Clallam County

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Shasta Larson and Addison Loewen, two of 52 Sequim High School students who built nesting boxes, hold up a finished piece with space for two Purple Martin families.

Sequim High School students assist Purple Martins’ nesting

Continuing decades of Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society efforts to increase presence

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Shasta Larson and Addison Loewen, two of 52 Sequim High School students who built nesting boxes, hold up a finished piece with space for two Purple Martin families.

$1,000 scholarship to Peninsula College available for single mothers

Peninsula College has a $1,000 scholarship available for the 2022 spring quarter. The Bright Haygood Copsey scholarships are available to single mothers… Continue reading

Heart health luncheon raises more than $100,000

The Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon raised a record $111,000, exceeding last year’s record-breaking total by $17,000, according to the Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Four Sequim High Schoolers make up the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court. From left, princess Lauren Willis, princess Ellie Turner, queen Isabella Williams and princess Katherine Gould were crowned Saturday at Sequim High School. The royalty will see their float revealed at the festival’s kickoff dinner March 19 at 7 Cedars Casino. From there, they’ll tentatively participate in dozens of events for the Irrigation Festival’s 127th year, including festivities May 6-14. Organizers are planning for in-person events this year. For more information, visit irrigationfestival.com. (Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation festival coronation

Four Sequim High Schoolers make up the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court. Princess Lauren Willis, princess Ellie Turner, queen Isabella Williams and princess Katherine Gould… Continue reading

Four Sequim High Schoolers make up the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court. From left, princess Lauren Willis, princess Ellie Turner, queen Isabella Williams and princess Katherine Gould were crowned Saturday at Sequim High School. The royalty will see their float revealed at the festival’s kickoff dinner March 19 at 7 Cedars Casino. From there, they’ll tentatively participate in dozens of events for the Irrigation Festival’s 127th year, including festivities May 6-14. Organizers are planning for in-person events this year. For more information, visit irrigationfestival.com. (Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Tom Kuch

Kuch to lead Olympic Medical Center’s emergency preparedness efforts

Olympic Medical Center recently welcomed Tom Kuch as the new emergency preparedness coordinator. Along with the Support Services team, Kuch will create… Continue reading

Tom Kuch

Port Angeles resident graduates from Ohio University

Port Angeles resident graduates from Ohio University

Port Angeles student receives scholarship at Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland has awarded a President’s Scholarship to Katherine Marchant, a student at Port Angeles High School. According to a… Continue reading

The Peninsua College campus in Port Angeles. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Relief fund to help Peninsula College students

Tuition coverage, debt forgiveness offered

The Peninsua College campus in Port Angeles. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)
A gate, generally locked but open when this photograph was taken, was recently installed about 2 miles up A Road. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Repairs on Forks’ A Road expected to begin by early summer

Olympic National Forest reports receipt of disaster funding

A gate, generally locked but open when this photograph was taken, was recently installed about 2 miles up A Road. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A swift-water rescue team from Clallam County Fire District 1 works to bring a man to shore after an inflatable raft overturned Sunday in the Calawah River. (Clallam County Fire District 1)

Swift-water rescue team brings man to shore at Calawah River

Three sent to Forks Community Hospital and released, official says

A swift-water rescue team from Clallam County Fire District 1 works to bring a man to shore after an inflatable raft overturned Sunday in the Calawah River. (Clallam County Fire District 1)

A GROWING CONCERN: A lucky list to get ready for spring

HERE WE ARE, the last Sunday in February. The lion and the lamb are jockeying for starting position Tuesday as March begins. Along with this,… Continue reading

Deaths of two found in car are homicides

Both were shot in back of head

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Virtual meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. This week features Port Angeles Director of Public Works Thomas Hunter discussing… Continue reading

Grief support groups plan weekly meetings

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County is forming two free grief support groups in this month. Debby Smith will facilitate a group that… Continue reading

Karen Griffiths Cutline: Three horses that were rescued from abusive homes and taken to Center Valley Animal Rescue are, Tilly, front, Angel (center) and Diva where they are being rehabilitated and made ready for adoption by Sara Penhallegon and her crew of volunteers.

HORSEPLAY: Animal rescue center: Home between homes

AN ARRAY OF creatures large and small, domesticated and wild, reside at Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene. Sadly, all are there because of owner… Continue reading

Karen Griffiths Cutline: Three horses that were rescued from abusive homes and taken to Center Valley Animal Rescue are, Tilly, front, Angel (center) and Diva where they are being rehabilitated and made ready for adoption by Sara Penhallegon and her crew of volunteers.

Intentional aging offers nutritional discussion

Victoria Eugenie Jansen and Danny Beer will present “Nutrition As We Age” at 11 a.m. Tuesdays. The program is a bonus presentation… Continue reading

A car that was out of control because of the driver’s medical emergency lodged within an apartment building in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Van Hurst/For Peninsula Daily News)

Kia plows through wall and into two apartments

Two taken to hospital; no tenants reported hurt

A car that was out of control because of the driver’s medical emergency lodged within an apartment building in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Van Hurst/For Peninsula Daily News)
The late Karen Rozbicki Stringer, a fine art photographer is shown at work. Her photographs will be displayed In Memoriam at the Blue Whole Gallery in March.

Memorial photography exhibit, driftwood sculptures to be at Blue Whole Gallery

The Blue Whole Gallery will feature in March driftwood artist John Bertholl and the work of the late Karen Rozbicki Stringer, a fine… Continue reading

The late Karen Rozbicki Stringer, a fine art photographer is shown at work. Her photographs will be displayed In Memoriam at the Blue Whole Gallery in March.

Peninsula counties still high risk, according to CDC metrics

Deadline remains in place for lifting masking mandates

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