Clallam County

Quileute Tribal Council Chairman Douglas Woodruff Jr. prepares to cut the ribbon at the Quileute Tribal School Blessing Ceremony held Friday morning at La Push. Looking on from behind are council members Rio Jaime, Tony Foster and Skyler Foster. Council member Zachary Jones was not available. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Newly completed Quileute Tribal School blessed

Site puts students on higher ground, away from tsunamis, floods

  • Aug 6, 2022
  • By Christi Baron and Brian Gawley Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • NewsClallam County
Quileute Tribal Council Chairman Douglas Woodruff Jr. prepares to cut the ribbon at the Quileute Tribal School Blessing Ceremony held Friday morning at La Push. Looking on from behind are council members Rio Jaime, Tony Foster and Skyler Foster. Council member Zachary Jones was not available. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Colleen McAleer, Clallam County Economic Development Council executive director, speaks at a Port Angeles Business Association breakfast event at Joshua’s Restaurant. McAleer said that the way the state collects and uses data hurts rural communities. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Reform urged for rural counties

EDC director says state data skewed to urban areas

Colleen McAleer, Clallam County Economic Development Council executive director, speaks at a Port Angeles Business Association breakfast event at Joshua’s Restaurant. McAleer said that the way the state collects and uses data hurts rural communities. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

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

Two people arrested after alleged altercation at OMC

Two people were arrested early Thursday morning and later released following an altercation at Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Voter turnout more than 50 percent on Peninsula

Primary participation in Clallam, Jefferson counties tops state’s

Housing, sheriff’s staffing on county agendas

Governmental entities have scheduled public meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula next week. Jefferson County The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct workshops to elicit… Continue reading

Blues, blackberries and Butoh planned on Peninsula

Entertainment is breaking out all over this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula, with everything from blues to blackberry pies and chamber on tap. •… Continue reading

Clallam County: Outcomes remain the same after third count of primary ballots

County voter turnout 45.6 percent

Photo credit: Catherine McKinney Pictured in the front row, left to right are Ruthie Brandt, Beth Walker, Homer Smith, Cynthia McNulty and Crissy Gelderd. In the middle row, from left to right, Spencer Hay, Andrew Nichol, Kira Kersting (hidden), Mandy Bingham, Stacey Shipley and Violet Snodgrass. George Will, Clallam Mosaic instructor and community engagement coach, is in the back.
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Clallam Mosaic donation

Homer Smith Insurance recently donated $1,400 to Clallam Mosaic, HSI’s Charity of the Quarter. Clallam Mosaic serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or special… Continue reading

Photo credit: Catherine McKinney Pictured in the front row, left to right are Ruthie Brandt, Beth Walker, Homer Smith, Cynthia McNulty and Crissy Gelderd. In the middle row, from left to right, Spencer Hay, Andrew Nichol, Kira Kersting (hidden), Mandy Bingham, Stacey Shipley and Violet Snodgrass. George Will, Clallam Mosaic instructor and community engagement coach, is in the back.

Emergency projects wrapping up in Clallam County

Landslide removal done on Highway 112

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First Friday Art Walk offers variety

A quilt show, music jam and a talk on candle-making are among the activities planned tonight during the First Friday Art Walk. The… Continue reading

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Liam Owens of Sequim, 11, pushes his brother, Kamden Owens, 2 1/2, on a swing at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were among dozens of children taking advantage of the year-old volunteer-built playground. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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In the swing of things

Liam Owens of Sequim, 11, pushes his brother, Kamden Owens, 2 1/2, on a swing at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Liam Owens of Sequim, 11, pushes his brother, Kamden Owens, 2 1/2, on a swing at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were among dozens of children taking advantage of the year-old volunteer-built playground. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Injured woman’s condition upgraded

A Port Angeles woman who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday afternoon after… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Keeping Sunday as a day of rest

WHEN I WAS in college, I remember a lot of projects, papers and assignments were due on Mondays, which made Sunday seem like the natural… Continue reading

Nails on highway cause problems in Carlsborg

Tire repair stores didn’t report increased business but drivers in the Carlsborg area were inconvenienced Wednesday and… Continue reading

Kasey Thibeault has joined the J. Ryan Salon and Boutique

New stylist joins Port Angeles salon

Hair stylist Kasey Thibeault has joined the J. Ryan Salon and Boutique. Thibeault, a graduate of the Gene Juarez Academy of Beauty… Continue reading

Kasey Thibeault has joined the J. Ryan Salon and Boutique
A Chinook helicopter is planned at Saturday's Unity of Effort

Unity of Effort, salmon bake set Saturday

Unity of Effort’s first-responder recognition event will include Sequim Noon Rotary’s 53rd Annual Salmon Bake on Saturday. Unity of Effort will be from… Continue reading

A Chinook helicopter is planned at Saturday's Unity of Effort
Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington. (Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church)

Donations continue for Ukrainian refugees

Concert to raise funds to be held later this month

Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington. (Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church)
Bruce Emery, left, and Cherie Kidd.

Emery and Kidd lineup for November

Top 2 of 4 hopefuls chosen for DCD chief

Bruce Emery, left, and Cherie Kidd.

Highway 112 wreck sends Port Angeles woman to Harborview

A Port Angeles woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a two-vehicle collision at state Highway 112 and Oxenford… Continue reading