Clallam County

Port Angeles to mull Eighth Street bridge fencing, plastic bag ban

The Port Angeles City Council will consider awarding a bid for Eighth Street bridge fencing when it meets Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 6… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Amazing innovations for gardening

TODAY WE ARE at the beginning of an extremely hectic, labor-intensive, busy, busy time for all gardeners and horticulturalists as “April showers” will be producing… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Yard birds lay claim to nesting spots

BY THE TIME the garden work gets serious, our resident birds have already chosen their nesting territory. One of the first to pair off and… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Flores-McCleese joins Washington Nonprofits board of directors … and other items

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Flores-McCleese joins Washington Nonprofits board of directors … and other items

Washington Nonprofits recruited Port Townsend business owner Tina Flores-McCleese to serve on its board of directors. Flores-McCleese is the principal and owner… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Flores-McCleese joins Washington Nonprofits board of directors … and other items

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month at… Continue reading

Four-hour delays planned on Highway 101 around Lake Crescent

The first of planned four-hour delays on U.S. Highway 101 as it wends around Lake Crescent will begin on Monday. The… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Words of advice from Grandma to live by

you know, the one who raised me — with strict instructions to… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures to resume

Work on the Hood Canal Bridge will resume this week, with the span to be closed to vehicle traffic intermittently overnight for up… Continue reading

Officials tour Valley Creek site of former homeless camp in Port Angeles

Officials tour Valley Creek site of former homeless camp in Port Angeles

A half-month-long cleanup of an abandoned homeless encampment along Valley Creek and a neighborhood watch meeting led to several officials touring the… Continue reading

Officials tour Valley Creek site of former homeless camp in Port Angeles
Internet sting nets 10 accused of child sex crimes

Internet sting nets 10 accused of child sex crimes

Six North Olympic Peninsula residents arrested in multi-agency undercover work in Jefferson County.

Internet sting nets 10 accused of child sex crimes
EDC names interim director

EDC names interim director

The business support specialist for the Clallam County Economic Development Corp. has been named the nonprofit organization’s interim executive director while EDC… Continue reading

EDC names interim director

New firm grows in sales: Airborne expects eventually to have all workers based on Peninsula

One of the Port of Port Angeles’ newest tenants is projecting exponential growth and profits as it looks at expanding and hiring… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member pleads guilty to assault

A Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member has pleaded guilty in federal court to domestic assault by a habitual offender for attacking his partner… Continue reading

Roundabout considered for busy intersection at Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road

Roundabout considered for busy intersection at Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road

Clallam County officials are considering fast-tracking the installation of a traffic circle at the intersection of Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road, citing concerns… Continue reading

Roundabout considered for busy intersection at Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road
Bids opened for suicide barriers on Port Angeles bridges

Bids opened for suicide barriers on Port Angeles bridges

Of the three companies that submitted bids to install taller safety barriers on the Eighth Street bridges, a local contractor had the… Continue reading

Bids opened for suicide barriers on Port Angeles bridges

Clallam to hire youth suicide prevention coordinator

Clallam County is preparing to hire a 32-hour-per-week youth suicide prevention coordinator with federal funding provided from the state Department of Health.… Continue reading

Second developer inquires about John Wayne Marina

Second developer inquires about John Wayne Marina

A second marina developer has expressed interest in purchasing the Port of Port Angeles’ John Wayne Marina. Jeff Pence, co-owner of Pacific Marina… Continue reading

Second developer inquires about John Wayne Marina

Bail set after high-speed chase in Sequim

A man wanted for a Wyoming robbery-conviction parole violation was arrested while hiding in underbrush after he sped down West Washington Street at… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sentenced in attempted bank robbery

A Port Angeles man who attempted to rob 1st Security Bank in Port Angeles last year was sentenced Thursday to a little… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans are welcomed home in PA … and other items

The Clallam County Veterans Center will host a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday. Members of the public… Continue reading