Daily Update Newsletter

Clallam administrator Jim Jones

Clallam approves spending authority for infrastructure project

Clallam County commissioners have approved a $901,200 budget emergency for infrastructure needed to redevelop the Mount Angeles View neighborhood. The Opportunity Fund… Continue reading

Clallam administrator Jim Jones
Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name

Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name

Chetzemoka Elementary is seeing some support as the name of Port Townsend’s planned new school. The Port Townsend School Board held a… Continue reading

Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name
Clallam commissioners start to mull rules for new vacation rentals, B&Bs

Clallam commissioners start to mull rules for new vacation rentals, B&Bs

A proposal to establish standards for new vacation rentals and bed-and-breakfast inns in Clallam County has arrived on the commissioners’ dais. The… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners start to mull rules for new vacation rentals, B&Bs

Port Townsend couple volunteering on abortion ship reportedly heading home

A Port Townsend couple is reportedly heading home after volunteering on an “abortion ship” operated by a nonprofit landed them in hot… Continue reading

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Sequim man with multiple sclerosis

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Sequim man with multiple sclerosis

Sean McKeown has been living with multiple sclerosis for 17 years. After trying every medication available to stop the progression of the disease,… Continue reading

Spaghetti dinner to benefit Sequim man with multiple sclerosis

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles School District to host ‘Wired Differently’ speaker Saturday … and other items

The Port Angeles School District will present “Wired Differently: What Every Educator Should Know” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend Gallery Walk ushers in the colors of spring

Port Townsend Gallery Walk ushers in the colors of spring

The Port Townsend Gallery Walk returns this Saturday. The Gallery Walk, lasting from 5:30 p.m. until about 8 p.m., encompasses several downtown… Continue reading

Port Townsend Gallery Walk ushers in the colors of spring
‘Spoon River’ play stages characters’ epitaphs starting today in Sequim

‘Spoon River’ play stages characters’ epitaphs starting today in Sequim

“Spoon River Anthology,” a play about a mythical Midwestern town, tells of heartache, love affairs, loneliness, relationships and humor. The play, adapted from… Continue reading

‘Spoon River’ play stages characters’ epitaphs starting today in Sequim
First Friday Art Walk Sequim nurtures nature’s bounty

First Friday Art Walk Sequim nurtures nature’s bounty

March’s First Friday Art Walk Sequim will have a green theme that represents eternal good spirits, new ideas, wellness, generous support, nurturing natures… Continue reading

First Friday Art Walk Sequim nurtures nature’s bounty
Acclaimed indie folk duo to play Port Townsend on Saturday

Acclaimed indie folk duo to play Port Townsend on Saturday

Seattle indie folk duo The Winterlings will perform in concert at the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are… Continue reading

Acclaimed indie folk duo to play Port Townsend on Saturday

Sequim chamber picks Dave Bekkevar as Citizen of the Year; Mattingleys receive humanitarian award

Dave Bekkevar will break tradition, riding in a convertible instead of his customary logging truck for the Sequim Irrigation Festival. Bekkevar, 63, was… Continue reading

Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey

Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey

The U.S. Navy’s natural resource managers have been conducting a wildlife survey at Naval Magazine Indian Island in order to gather up-to-date… Continue reading

Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey
Olympic Medical Center had to temporarily stop performing non-emergency and elective surgeries after a sterilization machine malfunctioned, but the facility is operating at normal capacity again. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Medical Center back to normal operating room capacity

Olympic Medical Center was back to performing non-emergent and elective surgeries Wednesday, days after the hospital curtailed the procedures. OMC stopped performing… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center had to temporarily stop performing non-emergency and elective surgeries after a sterilization machine malfunctioned, but the facility is operating at normal capacity again. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam commissioners join other boards in calling for longer halibut season

Clallam County has joined the chorus of local governments asking the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to extend the halibut fishing… Continue reading

Airports, legal volunteers prepare for new Trump travel ban

Airports, legal volunteers prepare for new Trump travel ban

Airport officials and civil rights lawyers around the country are getting ready for President Donald Trump’s new… Continue reading

Airports, legal volunteers prepare for new Trump travel ban

STATE 1B GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay wins, next faces powerhouse Colton

Neah Bay claimed the rubber match in the most important of three contests against Evergreen Lutheran, a 47-39 victory in a loser-out contest… Continue reading

Port official: Tests show no hydraulic oil spill at Port Angeles log yard

Port official: Tests show no hydraulic oil spill at Port Angeles log yard

A Port Angeles resident’s claim is “completely false” that log-yard operator Merrill &Ring has been spilling 50 gallons of hydraulic oil on… Continue reading

Port official: Tests show no hydraulic oil spill at Port Angeles log yard
Clallam County’s homeless numbers on the rise, social service representatives say

Clallam County’s homeless numbers on the rise, social service representatives say

By Erin Hawkins Olympic Peninsula News Group Whether a two-year anomaly or the beginning of a trend, homelessness might be on the rise in Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam County’s homeless numbers on the rise, social service representatives say
Olympic Medical Center Foundation raises record amount at Red, Set, Go! luncheon

Olympic Medical Center Foundation raises record amount at Red, Set, Go! luncheon

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation has raised a record amount at its 10th annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon. The event, presented… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center Foundation raises record amount at Red, Set, Go! luncheon

Report: Washington’s most common crime shouldn’t be one

The most commonly charged crime in Washington shouldn’t be a crime at all, the state chapter of… Continue reading