Daily Update Newsletter

Free program offers retreat for those with cancer diagnosis

Space is still available for Survivor’s Outdoor Experience’s sixth Healing Adventure, a retreat for those who have been diagnosed with cancer,… Continue reading

Water quality evaluation leads to commerical shellfish harvest restrictions

Commercial shellfish harvesting has been restricted on the Hood Canal near the Duckabush River in East Jefferson County after an annual evaluation of… Continue reading

Peninsula employment up

Unemployment rates dipped on the North Olympic Peninsula for the second time in as many months in March, state officials said. Clallam County unemployment fell… Continue reading

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands

Jefferson County officials have teamed up with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition to remove a land bridge connecting Indian and Marrowstone islands… Continue reading

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands
Recovered bald eagle released, reunited with mate near Port Angeles

Recovered bald eagle released, reunited with mate near Port Angeles

Sparky, the bald eagle electrocuted last month by a 7,200-volt power line west of Port Angeles, has been released back to the… Continue reading

Recovered bald eagle released, reunited with mate near Port Angeles
Counters to help track use of Olympic Discovery Trail

Counters to help track use of Olympic Discovery Trail

The state Department of Transportation will install three bicycle and pedestrian counters on the Olympic Discovery Trail west of Port Angeles. Commissioners… Continue reading

Counters to help track use of Olympic Discovery Trail
Port of Port Angeles sees possible indirect effect on local timber exports from proposed tariff

Port of Port Angeles sees possible indirect effect on local timber exports from proposed tariff

Port of Port Angeles officials are concerned President Donald J. Trump’s proposed 20 percent tariff on Canadian soft lumber imports into the… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles sees possible indirect effect on local timber exports from proposed tariff

Lake Sutherland man arrested after high-speed chase near Forks

A Lake Sutherland man has been arrested for investigation of leading police on a high-speed pursuit near Forks, Clallam County Superior Court… Continue reading

Ground broken on expansion of Port Townsend park and ride

Ground broken on expansion of Port Townsend park and ride

Jefferson Transit broke ground Tuesday on a project that will expand its Four Corners Road Park and Ride. The $540,400 project, which… Continue reading

Ground broken on expansion of Port Townsend park and ride

Port of Port Angeles official: 2016 a good year

The Port of Port Angeles had a more than $1.5 million surplus in its 2016 operating budget before depreciation, which was about… Continue reading

Port Angeles chief talks about community police work

Port Angeles chief talks about community police work

Law enforcement in the 21st century is about a lot more than carrying a gun, Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith said… Continue reading

Port Angeles chief talks about community police work
Lauren Fox will perform in Port Angeles on May 4.

Tickets on sale now for Lauren Fox concert of ‘Love, Lust, Fear & Freedom’

Tickets are on sale now for a May 4 concert, “Lauren Fox: Love, Lust, Fear &Freedom: The Songs of Joni Mitchell and… Continue reading

Lauren Fox will perform in Port Angeles on May 4.
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks bats, arms in groove against Port Townsend

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks bats, arms in groove against Port Townsend

Forks’ pitching and bats were hot in a nonleague doubleheader sweep on the road as the Spartans triumphed 12-3 and 10-0 against… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks bats, arms in groove against Port Townsend
A demonstration of Japanese washi paper is planned Wednesday.

Northwind Book Arts hosts expert on Japanese paper

Linda Marshall, the proprietor of Washi Arts, will conduct a hands-on demonstration of Japanese paper at the next Northwind Book Arts meeting… Continue reading

A demonstration of Japanese washi paper is planned Wednesday.

Jefferson commissioners approve $150,000 lawsuit settlement

The Jefferson County Commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement after a roughly four-year legal battle over the county’s internet access logs. According… Continue reading

Highway 101 work around Lake Crescent now set to begin mid-July

Work on a $27.5 million project to rehabilitate 12 miles of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent will begin in mid-July… Continue reading

New Clallam County Economic Development Corp. director underscores priorities

New Clallam County Economic Development Corp. director underscores priorities

The next director of the Clallam County Economic Development Corp. has pledged to work hard to foster communication, cooperation and collaboration. Bob… Continue reading

New Clallam County Economic Development Corp. director underscores priorities

Choirs host benefit for Captain Joseph House tonight

The Port Angeles High School Choirs will present the sixth annual benefit concert for the Captain Joseph House at 7:30 tonight. The… Continue reading

Sequim sets open house on two projects

An open house from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday will provide information on projects in Carrie Blake Park and on Blake Avenue… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex McMenamin, Sequim girls golf

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex McMenamin, Sequim girls golf

Sequim senior golfer Alex McMenamin has started where she left off last season, when she finished fifth in the state in the state 2A girls… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex McMenamin, Sequim girls golf