Michael Carman

OUTDOORS: State Rep. Mike Chapman’s committee oversees WDFW

AS THE NEWLY-ELECTED chair of the state House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, State Rep. Mike Chapman effectively controls the purse strings… Continue reading

PREPS: Shining a light on local athletes

THE WINTER SOLSTICE and the snowfall received Monday in parts of the North Olympic Peninsula had me thinking about the passage of time as we… Continue reading

OMC may get COVID-19 vaccine soon

Inoculations to begin with hospital workers

Quilcene's Ward Norden sits on a bench at the recently constructed fishing pier at Lake Leland County Park. The Lake Leland day use park, boat ramp, fishing dock and waterfront area are open after a construction project by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Holly Bauman)

OUTDOORS: Steelhead restrictions up for discussion

Bigger, better fishing pier now open at Lake Leland

Quilcene's Ward Norden sits on a bench at the recently constructed fishing pier at Lake Leland County Park. The Lake Leland day use park, boat ramp, fishing dock and waterfront area are open after a construction project by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Holly Bauman)

OUTDOORS: Steelheaders left bank-bound and baitless

A GRIM VERDICT for steelheaders on the West End as new rule restrictions announced late Tuesday, just two weeks into the traditional beginning of the… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners OK federal relief fund distribution

Funding will go to Port Angeles medical and mental health clinics

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Don Droz, the current manager of Swains, confers with Penny Doane about their sales from the store’s advertising flyer.
Dave Logan / Peninsula Daily News
Don Droz, the current manager of Swains, confers with Penny Doane about their sales from the store’s advertising flyer.

OUTDOORS: Peninsula fishing guide groups alarmed by steelhead proposals

FISHING GUIDES UP and down the Olympic Peninsula have come together to alternately express concern over what they see as overreaching restrictions on in-progress steelheading… Continue reading

A snowboarder hits a jump on a ski trail at Hurricane Ridge on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)

Hurricane Ridge ski area hopeful for Sunday opening

Lift inspections set today for Hurricane Ridge’s ski and snowboard operations are the biggest hurdle left to one of the earliest… Continue reading

A snowboarder hits a jump on a ski trail at Hurricane Ridge on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles officer hurt during arrest

Sequim man charged with assault following domestic complaint

OUTDOORS: Wide-ranging set of steelhead fishing options presented

Ideas include earlier end, fishing only Quillayute River System, gear restrictions, total closure

Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf reacts after a first down catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

COLUMN: Seattle’s delightful beast of a wide receiver

FOR SEAHAWKS FANS, there’s never been a ride like this before with a physically dominant wide receiver who can absorb blows, dish out his own… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf reacts after a first down catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Notice to be served for Clallam County code violations

Hearing planned next month for Lake Dawn Road property

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Swain's General Store employee Farrah Springfield, left, assists customer Mauricio Pena of Port Angeles with a purchase on Saturday in Port Angeles.

Retailers, groceries adjust

Some uncertainty as holidays loom

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Swain's General Store employee Farrah Springfield, left, assists customer Mauricio Pena of Port Angeles with a purchase on Saturday in Port Angeles.
Mike Zavadlov
Bob Lashinski caught this chrome king while fishing with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service (360-640-8109) earlier this month. With Thanksgiving approaching, West End anglers are keeping watchful eyes out for hatchery steelhead.
Mike Zavadlov
Bob Lashinski caught this chrome king while fishing with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service (360-640-8109) earlier this month. With Thanksgiving approaching, West End anglers are keeping watchful eyes out for hatchery steelhead.
Peninsula College men's basketball players recently assisted Port Angeles' Lighthouse Christian Center and Convoy of Hope volunteers and staff in setting up non-perishable grocery items for distribution to the community. Pirate players are from left, Isaiah Sampson, Jaylin Reed, Lewis Welsh, Mikey Medlock, KeAndre Hunter-Holliday, Neal Garcia and Coach Donald Rollman.

Peninsula College Pirates men’s basketball team lends hand to help community

Boxed out from volunteering with traditional partners such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula and the Dungeness Crab and… Continue reading

Peninsula College men's basketball players recently assisted Port Angeles' Lighthouse Christian Center and Convoy of Hope volunteers and staff in setting up non-perishable grocery items for distribution to the community. Pirate players are from left, Isaiah Sampson, Jaylin Reed, Lewis Welsh, Mikey Medlock, KeAndre Hunter-Holliday, Neal Garcia and Coach Donald Rollman.
Port Angeles' Myra Walker, right, grabs a rebound from Sequim's LeeAnn Raney, left, and Hannah Wagner during a game last February at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WIAA pushes back prep seasons

The return of high school sports will be delayed by at least another month and all three prep seasons have been reduced… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Myra Walker, right, grabs a rebound from Sequim's LeeAnn Raney, left, and Hannah Wagner during a game last February at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Goats culled from park

Demanding terrain, hazardous air conditions from wildfire smoke and torrential rain, snow and wind impacted Olympic National Park’s ground-based mountain goat… Continue reading