Clallam County

U.S. Navy Ensign Garrett Wilkinson welcomes visitors aboard the USS Momsen, which was in Port Angeles on Tuesday for the July 4 holiday. More than 1,000 people were lined up to tour the ship. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
U.S. Navy Ensign Garrett Wilkinson welcomes visitors aboard the USS Momsen, which was in Port Angeles on Tuesday for the July 4 holiday. More than 1,000 people were lined up to tour the ship. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet are, from left, Dan and Chris Brubeck, Chuck Lamb and Mike DeMicco. (Anthony Pidgeon)

Brubeck Brothers Quartet to perform Thursday

Concert to be first in Field Hall’s Donna M. Morris Theater

Members of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet are, from left, Dan and Chris Brubeck, Chuck Lamb and Mike DeMicco. (Anthony Pidgeon)

Canadian wildfire smoke seeps into Peninsula

Smoke from British Columbia wildfires is beginning to come into the North Olympic Peninsula, but should be cleared by Thursday. That’s according… Continue reading

Hospice volunteer orientation planned

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation and an in-person sessions for potential volunteers. An in-person session will… Continue reading

League of Women Voters, libraries to host Peninsula candidate forums

EDITOR’S NOTE: The names of those opposing Port Angeles City Council member Navarra Carr in the primary election have been corrected. The Clallam County League… Continue reading

James Peters of Covington and his dog, Radar, set out on a standup paddleboard for an afternoon of fishing on Lake Pleasant near Beaver on Sunday. The pair set out with a companion from Lake Pleasant County Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Paddleboard fishing

James Peters of Covington and his dog, Radar, set out on a standup paddleboard for an afternoon of fishing on Lake Pleasant near Beaver on… Continue reading

James Peters of Covington and his dog, Radar, set out on a standup paddleboard for an afternoon of fishing on Lake Pleasant near Beaver on Sunday. The pair set out with a companion from Lake Pleasant County Park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fourth of July celebrated across Peninsula

Communities across the North Olympic Peninsula will mark the Fourth of July today. Port Angeles welcomes an active-duty, destroyer-class Navy ship and its 350 sailors… Continue reading

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NOLT renews accreditation with national commission

The North Olympic Land Trust announced earlier this year it successfully renewed its land trust accreditation with the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.… Continue reading

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Three pushed onto Lopez Island rocks

The Coast Guard rescued three people off a boat that had been slammed against the rocks on south Lopez Island. A Coast… Continue reading

Runners are off and running at the annual Forks 4th of July Fun Run. About 100 participated. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Celebrating the Fourth

Runners are off and running at the annual Forks 4th of July Fun Run. About 100 participated.… Continue reading

Runners are off and running at the annual Forks 4th of July Fun Run. About 100 participated. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Coast Guard rescues three in Strait

A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued three people from a 40-foot dingy when it began taking… Continue reading

Cmdr. Adam Disque, left, is the Coast Guard cutter Active’s 30th commanding officer. He relieved Cmdr. Brian Tesson, right. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, center, presided over last week’s ceremony.

New commanding officer takes over Active

Ship conducts counter-narcotic patrols

Cmdr. Adam Disque, left, is the Coast Guard cutter Active’s 30th commanding officer. He relieved Cmdr. Brian Tesson, right. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, center, presided over last week’s ceremony.

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer chores, summer tips for gorgeous gardens

JULY IS OFFICIALLY here! It is now the beginning of mid-early summer. That’s right, there are 81 more days of summer left. Just as most… Continue reading

Headline of a newspaper from 1896 about the Washington murders. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHN MCNUTT)

BACK WHEN: Love triangles, violence in the media are not new

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS the world has gone mad. The news is filled with stories of murder and mayhem. It seems to inundate every form of… Continue reading

Headline of a newspaper from 1896 about the Washington murders. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHN MCNUTT)
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Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said that blackberrys are still not quite in season in most locations, but the discovery of area of pickable berries was worth a picking excursion.

Berry picking near Olympic Discovery Trail

Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said… Continue reading

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Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said that blackberrys are still not quite in season in most locations, but the discovery of area of pickable berries was worth a picking excursion.

Clallam 4-H team takes second in competition

The Clallam County 4-H team of Cole Anderson, Tim Seelye and Asha Swanberg won second place in the intermediate division of goat… Continue reading