Clallam County

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 guest… Continue reading

Guardrail installation continues at Lake Crescent project

Guardrail installation will continue on U.S. Highway 101 this week and drivers can expect delays of up to a half-hour during… Continue reading

HELP LINE: What to expect with the new Medicare cards

WE’VE BEEN HERE before, but I see that with the growing level of noise about new Medicare cards there is also a growing level of… Continue reading

LETTER: Re-elect Commissioner Bill Peach in Clallam

As elections approach I would ask the citizens of Clallam County and particularly the citizens of the west side of Port Angeles to recall, as… Continue reading

LETTER: Roadside memorials distract drivers

Roadside memorials distract drivers and might thereby cause additional accidents. The Peninsula Daily News’ front page photo Aug. 31, the Bedinger family and the State… Continue reading

LETTER: Vote to support Sequim Library

I love the Sequim library. As I walk into the building and pass another person, I say: “This is my favorite place in Sequim and… Continue reading

Log truck spills load on Highway 112 west of Joyce

Log truck spills load on Highway 112 west of Joyce

A portion of state Highway 112 was closed for more than four hours Friday after a fully-loaded log truck overturned west of… Continue reading

Log truck spills load on Highway 112 west of Joyce

Molestation trial date set

A Sequim man has pleaded not guilty to molesting a girl at his residence about two years ago. Brian Russell Dilley, 37,… Continue reading

Navy’s Peninsula submarine escort facility in use now

Navy’s Peninsula submarine escort facility in use now

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Port Angeles Coast Guard Station marked the startup of the nation’s second submarine escort pier facility. Cooperation… Continue reading

Navy’s Peninsula submarine escort facility in use now
PHOTO: Chain gang dismantles nuisance RVs near Port Angeles

PHOTO: Chain gang dismantles nuisance RVs near Port Angeles

The shattered remains of an abandoned recreational vehicle await final demolition as members of the Clallam County Jail’s Chain Gang dismantle a second RV on… Continue reading

PHOTO: Chain gang dismantles nuisance RVs near Port Angeles
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center adds new gallery director

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center adds new gallery director

When artist and curator Sarah Jane builds a public art show — or a whole year of shows — she thinks of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center adds new gallery director

Special patrol set for commercial truck brakes this week

State Patrol troopers will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicles with brake issues during Brake Safety Week from today through Saturday. Troopers will… Continue reading

Two Port Angeles council members walk out of joint meeting in protest

Port Angeles City Council members Jim Moran and Cherie Kidd left a joint meeting with the city Planning Commission in protest last… Continue reading

Volunteer pilots turn training for disaster into food drive

Volunteer pilots turn training for disaster into food drive

Food donations soared across the North Olympic Peninsula thanks to volunteers on Saturday. Several pilots with Disaster Aircraft Response Team, DART, of Clallam… Continue reading

Volunteer pilots turn training for disaster into food drive
Port Angeles hotel robbed; police say suspect was wearing red, yellow contacts

Port Angeles hotel robbed; police say suspect was wearing red, yellow contacts

City police on Saturday were investigating an early-morning robbery at the Port Angeles Days Inn. A man entered the main lobby of… Continue reading

Port Angeles hotel robbed; police say suspect was wearing red, yellow contacts

Searchers find overdue mushroom hunter on West End

An overdue mushroom hunter was rescued by Clallam County Search and Rescue in a West End forest today. Curtis Price, 53, of Forks… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Board of Health to discuss opioid litigation, homelessness

The Clallam County Board of Health will discuss opioid litigation and the Homelessness Task Force when it meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Unity speaker on the schedule for weekend service … and other items

Unity in the Olympics’ 10:30 a.m. Sunday service speaker will be Donna Little. Her lesson at the church at 2917 E. Myrtle… Continue reading

Peninsula residents pay tribute to those who died, those who helped on Sept. 11, 2001

Peninsula residents pay tribute to those who died, those who helped on Sept. 11, 2001

Community members, first responders and veterans paid tribute Tuesday to the 2,996 people who died during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 17… Continue reading

Peninsula residents pay tribute to those who died, those who helped on Sept. 11, 2001
Suicide attempts, effects on family aired at Port Angeles rally

Suicide attempts, effects on family aired at Port Angeles rally

Reagan Mead is thankful to be alive. When Mead was 16 and feeling all the pressures of being a teenager, she felt… Continue reading

Suicide attempts, effects on family aired at Port Angeles rally