Clallam County

Port Angeles council candidate drops out of November race, ‘conceding’ to opponent

Port Angeles council candidate drops out of November race, ‘conceding’ to opponent

Sequim business owner Todd Negus, who last week dropped out of the general election race for a Port Angeles City Council position… Continue reading

Port Angeles council candidate drops out of November race, ‘conceding’ to opponent
Port Angeles Council candidate Todd Negus bows out

Port Angeles Council candidate Todd Negus bows out

Port Angeles Council candidate Todd Negus said Thursday he is dropping out of the race for Position 1, conceding the Nov. 7… Continue reading

Port Angeles Council candidate Todd Negus bows out
Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

PORT ANGELES —Paint the Peninsula artists will paint the beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula’s outdoors this week, including scenes in Olympic National Park. Scheduled… Continue reading

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

NEWS BRIEFS: PA library renovations now underway … and other items

Renovations are curtailing some services at the Port Angeles Library through Sept. 8. Work began Monday on the $27,000 renovation. Nearly 6,000… Continue reading

Port Angeles man treated, discharged after fall down Elwha River embankment

Port Angeles man treated, discharged after fall down Elwha River embankment

First Responders from multiple Clallam jurisdictions rescued a Port Angeles man who fell down an embankment at the former Elwha Dam site… Continue reading

Port Angeles man treated, discharged after fall down Elwha River embankment
(Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Man rescued following embankment fall at former Elwha Dam site

First responders from multiple Clallam jurisdictions took part in a rescue of a man who fell over an embankment at the Elwha… Continue reading

(Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Coast Guard airlifts teen from beach at La Push

A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a teenager off of Third Beach near La Push on Sunday morning. The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

The long-awaited moment will come and pass in just two minutes. People will travel hundreds of miles, brave standstill traffic to boot, take off the… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

Port Angeles Sea Scouts ship ready for sailors

They’ve rigged the 40-foot vessel, the leaders and the vision. Now, it’s a matter of anchoring the most important element of a… Continue reading

City of Sequim staff look to unite locals on hyper-local projects

City of Sequim staff look to unite locals on hyper-local projects

Staff with the city of Sequim and partner agencies plan to bring together city residents to look at local issues at a hyper-local… Continue reading

City of Sequim staff look to unite locals on hyper-local projects

Events in opposition to Kinder Morgan pipeline set on Peninsula

Two fundraisers for opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline in British Columbia are planned this week on the North Olympic Peninsula. Both seek donations for… Continue reading

William Shore Memorial Pool offers after-school program

To help meet a growing demand for after-school care in Port Angeles, William Shore Memorial Pool will launch a new program for… Continue reading

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Daniel Evans hiked through Royal Basin last week like he did as a Boy Scout 77 years ago. The former governor… Continue reading

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal Bridge to close overnight Monday and Tuesday … and other items

Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic overnight Monday and Tuesday for construction work. Closures are scheduled for 11… Continue reading

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

In a rare three-day beaching, experts say size saved the whale. A 1½-year-old gray whale stranded for three days on a remote beach… Continue reading

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition filed against court culvert ruling … and other items

Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by a federal appeals court that state officials said… Continue reading

Regional leaders discuss health objectives of county

Regional leaders discuss health objectives of county

Regional leaders from across Clallam County dug into data that shows a high percentage of food insecurity during a food forum. The Olympic… Continue reading

Regional leaders discuss health objectives of county

A GROWING CONCERN: Go big or go home when planning bulbs

TODAY IS THE start of early midsummer. That means one of my favorite planning, buying and planting times is upon us now. It is bulbnificent… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Tough to pick a favorite of the season

THERE ARE ALWAYS birds that seem to go with a particular season in the way some plants and flowers do. When the red currant begins… Continue reading

Clallam EDC, Habitat, other community groups to examine housing issues in Wednesday forum

The challenges and opportunities in local housing availability and affordability is the topic for a community forum Wednesday. “Helping to Hope: Clallam… Continue reading