Clallam County

Millions of dollars for Peninsula held up by lack of state capital budget

An impasse in the state Legislature over the $4 billion capital construction budget and water rights could mean delays for state-funded projects in… Continue reading

Medicare proposal bad news for OMC, says CEO

In the first six months of 2017, Olympic Medical Center reported a $1.1 million loss in revenue, and it could face more… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman released from hospital after Highway 101 wreck

An 18-year-old Port Angeles woman was released from Olympic Medical Center early Sunday morning after a three-vehicle wreck Saturday, according to a nursing… Continue reading

Solmar customers asked to conserve water after well pump failure

Solmar Water System customers are being asked to conserve water after the pump on the water company’s main well failed. Kate O’Claire, the… Continue reading

Registration open for teacher workshop at ONP

Teachers can now register for “Learning from a Distance,” a four-day summer workshop at the NatureBridge campus. The workshop will be… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder Senior off to rough start at Edmonds

Wilder Senior got off to a rough start at the beginning of the Gonzaga Missummer Classic, losing to NW Premier (from Post Falls,… Continue reading

Sheriff’s Office searching for missing Port Angeles-area woman

Sheriff’s Office searching for missing Port Angeles-area woman

As of Saturday, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office was still searching for a missing Port Angeles-area woman. The Sheriff’s Office reported that… Continue reading

Sheriff’s Office searching for missing Port Angeles-area woman
The cargo ship Astoria Bay takes on a load of logs at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3 in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ON THE WATERFRONT: Some ships may get an assist in Port Angeles Harbor

ON THURSDAY MORNING, the cargo ship Astoria Bay moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 to take on a load of debarked logs… Continue reading

The cargo ship Astoria Bay takes on a load of logs at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3 in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Robert Streett of Sequim takes a photo with his son Robby, 16, near Sedona, Ariz., earlier this week on vacation. The father and son died the next day in a car wreck in Colorado last Thursday. They are survived by Josslyn, Robert’s wife, and son, Sawyer, 14, who were also in the vehicle during the crash. (Facebook image)

Sequim father, son die in Colorado car wreck

Traveling on the open road was a way of life at one point for Robert Streett, 52, and his family. Before moving to… Continue reading

Robert Streett of Sequim takes a photo with his son Robby, 16, near Sedona, Ariz., earlier this week on vacation. The father and son died the next day in a car wreck in Colorado last Thursday. They are survived by Josslyn, Robert’s wife, and son, Sawyer, 14, who were also in the vehicle during the crash. (Facebook image)
Building that once housed Haggen up for auction

Building that once housed Haggen up for auction

The former Haggen grocery store in Port Angeles that has remained shuttered since April 2016 will be up for auction in August.… Continue reading

Building that once housed Haggen up for auction

Candidate residency challenged; Port Angeles port hopeful agrees address incorrect on form but says he lives in district

Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer’s campaign has filed a voter registration challenge against her general election opponent, Michael Cobb. She… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Soak up the sun in Sequim, but harken to tasks in yard

SEQUIM LAVENDER WEEKEND is upon us, and those of you traveling through the Sequim area this weekend would have seen flashing signs, slowed traffic and… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
BASEBALL: Lefties lose seesaw affair to Cowlitz Bears

BASEBALL: Lefties lose seesaw affair to Cowlitz Bears

In a game that seesawed back and forth all night, the Lefties couldn’t respond to a two-run top of the ninth by… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties lose seesaw affair to Cowlitz Bears

BIRD WATCH: ‘Inland Sea’ ideal and easy place to enjoy birding

SOMETHING ABOUT THE lone gull perched on top of the ferry landing’s dolphin was different. It looked smaller than the familiar glaucous-winged that are so… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New vendors welcomed to Port Angeles Farmers Market … and other items

The Port Angeles Farmers Market recently announced that it has added four new vendors to its lineup. The vendors are Lady &… 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

Artist Susy Halverson of Longview paints a vista of lavender and mountains at the B&B Family Farm during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Final day of Lavender Weekend offers street fair, tours

It’s the final day of Sequim Lavender Weekend, and both the street fair and tours of area lavender farms are in full swing.… Continue reading

Artist Susy Halverson of Longview paints a vista of lavender and mountains at the B&B Family Farm during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

HELP LINE: Remember: New Medicare numbers are coming

DO WE ALL remember that Social Security numbers are coming off our Medicare cards? Right: More than a few of us have been observing for… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

GROWING UP, I was the kid in the family that my parents pointed to and said, “She’s horse-crazy.” I disagreed then and now because I… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

LETTER: As a Port Angeles resident, it’s only common sense to vote yes on sales tax increase

Port Angeles residents will soon be voting on Transportation Benefit District Proposition No. 1 to increase the sales tax in Port Angeles by 0.2 percent… Continue reading