Clallam County

Clallam commissioners to mull input before voting on weed eradication plan

Clallam commissioners to mull input before voting on weed eradication plan

The board is considering an ordinance that would allow spot spraying of herbicides as one of several methods to control invasive plants like tansy ragwort, poison hemlock, butterfly bush, knotweed and scotch broom.

Clallam commissioners to mull input before voting on weed eradication plan
YMCA of Sequim set for Monday opening with most of facility to be ready for use

YMCA of Sequim set for Monday opening with most of facility to be ready for use

The Y’s “soft opening” is this Monday, with a grand opening set for Oct. 30.

YMCA of Sequim set for Monday opening with most of facility to be ready for use
Crewmen with Pacific Civil and Infrastructure, the contractor for the Carlsborg sewer project, dig out an 8-inch sub-main line along Carlsborg Road and Business Park Loop for the gravity-fed sewage collection system Tuesday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Travelers can expect more detours over next few weeks on Carlsborg Road

The Carlsborg sewer project is entering its next phase, and is still set for April completion.

Crewmen with Pacific Civil and Infrastructure, the contractor for the Carlsborg sewer project, dig out an 8-inch sub-main line along Carlsborg Road and Business Park Loop for the gravity-fed sewage collection system Tuesday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Rickey Lee Smith

Port Angeles man, lost while harvesting mushrooms, spends night in woods amid search

Rickey Lee Smith, 50, was “wet, tired and hungry” when he walked into the Lake Pleasant Grocery at about 2 p.m., Chief Criminal Deputy Brian King said.

Rickey Lee Smith

Port Angeles man exonerated of drug possession charges

James Kennedy, Clallam County deputy prosecuting attorney, said Bradford R. Boulden was cleared.

Washington’s unemployment rate has dipped

Unemployment figures for Washington have gone down.

LETTER: Vote Randy Johnson for his business acumen, enriching participation

The Clallam commissioner hopeful impressed me during my stint at the Port of Port Angeles.

LETTER: Vote Ron Richards for Clallam commissioner, a ‘real’ candidate

His opponent’s vagueness on important issues and partisan interests serve as a big risk if he is elected.

North Olympic Peninsula preps for ‘Big One’ with Great ShakeOut

North Olympic Peninsula preps for ‘Big One’ with Great ShakeOut

Tsunami sirens will sound for three minutes during Thursday’s global earthquake drill, while events will take place across the region.

North Olympic Peninsula preps for ‘Big One’ with Great ShakeOut
Fourth and largest new home moved into Port Townsend

Fourth and largest new home moved into Port Townsend

Following on the heels of three other homes floated in on barges from Victoria, B.C., a fourth one from Mt. Vernon made its way through Port Townsend on Tuesday.

Fourth and largest new home moved into Port Townsend

Police respond when Port Angeles elementary student reports being offered ride

Official says the child ran home after two men asked him if he wanted a ride.

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to posting others’ sexual photos online

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to posting others’ sexual photos online

Adam Chamberlin, 43, administrator of a defunct Facebook group, also entered not guilty pleas on firearms and stolen property charges.

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to posting others’ sexual photos online

LETTER: Vote yes on extreme-risk protection order initiative

The common-sense measure has been endorsed by those from all walks of life.

LETTER: Reject extreme-risk protection order initiative

The measure, I-1491, gives no due process of law. What about “innocent until proven guilty”?

PAT NEAL: Season for stalking wild chanterelle

The wily fungus can make mushroom picking an adventure.

Prosecutors: Former Oak Harbor man broke gun check law

Mark Mercado, 25, was charged last week in Island County Superior Court with unlawful transfer of a firearm, KING-TV and Northwest News Network reported.