Arwyn Rice

A Volkswagen Jetta severed this power pole on Dan Kelly Road west of Port Angeles. The driver was uninjured. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

UPDATE: Fire chief says safety equipment saved driver’s life in wreck near Port Angeles that sheered off pole, crumpled car

PORT ANGELES — A shoulder harness seat belt and air bags saved a life this week when a car hit a power pole so hard… Continue reading

A Volkswagen Jetta severed this power pole on Dan Kelly Road west of Port Angeles. The driver was uninjured. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)
No snow was to be found on Hurricane Ridge on Tuesday. (National Park Service)

It’s official: Olympic Mountains — source of our water supply — in a state of drought

A stubbornly warm winter is still providing the Olympic Mountains with little snowpack, and the mountain range has been declared to officially be in a… Continue reading

No snow was to be found on Hurricane Ridge on Tuesday. (National Park Service)
Sean Vince Della ()

Trials for accused burglar to be reset Friday in Port Angeles court

PORT ANGELES — A man who allegedly burglarized three Clallam County businesses this winter and reportedly attempted a fourth will have his trial dates reset… Continue reading

Sean Vince Della ()
No snow was to be found on Hurricane Ridge on Tuesday. (National Park Service)

It’s official: Olympic Mountains — source of our water supply — in a state of drought

A stubbornly warm winter is still providing the Olympic Mountains with little snowpack, and the mountain range has been declared to officially be in a… Continue reading

No snow was to be found on Hurricane Ridge on Tuesday. (National Park Service)
NJROTC Cadet Petty Officer Second Class Jesse Calvert

Port Angeles teen is named finalist for nationwide Military Child of the Year honor

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles teen who wants to fly fighter planes is awaiting word on whether he has been named the U.S. Coast… Continue reading

NJROTC Cadet Petty Officer Second Class Jesse Calvert
Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt

‘Classy’ party: Big crowd celebrates Sequim radio announcer’s 90th birthday

SEQUIM — Radio announcer “Classy” Bob Massey celebrated his 90th birthday with resolutions from not only the Sequim City Council, but also the state Legislature… Continue reading

Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt
Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt

‘Classy’ party: Big crowd celebrates Sequim radio announcer’s 90th birthday

SEQUIM — Radio announcer “Classy” Bob Massey celebrated his 90th birthday with resolutions from not only the Sequim City Council, but also the state Legislature… Continue reading

Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt
Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()

Sequim superintendent will depart for schools chief post in Spokane Valley

SEQUIM — Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea has accepted the superintendent’s position at East Valley School District in Spokane Valley. The East Valley School… Continue reading

Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()
Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()

Sequim superintendent will depart for schools chief post in Spokane Valley

SEQUIM — Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea has accepted the superintendent's position at East Valley School District in Spokane Valley. The East Valley School… Continue reading

Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()
Port Townsend High School student Kaliska Simcoe

WEEKEND: Port Townsend festival Saturday hopes to encourage women to live, work on sea

PORT TOWNSEND — She tells sea tales by the seashore Saturday — and organizers hope the festival will inspire women to work in the marine… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School student Kaliska Simcoe

Jefferson Land Trust seeks new executive director amid staff changes

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Land Trust is seeking a new executive director in the midst of a bevy of staff shifts and new partnerships… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School student Kaliska Simcoe

WEEKEND: Port Townsend festival Saturday hopes to encourage women to live, work on sea

PORT TOWNSEND — She tells sea tales by the seashore Saturday — and organizers hope the festival will inspire women to work in the marine… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School student Kaliska Simcoe
Bob Anundson carries his bike around a slide east of City Pier in Port Angeles. — Garland Frankfurth ()

Landslides plague Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles; most recent shift is still actively depositing debris

PORT ANGELES — Stubborn landslides are making the Port Angeles Waterfront Trail a muddy mess and forcing trail users to take detours. The Waterfront Trail,… Continue reading

Bob Anundson carries his bike around a slide east of City Pier in Port Angeles. — Garland Frankfurth ()
Crews work on a trench across two lanes of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a combined sewer overflow project. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Combined sewer overflow project work to sporadically disrupt traffic in Port Angeles through April

PORT ANGELES — Traffic disruptions between Cherry and Valley streets in downtown Port Angeles are planned on and off through the end of April as… Continue reading

Crews work on a trench across two lanes of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a combined sewer overflow project. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Crews work on a trench across two lanes of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a combined sewer overflow project. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Combined sewer overflow project work to sporadically disrupt traffic in Port Angeles through April

PORT ANGELES — Traffic disruptions between Cherry and Valley streets in downtown Port Angeles are planned on and off through the end of April as… Continue reading

Crews work on a trench across two lanes of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Tuesday as part of a combined sewer overflow project. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
KSQM radio announcer “Classy” Bob Massey will celebrate his 90th birthday Monday with an open house at 2 p.m. at the Sequim station’s studio

Sequim radio station’s “Classy” Bob Massey — possibly oldest active announcer — to have 90th birthday celebrated Monday

SEQUIM — Approaching his 90th birthday, “Classy” Bob Massey may well be the oldest active on-air radio announcer in the country, and KSQM is preparing… Continue reading

KSQM radio announcer “Classy” Bob Massey will celebrate his 90th birthday Monday with an open house at 2 p.m. at the Sequim station’s studio
Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()

Sequim School District superintendent named a finalist for Spokane Valley position

SEQUIM — Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea is one of three finalists for the top job at the East Valley School District in Spokane… Continue reading

Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()
KSQM radio announcer “Classy” Bob Massey will celebrate his 90th birthday Monday with an open house at 2 p.m. at the Sequim station's studio

Sequim radio station’s “Classy” Bob Massey — possibly oldest active announcer — to have 90th birthday celebrated next Monday

SEQUIM — Approaching his 90th birthday, “Classy” Bob Massey may well be the oldest active on-air radio announcer in the country, and KSQM is preparing… Continue reading

KSQM radio announcer “Classy” Bob Massey will celebrate his 90th birthday Monday with an open house at 2 p.m. at the Sequim station's studio
Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()

Sequim School District superintendent named a finalist for Spokane Valley position

SEQUIM — Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea is one of three finalists for the top job at the East Valley School District in Spokane… Continue reading

Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea ()
Jamie Lynn works on his new mural in downtown Port Angeles. (Scott Sullivan)

Mural takes shape in Port Angeles downtown tunnel thanks to efforts of snowboarder, artist

PORT ANGELES — A fanciful vision of the Elwha River from the mountains to the sea is taking shape in a downtown “tunnel,” with only… Continue reading

Jamie Lynn works on his new mural in downtown Port Angeles. (Scott Sullivan)