Clallam County

Coast Guard monitors multi-day transit of vessel after explosion

Coast Guard personnel are monitoring a 653-foot bulk carrier, with 21 crew members aboard, 120 miles west of the Columbia River entrance… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding

Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding

William Shore Memorial Pool is poised to receive $1.5 million in state funding and if the money is included in the final… Continue reading

Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding

LETTER: Drug manufacturers, not users to blame for opioid crisis

A recent letter criticizing opioid lawsuits (“Against opioid suits,” Feb. 12) demonstrates a common psychological bias, emphasizing the person over the situation to explain an… Continue reading

Legislator: Delay paying property taxes

Legislator: Delay paying property taxes

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege is urging property owners to delay paying property tax bills they began receiving this week in anticipation… Continue reading

Legislator: Delay paying property taxes
Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers

Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers

State lawmakers are fighting to find $350,000 in state funding to help the city build higher fencing along the Eighth Street Bridges.… Continue reading

Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers

Elwha Bridge plans told: State officals provide timeline for new structure

Design plans have been outlined for a two-lane concrete Elwha River bridge anchored deep into bedrock that will replace the existing river-ravaged… Continue reading

New lease first at market value in 25 years

New lease first at market value in 25 years

The Clallam County commissioners have agreed to sign a lease with the Port of Port Angeles for the land under the county’s… Continue reading

New lease first at market value in 25 years
Clallam County administrator offers to postpone retirement

Clallam County administrator offers to postpone retirement

Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones offered Tuesday to postpone his Sept. 1 retirement if the Board of County Commissioners needs more time… Continue reading

Clallam County administrator offers to postpone retirement
McKinley Paper puts retooling plans on hold at Port Angeles mill

McKinley Paper puts retooling plans on hold at Port Angeles mill

McKinley Paper Co. has put on hold plans to retool the Nippon Paper Industries USA paper plant it purchased almost a year… Continue reading

McKinley Paper puts retooling plans on hold at Port Angeles mill
Clallam’s Judge Porter to take 60-day leave for JAG duty

Clallam’s Judge Porter to take 60-day leave for JAG duty

District Court 1 Judge Rick Porter will leave the public confines of the Clallam County courthouse Friday before traveling to a secret… Continue reading

Clallam’s Judge Porter to take 60-day leave for JAG duty
Graffiti wall depicting gun image at Sequim skate park angers residents

Graffiti wall depicting gun image at Sequim skate park angers residents

Recent graffiti at the Sequim Skate Park is leading the city of Sequim to enact a new policy at its graffiti wall, a… Continue reading

Graffiti wall depicting gun image at Sequim skate park angers residents
Arts angels and patron celebrated in Port Townsend

Arts angels and patron celebrated in Port Townsend

A full house of arts enthusiasts and friends celebrated Angels of the Arts Kathy and Bob Francis, and Patron of the Arts… Continue reading

Arts angels and patron celebrated in Port Townsend
Plans clarified for Olympic Peninsula Academy

Plans clarified for Olympic Peninsula Academy

As Sequim School District moves forward with its capital projects, Olympic Peninsula Academy staff and board representatives say they’re not worried about the… Continue reading

Plans clarified for Olympic Peninsula Academy

Lawmakers move forward on legislative exemption bill

A day after Washington lawmakers introduced a bill to exempt themselves from the state’s… Continue reading

Two casts interpret characters in ‘Heisenberg’

Two casts interpret characters in ‘Heisenberg’

Up she walks to the stranger. Onto his neck she plants a kiss. Uh-oh. Meet Georgie Burns, a sexy, middle-aged receptionist with… Continue reading

Two casts interpret characters in ‘Heisenberg’

Tickets are on sale for ‘Shattered Ceilings’

Tickets are on sale now for “Shattered Ceilings,” a dramatic performance that celebrates women who were directly involved with the Suffrage Movement and… Continue reading

Artist books on exhibit at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

Artist books on exhibit at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

An exhibit of artist books will begin Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The reception for “Art Exhibition — Unrestricted:… Continue reading

Artist books on exhibit at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

Classical guitar concert set Saturday

Classical guitarist Rodger Bennett will perform in the Maier Hall Performance Series with a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday in Maier Hall… Continue reading

Book discussion to focus on ‘Hidden Figures’ at NASA

The Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday to discuss “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly. The group will… Continue reading