Clallam County

Sequim council agrees to one-year deal with Economic Development Corp.

Sequim council agrees to one-year deal with Economic Development Corp.

The Sequim City Council has chosen to re-up with the Clallam County Economic Development Corp. through 2018, after a two-year gap of not… Continue reading

Sequim council agrees to one-year deal with Economic Development Corp.

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Fingers crossed for chinook, rain

FISHING IS NOT just child’s play out here on the West End. It means serious business for lots of people and food for families. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles accessibility activist Quinn Redlin Kintner posthumously nominated for award

Port Angeles accessibility activist Quinn Redlin Kintner posthumously nominated for award

Quinn Redlin Kintner believed good ideas hold power. An accessibility advocate, Quinn was a person of “infinite possibility,” said her mother, Kelsey… Continue reading

Port Angeles accessibility activist Quinn Redlin Kintner posthumously nominated for award
Clallam Juvenile and Family Services strives to help kids with range of issues

Clallam Juvenile and Family Services strives to help kids with range of issues

Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services is the only juvenile facility in the state that offers drug, mental health and family counseling… Continue reading

Clallam Juvenile and Family Services strives to help kids with range of issues
Professional fellow from Azerbaijan working with city of Sequim

Professional fellow from Azerbaijan working with city of Sequim

State Department Professional Fellow Aydan Rzayeva from Azerbaijan is living with Sequim host families and working with the city of Sequim through Nov.… Continue reading

Professional fellow from Azerbaijan working with city of Sequim
Seasonal hunt ends; after finding 96 green crabs, trapping to resume in April

Seasonal hunt ends; after finding 96 green crabs, trapping to resume in April

The hunt in Dungeness for the invasive European green crab is over for the season. Resource managers report that since April, they’ve caught… Continue reading

Seasonal hunt ends; after finding 96 green crabs, trapping to resume in April

LETTER: Pregnant women should avoid fluoride

A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Sept. 19), shows child brain damage occurs when pregnant mothers drink waters fluoridated at the so-called “optimum levels”… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Olympic Medical Center nurses recognized; Salmon coalition board elected

Ten Olympic Medical Center nurses were recognized at a recent board meeting. CEO Eric Lewis, board President Jim Leskinovitch and Chief Physician… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Angeles graphic designer nets national award … and other items

Laurel Black of Port Angeles received Certificates of Excellence for her display banners and a logo during the 2017 American Graphic Design… Continue reading

Port Angeles residents won’t let red shoes dance away: Stolen Air Jordans replaced, ready to ship to Canada

Port Angeles residents won’t let red shoes dance away: Stolen Air Jordans replaced, ready to ship to Canada

When someone brandished pepper spray and stole a young Canadian tourist’s shoes earlier this month, community members decided they wanted to make… Continue reading

Port Angeles residents won’t let red shoes dance away: Stolen Air Jordans replaced, ready to ship to Canada

Quillayute, Bogachiel, Calawah, Dickey rivers see more closures to protect chinook

Several rivers on the West End have been closed to fishing to protect chinook moving upstream to spawn. State Fish and Wildlife posted on its… Continue reading

Arraignment continued in vehicular homicide case for possible guilty plea

An arraignment for Vance Mitchell Mattix was continued Friday for a possible guilty plea. Mattix, 50, of Joyce is charged with vehicular… Continue reading

Port Angeles women clean up abandoned homeless camps, other trash

Port Angeles women clean up abandoned homeless camps, other trash

They don’t mind picking up other people’s trash. Actually, they enjoy it. Deana Volker and Patty Pastore lead a group of about… Continue reading

Port Angeles women clean up abandoned homeless camps, other trash
To more happiness, adventure: Flowers, cards and cake for 107-year-old in Port Angeles

To more happiness, adventure: Flowers, cards and cake for 107-year-old in Port Angeles

“Oh, ain’t she sweet. We’ll see her walking down that street. Yes, I ask you very confidentially, ain’t she sweet?” These days,… Continue reading

To more happiness, adventure: Flowers, cards and cake for 107-year-old in Port Angeles
Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine

Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active, which is homeported in Port Angeles, offloaded about 6,570 pounds of cocaine… Continue reading

Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine
Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital

Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital

Two people were rescued from a burning home on Thornton Drive overlooking the Dungeness Spit. The house at 20 Thornton Drive was declared… Continue reading

Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital
Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler

Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler

A former Quileute tribe social services worker will avoid prosecution and potential jail time on a second-degree manslaughter charge involving the Nov.… Continue reading

Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler
BIRD WATCH: Size, silhouette and all that slang

BIRD WATCH: Size, silhouette and all that slang

WHEN YOU TRAVEL to different countries or different places in this country, it’s easy to pick up local slang. After two weeks of birding in… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Size, silhouette and all that slang

Clallam County sheriff warns of check scam

Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict is warning residents of a check scam circulating in the county. Deputy Michael Leiter has taken reports… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will… Continue reading