Clallam County

Five people escape injury in rollover wreck on Hurricane Ridge Road

Five people escape injury in rollover wreck on Hurricane Ridge Road

A vehicle driving down Hurricane Ridge Road toward Port Angeles rolled onto its top near the south side of the first… Continue reading

Five people escape injury in rollover wreck on Hurricane Ridge Road

Charges suggested after report of shot fired outside Port Angeles bank

The Port Angeles Police department seized a woman’s pellet gun over the weekend after staff at a Port Angeles bank reported a… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam PUD should encourage sun power

When one is concerned with protecting one’s own power, it often becomes difficult to create enlightened policies for the greater good. And if one is… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Free informational septic system class slated for April … and other items

Clallam County Environmental Health will offer Septic 101, a free informational septic system class, in April. Pre-registration for the class is required. To register visit… Continue reading

Coast Guard helps man injured in fall from Hoko Waterfall

Coast Guard helps man injured in fall from Hoko Waterfall

A Coast Guard aircrew from Port Angeles rescued a 68-year-old hiker who suffered reportedly non-life threatening shoulder and back injuries after he fell… Continue reading

Coast Guard helps man injured in fall from Hoko Waterfall

Governor’s pitch to tax carbon makes it out of committee in Senate

The Senate Ways and Means Committee has passed an amended version of Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal… Continue reading

State moves closer to bump stock ban

State moves closer to bump stock ban

A bill that would ban bump stocks, a device that increases a weapon’s rate of fire,… Continue reading

State moves closer to bump stock ban
Peninsula program provides free wigs to women, children with cancer

Peninsula program provides free wigs to women, children with cancer

Dawn Saiz of Sequim was unusually reticent about going to her hair appointment. At 62,… Continue reading

Peninsula program provides free wigs to women, children with cancer

EYE ON CLALLAM: County panel to mull change cutting lawsuit fees

Clallam County commissioners will consider a revised agreement to file a lawsuit against manufacturers and wholesalers of prescription opioids in their weekly business meeting at… Continue reading

Record funds raised at heart education luncheon

Record funds raised at heart education luncheon

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon raised a record $77,000, an increase of 26 percent over the 2017… Continue reading

Record funds raised at heart education luncheon

HELP LINE: A reader shares experience with long-term care

RECENTLY, I SPENT a couple of weeks retelling the abbreviated story of my mother’s (and my) journey into and through long-term care. The point of… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Leeks, a mild onion relative, are great to have around

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Leeks, a mild onion relative, are great to have around

ON FEB. 17, I walked into TAFY (The Answer for Youth) to begin my weekly shift as garden grunt at their Sprouting Hope Greenhouse and… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Leeks, a mild onion relative, are great to have around
HORSEPLAY: Farrier workshops share information, give support

HORSEPLAY: Farrier workshops share information, give support

“AS IRON SHARPENS iron, so one man sharpens another” is a Bible proverb that emphasizes how working together is mutually beneficial. Such is the reasoning… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Farrier workshops share information, give support

Port Angeles School Board names choice for superintendent

Martin Brewer of Shelton has been selected as the Port Angeles School Board’s choice for superintendent. The School Board announced its choice… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Friends of the NRA to hold annual dinner in Port Angeles … and other items

The Northwest Peninsula Friends of the National Rifle Association will hold its annual dinner and auction fundraiser Saturday, March 10. Tickets to… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Olympic Medical Center employees honored … and other items

Four Olympic Medical Center employees were recognized for their contributions to the hospital’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. Bobby Beeman, communications and public affairs… Continue reading

State legislators pass exemption from Public Records Act and own disclosure rules

In votes with veto-proof-wide margins, state legislators made themselves exempt from the voter-approved Public Records Act… Continue reading

District 24 legislators vote for public records exemption bill

The three legislators who represent District 24 voted in favor of a bill they say improves public transparency of the legislative process. The… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A little cold makes for a hardy plant
A GROWING CONCERN: A little cold makes for a hardy plant

BIRD WATCH: Pied-billed grebes are small masters of camouflage

THE NEAREST LAKE or pond usually offers the opportunity to see a common bird, but a secretive one. Pied-billed grebes are among the smallest members… Continue reading