Clallam County

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right, as her daughter, Etta Swope, 5, swings high on the playground equipment at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce on Wednesday. The Clallam County-operated park is a popular outdoors destination for visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Summer swing

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right,… Continue reading

Sooni Gillett of Santa Cruz, Calif., left, along with her sons, Cody Strong-Cvetich, 2, and Jack Strong-Cvetich, 4, talks with Emily Gherard of Seattle, right, as her daughter, Etta Swope, 5, swings high on the playground equipment at Salt Creek Recreation Area north of Joyce on Wednesday. The Clallam County-operated park is a popular outdoors destination for visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kristi Schmeck.

Tight race in place for Sequim School Board seat

Leading hopeful had suspended campaign

Kristi Schmeck.
Everett receiving event flyers from Carol Willis

Outdoor Renaissance Faire set for August

Live performances, activities highlight two-day event

Everett receiving event flyers from Carol Willis
Kate Dexter.

PRIMARY ELECTION: Port Angeles office-holders set for November contests

OMC commission seat race: Jeffers, Rogers

Kate Dexter.

Clallam County Commissioners award $5.5 million bid for first phase of Lower Dungeness levee project

Clallam County commissioners have awarded a $5.5 million bid for the earthwork phase of the Lower Dungeness levee setback project. Commissioners Mark… Continue reading

Clallam Junior Livestock Auction set for Aug. 7 in Sequim

The Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction is set for 4 p.m. Saturday at the Pumpkin Patch, 260045 U.S. Highway 101, Sequim. The auction… Continue reading

Field Arts & Events Hall hires director

Job to focus on fundraising

First Step Family Center gets donation

First Step Family Center has announced a $2,500 donation from Kitsap Bank of Clallam County. The donation will benefit the center’s maternity… Continue reading

Lisa Cooke

Genealogy group sets special Zoom seminar

Early registration ends Aug. 7

Lisa Cooke
Clallam County election worker Daniel Cain of Sequim consults a database of signatures to verify ballots on Tuesday at the courthouse in Port Angeles. Results of the primary election were posted online Tuesday night, and they will be explored in depth in Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Preparing for count

Clallam County election worker Daniel Cain of Sequim consults a database of signatures to verify ballots on Tuesday at the courthouse in Port Angeles. Results… Continue reading

Clallam County election worker Daniel Cain of Sequim consults a database of signatures to verify ballots on Tuesday at the courthouse in Port Angeles. Results of the primary election were posted online Tuesday night, and they will be explored in depth in Thursday’s print edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Makah Tribe strengthens its rules as COVID-19 cases rise

Businesses should consider remote work, official says

The All View Motel in Port Angeles may be renovated under a plan by Peninsula Behavioral Health and turned into 27 units of low-income housing. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)

Hotel may be renovated for low-income mental health housing

Clallam County to support renovation effort for 27 living spaces

The All View Motel in Port Angeles may be renovated under a plan by Peninsula Behavioral Health and turned into 27 units of low-income housing. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County primary ballots due by 8 p.m. Tuesday

Voter turnout increases to 25 percent

Port Angeles resident named to dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic

Palmer College of Chiropractic has named Micayla Weider of Port Angeles to its spring 2021 dean’s list. Weider is enrolled at the… Continue reading

Sequim Elks to resume bimonthly dances

Black Diamond Junction will perform dance music at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. The show marks… Continue reading

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County to host orientation sessions

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation session and an in-person session for potential volunteers this week. The… Continue reading

20-acre fire contained on state land near Blyn

State firefighters and Clallam County Fire District 3 crews on Monday were mopping up a nearly 20-acre wildfire that burned in the Blyn… Continue reading

Virus cases still climbing

COVID rates nearing high-water marks

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted many farmers to turn to irrigation to keep their fields green. Only trace amounts of rain fell in Port Angeles in July, with no measurable rain in Sequim or Port Townsend. Forks recorded 0.35 inches of rain. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
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Chillin’ on a summer’s day

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic… Continue reading

A group of horses stand amid the sprinklers on a farm along Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim. A prolonged dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted many farmers to turn to irrigation to keep their fields green. Only trace amounts of rain fell in Port Angeles in July, with no measurable rain in Sequim or Port Townsend. Forks recorded 0.35 inches of rain. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office's command staff with accreditation plaques from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Pictured, from left, are Chief Civil Deputy Alice Hoffman, Sheriff Bill Benedict, Chief Criminal Deputy Brian King, Administrative Manager Lorraine Shore, Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, Undersheriff Ron Cameron and Corrections Sergeant Don Wenzl.

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, jail earn accreditation

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office will be recognized this fall for having received Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs accreditation for… Continue reading

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office's command staff with accreditation plaques from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Pictured, from left, are Chief Civil Deputy Alice Hoffman, Sheriff Bill Benedict, Chief Criminal Deputy Brian King, Administrative Manager Lorraine Shore, Chief Corrections Deputy Wendy Peterson, Undersheriff Ron Cameron and Corrections Sergeant Don Wenzl.