Clallam County

Port of Port Angeles reviews its 2024 final draft budget

Grants funding variety of projects

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Sequim Habitat mural hits home

Craig Robinson finishes second piece for downtown store

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Port Angeles to give away shade trees

Monday deadline to apply for free trees

Clallam seeks bids for courthouse security

County has 11 corrections deputy openings

Firefighters put out RV fire at Jamestown rest area

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguished an RV fire at the Jamestown rest area. A total of 10 firefighters responded just… Continue reading

Ian Mackay of Agnew prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization with the goal of getting people outdoors to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ian’s Ride founder to speak at Studium Generale

Ian Mackay, founder and executive director of the nonprofit corporation Ian’s Ride, will join Peninsula College’s Studium Generale lecture series to discuss… Continue reading

Ian Mackay of Agnew prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization with the goal of getting people outdoors to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake rattles Puget Sound

Epicenter just east of Port Hadlock; impact felt from Seattle to Victoria

Studio Bob to host Scream Queens on Friday

Studio Bob will host Scream Queens, a drag/burlesque show and dance party. The show, at 118½ E. Front St. in Port Angeles, will be on… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the banks of the Elwha River at the Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road. The tribe has been waiting for the go-ahead to fish the Elwha like their ancestors did a century ago. The fishery will be a mix of hook-and-line and river nets, and fishing will continue until the quota of 400 has been met. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Tribal fishing opens

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members sing the “Salmon Song” led by Jonathan Arakawa, right. More than 100 people attended the outdoor ceremony Monday near the banks of the Elwha River at the Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road. The tribe has been waiting for the go-ahead to fish the Elwha like their ancestors did a century ago. The fishery will be a mix of hook-and-line and river nets, and fishing will continue until the quota of 400 has been met. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin. The giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Dan Welden, who started the contest 16 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts in May or June and requires daily watering and lots of fertilizer. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Winning pumpkin in Port Angeles

Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin.… Continue reading

Loren Krause checks the scales on his winning pumpkin, which came in at 297.8 pounds on Sunday. He also placed second with a 202-pound pumpkin. The giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Dan Welden, who started the contest 16 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts in May or June and requires daily watering and lots of fertilizer. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WSDOT: Elwha River Bridge girders to be set later this fall

Olympic Hot Springs Road cut-ins slated for up to 9 days in ’24

Clallam County sheriff seeks missing surfboard, post driver

Items reported stolen from Lake Sutherland home in September

Region 6 WDFW Lt. Kit Rosenberger wrote, “from a young age I have always enjoyed fishing and hunting. I saw the intrinsic value of our state’s natural resources and wanted to make sure it is conserved for the future. My mother recently showed me a school project from second grade class she had saved where we had to write about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had written all the way back in second grade about how I wanted to be a ‘Game Warden.’” (Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Fish and Wildlife officers patrol waters

Each day on… Continue reading

Region 6 WDFW Lt. Kit Rosenberger wrote, “from a young age I have always enjoyed fishing and hunting. I saw the intrinsic value of our state’s natural resources and wanted to make sure it is conserved for the future. My mother recently showed me a school project from second grade class she had saved where we had to write about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had written all the way back in second grade about how I wanted to be a ‘Game Warden.’” (Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PA man faces child sex charges, will appear in court on Friday

Judge grants five-year, 1,000-foot no-contact order for alleged victim

Wreck fatality story published in error

A story about a fatal crash was published erroneously on Saturday. The wreck on Palo Alto Road in Sequim occurred in October 2022.… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Still time to give your neighbors lawn envy

IT’S OCTOBER, THE bewitching month! With the advent of late early-autumn, your lawn moves to the top of the list for things to do. Aerating… Continue reading

SUBMITTED PHOTO Headline about the fatal shooting of Dr. Herrick from an 1893 newspaper.

BACK WHEN: Well-behaved people would make for boring history

WHY CAN’T PEOPLE work out their differences? Why do things turn towards hostility so easily? Wait! Were you thinking I was talking about the streets… Continue reading

SUBMITTED PHOTO Headline about the fatal shooting of Dr. Herrick from an 1893 newspaper.

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… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Budget, housing grants before county panels

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Inaugural WA Local Concert sells out

The Field Arts & Events Hall’s inaugural WA Local Concert sold out. The WA Local Concert series, part of the #FieldHallforAll mission,… Continue reading