Wayne and Carolyn Stewart of Portland, Ore., look over Port Angeles Harbor as the sailboat Cytherea, homeported in Tomales Bay, Calif., sits at anchor off Port Angeles City Pier. The Stewarts were visiting the North Olympic Peninsula with plans for a journey to Victoria. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Visiting the Peninsula

Wayne and Carolyn Stewart of Portland, Ore., look over Port Angeles Harbor as the sailboat Cytherea, homeported in Tomales Bay,… Continue reading

Clallam PUD issues mandatory water restrictions

Stage 3 alert on three of agency’s systems

Alternating one-way traffic near Neah Bay begins today

Travelers on state Highway 112 between Neah Bay and Sekiu will want to add more travel time… Continue reading

In the next 30 days, The Wenaha Group and Sequim School District staff will schedule the tentative timelines for construction of the district’s bond and CTE building projects. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim approves school contract

Firm to help with project timelines

Vera Eksteen masters an obstacle course at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club while Hunter Brown, left, and Rome Martin look on. (Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula)

Boys Girls Clubs launch new Project L.A.N.E. lifestyle program

Initiative named in honor of late community advocate

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“Inherit the Wind” actors, from left, Ron Graham, as Matthew Harrison Brady, Nikki Forrest, as Rachel Brown, Joe Schulz, as the judge, and Steve Rodeman, as Henry Drummond, rehearse a scene in Olympic Theatre Arts’ upcoming production set for Sept. 12-28 in the Gathering Hall.

OTA brings topical ‘Inherit the Wind’ to stage

Actors share connection to Scopes trial adaptation

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Jon Hamilton, right, is sworn in as a Port Angeles City Council member Tuesday evening in council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall. His first meeting as a council member will be Sept. 16. (City of Port Angeles)

Sworn in

Jon Hamilton, right, is sworn in as a Port Angeles City Council member Tuesday evening in council chambers at Port Continue reading...

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A bicyclist makes his way over an approach span to the pedestrian bridge beneath the Elwha River Bridge west of Port Angeles. The bridges are part of the Olympic Discovery Trail, which, when completed, will stretch from Port Townsend to La Push on the Pacific coast. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Trail ride

A bicyclist makes his way over an approach span to the pedestrian bridge beneath the Elwha River Bridge west of Continue reading...

Vintage car owner Alfred Dese of Port Angeles, left, describes automotive details to Bob York of Port Angeles as they examine Dese’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s fourth annual John Burkheimer Memorial Car Show & Chili Cook-Off at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. Dozens of antique and vintage automobiles were featured at the event, which also included the cookoff as well as other food and music as a benefit for the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles, which hosted the show. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Classic car

Vintage car owner Alfred Dese of Port Angeles, left, describes automotive details to Bob York of Port Angeles as they Continue reading...

First Fed team members volunteer in Sequim during Community Spirit Day 2024. Courtesy First Fed

First Fed expands Community Spirit Day into a month of service

Building on a century-long legacy of community support, First Fed took its commitment to the next level in June 2024 Continue reading...

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Crime

Man arrested on investigation of child sex offenses

Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old Port Angeles man on investigation of multiple sex offenses involving Continue reading...

 

Life
Photo by Katie Newton
Neon Riders 4-H Senior division riders who did well last weekend at the Washington State Fair were Katelynn Sharpe, left, Kenzi winters, Elise Sirguy and Paisley Morris. Not pictured is Showstoppers 4-H Brooklyn Glavin. Riders at that fair must first qualify by being a top winner in their event at the Clallam County Fair.

HORSEPLAY: Prepare yourself, animals for the fire season

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, there’s fire! Where there’s an overcast day with fog, there’s … fire? Gazing out my window this Continue reading...

 

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Opinion
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POINT OF VIEW: When a full cart isn’t an option

THE RISING COST of food is on everyone’s mind these days. On the Olympic Peninsula, it’s clear how prices have Continue reading...

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PAT NEAL: Getting the fall chores done

AUTUMN IS A beautiful time to enjoy the Olympic Peninsula. The changing colors of the leaves in the lowlands beneath Continue reading...