Daily Update Newsletter

Nippon to be shut down; new owner to close Ediz Hook plant for up to 18 months

Nippon to be shut down; new owner to close Ediz Hook plant for up to 18 months

McKinley Paper Co. officials are settling in as new owners of the nearly dormant Nippon Paper Industries USA plant in preparation for… Continue reading

Nippon to be shut down; new owner to close Ediz Hook plant for up to 18 months

Clallam reapproves spending authority for housing authority grant

For the second time in six weeks, Clallam County commissioners have approved spending authority for a $901,200 Opportunity Fund grant to the… Continue reading

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Inmate who hanged self taken off life support; tribal member surrounded by family, friends

A Clallam County jail inmate who hanged himself March 31 was taken off life support Thursday at Harborview Medical Center while the Port… Continue reading

David J. Hales
A feature of Sequim park for decades, native canoe returns to its family

A feature of Sequim park for decades, native canoe returns to its family

“This is a day I never thought would come.” Surrounded by friends and family, Viola Penn Riebe of the Hoh Tribe gave heartfelt… Continue reading

A feature of Sequim park for decades, native canoe returns to its family
Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

One woman was transferred to intensive care while another was listed in satisfactory condition at a Seattle hospital Thursday afternoon after they… Continue reading

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

Sunrise services planned for Easter

Easter will be greeted with sunrise services across the North Olympic Peninsula. Services are listed by community. PORT ANGELES Easter sunrise service PORT ANGELES —… Continue reading

Happy hunting grounds! Easter eggs, prizes offered across Peninsula

Happy hunting grounds! Easter eggs, prizes offered across Peninsula

Children will run through parks and fields with baskets in search of thousands of brightly colored Easter eggs this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Happy hunting grounds! Easter eggs, prizes offered across Peninsula

Port Angeles contractor gets Clallam bid for road improvements

Clallam County has awarded a bid to a Port Angeles contractor to reconstruct the narrow and bumpy upper section of Lower Elwha… Continue reading

Evelyn and Dave Brown’s Eden by the Sea inn is one of seven stops on the Saturday B&B tour to benefit the Port Angeles Symphony.

Port Angeles Symphony’s B&B Tour opens doors Saturday

Bald eagles, wild trillium and views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca await participants in the Port Angeles Symphony’s Bed &Breakfast… Continue reading

Evelyn and Dave Brown’s Eden by the Sea inn is one of seven stops on the Saturday B&B tour to benefit the Port Angeles Symphony.
Some of the senior student musicians who will perform and assist with Trivia Night include, from left, Alden Riski, Kennedy Cameron, Jared Van Blair, Grace Sanwald, Lexie Peabody and Justin Parker. Riski, Cameron and Van Blair perform with the jazz ensemble, while Sanwald, Peabody and Parker perform with the wind ensemble and serve as band officers.

Trivia Night Extravaganza to raise funds for band scholarships

Trivia buffs and music fans take note: The fourth annual Trivia Night Extravaganza takes flight this Saturday at the Masonic Lodge in… Continue reading

Some of the senior student musicians who will perform and assist with Trivia Night include, from left, Alden Riski, Kennedy Cameron, Jared Van Blair, Grace Sanwald, Lexie Peabody and Justin Parker. Riski, Cameron and Van Blair perform with the jazz ensemble, while Sanwald, Peabody and Parker perform with the wind ensemble and serve as band officers.

Habitat to honor community partners at Taste of Peninsula

Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will celebrate its community partners at its third annual A Taste of the Peninsula on Saturday. Doors… Continue reading

Search continues in Olympic National Park for missing Port Townsend man

Search continues in Olympic National Park for missing Port Townsend man

The search for a 22-year-old Port Townsend man reported missing along the Sol Duc River continues, an Olympic National Park official… Continue reading

Search continues in Olympic National Park for missing Port Townsend man

Clallam tables B&B law; commissioners want to allow more flexiblity

Aiming to strike a balance between the interests of rural residents and the bed-and-breakfast industry, Clallam County commissioners have tabled action on… Continue reading

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Residents of Quilcene have formed a committee to bring their issues concerning the Herb Beck Marina to Port of Port Townsend officials. The… Continue reading

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Coast Guard hoists mariner to safety

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles rescued a mariner from a 30-foot sailing vessel that was taking on water and… Continue reading

Port Angeles public pool expected to expand using levy increase

Port Angeles public pool expected to expand using levy increase

The William Shore Memorial Pool expansion, which is hoped to begin in fall 2018, would be funded with about a $6.3 million… Continue reading

Port Angeles public pool expected to expand using levy increase
WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas heads up All-Peninsula team

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas heads up All-Peninsula team

Forks’ Josue Lucas was the lone state champion from the North Peninsula and thus is the All-Peninsula Most Valuable Player. Several other area… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas heads up All-Peninsula team

Scam seems to be from police department — it isn’t

The Port Townsend Police Department is warning residents to be careful when the phone rings: Their caller ID might be lying. At… Continue reading

Fatal fire believed to have been electrical

The fire that claimed a Port Townsend man’s life over the weekend likely was caused by an electrical issue, said Bill Beezley,… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ gallery of movie costumes, props to open in Forks

‘Twilight’ gallery of movie costumes, props to open in Forks

The Forks Chamber of Commerce is preparing to give “Twilight” fans across the world another reason to visit the town: a gallery filled… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ gallery of movie costumes, props to open in Forks