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Clallam commissioners seek compromise on fireworks ban after hearing

Clallam County’s three county commissioners said after a public hearing they want to strike a compromise on a proposed fireworks ordinance. Commissioners… Continue reading

Two accused of stealing from national park fee boxes

Two West End residents are charged with stealing money from locked fee boxes in Olympic National Park. Randy W. Eastman Jr, 30, of… Continue reading

Respect, opioids or alcohol? Candidates disagree on top issue facing Clallam court

Respect, opioids or alcohol? Candidates disagree on top issue facing Clallam court

The three candidates for the District Court 1 judgeship disagree on what is the top issue facing the court. Pam Lindquist, Suzanne… Continue reading

Respect, opioids or alcohol? Candidates disagree on top issue facing Clallam court

Finance department an issue in county commissioner candidate debate

Two candidates for the Clallam County Board of County Commissioners District 3 seat challenged incumbent Bill Peach over the board’s efforts to… Continue reading

Port Angeles cleanup prompted by needle poke

A cleanup of central Port Angeles is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, starting at the parking lot of the Clallam County Courthouse.… Continue reading

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

Two people were airlifted after a single-vehicle rollover wreck on state Highway 19 near Chimacum on Sunday afternoon. State Patrol Trooper Chelsea Hodgson… Continue reading

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum
Iconic Granny’s Cafe placed on the market

Iconic Granny’s Cafe placed on the market

Granny’s Cafe and the adjoining Indian Valley Motel — an iconic stop for locals and tourists who had just spent a fun-filled… Continue reading

Iconic Granny’s Cafe placed on the market

North Olympic Peninsula counties to see big increase in federal payments

Clallam and Jefferson counties will see significant increases in payments in lieu of taxes from the federal government. Clallam County is seeing… Continue reading

OPNET, State Patrol move on suspected drug house east of Port Angeles

OPNET, State Patrol move on suspected drug house east of Port Angeles

Members of the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team and State Patrol SWAT team raided a home east of Port Angeles on Thursday,… Continue reading

OPNET, State Patrol move on suspected drug house east of Port Angeles
Some Port Angeles stores receive one-year exemption from plastic bag law

Some Port Angeles stores receive one-year exemption from plastic bag law

Paper or plastic? That largely depends on where you shop after some Port Angeles retailers received exemptions from the plastic bag ban.… Continue reading

Some Port Angeles stores receive one-year exemption from plastic bag law
Four escape with minor injuries after wreck, vehicle fire near Sequim

Four escape with minor injuries after wreck, vehicle fire near Sequim

Four people escaped a rollover wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Old Gardiner Road east of Sequim after the rental car they were… Continue reading

Four escape with minor injuries after wreck, vehicle fire near Sequim
Port Angeles city begins to consider possible cuts; exercise aimed at being prepared if needed, officials say

Port Angeles city begins to consider possible cuts; exercise aimed at being prepared if needed, officials say

City of Port Angeles department heads each have presented the City Council with cuts they could make if necessary, but stressed their… Continue reading

Port Angeles city begins to consider possible cuts; exercise aimed at being prepared if needed, officials say
Port Angeles police investigate cat killing

Port Angeles police investigate cat killing

A Port Angeles pet owner is mourning after her 7-year-old cat Tarot was apparently violently killed and then left at Shane Park.… Continue reading

Port Angeles police investigate cat killing
Port Angeles Parks and Rec plans first Day of Play across city

Port Angeles Parks and Rec plans first Day of Play across city

The city of Port Angeles Parks and Recreation department is preparing to host its inaugural Day of Play in honor of National… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Rec plans first Day of Play across city
Port Angeles man sought after fleeing from State Patrol

Port Angeles man sought after fleeing from State Patrol

Law enforcement agencies are looking for a Port Angeles man they say lost one of his shoes when he fled into the… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sought after fleeing from State Patrol

Clallam commissioner candidate forum yields differing agendas

Those who attended Nor’Wester Rotary’s Clallam County Commissioner District 3 candidate forum heard two distinct agendas from incumbent Bill Peach and challenger… Continue reading

Fire displaces Sequim woman

A Sequim woman is homeless after a fire destroyed her house overnight Saturday. When firefighters first arrived to 99 Dickinson St., north of… Continue reading

Brush fire thought to have started from slash burn near Quilcene

Firefighters fought a quarter-acre brush fire on the Dabob Peninsula east of Quilcene on Sunday morning. The fire started on private property on… Continue reading

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award

Elaine Grinnell’s talent for sharing the stories of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has not gone unnoticed. She was one of four people across… Continue reading

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award
Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112

Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112

The Clallam County commissioners and the Makah Tribe are preparing to send a letter to the state Department of Transportation asking it… Continue reading

Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112