Clallam County

Port Angeles City Council eyes possible future city manager

Port Angeles City Council eyes possible future city manager

Nathan West, Port Angeles community and economic development director, is poised to become the next city manager after action taken by the… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council eyes possible future city manager

Peninsula entities aim for alternate fuel usage

North Olympic Peninsula governmental entities must report by July 1 on how well they are satisfying the state goal of 100 percent usage of alternatives… Continue reading

Sequim’s Pioneer Park fountain revived

Sequim’s Pioneer Park fountain revived

Water is once again running over the top of Pioneer Memorial Park’s fountain. More than 50 people attended the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of… Continue reading

Sequim’s Pioneer Park fountain revived

Sequim School Board OKs increases in capital projects funds for central kitchen

Sequim School Board directors have agreed to a $775,000 capital project fund budget extension for the 2017-18 school year, helping to complete an… Continue reading

Sequim School District breaks ground at Community School

Sequim School District breaks ground at Community School

The Sequim Community School is one step closer to receiving its long-awaited face lift. About 50 students, Sequim School District officials, school board… Continue reading

Sequim School District breaks ground at Community School

Clallam seeks volunteers for vacancies

Clallam County is seeking volunteers to fill 66 vacancies on 23 advisory boards and committees. The deadline to apply is the close… Continue reading

Sequim and PT rankings in online contest announced

Sequim took third place in USA Today’s Best Small Town for Shopping online contest, while Port Townsend, nominated for the Best Coastal Small Town, didn’t… Continue reading

Pollanz Promise scholarships awarded to two students

Pollanz Promise scholarships awarded to two students

Stevens Middle School eighth-grade students Pursha True and Gavin Devore have been awarded the promise of a $32,000 college scholarship — $8,000… Continue reading

Pollanz Promise scholarships awarded to two students

NEWS BRIEFS: Library board considering resolution … and other items

The North Olympic Library Systems board will consider approving resolution 18-05-05 for the establishment of the Sequim Library Capital Facility Area to… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Olympic Peninsula summer driving guide

IT’S TIME ONCE again for the Olympic Peninsula summer driving guide. With the approach of the three-day Memorial Day weekend, we are about to face… Continue reading

Police probe threats sent to health care facilities in Port Angeles, Sequim

Police are investigating anonymous threats sent to individuals at health care facilities in Port Angeles and Sequim. Threatening letters were sent to… Continue reading

Coastal Watershed Institute interns win mention for poster

Coastal Watershed Institute interns win mention for poster

Interns with the Coastal Watershed Institute/Peninsula College were awarded an honorable mention at the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem conference in Seattle for… Continue reading

Coastal Watershed Institute interns win mention for poster

City, county officials eye smoking, vaping age increase

Clallam County commissioners and Port Angeles City Council members agreed to explore raising the legal age for selling tobacco and vaping products… Continue reading

Clallam mulls $133,000 for groups helping with behavioral health, substance-abuse issues

Clallam County commissioners are considering approving more than $133,000 in funding for three organizations benefiting people with behavioral health and substance-abuse issues.… Continue reading

Port Angeles officer honored as Officer of Year

Port Angeles officer honored as Officer of Year

Port Angeles Police Officer Luke Brown has been recognized as the department’s Officer of the Year by the Olympic Peninsula Chapter 74 of… Continue reading

Port Angeles officer honored as Officer of Year

NEWS BRIEFS: Vehicle fire near Forks leads to charge … and other items

A 34-year-old Forks man who was arrested Sunday for investigation of second-degree arson was charged Monday with felony first-degree reckless burning for… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Soft hemlock exported to China

LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON Global Gold, a 580-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo ship loaded with about 5 million board feet of debarked logs, eased off the Port of… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: The sounds of spring provide backyard bliss

THIS IS THE time of the year when those words from a song in “Oklahoma” come to mind: “Spring is busting out all over.” You… Continue reading

County health officer announces resignation

County health officer announces resignation

Dr. Christopher Frank will step down as Clallam County health officer Aug. 3, he announced last week. Frank, who became Clallam County… Continue reading

County health officer announces resignation
Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday

The Olympic National Park Visitor Center and Wilderness Information Center in Port Angeles will reopen to the public at 9 a.m. Tuesday… Continue reading

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday