Clallam County

Volunteers sought for Dream Playground maintenance this weekend

Volunteers are sought for a day of action to freshen the Dream Playground this weekend. Maintenance work will be done from 9… Continue reading

DNR to launch assistance program today; department chief to visit Port Angeles

DNR to launch assistance program today; department chief to visit Port Angeles

Hilary Franz, the state’s new Department of Natural Resources commissioner, will visit Port Angeles on Thursday. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

DNR to launch assistance program today; department chief to visit Port Angeles
Clallam officials to mull sales tax to support juvenile services

Clallam officials to mull sales tax to support juvenile services

A panel of law and justice officials will consider a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax to help support juvenile services. The… Continue reading

Clallam officials to mull sales tax to support juvenile services
Matthew Nash (2)/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                A fire spread through the attic of a home on the 200 block of Griffith Farm Road on Sunday. Clallam County Fire District No. 3, with support from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 extinguished the fire in about two hours.

Attic fire displaces two homeowners near Sequim

An attic fire that burned a home’s roof north of Sequim has left two homeowners displaced.… Continue reading

Matthew Nash (2)/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                A fire spread through the attic of a home on the 200 block of Griffith Farm Road on Sunday. Clallam County Fire District No. 3, with support from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 extinguished the fire in about two hours.
Peninsula reacts to Trump’s decision to pull U.S. from Paris climate accord

Peninsula reacts to Trump’s decision to pull U.S. from Paris climate accord

Olympic Climate Action members joined hands and observed a moment of silence. The 29 citizens in the circle mourned President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading

Peninsula reacts to Trump’s decision to pull U.S. from Paris climate accord
Olympic Music Festival to present season of 13 concerts

Olympic Music Festival to present season of 13 concerts

Superstar violinist Sarah Chang will star in the Olympic Music Festival’s special summer gala kicking off the summer season July 9. Tickets… Continue reading

Olympic Music Festival to present season of 13 concerts
PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands compete in North Olympic Discovery Marathon

PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands compete in North Olympic Discovery Marathon

More than 2,000 runners, some younger than 10 and others well over 70 braved some stiff winds Sunday morning in the 15th North Olympic Discovery… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands compete in North Olympic Discovery Marathon

LETTER: Supports right to choose, but saddened by loss of life

Abortion, like politics and religion, is a topic we strive to omit from dinner table banter at family gatherings. They are highly volatile subjects and… Continue reading

The Distinguished Service Person of the Year award was presented to Anne Todnem during the Port Angeles Education Foundation’s 26th annual Celebrate Education Dinner fundraiser. She is pictured with her son, David Todnem. (Port Angeles School District)

Port Angeles Education Foundation presents annual award

Port Angeles Education Foundation members and guests recently met during the 26th annual Celebrate Education Dinner fundraiser at the… Continue reading

The Distinguished Service Person of the Year award was presented to Anne Todnem during the Port Angeles Education Foundation’s 26th annual Celebrate Education Dinner fundraiser. She is pictured with her son, David Todnem. (Port Angeles School District)
Suspect in Portland attack made life about hate after prison

Suspect in Portland attack made life about hate after prison

The suspect charged with fatally stabbing two Portland men who tried to stop his anti-Muslim tirade… Continue reading

Suspect in Portland attack made life about hate after prison
Man arrested in theft of Portland train attack victim’s wedding ring

Man arrested in theft of Portland train attack victim’s wedding ring

A homeless man took the wedding ring off the finger of a man who died in… Continue reading

Man arrested in theft of Portland train attack victim’s wedding ring

Port Angeles City Council candidate says his account was hacked

A City Council candidate whose Facebook page included a March 2013 posting that joked about assassinating then-President Barack Obama said last week… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board plans vote on school-based clinic next week

The Port Angeles School Board plans to vote next Thursday on whether to work with the North Olympic Healthcare Network to have… Continue reading

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Members of the Sequim Botanical Gardens Society — Lee Bowen, Dona Brock, Jean Pier, Donni Hatlestad, Kathy Pitts, John Hassel, Maryann Ballard, Stu Hemstreet and Andy Pitts — stand where a pergola will be landscaped in as part of the planned rose garden that will be an addition to the Sequim Botanical Gardens.

Sequim community garden blossoms with help of volunteers

What used to be a starting project at Carrie Blake Park 10 years ago is blooming back to life as volunteers work to… Continue reading

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Members of the Sequim Botanical Gardens Society — Lee Bowen, Dona Brock, Jean Pier, Donni Hatlestad, Kathy Pitts, John Hassel, Maryann Ballard, Stu Hemstreet and Andy Pitts — stand where a pergola will be landscaped in as part of the planned rose garden that will be an addition to the Sequim Botanical Gardens.

A GROWING CONCERN: With summer nearly here, what’s left to do?

CAN YOU BELIEVE it? June already! With the passing of Labor Day weekend and a rash of sunburn, summer is unofficially here. Your flowers are… Continue reading

About 200 drawn to first-of-its-kind earthquake drill in Sequim

About 200 drawn to first-of-its-kind earthquake drill in Sequim

If and when the “big one” hits, Clallam County Fire District 3 Chief Ben Andrews said,… Continue reading

About 200 drawn to first-of-its-kind earthquake drill in Sequim
BACK WHEN: Lincoln Street buildings come and go

BACK WHEN: Lincoln Street buildings come and go

A FEW READERS recognized the Arctic Meat Market in the May photo of the month. The photo shows Arden Farms and the Arctic Meat Market… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Lincoln Street buildings come and go

BIRD WATCH: Seems there’s a surprise around feeder almost every day

A SCUFFLE BETWEEN two birds called my attention to the ground under the feeder. Sibling rivalry. Two juvenile juncos were after sunflower seeds that had… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Angeles salon hires new employee … and other items

Sassy Kat Salon at 105 E. First St. recently hired Amber Rauch as a hairstylist. Rauch graduated from Gene Juarez Academy in… Continue reading

Deputies ask public’s help in locating wanted sex offender

Deputies ask public’s help in locating wanted sex offender

Law enforcement authorities are urging the public to be on the lookout for a transient, high-risk sex offender who has failed to… Continue reading

Deputies ask public’s help in locating wanted sex offender