its decision to let the Navy use Olympic National Forest for expanded electronic-warfare… Continue reading

Volunteer Hospice offers free training

Registration continues to be open for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s six-week series on community education and volunteer training beginning Wednesday. The… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Redhawks, Riders, Spartans all roll to victory

PREP FOOTBALL: Redhawks, Riders, Spartans all roll to victory

Port Townsend bounced back from a rough preleague start to win its Olympic-Nisqually 1A League opener over Bellevue Christian 27-14. “We did… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Redhawks, Riders, Spartans all roll to victory
PREP ROUNDUP: Rider swim girls fall to North Kitsap

PREP ROUNDUP: Rider swim girls fall to North Kitsap

Port Angeles suffered its first dual meet loss of the season against North Kitsap, but Roughrider relay teams bettered their state qualifying times… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Rider swim girls fall to North Kitsap

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to discuss experimental nutrition education

Clallam County commissioners will hear an update on a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project to help prevent chronic disease through experimental nutrition education when they… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Lake Anderson Management Plan on county agenda

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider an agreement with the state Department of Ecology to plumb the reason for high concentrations of toxins in… Continue reading

Candidates diverge on direction: Port of Port Angeles incumbent, challenger discuss issues at forum

Candidates diverge on direction: Port of Port Angeles incumbent, challenger discuss issues at forum

Sequim-area Port of Port Angeles commissioner candidates Michael Cobb and Colleen McAleer charted different courses on the importance of recreational boating at… Continue reading

Candidates diverge on direction: Port of Port Angeles incumbent, challenger discuss issues at forum

Highway 101 reopens with one lane of alternating traffic

Drivers can travel around Lake Crescent on U.S. Highway 101 now but may have to wait for a traffic signal to allow… Continue reading

Ivory dealer headed to prison after aiding federal prosecution of smuggler

Ivory dealer headed to prison after aiding federal prosecution of smuggler

A 64-year-old ivory dealer from Brinnon was sentenced to six months in federal prison for trafficking narwhal tusks, sperm whale teeth and walrus… Continue reading

Ivory dealer headed to prison after aiding federal prosecution of smuggler

Makah police report possible fentanyl-laced marijuana

The Makah Tribal Police Department is warning the public that officers believe they found fentanyl-laced marijuana during a recent arrest. Jasper Bruner,… Continue reading

Port Angeles cuts costs after mill sale in light of reorganization

Port Angeles cuts costs after mill sale in light of reorganization

In response to the sale and re-tooling of the former Nippon paper mill in Port Angeles, city officials are pinching pennies to… Continue reading

Port Angeles cuts costs after mill sale in light of reorganization

Port Angeles council takes steps to support tax for juvenile services

The Port Angeles City Council will consider backing a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax to help in funding the Clallam County… Continue reading

Clallam County bans pot sales in Joyce

Marijuana retailers are now prohibited in Joyce after action taken by the Clallam County commissioners Tuesday. In a 2-to-1 vote, with Commissioner… Continue reading

Clallam to consider today deal to address youth marijuana, tobacco and vaping use

Clallam County is looking to address youth marijuana, tobacco and vaping use in a contract county commissioners are considering during their meeting… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend eyes adding debt to fund replacement of Point Hudson breakwater

Port of Port Townsend eyes adding debt to fund replacement of Point Hudson breakwater

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have agreed to incur debt up to the agency’s capacity, if necessary, to fix the Point Hudson… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend eyes adding debt to fund replacement of Point Hudson breakwater

Community projects seek volunteers on Saturday’s Day of Caring

United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County will host community service projects during its seventh annual Day of Caring on Saturday. Saturday’s events… Continue reading

Clallam group members seek to get out the vote

Voter registration forms are coming to a store near you. Members of the League of Women Voters of Clallam County will be at the Sequim… Continue reading

Mukilteo woman remains in intensive care after wreck on Highway 104

A Mukilteo woman was in serious condition in a Seattle hospital Thursday after a wreck involving a semitruck and a small Honda… Continue reading

A crew from Clallam County Public Utility District 1 drains water from an excavation after a water main break along Monroe Road east of Port Angeles on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Water main break disrupts traffic on Monroe Road

Alternating traffic and some water service outages resulted Thursday due to a broken water main on Monroe Road, which was reported around… Continue reading

A crew from Clallam County Public Utility District 1 drains water from an excavation after a water main break along Monroe Road east of Port Angeles on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)