Daily Update Newsletter

Events in opposition to Kinder Morgan pipeline set on Peninsula

Two fundraisers for opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline in British Columbia are planned this week on the North Olympic Peninsula. Both seek donations for… Continue reading

William Shore Memorial Pool offers after-school program

To help meet a growing demand for after-school care in Port Angeles, William Shore Memorial Pool will launch a new program for… Continue reading

SPORTS SHOT: Ride ‘em cowboys

SPORTS SHOT: Ride ‘em cowboys

There was great rodeo action at the Clallam County Fair on Sunday. Above, Port Angeles bareback rider Nathan Gentry gets bucked off his horse before… Continue reading

SPORTS SHOT: Ride ‘em cowboys
Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Daniel Evans hiked through Royal Basin last week like he did as a Boy Scout 77 years ago. The former governor… Continue reading

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness
Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

In a rare three-day beaching, experts say size saved the whale. A 1½-year-old gray whale stranded for three days on a remote beach… Continue reading

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

Clallam EDC, Habitat, other community groups to examine housing issues in Wednesday forum

The challenges and opportunities in local housing availability and affordability is the topic for a community forum Wednesday. “Helping to Hope: Clallam… Continue reading

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

A small grass fire that shut down state Highway 19 has been deemed accidental, likely caused by a cigarette thrown from a… Continue reading

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

High-speed internet service celebrated in Neah Bay

Situated on one of the most remote coastlines in Washington, Neah Bay and the Makah Reservation now have access to high-speed broadband… Continue reading

Peninsula men beat Highline in scrimmage

Peninsula men beat Highline in scrimmage

Playing for the first time in Sequim with recent Sequim graduate Josiah Urquia on the squad, the Peninsula College men… Continue reading

Peninsula men beat Highline in scrimmage
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic CrossCutters host tryouts Saturday in Sequim

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic CrossCutters host tryouts Saturday in Sequim

Tryouts for the Olympic CrossCutters select travel baseball team will be held Saturday in Sequim. Olympic Peninsula baseball… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Olympic CrossCutters host tryouts Saturday in Sequim

Gibbs Lake closed to recreation

Jefferson County Parks and Recreation has closed Gibbs Lake for recreation after a high level of the toxin microcystin were detected in… Continue reading

Ceremony marks change of name to Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Dignitaries will gather at Hurricane Ridge today to celebrate the dedication of the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. Daniel Evans is a… Continue reading

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area

A year after the city of Port Townsend broke ground on the Howard Street expansion, officials look forward to considering the plan… Continue reading

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area
All County Picnic combines Sunday outing with preparedness

All County Picnic combines Sunday outing with preparedness

The fifth annual All County Picnic on Sunday will celebrate area first responders and promote emergency preparedness in neighborhoods throughout East Jefferson County.… Continue reading

All County Picnic combines Sunday outing with preparedness
Partial solar eclipse to be viewed on Peninsula on Monday

Partial solar eclipse to be viewed on Peninsula on Monday

Monday marks the first total solar eclipse visible in much of the United States in 99 years. In this neck of the woods, you’ll see… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be viewed on Peninsula on Monday
Paint the Peninsula festival to open Monday

Paint the Peninsula festival to open Monday

Just standing in the summer sunlight is a gift. There’s more: the fragrance of fir trees, the song of the birds, the… Continue reading

Paint the Peninsula festival to open Monday
Pet Posse benefit Saturday pins hopes on donations

Pet Posse benefit Saturday pins hopes on donations

What would you do for your pet? Here’s what a posse of unpaid volunteers will do for other people’s pets six days… Continue reading

Pet Posse benefit Saturday pins hopes on donations

OUTDOORS: Lookout spots for eclipse viewing

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula may not be in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse, but the good folks at NASA say our area… Continue reading

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair

Round up the kids today. It’s the first day of the Clallam County Fair, and children 12 and younger enter free until… Continue reading

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair
Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan

Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan

A two-year mountain goat relocation plan for Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest would start in July 2018 under a proposed… Continue reading

Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan