Clallam County

Nature Mart offers holiday gifts for the whole family

Nature Mart offers holiday gifts for the whole family

With the holidays right around the corner, the Dungeness River Audubon Center has you covered. The 11th annual River Center Holiday Nature Mart… Continue reading

Nature Mart offers holiday gifts for the whole family
Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble to perform Tuesday

Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble to perform Tuesday

Jazz at the PUB will take center stage in the Pirate Union Building at Peninsula College on Tuesday afternoon. The free admission… Continue reading

Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble to perform Tuesday
Peninsula Singers present songs for the season

Peninsula Singers present songs for the season

Peninsula Singers and conductor Jerome Wright are gearing up to sing the songs of the season with their upcoming fall concert. Starting at… Continue reading

Peninsula Singers present songs for the season
Republican, Democrat launch centrist group in Washington state

Republican, Democrat launch centrist group in Washington state

The politically traumatized or in-denial voter is being courted by a new movement that will support independent,… Continue reading

Republican, Democrat launch centrist group in Washington state
Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding

Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding

The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that while lawmakers have made progress in a multi-year effort… Continue reading

Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding
Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Accused murderer Ramona Ward rejected a plea offer Wednesday in connection with the blunt-force-trauma death of a 2½-year-old boy, setting the stage… Continue reading

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Peninsula food banks distributing turkeys for Thanksgiving

Food banks across the North Olympic Peninsula will distribute turkeys and other Thanksgiving trimmings between Friday and Wednesday, or Thanksgiving eve. Sequim Food Bank The… Continue reading

High water closes Highway 112 near Pysht

State Highway 112 was closed near Pysht on Wednesday because of high water from the Pysht River, the state Department of Transportation said.… Continue reading

City of Sequim to discontinue passport service

The city of Sequim will no longer offer passport services beginning Jan. 1. The service is available at Clallam and Jefferson County offices… Continue reading

Port Angeles man gets 100 days for yelling at neighbor

A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to 100 days in jail for yelling at his neighbors, the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s… Continue reading

LETTER: Get out the scissors if Dear Abby is too racy

Regarding the Oct. 31 “Peninsula Voices,” I would like to respond and make a suggestion to the “Racy Dear Abby” concerned parent. In my opinion,… Continue reading

LETTER: Attorney general shouldn’t sue president

When did the Constitution grant a state attorney general more authority than the president of the United States? (“State AG Discusses Lawsuits,” PDN, Oct. 22)… Continue reading

LETTER: Ball players rightly honored the flag at World Series

A patriotic applause to the members of the Major League Baseball World Series teams. They all had their hats removed and hands over hearts when… Continue reading

LETTER: Shipping pipeline’s oil tar puts Salish Sea at risk

Our Strait of Juan de Fuca, part of the greater inland water body known as the Salish Sea, is about to be put at risk… Continue reading

LETTER: Waste not want not with vegetables

I’ve long wondered how much the leaves of the cauliflowers I bought weighed and how much extra they cost me. Last night, I decided to… Continue reading

LETTER: Don’t look for savings in public defender services

With the proposed “money saving” change to the public defender operation in Clallam County, I am not totally surprised (“Clallam Public Defender Offers New Contract… Continue reading

LETTER: First Amendment protects popular and unpopular speech

The Oct. 27 letter [“Stand for the flag,” Peninsula Daily News] sets out what behaviors are respectful when the national anthem is played. The U.S.… Continue reading

LETTER: Radical right attacking Republican Party from within

The Grand Old Party is at war with itself and cracking open like a rotten egg. The establishment wing of the party is under attack… Continue reading

Rock concert, carbon fiber manufacturing open house among Peninsula activities this week

A rock concert in Chimacum and a carbon fiber manufacturing open house in Port Angeles are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information… Continue reading

LETTER: Stand up and impeach dangerous egomaniac

Well, folks, seen and heard enough? I am seriously concerned about the mental health of this nation’s chief executive. I am convinced that he suffers… Continue reading