Clallam County

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

If you’re looking for the full lavender experience, Sequim will be the place to be this weekend. Some 18 farms and nurseries will… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

Sequim Lutheran church exploring homeless shelter options

Members of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church are considering options for a new homeless shelter on the… Continue reading

Sequim bicyclist hurt in collision on Highway 101 near Clallam-Jefferson border

A Sequim man was injured Tuesday when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a box truck on U.S. Highway 101 near… Continue reading

Andre and Mikki Hughes. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: More in common than different with these couples

AS I SET out to interview interracial spouses, I expected disheartening stories about family rifts and struggle for acceptance. And frankly, I dreaded asking uncomfortable… Continue reading

Andre and Mikki Hughes. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Why are we supporting and encouraging homelessness in our city?

Reading through the Peninsula Daily News’ Voter’s Guide for the upcoming Port Angeles City Council positions, I address this point for the outgoing and incoming… Continue reading

LETTER: With great stock of local candidates, I look forward to great times ahead

A friend recently asked what three qualities I’d want in a political leader, and these are what I came up with: • Thinks things through… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Summer bugs driving me batty

IT IS DAYLIGHT in the swamp. You notice a faint buzzing sound as the insects of the forest awaken. The first of your tormentors is… Continue reading

Trellising makes use of space in the garden.

Saturday workshop touches on growing plants in small spaces

Clallam County Master Gardeners Bob Cain and Bev Morrow and coordinator Lorrie Hamilton will discuss how to successfully grow a vegetable or ornamental… Continue reading

Trellising makes use of space in the garden.

Retail marijuana ban considered for Joyce area

At the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in 2015, area residents were asked in a survey to list the issues they were most… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam County commissioners are expected to extend a temporary ordinance limiting structures in rural residential areas to 10,000 square feet. Meanwhile, county… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Port Angeles School District board discusses waning enrollment at skills center

Waning student enrollment has always fated the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center for probation or closure, Port Angeles School Board member Sandy… Continue reading

Health expo set for women veterans

The North Olympic Peninsula Veteran Community Partnership will host a free one-day health expo for women veterans living in Clallam, Jefferson and… Continue reading

Six Peninsula wastewater treatment plants net state award

Six wastewater treatment plants on the North Olympic Peninsula have received awards for outstanding performance in 2016 from the state Department of Ecology. The award… Continue reading

Amendment to Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s gaming compact moving forward

An amendment to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s gaming compact, which would allow the tribe to have another casino and for slot machines to… Continue reading

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered

Nashville drummer and Port Angeles native Ben Eyestone, one of the founding members of the Lonely H band, has died at the… Continue reading

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered
Viola Penn Riebe, center, flanked by children, welcomed home with family and friends the Viola canoe during a ceremony at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks. (Michael McNerney)

Canoe returned with ceremony to its homeland on West End

The Viola canoe has been returned to its homeland after 50 years.  In the culture of the Hoh, Quileute and other Northwest Tribes… Continue reading

Viola Penn Riebe, center, flanked by children, welcomed home with family and friends the Viola canoe during a ceremony at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks. (Michael McNerney)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. The chamber is on… Continue reading

Invasive green crab count hits 87 on Dungeness Spit

Invasive green crab count hits 87 on Dungeness Spit

As crabbing season reaches its midpoint in the area, state and federal resource managers report they’ve caught 87 of the invasive European green… Continue reading

Invasive green crab count hits 87 on Dungeness Spit
Confession in decades-old murder case to be questioned at hearing

Confession in decades-old murder case to be questioned at hearing

Whether a confession that accused murderer Tommy Ross Jr. gave 19 years ago should be used as evidence in his newly scheduled… Continue reading

Confession in decades-old murder case to be questioned at hearing
Decision on Carlsborg manufactured homes site expected by Aug. 11

Decision on Carlsborg manufactured homes site expected by Aug. 11

Clallam County Hearing Examiner Andrew Reeves will make a decision by Aug. 11 on whether 73… Continue reading

Decision on Carlsborg manufactured homes site expected by Aug. 11