Alana Linderoth

Tansy ragwort is an example of a noxious weed that Clallam County Noxious Weed Control officials would like to control better. Tansy ragwort can be lethal for horses and cattle. — Alana Linderoth/Olympic Peninsula News Group ()

Proposed plan aims at roadside noxious weeds in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s noxious weed department coordinator has written a plan for combating invasive species on county roadsides. If implemented, the 91-page draft… Continue reading

 

A proposed Clallam County Public Utility District solar energy system would share space with the district's Johnson Creek substation off Washington Harbor Loop in east Sequim. (Alana Linderoth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam County Public Utility District’s solar project gains traction through reduced payback period

SEQUIM — A reduced payback period is expected to tip the scale toward the completion of a community solar project. Clallam County Public Utility District… Continue reading

 

More than 200 tires once placed as shoreline armoring along Sequim Bay will be removed as part of a restoration project spearheaded by the North Olympic Salmon Coalition. (Charles Darland)

WEEKEND REWIND: Tire litter to be removed in shoreline project along Sequim Bay

SEQUIM — Hundreds of abandoned tires are littering the shoreline and intertidal zone of what appeared to be vacated property along Sequim Bay. Sequim resident… Continue reading

 

A proposed Clallam County Public Utility District solar energy system would share space with the district's Johnson Creek substation off Washington Harbor Loop in east Sequim. (Alana Linderoth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Clallam County Public Utility District’s solar project gains traction through reduced payback period

SEQUIM — A reduced payback period is expected to tip the scale toward the completion of a community solar project. Clallam County Public Utility District… Continue reading

A proposed Clallam County Public Utility District solar energy system would share space with the district's Johnson Creek substation off Washington Harbor Loop in east Sequim. (Alana Linderoth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
More than 200 tires once placed as shoreline armoring along Sequim Bay will be removed as part of a restoration project spearheaded by the North Olympic Salmon Coalition. (Charles Darland)

Tire litter to be removed in shoreline project along Sequim Bay

SEQUIM — Hundreds of abandoned tires are littering the shoreline and intertidal zone of what appeared to be vacated property along Sequim Bay. Sequim resident… Continue reading

More than 200 tires once placed as shoreline armoring along Sequim Bay will be removed as part of a restoration project spearheaded by the North Olympic Salmon Coalition. (Charles Darland)

WEEKEND REWIND: Dungeness Water Rule focus of fall trial; group hopes for statewide effect

SEQUIM — A trial on the validity of the Dungeness Water Rule is set for Oct. 21 at Thurston County Superior Court. The trial was… Continue reading

During the Peninsula Trails Coalition's annual membership meeting on May 19

WEEKEND REWIND: Growing the Olympic Discovery Trail: Peninsula Trails Coalition looks to past, future progress

Mile by mile, the hope of a multi-use trail from Port Townsend to the shores of the Pacific Ocean is steadily moving from an aging… Continue reading

During the Peninsula Trails Coalition's annual membership meeting on May 19

Dungeness Water Rule focus of fall trial; group hopes for statewide effect

SEQUIM — A trial on the validity of the Dungeness Water Rule is set for Oct. 21 at Thurston County Superior Court. The trial was… Continue reading

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Clallam Public Utility District to continue seeking participation in local solar project

SEQUIM — A community solar project in Clallam County is well on its way to becoming a reality. Two of three commissioners for the Clallam… Continue reading

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During the Peninsula Trails Coalition's annual membership meeting on May 19

Growing the Olympic Discovery Trail: Peninsula Trails Coalition looks to past, future progress

Mile by mile, the hope of a multi-use trail from Port Townsend to the shores of the Pacific Ocean is steadily moving from an aging… Continue reading

During the Peninsula Trails Coalition's annual membership meeting on May 19
Stephen Rosales

WEEKEND REWIND: Letter carriers collect big for Sequim Food Bank during Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

SEQUIM — More than 11,500 pounds of food and $380 in funds were donated to the Sequim Food Bank for the 24th annual Letter Carriers'… Continue reading

Stephen Rosales
Stephen Rosales

Letter carriers collect big for Sequim Food Bank during Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

SEQUIM — More than 11,500 pounds of food and $380 in funds were donated to the Sequim Food Bank for the 24th annual Letter Carriers'… Continue reading

Stephen Rosales
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Clallam County making changes to agricultural standards; meet Tuesday

SEQUIM — Changes to Clallam County’s agricultural standards, which are intended to ensure viable farming and protection of the area’s critical areas, are underway. County… Continue reading

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Sequim students going global in creative contest in Tennessee this month

SEQUIM — Seven students from Sequim’s Olympic Peninsula Academy are raising money to take their creativity to Tennessee. The team the “Odd People’s Association” competed… Continue reading

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The Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners have adopted a resolution to oppose I-732. During the meeting

Clallam Public Utility District affirms carbon tax opposition

SEQUIM — Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners have confirmed their stance against a proposed carbon tax. The three-member board voted unanimously Monday to adopt… Continue reading

The Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners have adopted a resolution to oppose I-732. During the meeting
Bobbie Rhoads

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $21,000 at annual event

SEQUIM — Since Emma “Em” Hutchins wrote the bylaws for the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild nearly 47 years ago, the guild has grown and given more… Continue reading

Bobbie Rhoads

Clallam Public Utility District: Carbon tax going before voters Nov. 8 would raise electrical rates — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: Corrects that projections from the Washington PUD Association say I-732 would increase the cost of power within the first year between $500,000 and… Continue reading

Julie Stein

Officials work to stabilize fossilized mammoth skull found near Sequim Bay

SEQUIM — The partial remains of a Columbian mammoth skull discovered in the bluffs near Sequim Bay in early January are undergoing a stabilization process… Continue reading

Julie Stein
Among the volunteers making the Safe Harbor youth drop-in center at the Serenity House of Clallam County’s Sequim Housing Resource Center possible are

Youth drop-in center set to open today in Sequim

SEQUIM — At least once a week, youths in Sequim in need of a hot meal, friendly faces and housing resources have a place to… Continue reading

Among the volunteers making the Safe Harbor youth drop-in center at the Serenity House of Clallam County’s Sequim Housing Resource Center possible are
Kyle Parrish

Vision Loss Fair scheduled in Sequim on Friday aims to aid, connect

SEQUIM — The ability to see doesn’t define a person, nor does it dictate what is possible, yet learning to navigate and continue life without… Continue reading

Kyle Parrish