Clallam County

Fire extinguished in abandoned building in downtown Port Angeles

People taking shelter there attempted to stay warm

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office seeks tips in Sunland burglary, gun theft

Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking information about a daytime burglary in Sunland north of Sequim where a loaded handgun was stolen. Deputies… Continue reading

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he was paddling out from Cline Spit to meet a group of other kayakers who were putting in at Port Williams. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Kayaking Dungeness Bay

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he… Continue reading

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he was paddling out from Cline Spit to meet a group of other kayakers who were putting in at Port Williams. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Police say they've recently conducted out-of-county interviews about the murder of Sequim's Valerie Claplanhoo from January 2019. Now they await the processing of hundreds of pieces of evidence that could link to her killer(s). (Rebecca Ruby)

Murder probe remains active

Police waiting for evidence from state crime lab

Sequim Police say they've recently conducted out-of-county interviews about the murder of Sequim's Valerie Claplanhoo from January 2019. Now they await the processing of hundreds of pieces of evidence that could link to her killer(s). (Rebecca Ruby)

Pickup overturns off U.S. Highway 101

A Port Angeles man was taken to Olympic Medical Center after a single-car wreck Saturday morning. James E. Vess, 58, was not… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: The cole hard facts on cabbages

ISN’T IT GREAT? We are officially in the season of spring. Not so great that our own No. 1-seeded Washington basketball team, Gonzaga, went down… Continue reading

Accepting the Clallam Economic Development Council Champion Award Business of the Year award from Cherie Kidd of AAA Affordable Storage, award sponsor, right, were Interfor US, Inc.'s management team members Tyril Spence, left, and Chandra McGoff.

Clallam EDC presents 2021 champion awards

Interfor US, Inc., has been awarded the Clallam Economic Development Council Business of the Year award. Tyril Spence and Chandra McGoff, members of… Continue reading

Accepting the Clallam Economic Development Council Champion Award Business of the Year award from Cherie Kidd of AAA Affordable Storage, award sponsor, right, were Interfor US, Inc.'s management team members Tyril Spence, left, and Chandra McGoff.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Goodbye, but not for long

This is the last Sunday visit you will have from the Peninsula Daily News. Thank you for welcoming us into your homes each Sunday for… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline:  At the horse trailer parking area off Happy Valley Road in Sequim, riders Teresa Crossley, left, Linda Morin and  Judy Dupree were all smiles after finishing up the BCH Peninsula Chapter’s March 13th ride at the Dungeness Trails, located just outside city limits off River Road.

HORSEPLAY: Rides of March wander down Dungeness Trails

BEWARE THE RIDES of March. That was the phrase Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter Event Coordinator Linda Morin used to title the synopsis of the… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths

Cutline:  At the horse trailer parking area off Happy Valley Road in Sequim, riders Teresa Crossley, left, Linda Morin and  Judy Dupree were all smiles after finishing up the BCH Peninsula Chapter’s March 13th ride at the Dungeness Trails, located just outside city limits off River Road.
Owner John Pabst and long-term employee Stacey Sevier reminisce about years of good food and community connections at Pacific Pantry Eatery in Sequim, on the eve of the next phase of the business. Around them is the artwork by Jaiden Dokken. Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Pacific Pantry owner closes eatery

On the menu: Family, food, festivals, friends

Owner John Pabst and long-term employee Stacey Sevier reminisce about years of good food and community connections at Pacific Pantry Eatery in Sequim, on the eve of the next phase of the business. Around them is the artwork by Jaiden Dokken. Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Clallam County master gardeners, from left to right, Jeanette Stehr-Green, Cindy Erickson, Nye Nelson and John Norgord discussing a problem with a hemlock tree during a plant clinic.

Plant clinics to be conducted in person

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions in person beginning Monday. The WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners plant answer clinics… Continue reading

Clallam County master gardeners, from left to right, Jeanette Stehr-Green, Cindy Erickson, Nye Nelson and John Norgord discussing a problem with a hemlock tree during a plant clinic.

Road work near Lake Crescent all week

Department of Transportation maintenance crews will repair ditch lines and a damaged guardrail near Lake Crescent from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.… Continue reading

Slide repair work to begin on Highway 112 near Jim Creek

PORT ANGELES – One week after reopening state Highway 112 near Clallam Bay following a landslide, work begins nearly 15 miles east to reopen a… Continue reading

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

Big change on Monday

Monday’s Peninsula Daily News won’t arrive in time for breakfast. For many years, the PDN was thrown onto porches and rested in tubes so that… Continue reading

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Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County CEO Colleen Robinson, left, talks with Julie Maron, the organization's family resource manager, on the porch of a completed Habitat house on Maloney Court in Port Angeles on Thursday.

Million-dollar donation made to local Habitat

All Peninsula will benefit from gift to Clallam, official says

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County CEO Colleen Robinson, left, talks with Julie Maron, the organization's family resource manager, on the porch of a completed Habitat house on Maloney Court in Port Angeles on Thursday.
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Soroptimists reopen Sequim Medical Loan Closet

The Medical Loan Closet, operated by Soroptimist International of Sequim, has reopened. The organization loans medical equipment free of charge to residents living… Continue reading

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Keltoi -- from left, Cameron St. Louis, Vienna Scheyer, Bill Woods, David Rivers and Rich Hill -- will bring their Celtic music to Port Townsend's Quimper Grange Hall this Saturday night. photo courtesy of Keltoi

Sailboat regatta, music, art await this weekend

from Celtic to classical, blues to rock’n’roll — will flow freely this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. And there’s a dramatic… Continue reading

Keltoi -- from left, Cameron St. Louis, Vienna Scheyer, Bill Woods, David Rivers and Rich Hill -- will bring their Celtic music to Port Townsend's Quimper Grange Hall this Saturday night. photo courtesy of Keltoi