Daily Update Newsletter

Fugitive expected to plead guilty in local case

An Alabama fugitive who was caught near Port Angeles last October has reached a plea agreement on a pair of Clallam County… Continue reading

Fundraiser for Fallon family planned; benefit to raise money for cancer expenses

Three high-energy fiddle players and three raffle prizes will converge at one place and one time to raise money for a local family… Continue reading

La Push woman injured in highway wreck north of Hoquiam

A La Push woman was injured after she fell asleep at the wheel and crashed an SUV north of Hoquiam early Saturday, the… Continue reading

Shay Clinton Darrow

Port Angeles man sent to Western State Hospital for evaluation

Shay Clinton Darrow, the Port Angeles man charged with shooting his father to death last month, has been transferred to Western State… Continue reading

Shay Clinton Darrow

Trial set in Sequim child rape case

A two-week trial has been set for Nathan A. Chavez, a 30-year-old Sequim man charged with raping four girls. Chavez pleaded not… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Short-term rentals on the agenda in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend City Council will give consideration to planning commission recommendations on short-term rentals when it meets Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 6:30… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County eyes limits on structure sizes in residential areas

Clallam County commissioners will hold a public hearing on a six-month extension of a zoning ordinance that limits structure sizes in rural residential areas to… Continue reading

Port Angeles man dead after being hit on U.S. 101

The Washington State Patrol is investigating the death of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 near Lake Sutherland… Continue reading

Sales taxes, camping fees, permits brisk in Clallam

Sales taxes, camping fees, permits brisk in Clallam

Clallam County had a record month for sales tax collections and a “staggering” amount of camping revenue in January, commissioners learned Monday.… Continue reading

Sales taxes, camping fees, permits brisk in Clallam
‘Success story’ for Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley school levies

‘Success story’ for Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley school levies

Marc Jackson and Diana Reaume weren’t quite banging pots and pans in celebration Wednesday and running up and down the hallways of… Continue reading

‘Success story’ for Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley school levies
Sequim School District heartened by passage of levies
Sequim School District heartened by passage of levies
Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck

Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck

A Port Townsend woman was in critical condition Wednesday after a head-on collision between a small pickup truck and a dump truck… Continue reading

Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck
Selinda Barkhuis

Barkhuis to quit as Clallam treasurer; she gives no date, cites stress

Citing health concerns caused by work-related stress, Selinda Barkhuis announced Tuesday that she intends to step down as Clallam County treasurer. She… Continue reading

Selinda Barkhuis
Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

A three-member City Council subcommittee will draft a new resolution that would, if approved, declare Port Townsend a sanctuary city. The draft… Continue reading

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month
Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)

Plant-A-Thon sets record as volunteers place 6,500 trees, shrubs

Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest Watershed Institute Plant-A-Thon at the Tarboo Wildlife… Continue reading

Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)

Eye on Olympia: Elwha River bridge funds in transportation budget proposal

Funding for a new bridge across the Elwha River on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles has been included in the state… Continue reading

Spreadsheet errors cost Clallam $494,157

Errors on a pair of Clallam County Sheriff’s Office budget documents will cost the county $494,157 in 2017, officials said this week.… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation

Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation

The Jefferson Healthcare board has unanimously voted in favor of affiliating the hospital with Discovery Behavioral Health, a local nonprofit and mental… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation
Longtime veterans advocate’s legacy to be honored Saturday

Longtime veterans advocate’s legacy to be honored Saturday

Venay Money, longtime Clallam County veterans advocate, will be remembered in a celebration Saturday. The celebration will begin at 2 p.m. at… Continue reading

Longtime veterans advocate’s legacy to be honored Saturday
Stars of Tomorrow to shine Sunday in Port Townsend

Stars of Tomorrow to shine Sunday in Port Townsend

Children from kindergartners through high school seniors will perform at the Port Townsend Kiwanis Club’s 30th annual Stars of Tomorrow show from… Continue reading

Stars of Tomorrow to shine Sunday in Port Townsend