Clallam County

Comedy night coming to Little Theater

Comedian, actor and author Kevan Moezzi, who goes by K-von, returns to the stage of the Peninsula College Little Theater for a… Continue reading

Suspected meth found on school playground destroyed

A small amount of suspected methamphetamine has been destroyed and a search of the Franklin Elementary School playground found no other drugs,… Continue reading

Jack and Marcella Ridge of Sequim talk about power tools with Tony Contestable, tool specialist with Hartnagel Building Supply of Port Angeles, right, during last year’s Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo in the Sequim High School gym. This year’s two-day event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Two-day building expo set for this weekend

The North Peninsula Building Association will host a two-day Building, Remodeling and Energy Expo this weekend. The event will be from 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Jack and Marcella Ridge of Sequim talk about power tools with Tony Contestable, tool specialist with Hartnagel Building Supply of Port Angeles, right, during last year’s Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo in the Sequim High School gym. This year’s two-day event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A Port Angeles Public Works crew examines the hole left at 11th and Oak streets after a water main break sent a geyser of water into the air Saturday morning, damaging the road surface. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Public Works patches third water main break in four days

Director says such blowouts common after pipes thaw

A Port Angeles Public Works crew examines the hole left at 11th and Oak streets after a water main break sent a geyser of water into the air Saturday morning, damaging the road surface. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Makah Fisheries Management staffers shifted to trapping year-round in 2023 for the European green crab due to its continued presence in the Neah Bay area. The crab was also discovered within Neah Bay for the first time late last year. Staff also plan to continue tracking the crabs with a new system that tags their muscles instead of their shells to better see their movements and growth. (Makah Tribe)

Makah Tribe steps up green crab trapping

Dungeness Refuge sees its highest catch rate

Makah Fisheries Management staffers shifted to trapping year-round in 2023 for the European green crab due to its continued presence in the Neah Bay area. The crab was also discovered within Neah Bay for the first time late last year. Staff also plan to continue tracking the crabs with a new system that tags their muscles instead of their shells to better see their movements and growth. (Makah Tribe)
Bruce Hattendorf.

Peninsula College taps Hattendorf for vice president post

Bruce Hattendorf has been appointed vice president for instruction at Peninsula College. Hattendorf had been serving in the role on an interim… Continue reading

Bruce Hattendorf.

Port Angeles man hurt in wreck

A 21-year-old Port Angeles man was taken to Forks Community Hospital early Sunday morning after a one-car rollover on state Highway 110. Jacob… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Warm up to garden tasks as weather improves

here at my house in Port Angeles. But… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off… Continue reading

Photo submitted by Karen Griffiths Melody Johnson with mini donkey Maximus

HORSEPLAY: The magical and musical world of training donkeys

WITH A FIRST name like Melody, it seems appropriate that Sequim’s self-proclaimed “Donkey whisperer” Melody Johnson has a mini-donkey who is a crooner. It’s true,… Continue reading

Photo submitted by Karen Griffiths Melody Johnson with mini donkey Maximus
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A work crew from Lakeside Industries lays down a layer of asphalt to patch a sinkhole in the pavement at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles on Friday morning after the water from a broken 4-inch main collapsed the road surface on Wednesday morning. Port Angeles reopened the intersection on Friday afternoon. Ten customers lost water briefly but were back on the system and off a boil-water advisory by late Thursday.
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Intersection repaired in Port Angeles

A work crew from Lakeside Industries lays down a layer of asphalt to patch a sinkhole in the pavement at the intersection of Fifth and… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A work crew from Lakeside Industries lays down a layer of asphalt to patch a sinkhole in the pavement at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets in Port Angeles on Friday morning after the water from a broken 4-inch main collapsed the road surface on Wednesday morning. Port Angeles reopened the intersection on Friday afternoon. Ten customers lost water briefly but were back on the system and off a boil-water advisory by late Thursday.

Proposed STR regulations meet pushback from residents, commissioners

Planning commission urges amendments to 2017 code

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam County considers use of AI

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

The paving work planned for Thursday at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets has been delayed until today, Port Angeles Public Works Director Mike Healy said early Thursday afternoon. “The stabilizing material didn’t stabilize as well as it should, probably because of the rain and temperatures. About 20 percent isn’t as firm as we would like,” he said. “If you pave that, there will be a soft spot and we don’t want that. We have a lot of confidence that it will be ready Friday sometime around evening rush hour. Who knows? We hope Mother Nature cooperates,” he said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Intersection paving delayed

The paving work planned for Thursday at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets has been delayed until today, Port Angeles Public Works Director Mike… Continue reading

The paving work planned for Thursday at the intersection of Fifth and Lincoln streets has been delayed until today, Port Angeles Public Works Director Mike Healy said early Thursday afternoon. “The stabilizing material didn’t stabilize as well as it should, probably because of the rain and temperatures. About 20 percent isn’t as firm as we would like,” he said. “If you pave that, there will be a soft spot and we don’t want that. We have a lot of confidence that it will be ready Friday sometime around evening rush hour. Who knows? We hope Mother Nature cooperates,” he said. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Activities for young and old set this weekend

A variety of activities are in the works for this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Clallam County Fair Coronation will be on Saturday.… Continue reading

Clallam County seeking volunteers

Applications are due Monday, Feb. 12, for 92 volunteer positions on 20 Clallam County advisory boards and commissions. To apply, call 360-417-2233,… Continue reading

The DAISY Foundation has recognized Shawn Gould with its DAISY leadership award.

DAISY Foundation recognizes Gould

The DAISY Foundation has recognized Shawn Gould with its DAISY leadership award. Gould is the oncology nurse manager at Olympic Medical Cancer… Continue reading

The DAISY Foundation has recognized Shawn Gould with its DAISY leadership award.
A tree trunk sculpture looks over the scorched site of what was once the main play structure of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Dream Playground build dates tentatively scheduled

Variety of fundraisers set to contribute to cost of new facility

A tree trunk sculpture looks over the scorched site of what was once the main play structure of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Pictured, from left to right, are Billie Jean Liedahl, Sandra Lytle, Sarah Kincaid, Mandy-Tsoi Hallam, Jodi Jones and Stephanie Day.

Republican women announce officers

Billie Jean Liedahl, the president of the Washington Federation of Republican Women, installed new officers of the Republican Women of Clallam County at a brunch… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Billie Jean Liedahl, Sandra Lytle, Sarah Kincaid, Mandy-Tsoi Hallam, Jodi Jones and Stephanie Day.