Clallam County

First Step Family Support Center receives gift from United Way, donors

First Step Family Support Center will receive support from United Way of Clallam County through $10,000 in allocations from the Community Care… Continue reading

Clallam Against Smart Meters meeting set for Wednesday in Port Angeles

Clallam Against Smart Meters will host a community education meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be held… Continue reading

Clallam filing week — for 68 elected positions — is approaching

Clallam County residents seeking to run for 68 positions up for election Nov. 5 have multiple ways to file for candidacy beginning… Continue reading

Forks march raises awareness of missing, murdered indigenous women

Forks march raises awareness of missing, murdered indigenous women

Peninsula tribes gather to stress dangers faced by many

Forks march raises awareness of missing, murdered indigenous women

State approves funds for Peninsula-wide behavioral health facility

Center to be operated by Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Olympic Medical Center, Jefferson Healthcare

Elwha River Bridge inspected today

The Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 will undergo a regular inspection today. During the inspection from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30… Continue reading

Calawah River Bridge delays planned

Drivers will encounter one-way alternating traffic with flaggers during repairs of the Calawah River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 this week. The closures… Continue reading

PHOTO: Cattle graze in sunshine in Sequim

PHOTO: Cattle graze in sunshine in Sequim

Cattle graze in a pasture near Anderson Road north of Sequim recently. Like last week, the Olympic Peninsula is due for a lot of sunshine… Continue reading

PHOTO: Cattle graze in sunshine in Sequim
Sequim woman opens home to women facing homelessness, crisis

Sequim woman opens home to women facing homelessness, crisis

A disabled veteran, an abused spouse, a young couple and countless others have found solace at Laraine Claire’s house on the corner of… Continue reading

Sequim woman opens home to women facing homelessness, crisis
BACK WHEN: Columnist begins new project

BACK WHEN: Columnist begins new project

After 10 years of writing ‘Back When,’ Alice Alexander says goodbye

BACK WHEN: Columnist begins new project

Boating safety class offered by Coast Guard Auxiliary

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct a boating safety class from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The class will be… Continue reading

Clallam 2 Fire Rescue conducts rope rescue training

Clallam 2 Fire Rescue conducts rope rescue training

Clallam 2 Fire Rescue recently conducted technical rope rescue training for 13 firefighters. The 40-hour training course covered techniques to rescue both injured and uninjured… Continue reading

Clallam 2 Fire Rescue conducts rope rescue training

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office chain gang busy clearing roadways

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang picked up 2,900 pounds of litter from five illegal dumpsites on Taylor Cut-off Road, 360… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

Half-hour delays expected on Highway 101 around Lake Crescent

Workers continue to make repairs on U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent this week while awaiting permits for work needed below… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Sometimes OK is the best you can do

I WAS GIVEN a gift the other day, but I don’t think it was intended for me. Here’s what happened: A gal I work with… Continue reading