Clallam County

Peninsula Home Fund campaign nears end but benefits will continue all through 2019

New Year’s Eve — is the last day of the 2018 campaign for donations to the Peninsula Home Fund. All contributions to the… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Planting resolutions for a new year

JUST LOOK HOW much difference a week can make. Already the sun has moved off it’s noon nadir, the daylight length is getting measurably longer… Continue reading

Charges filed in $97,000 burglary

Authorities say Mikhail John Frantz and William Alan Duncan were co-conspirators, scheming to steal more than $97,000 in cash, rings and rare… Continue reading

Cold, wet man turns himself in after chase from Forks

An Auburn man has been arrested for investigation of eluding a pursuing police vehicle, hit-and-run and reckless endangerment after leading Forks police on… Continue reading

Forks chamber seeks nominations for awards

The Forks Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for the 18th annual Best of our Community Awards. Nominees for Citizen of the Year,… Continue reading

HELP LINE: It’s time to make resolutions for 2019

IT’S ALMOST NEW Year’s Eve, and you know what that means: Right. And, well, sure. Why not? Another thing that New Year’s Eve inevitably means… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Man charged with killing mother … and other items

A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in his mother’s slaying in Hoodsport on Christmas Day. The Seattle Times reports Mason… Continue reading

Port Angeles man, 70, to run in race at bottom of world

Port Angeles man, 70, to run in race at bottom of world

Bruce Skinner loves to run and travel. The longtime Olympic Medical Center Foundation executive director will do plenty of both in March… Continue reading

Port Angeles man, 70, to run in race at bottom of world
Sequim’s Carson Holt selected for VFW essay competition

Sequim’s Carson Holt selected for VFW essay competition

Carson Holt, a junior at Sequim High School, was recently selected the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 14 Voice of Democracy audio… Continue reading

Sequim’s Carson Holt selected for VFW essay competition

Clallam County issues health advisory for Hollywood Beach

Clallam County Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Section has issued a health advisory for Hollywood Beach. Moderate levels of Enterococci bacteria… Continue reading

Port Angeles man hurt in U.S. Highway 101 wreck Thursday night

A Port Angeles man was treated and discharged from Olympic Medical Center and the State Patrol will recommend a charge of vehicular… Continue reading

Many Washington residents received an emergency text message like this late Thursday night. As of Friday morning, the service has been restored according to Olympic Peninsula officials. (Drew Swanson)

Emergency 9-1-1 service restored after widespread outage

Clallam and Jefferson counties’ 9-1-1 system is back up and running this morning after the service was down in much of the… Continue reading

Many Washington residents received an emergency text message like this late Thursday night. As of Friday morning, the service has been restored according to Olympic Peninsula officials. (Drew Swanson)
State assistant attorney general named new family court commissioner

State assistant attorney general named new family court commissioner

The names of those filling judicial benches at Clallam County Superior Court continue to change as Brandon Mack, a Port Angeles-based state… Continue reading

State assistant attorney general named new family court commissioner
Authorities seek driver after 7-mile pursuit in Forks

Authorities seek driver after 7-mile pursuit in Forks

Authorities were searching on Thursday for the driver of a vehicle who led Forks police on a 7-mile pursuit on U.S. Highway 101.… Continue reading

Authorities seek driver after 7-mile pursuit in Forks

Port Townsend man pleads not guilty to third-degree rape, molestation

A Port Townsend man charged with third-degree rape and molestation pleaded not guilty Wednesday. The 22-year-old man is charged with raping and… Continue reading

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)                                A Clallam Transit bus waits at The Gateway transit center in Port Angeles for a run to Sequim while a local bus pulls in behind it on Wednesday.

Clallam Transit approves 2019 budget

Clallam Transit’s governing board has approved a $10.3 million operating budget that funnels $426,240 to reserves, aiming to keep the agency on… Continue reading

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)                                A Clallam Transit bus waits at The Gateway transit center in Port Angeles for a run to Sequim while a local bus pulls in behind it on Wednesday.
Land sale closes for Elwha Klallam hotel in Port Angeles

Land sale closes for Elwha Klallam hotel in Port Angeles

Sale of city-owned property for a $20 million-$25 million four-story waterfront hotel in downtown Port Angeles closed last week when the city… Continue reading

Land sale closes for Elwha Klallam hotel in Port Angeles
First full-time chief takes stock at Clallam Fire District No. 4

First full-time chief takes stock at Clallam Fire District No. 4

After a few months on the job as Joyce’s first full-time fire chief, Greg Waters said the experience has been like “drinking from… Continue reading

First full-time chief takes stock at Clallam Fire District No. 4
Former Sequim mayor remembered for work with youth

Former Sequim mayor remembered for work with youth

Walt Schubert was known for his many roles in Sequim, from City Council member to mayor to Santa Claus. He was known for… Continue reading

Former Sequim mayor remembered for work with youth

Mobile app new tool for coastal observations

The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee has announced the launch of a state-sponsored tool to report storms, floods and king tides. The… Continue reading