Clallam County

Officials worry about wave of infections after Thanksgiving

Case rates remain stable, but high, on Peninsula

Shipova photographic exhibit on display at Sequim Civic Center

An exhibit of photographs of the Olympic Peninsula by Marina Shipova, who is the artist fellow for the Sequim Understory Project, are on… Continue reading

Lynn Ungar will present “Giving Thanks” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his lesson will stream on Zoom. Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.

Speaker set for Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Lynn Ungar will present “Giving Thanks” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; her… Continue reading

Lynn Ungar will present “Giving Thanks” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ungar will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, his lesson will stream on Zoom. Limited in-person viewing is available on the fellowship’s large screen TV at 1033 N. Barr Road.

Highway closures on West End continue

Sekiu customers under boil-water notice

TED Talks offered by Unitarian Fellowship

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host “TED Talks: Facing Depression” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. The free program is in… Continue reading

A massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu was created by this week’s storms. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

Elwha River Bridge reopens after storms

Crews work to clear path to West End

A massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu was created by this week’s storms. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Accused triple-murderer Dennis Bauer reacts to the appearance of accused co-conspirator Ryan Ward in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday.

Murder witness takes stand

Woman says she was sexually assaulted

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Accused triple-murderer Dennis Bauer reacts to the appearance of accused co-conspirator Ryan Ward in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Shawn Kidwell, an employee of Ice-America, a California-based company that rents portable ice rinks, applies water on Tuesday to the refrigerated surface of a temporary rink that will be the highlight of the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula ice skating rink to open

Six-week season begins Friday

Shawn Kidwell, an employee of Ice-America, a California-based company that rents portable ice rinks, applies water on Tuesday to the refrigerated surface of a temporary rink that will be the highlight of the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sentenced murderer stays mum at trial

Triple-murderer Ryan Warren Ward appeared in Clallam County Superior Court in shackles Wednesday, belligerent over being called to testify in his alleged… Continue reading

Kallie Ann LeTellier testifies Tuesday at Dennis Bauer’s triple-murder trial. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Testimony about drugs allowed in trial

Eye-witness takes murder trial stand

Kallie Ann LeTellier testifies Tuesday at Dennis Bauer’s triple-murder trial. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
Jeanné Sparks, pictured at a recent Tale Spinners event, will cohost the Out Loud Story Slam at Sequim's Olympic Theatre Arts Center this Friday. (Photo courtesy Out Loud Story Slam)

First in-person Story Slam offered since February 2020

Story tellers to speak on stage

Jeanné Sparks, pictured at a recent Tale Spinners event, will cohost the Out Loud Story Slam at Sequim's Olympic Theatre Arts Center this Friday. (Photo courtesy Out Loud Story Slam)

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office seeks volunteers for auxiliary patrol team

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is seeking volunteers for its Olympic Discovery Trail Patrol Auxiliary team. The bicycle-mounted team… Continue reading

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer escorts multiple people who were evacuated from their residences during a flood near Forks, WA, Monday, Nov. 15. The crew evacuated a total of 10 people, including several children, after receiving a request for assistance from Clallam County emergency responders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector Columbia River)

Coast Guard rescued 10 from floodwaters

None hurt in Monday’s feat

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer escorts multiple people who were evacuated from their residences during a flood near Forks, WA, Monday, Nov. 15. The crew evacuated a total of 10 people, including several children, after receiving a request for assistance from Clallam County emergency responders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector Columbia River)
Author Ward Serrill and his dog Dolly Parton, 7, share a moment at the Starlight Room, where Serrill will give readings of his new memoir, "To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody." Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Author tells true wilderness tale

Like a wild creek in early spring, “To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody” carried me swiftly into Ward Serrill’s… Continue reading

Author Ward Serrill and his dog Dolly Parton, 7, share a moment at the Starlight Room, where Serrill will give readings of his new memoir, "To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody." Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fall Green Thumb award to Angie and Doug Graff. Pictured, from left to right, are Mary Kelsoe, Janet Russell, Angie Graff, Pam Ehtee and Mary Jacoby.
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Fall Green Thumb award winners named

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fall Green Thumb award to Angie and Doug Graff. The Graffs received the award for excellence in… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fall Green Thumb award to Angie and Doug Graff. Pictured, from left to right, are Mary Kelsoe, Janet Russell, Angie Graff, Pam Ehtee and Mary Jacoby.
Washington State Department of Transportation bridge inspectors Jim Patton, left, and Mitch Stone examine the bridge supports of the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Tuesday after it was closed Monday amid concerns about possible storm damage to the footings. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Flooded roadways cut off West End

Jefferson PUD restores power to thousands

Washington State Department of Transportation bridge inspectors Jim Patton, left, and Mitch Stone examine the bridge supports of the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Tuesday after it was closed Monday amid concerns about possible storm damage to the footings. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

New regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties

The Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) has hired Kate Ingman as its regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. CHPW… Continue reading

Oregon Coast Guard saves five off sinking boat from Neah Bay

The Coast Guard rescued five people from a life raft late Monday after a fishing boat homeported in Neah Bay sank about… Continue reading

From left, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers; Rebecca Fox, CEO of Northwest Kidney Centers; and state Rep. Mike Chapman, D-24, break ground for the new Port Angeles Kidney Center on Chase Street.
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Port Angeles Kidney Center breaks ground

Northwest Kidney Centers recently broke ground on its future Port Angeles Kidney Center. The 8,500-square-foot clinic, at 707 S. Chase St., will provide expanded outpatient… Continue reading

From left, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers; Rebecca Fox, CEO of Northwest Kidney Centers; and state Rep. Mike Chapman, D-24, break ground for the new Port Angeles Kidney Center on Chase Street.

Children’s clinic sees opposition; nearly 200 get vaccine

Nearly 200 children received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Department of Emergency Management director Willie Bence reported in… Continue reading