Jesse Major

Clallam commissioners mull RV complaints, land use

A Sequim-area resident told the Clallam County commissioners Monday he is fed up with a neighboring property, where he said dozens of… Continue reading

Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors

Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors

Inmates in the Clallam County Chain Gang get a taste of freedom each day as they clean up other people’s messes. “It’s… Continue reading

Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors
Students in Clallam County walk out in mourning, unity

Students in Clallam County walk out in mourning, unity

Hundreds of students across Clallam County walked out of their classes Wednesday in memory of the 17 people killed at a Florida… Continue reading

Students in Clallam County walk out in mourning, unity
Bay Variety to close: Customers already lamenting end of longtime five-and-dime-style store

Bay Variety to close: Customers already lamenting end of longtime five-and-dime-style store

It’s the end of an era. The owners of Bay Variety, an old-fashioned five and dime store at 135 W. First St.,… Continue reading

Bay Variety to close: Customers already lamenting end of longtime five-and-dime-style store
Leitz Farms moving to location near Sequim

Leitz Farms moving to location near Sequim

One of the largest family-owned farm stores on the North Olympic Peninsula is closing its doors in Port Angeles and moving close… Continue reading

Leitz Farms moving to location near Sequim
Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698,000 in state funding

Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698,000 in state funding

The Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics free clinic is set to receive $698,000 in state funding, allowing the volunteer clinic to… Continue reading

Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698,000 in state funding
Peninsula viola student wins top prize in national contest

Peninsula viola student wins top prize in national contest

No one was surprised when violist Lauren Waldron, a senior at Port Angeles High School, earned the top prize in a national… Continue reading

Peninsula viola student wins top prize in national contest
Panel discusses response to violence

Panel discusses response to violence

Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marc Jackson told those who attended a community forum on school and community safety that school officials… Continue reading

Panel discusses response to violence

Peninsula students taking part Wednesday in national walkout over gun violence

Students at schools across the North Olympic Peninsula are preparing to walk out of their schools Wednesday to protest Congress’ inaction on… Continue reading

Ground crews training for big one prep in Coyle

Ground crews training for big one prep in Coyle

Some 30 people preparing to help their communities when a massive earthquake eventually rocks Western Washington attended a ground crew training session over… Continue reading

Ground crews training for big one prep in Coyle
State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion

State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion

William Shore Memorial Pool officials could break ground this year for an expansion after it received $1.5 million in state funding. The… Continue reading

State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion
Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action

Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action

The Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish tribes are taking on pharmaceutical companies and drug distributors, claiming the companies flooded their reservations… Continue reading

Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action
State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured

State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured

Rep. Mike Chapman hopes the suicide barrier project on the Eighth Street Bridges can move “full steam ahead” now that $350,000 has… Continue reading

State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured
Port Angeles High School students plan walkout to demand more action for school safety

Port Angeles High School students plan walkout to demand more action for school safety

Students at Port Angeles High School are preparing to walk out of school March 14, showing solidarity with a plethora of students… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School students plan walkout to demand more action for school safety

Crescent students plan to write letters to Congress, Legislature

Eighth-grade students at Crescent School in Joyce will write to their state and federal representatives about school safety as their peers across the… Continue reading

Group seeks ballot box in Sequim; representatives told more are planned elsewhere

Group seeks ballot box in Sequim; representatives told more are planned elsewhere

Representatives of a nonprofit seeking to add a ballot box in Sequim aired their frustration with the process during the Clallam County… Continue reading

Group seeks ballot box in Sequim; representatives told more are planned elsewhere
Lower Elwha to hold preview night for new display at Carnegie Museum

Lower Elwha to hold preview night for new display at Carnegie Museum

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is giving the public a chance tonight to preview its new display showcasing artifacts from the Tse-whit-zen… Continue reading

Lower Elwha to hold preview night for new display at Carnegie Museum
Port Townsend denies fault in lawsuit involving police

Port Townsend denies fault in lawsuit involving police

The city of Port Townsend — answering a federal lawsuit filed in December — denies any fault in a 2014 incident involving… Continue reading

Port Townsend denies fault in lawsuit involving police
Lawsuit accuses Port Townsend police; allegations stem from 2014 incident

Lawsuit accuses Port Townsend police; allegations stem from 2014 incident

A man who accuses a Port Townsend police officer of breaking his wrist in 2014 is now suing the officer, the police… Continue reading

Lawsuit accuses Port Townsend police; allegations stem from 2014 incident
Clallam school districts coordinate with Sheriff’s Office on active shooter preparations; some students plan walkout

Clallam school districts coordinate with Sheriff’s Office on active shooter preparations; some students plan walkout

School districts from across Clallam County have asked the Sheriff’s Office to help with training students and staff in the wake of… Continue reading

Clallam school districts coordinate with Sheriff’s Office on active shooter preparations; some students plan walkout