Clallam County

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Somewhere between a memoir and a collection of a journalist’s life work, one can find Tim Wheeler’s new book, “News from Rain Shadow… Continue reading

Sequim journalist finds middle ground between collection, memoir in ‘Rain Shadow Country’

Wildfire danger high on Peninsula

Low humidity, temperatures around 80-90 degrees and now a “high” fire danger burn ban are on the forecast for the foreseeable future on the North… Continue reading

Rescued hiker in satisfactory condition after 30-foot fall

A hiker who fell 30 feet off a cliff in Olympic National Park on Thursday was listed in satisfactory condition Saturday… Continue reading

County to get federal funds for McDonald Creek Bridge

Clallam County commissioners will consider accepting $500,000 of federal Surface Transportation Regional Funding for the McDonald Creek Bridge replacement project when they meet at 10… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

The Port of Port Angeles hopes to see an advanced wood products business move to Port Angeles. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles seeks to locate CLT business on North Olympic Peninsula

Forest Service approves special-use permit for Navy electronic warfare training

The U.S. Forest Service signed a special-use permit Monday allowing the Navy to begin the much-debated electronic-warfare training with mobile-emitter trucks in… Continue reading

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Two Victoria women became the 12th and 13th people known to swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Monday. Only seven… Continue reading

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

Deputies arrest Agnew man in burglary

An Agnew-area man allegedly stole a surveillance camera that might have recorded him burglarizing the historic 91-year-old Agnew Grocery and Feed convenience… Continue reading

Ideas broached for economic growth in Port Angeles

“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.” The Girls Scouts song, which rather seamlessly entered… Continue reading

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919

Nearly a century’s worth of snowfall have erased the tracks made by Effie Burnard, one of the… Continue reading

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919
Smoke to stay for a while on Peninsula; B.C. fires increasing health risks

Smoke to stay for a while on Peninsula; B.C. fires increasing health risks

Smoke from British Columbia wildfires that is blanketing the North Olympic Peninsula is expected to stick around a bit longer, according to… Continue reading

Smoke to stay for a while on Peninsula; B.C. fires increasing health risks

Jefferson voter turnout low for primary election

Quite a few voters didn’t weigh in on primary election ballots on the North Olympic Peninsula. It was the lowest turnout in years in Jefferson… Continue reading

Firefighters save dog from Port Angeles fire; two others overcome by smoke

Firefighters save dog from Port Angeles fire; two others overcome by smoke

A Port Angeles woman lost two of her three dogs after her house in Gales Addition caught fire. Firefighters reunited Sandy Fearn… Continue reading

Firefighters save dog from Port Angeles fire; two others overcome by smoke
Port of Port Angeles, Clallam Public Utility District seek potential partnerships

Port of Port Angeles, Clallam Public Utility District seek potential partnerships

Port of Port Angeles commissioners see Clallam County’s public utility district as a potential partner in… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles, Clallam Public Utility District seek potential partnerships
Forks Relay for Life to be ‘fast, furious’

Forks Relay for Life to be ‘fast, furious’

Like all the fun that can be had in a single game of Friday night football, Forks’ Relay for Life will “rush” 24… Continue reading

Forks Relay for Life to be ‘fast, furious’

Port Angeles man sentenced for possession, theft

A Port Angeles man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty of possession of a controlled substance and attempted third-degree… Continue reading

Sequim High alumni throwing multi-class bash

Sequim High alumni throwing multi-class bash

Some things never change— at least for a handful of Sequim High School alumni who are meeting for their class reunion 30 years… Continue reading

Sequim High alumni throwing multi-class bash

Neighborhood watch alert issued in 300 block of Old Olympic Highway

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has issued a neighborhood watch alert after a man was reported as suspicious in the 300 block… Continue reading

BLOCK Fest events set up in Sequim, Port Angeles

BLOCK Fest will come to the Port Angeles Library on Saturday and to Sequim on Aug. 15. The session will begin at… Continue reading

Block party, grange anniversary, pig roast on Peninsula this weekend

EDITOR’S NOTE: This listing has been updated to correct the day of the Sequim Prairie Grange’s anniversary and the type of dinner. A block party,… Continue reading