Clallam County

Smoke from wildfires in eastern Washington and Canada contribute to the red, smokey sunrise on Sunday over Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Smoke to begin to waft away today

Wildfires in other areas soil air quality on Peninsula

Smoke from wildfires in eastern Washington and Canada contribute to the red, smokey sunrise on Sunday over Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jeff Lee of Vancouver, Wash., controls a pair of draft horses during a power pulling demonstration on Friday in the grandstand arena at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Weekend at the fair

Jeff Lee of Vancouver, Wash., controls a pair of draft horses during a power pulling demonstration on Friday in the grandstand arena at the Clallam… Continue reading

Jeff Lee of Vancouver, Wash., controls a pair of draft horses during a power pulling demonstration on Friday in the grandstand arena at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Highway 101 reopens at Gardiner

The state Department of Transportation announced that both lanes of U.S. Highway 101 at Eagle Creek reopened to vehicular traffic on Friday afternoon.… Continue reading

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Carnival-goers take a spin through the air on the Ali Baba amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles on Friday.

Rodeo, demolition derby among Clallam Fair attractions this weekend

The 102nd Clallam County Fair continues today and Sunday with a rodeo, logging show and demolition derby along with a carnival, animal… Continue reading

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Carnival-goers take a spin through the air on the Ali Baba amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles on Friday.

‘Night of Living Dead’ auditions scheduled

Olympic Theatre Arts will host auditions for the second annual “Night of the Living Dead” fall production on Sunday, next Wednesday and Aug.… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: The big eight of late summer gardening

MONDAY, WE WILL move into the last trimester of summer. As late summer looms just over the horizon, many changes are occurring in your yard!… Continue reading

Cantwell conducts fentanyl roundtable in Port Angeles

Health officials call for regulatory reform

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

Free outdoor music performed on Peninsula

The penultimate weekend of free outdoor summer concerts are scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula next week. The season’s free concerts are on Tuesdays in… Continue reading

National park, forest issue campfire ban

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest have announced a complete ban on campfires. The Stage 2 fire restrictions that came into… Continue reading

OMC financial woes continue

Agency gets distressed hospital grant

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,… Continue reading

Members of the Port Angeles Junior Badminton team, from left, Tyna Barinaga, Caroline Jensen; back row, Judy Brodhun and Susie Childers were part of a squad that won an unprecedented 11 nationals titles as well as three second-place finishes in the 1964 Junior Nationals Tournament held in Pomona, Callif. Port Angeles players reached the finals 12 of 15 events.
Members of the Port Angeles Junior Badminton team, from left, Tyna Barinaga, Caroline Jensen; back row, Judy Brodhun and Susie Childers were part of a squad that won an unprecedented 11 nationals titles as well as three second-place finishes in the 1964 Junior Nationals Tournament held in Pomona, Callif. Port Angeles players reached the finals 12 of 15 events.
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Sequim graduate loses home in Maui fire

‘Lahaina’s just not there anymore’

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Rowan Geraco, 6, of Port Angeles, a member of the East Clallam County 4H Livestock Club, shows his white Cochin chicken for judging on Thursday at the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Beer garden a first for Clallam County Fair

Juan de Fuca Foundation awarded concession contract

Rowan Geraco, 6, of Port Angeles, a member of the East Clallam County 4H Livestock Club, shows his white Cochin chicken for judging on Thursday at the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Demolition of a derelict building at 204 E. Front St. in downtown Port Angeles is slated to begin next Monday, prompting temporary lane closures on Front Street leading into the downtown area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Building demolition to disrupt Port Angeles traffic

Site to be taken down beginning Monday

Demolition of a derelict building at 204 E. Front St. in downtown Port Angeles is slated to begin next Monday, prompting temporary lane closures on Front Street leading into the downtown area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Less is less: Letting go of ‘Type A’ ways of being

MANY PREACHERS AND religious writers have had a long history of writing about how “less is more” during the penitential seasons, both Advent and Lent;… Continue reading

Music on the Strait cofounders James Garlick, left, and Richard O'Neill, pictured rehearsing, are bringing the festival to Field Arts & Events Hall and Maier Hall this week. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

Music on the Strait concerts at two venues

Two weekends of concerts begin Saturday

Music on the Strait cofounders James Garlick, left, and Richard O'Neill, pictured rehearsing, are bringing the festival to Field Arts & Events Hall and Maier Hall this week. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News