Clallam County

Fire levy to return for fall election

Tax is essential for services, chief says

PASD Back to School event set for Saturday

Port Angeles School District, in partnership with Lutheran Community Services, will hold its 16th annual Back to School Fair from 10 a.m.… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves funds to purchase log loader

Taxi lane to be replaced at William R. Fairchild International Airport

Among the Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County staff participating in the Reach & Row for Hospice events are, from left, nurses Rebecca Ward and Ellen Bower, both of Port Angeles, and Melissa Ayoub of Sequim.

Reach and Row event to raise money for Volunteer Hospice

Pre-registration is open for the Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s Reach and Row for Hospice through Sept. 13. The annual boat-racing series benefits Volunteer… Continue reading

Among the Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County staff participating in the Reach & Row for Hospice events are, from left, nurses Rebecca Ward and Ellen Bower, both of Port Angeles, and Melissa Ayoub of Sequim.
Sequim City Band musicians await the start of their Independence Day concert. The band will host “Movies, Musicals and Marches” on Sunday.

Sequim City Band preps ‘Movies, Musicals and Marches’

Break out the popcorn and the snacks: it’s time to go the movies with the Sequim City Band’s “Movies, Musicals and Matches” concert.… Continue reading

Sequim City Band musicians await the start of their Independence Day concert. The band will host “Movies, Musicals and Marches” on Sunday.
Erin Moilanen of the Crescent Grange arranges the group’s display in preparation for the Clallam County Fair on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Traditional offerings, new activites highlight Clallam fair

Food, music, events part of annual agricultural celebration

Erin Moilanen of the Crescent Grange arranges the group’s display in preparation for the Clallam County Fair on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam PUD continues its meter program

Commissioners discuss advanced metering infrastructure

PAT NEAL: The seven stages of device deprivation

WITH THE MIRACLE of climate change, people living in the southern states of this great experiment in democracy we call America are bailing from their… Continue reading

Sequim Museum and Arts accepting submissions for show

Sequim Museum and Arts is accepting submissions for its juried fiber arts exhibit, “Sublime Marvel: Splendor, Enterprise and Awe,” through Sept. 15. The… Continue reading

Lacey woman dies in rollover traffic collision

U.S. Highway 101 closed for more than three hours

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. Warm weekend weather drew hundreds of people to the Barnes Point area of the lake, leading to full parking lots and busy beaches. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Floating on water

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in… Continue reading

Maya Jennings-Kelly, 5, of Port Angeles gets a push from Nick Simpson of Port Angeles during an outing to Bovee’s Meadow at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park on Saturday. Warm weekend weather drew hundreds of people to the Barnes Point area of the lake, leading to full parking lots and busy beaches. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Clallam County Fair is a celebration of community, agriculture and family entertainment. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News file photo

‘Celebrate the bounty of our County’ with Clallam County Fair, Aug. 15 to 18!

Fair returns with an exciting lineup and loads of family fun

The Clallam County Fair is a celebration of community, agriculture and family entertainment. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News file photo

Clallam County to receive $3.75M for Olympic Discovery Trail planning

Agency also applying for energy audit grant

Port Angeles offering utility assistance for those affected by mill closure

The city of Port Angeles is offering utility payment assistance to residents affected by the closure of the McKinley Paper Mill. Payment… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District approves $3.5M in expenses

Funds to cover unbudgeted expenditures

Both lanes of Highway 101 east of Port Angeles reopened after collision

Both lanes of U.S. Highway 101 are now open, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office. Previously, they were closed just east… Continue reading

Kevin Anderson of Port Angeles takes a travel cage of six cockatiels for a walk to the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on a sunny Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Anderson said the birds were fond of the outdoors and didn’t mind being confined to a cage for the outing, adding that each of the birds had its own cage at home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Getting some sunshine

Kevin Anderson of Port Angeles takes a travel cage of six cockatiels for a walk to the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on a sunny Thursday… Continue reading

Kevin Anderson of Port Angeles takes a travel cage of six cockatiels for a walk to the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on a sunny Thursday in downtown Port Angeles. Anderson said the birds were fond of the outdoors and didn’t mind being confined to a cage for the outing, adding that each of the birds had its own cage at home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The state Department of Ecology’s first hybrid research vessel, Resilience, cruises by Sequim Bay on its way to dock at the John Wayne Marina in mid-July. The vessel will operate out of the marina for a few months while PNNL-Sequim is updating its dock. (Eric Francavilla/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Hybrid research vessel to enhance capabilities for national lab

Resilience is first in its class to be partially electrified

The state Department of Ecology’s first hybrid research vessel, Resilience, cruises by Sequim Bay on its way to dock at the John Wayne Marina in mid-July. The vessel will operate out of the marina for a few months while PNNL-Sequim is updating its dock. (Eric Francavilla/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Mark Karjalainen

Program aims to reduce 911 calls

Fire District 3 hires first community paramedic

Mark Karjalainen
Jessica Davis helps Jordyn Mancuso-Staus put on a personalized vest during a ribbon cutting for the remodel of the Sequim Walmart as Jordyn's grandmother Donna Staus, left, and Jessica's husband John-Paul Davis watch. The Davises presented Donna with a shadowbox with her late-husband Lynie Staus' work vest. He died May 1 shortly before his 24th anniversary with the company. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Remodel complete at Sequim Walmart store

Company leaders recognize staff, community organizations

Jessica Davis helps Jordyn Mancuso-Staus put on a personalized vest during a ribbon cutting for the remodel of the Sequim Walmart as Jordyn's grandmother Donna Staus, left, and Jessica's husband John-Paul Davis watch. The Davises presented Donna with a shadowbox with her late-husband Lynie Staus' work vest. He died May 1 shortly before his 24th anniversary with the company. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)