Clallam County

Peninsula prepares for polar bear plunges

New Year’s Day dips scheduled across Clallam, Jefferson counties

Port Angeles releases STR inventory report

City considering additional regulations for rentals

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: Assignments, conservation projects before county boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Clallam County Fire District 3 Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.

UPDATE: Sequim man taken into custody after alleged assault, arson

David R. Burgess was taken into custody by Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies in the 1900 block of Palo Alto Road at about 8… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.

ISSUES OF FAITH: The story of a Silent Night

THEY SAY IT’S all the fault of a poor church mouse. It was the winter of 1818 in the village of Oberndorf near the Austrian… Continue reading

OMC counts 2023 losses, looks ahead

$24 million lost through November for year

OUUF speaker set Sunday

The Rev. Bruce Bode will present “Sometimes It Happens after Christmas” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bode will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading

Program slated for Unity in Olympics

Niobe Weaver will present the program “Can We Be the Peace in our Hearts” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. She will also present… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Kenzie Carney of Port Angeles plays guitar and sings while giving away candy canes, oranges and homemade cookies in front of the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on Tuesday. Carney said the effort was an opportunity to spread holiday cheer to those who might need it on the day after Christmas.
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A cheerful chord in Port Angeles

Kenzie Carney of Port Angeles plays guitar and sings while giving away candy canes, oranges and homemade cookies in front of the downtown Port Angeles… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Kenzie Carney of Port Angeles plays guitar and sings while giving away candy canes, oranges and homemade cookies in front of the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain on Tuesday. Carney said the effort was an opportunity to spread holiday cheer to those who might need it on the day after Christmas.
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Clallam libraries to host book discussions in January

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) hosts three Book Discussion Group meetings in January. Everyone is welcome to join, each month or… Continue reading

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Clallam revisits staffing clerk post

District Court 1 had cut hours

Port Angeles man dies in one-vehicle rollover

A 40-year-old Port Angeles man died when his SUV left the roadway on O’Brien Road shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday said Chief… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman hurt in rollover

A Port Angeles woman was involved in one-vehicle rollover at Kitchen-Dick Road and U.S. Highway 101, according to a memo from the State… Continue reading

Graphic courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Outdoor Play Area at the soon-to-be-renovated Sequim Library — accessed through a gate on the building’s east side and the interior Children’s Area — will be named in memory of Dorothy DeLand.

Sequim Library expansion draws donations

The Sequim Library Expansion and Renovation Project recently received three large donations. Spaces and features in the soon-to-be renovated library at 630 N.… Continue reading

Graphic courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Outdoor Play Area at the soon-to-be-renovated Sequim Library — accessed through a gate on the building’s east side and the interior Children’s Area — will be named in memory of Dorothy DeLand.

Juvenile, 14, charged with first-degree arson in park fire

Arraignment set in January

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Kate Dean drops out of race for Congress

Fundraising a challenge for Jefferson commissioner

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Wreathes, personal notes and flowers adorn the fence outside the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Tuesday after much of the playground was destroyed by fire last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rebuilding Port Angeles’ Dream Playground could start as early as this summer

As donations pour in, supplies, availability will remain hurdles

Wreathes, personal notes and flowers adorn the fence outside the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Tuesday after much of the playground was destroyed by fire last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help students ride the bus in September while helping direct traffic for parents at drop-off/pick-up for the K-2, 3-5 reconfiguration of Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools. Sequim School District officials have started conversations to consider changing bus routes to improve attendance and behavior, among other things. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim schools consider two-tiered bus system

Secondary students could start later in day

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members help students ride the bus in September while helping direct traffic for parents at drop-off/pick-up for the K-2, 3-5 reconfiguration of Greywolf and Helen Haller elementary schools. Sequim School District officials have started conversations to consider changing bus routes to improve attendance and behavior, among other things. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales, greets Paisley Schroeder, 2, and Deb Bemm at a Christmas lunch in Sequim on Monday at the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The annual lunch is hosted by the Khela family of Sequim which began hosting a community meal on Christmas 10 years ago as a way of giving back to the community. This year 20 turkeys and 10 hams were cooked to feed what’s estimated to be about 400 people. Children were able to choose up to four gifts, donated to the event by community members and the local branch of Toys for Tots. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday greetings

Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales, greets Paisley Schroeder, 2, and Deb Bemm at a Christmas lunch in Sequim on Monday at the Carroll C.… Continue reading

Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales, greets Paisley Schroeder, 2, and Deb Bemm at a Christmas lunch in Sequim on Monday at the Carroll C. Kendall Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The annual lunch is hosted by the Khela family of Sequim which began hosting a community meal on Christmas 10 years ago as a way of giving back to the community. This year 20 turkeys and 10 hams were cooked to feed what’s estimated to be about 400 people. Children were able to choose up to four gifts, donated to the event by community members and the local branch of Toys for Tots. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)