Clallam County

PAT NEAL: Fire Season

IT’S THAT TIME of year we star gazers wait for. When we journey to the mountain tops to witness the best meteor shower of the… Continue reading

Creek cleanup in new phase

Focus now turning to recovery response

Crescent to appoint interim superintendent

The Crescent School Board will host a special meeting at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Crescent School library. The meeting will be to… Continue reading

Firefighters put out blazes at Diamond Point Airport

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguished two brush fires along the runway at Diamond Point Airport. Crews were called at 11:09… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News sells its home in a historic transition

Newspaper is moving to First Street location

Port Angeles school board to host budget workshop

The Port Angeles School District’s board of directors will conduct a budget workshop during a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday. The… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles moves ahead with grant applications

Funding sources could help agency’s facilities

Registration open for Fibert Arts Expo

Registration is open until Sept. 20 for classes and workshops at the fourth Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo set for Oct. 3-5.… Continue reading

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Honoring first responders

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and… Continue reading

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Artists to show work during first Port Angeles Studio Tour

The inaugural Port Angeles Studio Tour will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The free, self-guided tour… Continue reading

Cellist to perform concerts across Peninsula

Ian Maksin will perform several concerts across the Peninsula during his summer tour. The cellist will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Forks Congregational Church,… Continue reading

Clallam County to consider energy efficiency projects

Two buildings are out of compliance with state law

Firefighters extinguish vehicle fires near Sequim

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguished two vehicle fires early Sunday morning. Crews were dispatched from the district’s Carlsborg station at… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Distict to host meetings with firms

The Port Angeles School District’s board of directors will interview architectural firms vying to design the new Franklin Elementary School and Port… Continue reading

Public comment sought on Port Angeles’ housing plan

Draft targets six areas of focus in comprehensive strategy

Tickets on sale for annual Empty Bowls fundraiser

Tickets are on sale for the Port Angeles Food Bank’s fourth Empty Bowls fundraiser set for Sept. 13. The annual event will… Continue reading

Victims of Love to wrap Olympic Cellars summer concert series

Victims of Love will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday to finish up the summer series at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101,… Continue reading

Tammy Blessing holds up her cell phone through which she is communicating with her daughter, Taylor White. She and her husband Cassidy Blessing (behind her) shop for a new pair of school shoes for Taylor with a gift card provided by H.U.M.A.N., a new Sequim nonprofit created by Cassidy’s former bosses, Darrin and Alicia Liggins. (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Nonprofit provides students with shoes for school

Shopping event provides 25 kids with $100 gift cards

Tammy Blessing holds up her cell phone through which she is communicating with her daughter, Taylor White. She and her husband Cassidy Blessing (behind her) shop for a new pair of school shoes for Taylor with a gift card provided by H.U.M.A.N., a new Sequim nonprofit created by Cassidy’s former bosses, Darrin and Alicia Liggins. (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
If negotiations between Sequim School District staff and The Wenaha Group are finalized, the firm will lead construction management of the voter-approved bond projects, such as building a new Helen Haller Elementary School, a new wing at Sequim High School along with construction of the Career Technical Education building. (Sequim School District)

Sequim schools narrow choices

District negotiating on its bond projects

If negotiations between Sequim School District staff and The Wenaha Group are finalized, the firm will lead construction management of the voter-approved bond projects, such as building a new Helen Haller Elementary School, a new wing at Sequim High School along with construction of the Career Technical Education building. (Sequim School District)
Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group Gary Young’s innovative approach to surfboard building led him to use the same concept for constructing a tiny home that he intends to ship to Hawaii, allowing him to split his time between there and Sequim. He relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2018 after he lost his home and workshop in the Kilauea lava flow.

Surf board builder crafting ultralight tiny home

Innovative structures could help with housing crisis, he says

Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group Gary Young’s innovative approach to surfboard building led him to use the same concept for constructing a tiny home that he intends to ship to Hawaii, allowing him to split his time between there and Sequim. He relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2018 after he lost his home and workshop in the Kilauea lava flow.