Clallam County

Health officers: New state plan ties Peninsula from advancing

Clallam, Jefferson counties fortunes combined with Kitsap, Mason success

Clallam County commissioners approve lodging tax grants

Visitors Bureau, ODT, BMX among recipients

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said that heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

Landslide closes portion of Spruce Railroad Trail

Debris between tunnels on 10-mile Lake Crescent hike

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said that heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

PAT NEAL: Steelhead season’s sinking feeling

EVEN WITH GLOBAL warming, January is the coldest month. When all the rabid chickens come home to roost. When the slings and arrows of outrageous… Continue reading

Rain causes Crescent water system problem

Crescent Water Association customers were asked to conserve water after heavy rains broke up a massive logjam near the headwaters of the Lyre… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 mark on Tuesday

Olympic Medical Center cuts back on surgeries

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

Governor announces new COVID-19 reopening plan

North Olympic Peninsula tied to Kitsap, Mason counties

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Bethany McKim, infant room teacher at Sequim’s Little Explorers Early Learning Center, cares for 7-month-old Oisin last month. Owners of the center said they’ve had difficulty hiring during the pandemic, and that has led to limited hours.

Child care openings, staffing remain struggles for Clallam County providers

Staffing shortages have increased, stakeholders say

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Bethany McKim, infant room teacher at Sequim’s Little Explorers Early Learning Center, cares for 7-month-old Oisin last month. Owners of the center said they’ve had difficulty hiring during the pandemic, and that has led to limited hours.

Clallam County Republicans, Democrats select leaders

Sue Forde of Sequim has been elected to a second term as the chair of the Clallam County Republican Party while Jennie Peterson of Sequim… Continue reading

Port Angeles man accused of stabbing elderly woman in neck

Woman, 81, flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle

Most COVID-19 cases at long-term care facility outbreak tied to one person

Officials waiting for 1B, 1C designations

Crews broke ground on the proposed medication-assisted treatment (MAT) facility three weeks ago, according to leaders with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. A virtual hearing on an appeal is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 14. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Hearing Examiner requires advisory committee in MAT decision

Tribe breaks ground despite looming land use appeal

Crews broke ground on the proposed medication-assisted treatment (MAT) facility three weeks ago, according to leaders with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. A virtual hearing on an appeal is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 14. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Angeles man shot in legs identified

Authorities have identified the man who was shot in the legs last week in a tiny enclave of RVs west of Blyn before… Continue reading

School districts plan to go with more in-person teaching

Many Peninsula districts updating procedures

Helga Greer, left, Randy Yard, Charlie Johnson, Maura Mattson, Jennifer Petty, Valerie Brooks and Cat Yard, members of Sequim Elks Lodge No. 2642 and staff of the Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services' child advocate program, pause in delivering Christmas meals to foster families. The lodge used a $3,500 Beacon Grant from the Elks National Foundation to purchase 50 complete dinners for the foster families in the program.
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Sequim Elks lodge delivers Christmas meals to foster families

Helga Greer, left, Randy Yard, Charlie Johnson, Maura Mattson, Jennifer Petty, Valerie Brooks and Cat Yard, members of Sequim Elks Lodge No. 2642 and staff… Continue reading

Helga Greer, left, Randy Yard, Charlie Johnson, Maura Mattson, Jennifer Petty, Valerie Brooks and Cat Yard, members of Sequim Elks Lodge No. 2642 and staff of the Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services' child advocate program, pause in delivering Christmas meals to foster families. The lodge used a $3,500 Beacon Grant from the Elks National Foundation to purchase 50 complete dinners for the foster families in the program.

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

State expected to identify 1B, 1C vaccination groups

Guidelines may include elderly, essential workers

A GROWING CONCERN: Start planning now for big yard energy

I sure did. As you will recall, I promised (resolved) to write more articles… Continue reading

John McNutt

BACK WHEN: How did Lake Farm Road get its name?

WHEN YOU ARE traveling east of Port Angeles, you’ve likely seen the street sign for Lake Farm Road. How did that road get that name?… Continue reading

John McNutt

Co-op meet postponed for pandemic

The 86th annual meeting of The Co-op Farm and Garden has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Protecting the health, safety and… Continue reading