Clallam County

NEWS BRIEFS: Maintenance work delays state Highway 116 this week … and other items

The state Department of Transportation has announced road work planned for this week on state Highway 116. Today through Thursday, maintenance crews… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Joint meeting set for county, Port of Port Angeles

Clallam County commissioners and Port of Port Angeles commissioners will discuss the strategic role of the port’s log yard and the air-quality impacts of a… Continue reading

Sequim assistant pastor, friends record album

Sequim assistant pastor, friends record album

David Isaac Rivers wasn’t planning to record an album of his original songs when his friend Curry Winborn approached him with the idea.… Continue reading

Sequim assistant pastor, friends record album
Largest single piece of farmland in Clallam County to be conserved

Largest single piece of farmland in Clallam County to be conserved

North Olympic Land Trust has met its $180,000 goal, and leaders of the land trust said they will pursue final steps to conserve… Continue reading

Largest single piece of farmland in Clallam County to be conserved
Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members march to raise domestic violence awareness

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members march to raise domestic violence awareness

Tribal members marched from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s tribal center to the Elwha River to raise awareness about domestic violence. The… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members march to raise domestic violence awareness
Judge rules sex harassment complaint against prosecuting attorney will go to trial

Judge rules sex harassment complaint against prosecuting attorney will go to trial

A federal judge has decided a June 1, 2017 civil sexual harassment complaint against incumbent Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols will… Continue reading

Judge rules sex harassment complaint against prosecuting attorney will go to trial

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Broths warm you up in cool weather

LEAVES TURNING, NEW snow on the mountains and the short days of winter on their way. My advice to you: Go outside every chance you… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Pruning for decorations

IT IS SOMEWHAT spooky, almost eerie, that the second most decorated holiday of the year is Halloween. And since fright night precedes the deck-the-halls granddaddy… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Owls having a hoot

OCTOBER IS ‘OWL Month.’ It isn’t only the attention they get from the Halloween fun. This is a time of the year when owls are… Continue reading

Bundy to be Clallam’s first female patrol sergeant

Bundy to be Clallam’s first female patrol sergeant

A detective who has earned honors for her work helping victims of assault and domestic violence is getting a step up. When… Continue reading

Bundy to be Clallam’s first female patrol sergeant

Clallam County sexual harassment claimant challenges report

Tina Hendrickson, who has filed a sexual harassment claim against her former supervisor and longtime friend, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols,… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office employees reprimanded over stolen guns

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has finished its investigation into two employees whose department-issued handguns were stolen from their home over the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s program… Continue reading

GUEST COMMENTARY: Vote Yes on I-1639: Safer communities

By Paula Barnes In Washington, it’s easier to buy a semi-automatic assault rifle than a handgun. Initiative 1639 applies the same restrictions to semi-automatic rifles… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Don’t sign blank forms

I SUPPOSE YOU’VE heard that the Social Security/Supplemental Security Income [SSI] COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent, right? And that they haven’t figured out… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Carlsborg local still riding strong

HORSEPLAY: Carlsborg local still riding strong

CARLSBORG’S WAYNORA MARTIN competed in her first state finals at age 7. “I joined my family for team events, like the Bareback relay,” she said.… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Carlsborg local still riding strong
Joyce man facing third ‘strike’ after alleged knife threat

Joyce man facing third ‘strike’ after alleged knife threat

A Joyce man is facing his third “strike” under the three strikes sentencing law after he allegedly held a knife to a… Continue reading

Joyce man facing third ‘strike’ after alleged knife threat

NEWS BRIEFS: Free opioid training to be offered … and other items

Clallam County Health and Human Services will host free training on the opioid epidemic from 9… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Boat Haven opens laundry facility

WORK IS PROGRESSING well at the site of the Marine Trades Industrial Park which is located at the former site of the Pen Ply mill.… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Fall fun days with Haunted Hallways at Sequim High School

PHOTOS: Fall fun days with Haunted Hallways at Sequim High School

Four-year-old Cambree Parker of Sequim, right, munches on a freshly decorated cookie while her sister, Chloe Parker, 6, adds frosting and sprinkles to… Continue reading

PHOTOS: Fall fun days with Haunted Hallways at Sequim High School