Clallam County

Series of six-hour closures planned for Hood Canal Bridge

Drivers are being advised to plan ahead for a series of consecutive nights next week when the Hood Canal Bridge will close completely… Continue reading

Sequim’s Helen Haller Elementary to host fundraising Turkey Trot

Helen Haller Elementary School’s annual Turkey Trot is set for Wednesday during school hours. Students run in two groups: pre-kindergarten through second-grade participates… Continue reading

Sequim makes ‘Might-E’ all-electric vehicle purchase

Sequim makes ‘Might-E’ all-electric vehicle purchase

The city of Sequim is going electric and green at the same time. City officials announced Monday they have purchased the “Might-E-Truck,” an… Continue reading

Sequim makes ‘Might-E’ all-electric vehicle purchase

NEWS BRIEFS: TAFY to hold Christmas gala Nov. 28 … and other items

The Answer for Youth and Sprouting Hope Greenhouse will host a Candy Cane Christmas Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The event, from… Continue reading

Woman arrested in Peninsula drug probe pleads guilty in federal court

A woman who was arrested in May for her role in what law enforcement has called one of the primary drug trafficking… Continue reading

First Federal foundation announces grant awards

First Federal Community Foundation has awarded $500,000 in grants to 16 area nonprofits, nine of them on the North Olympic Peninsula. “With… Continue reading

Study cites weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

Study cites weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

Numerous police departments nationwide are not adequately identifying or reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous… Continue reading

Study cites weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

National forest offers holiday tree permits

Holiday tree permits are available through Christmas Eve at all Olympic National Forest offices. Olympic National Forest offices in Olympia, Quinault, Forks and… Continue reading

Raptor Center to close, eventually: After career of rescuing animals, Jaye Moore slowing down

Raptor Center to close, eventually: After career of rescuing animals, Jaye Moore slowing down

Injured birds on the North Olympic Peninsula for decades have found refuge at the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center in Sequim. It’s there… Continue reading

Raptor Center to close, eventually: After career of rescuing animals, Jaye Moore slowing down
More than 150 teachers and paraeducators ended their demonstration in downtown Port Angeles, circling past the courthouse, supporting the paraeducators’ strike. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Strike to end Monday; Port Angeles paraeducators, district reach pact

Schools will reopen Monday after the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association approved a new wage agreement tonight with the Port Angeles School District,… Continue reading

More than 150 teachers and paraeducators ended their demonstration in downtown Port Angeles, circling past the courthouse, supporting the paraeducators’ strike. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON CLALLAM: County, other agencies, consider 2019 budget

Clallam County commissioners will discuss the 2019 draft budget and hear an update on the chief financial officer position Monday. The work session will begin… Continue reading

Tree lightings, Ice Village scheduled after Thanksgiving

Communities across the North Olympic Peninsula will begin to celebrate the winter holiday season the day after Thanksgiving. Port Angeles’ inaugural season of the Ice… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Black Friday, warm heart

IT LOOKS LIKE our nasty weather has finally arrived, right on the tails of a beautiful, record-breaking Monday, warm and mild shirt-sleeve weather, on Veterans… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: It makes perfect birdsense

The effect barometric pressure has on birds’ lives has been widely studied and written about. However, just when you think you have it down, the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held on the first Monday at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555… Continue reading

Group finalizes endangered orcas proposals with ban on tours

A state task force on critically endangered Southern Resident orcas is calling for a temporary ban on boat tours as… Continue reading

HELP LINE: We age because it’s our job to and to help each other

FOR REASONS THAT don’t warrant repeating, I noticed the other day that I’ve been doing this little column for 941 weeks. So 941 weeks divided… Continue reading

Higher ground for Quileute Tribal School in La Push

Higher ground for Quileute Tribal School in La Push

All was quiet in a misty clearing surrounded by a coastal forest near La Push on Tuesday. Three years from now, the… Continue reading

Higher ground for Quileute Tribal School in La Push

NEWS BRIEFS: Sanctuary for firearm laws … and other items

A small city north of Spokane is considering becoming a “sanctuary city” to shield itself from gun laws after… Continue reading

O Christmas tree: Port Angeles workers decorate at Dyar Fountain

O Christmas tree: Port Angeles workers decorate at Dyar Fountain

City worker Eli Hammel places a star on top of the Port Angeles 35-foot noble fir Christmas tree at First and Laurel… Continue reading

O Christmas tree: Port Angeles workers decorate at Dyar Fountain