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Agencies arrest man who barricaded himself in an RV

Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies arrested a man in Sequim after he had barricaded himself inside a recreational vehicle on Applegate Lane.… Continue reading

 

Gary Norris, front, takes a photo of the Rayonier No. 4 as Leo Frymire looks on during a tour of the engine on Sunday at Lauridsen Boulevard and Chase Street in Port Angeles. They attended a fundraiser for Restore the 4!, a local group leading the effort to restore the geared locomotive built in 1924 by Willamette Iron and Steel in Portland, Ore. The North Olympic History Center, which helped organize the event, donated $1,000 toward the cause. More than 100 people attended a presentation by Steve Hauff, a local historian and expert on Willamette logging locomotives, at the Port Angeles Main Library beforehand. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Locomotive fundraiser

Gary Norris, front, takes a photo of the Rayonier No. 4 as Leo Frymire looks on during a tour of the engine on Sunday at… Continue reading

 

Boatbuilding school names executive director

Local candidate chosen from national pool

 

Court denies recall petition

Sequim man files motion to reconsider

Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens dies

Judge spent 19 years on Clallam County District Court bench

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sisters Jasmine Kirchan, left, and Shawnta Henry and their mom Nicole Kirchan all work at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. After work on Feb. 26, they all helped save the life of a man in front of Walmart.

Sequim woman uses CPR training to save man outside Walmart

She credits training to Boys Girls Club, fire district

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sisters Jasmine Kirchan, left, and Shawnta Henry and their mom Nicole Kirchan all work at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. After work on Feb. 26, they all helped save the life of a man in front of Walmart.
Keith Ross/Keith’s Frame of Mind This year’s Honored Pioneers for the 130th Sequim Irrigation Festival, include, from left, Hazel Messenger Lowe, Tim Wheeler, Betty Ellis Kettel and Janet Ellis Duncan.

Honored Pioneers chosen for 130th Irrigation Festival

Four selected to participate in events

  • Mar 31, 2025
  • By David McInnes For Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Keith Ross/Keith’s Frame of Mind This year’s Honored Pioneers for the 130th Sequim Irrigation Festival, include, from left, Hazel Messenger Lowe, Tim Wheeler, Betty Ellis Kettel and Janet Ellis Duncan.
The 104-lot Bell Creek Major Subdivision and 24-lot Bella Vista Estates recently were approved by Sequim Hearing Examiner Peregrin Sorter. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Hearing examiner approves 2 projects

Developments could add 128 homes in Sequim

The 104-lot Bell Creek Major Subdivision and 24-lot Bella Vista Estates recently were approved by Sequim Hearing Examiner Peregrin Sorter. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

2024 timber revenue shows Jefferson below average, Clallam on par

DNR timber delay could impact 2025 timber revenue

Peter Harrison with Southern Royal Albatross on Campbell Island, New Zealand. (Photo credit Shirley Metz) 

Seabird expert speaking at Fort Worden

Albatrosses largest, longest-living and best traveled birds

Peter Harrison with Southern Royal Albatross on Campbell Island, New Zealand. (Photo credit Shirley Metz) 

Suspect arraigned on scam charges

Reportedly involved in three additional schemes

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Violet Morris, 9, of Port Angeles climbs on "The Rocktopus," a steel, rock and masonry sculpture on Friday at Port Angeles City Pier. The sculpture was originally designed by artist Oliver Strong as a topiary creation, but was later reworked with stone and mortar by artist Maureen Wall with support from Soroptimist International Port Angeles Jet Set, the City of Port Angeles and the Girl Scouts.
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Tentacle tango

Violet Morris, 9, of Port Angeles climbs on “The Rocktopus,” a steel, rock and masonry sculpture on Friday at Port Angeles City Pier. The sculpture… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Violet Morris, 9, of Port Angeles climbs on "The Rocktopus," a steel, rock and masonry sculpture on Friday at Port Angeles City Pier. The sculpture was originally designed by artist Oliver Strong as a topiary creation, but was later reworked with stone and mortar by artist Maureen Wall with support from Soroptimist International Port Angeles Jet Set, the City of Port Angeles and the Girl Scouts.

Port Angeles sends letter to governor

Requests a progressive tax code

Courtesy of Rep. Emily Randall's office

Rep. Emily Randall to hold town hall in Port Townsend

Congresswoman will field questions from constituents

Courtesy of Rep. Emily Randall's office
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A pair of daffodil blooms poke up from a planter at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue on Thursday in Port Angeles. With the coming of spring, flowers are beginning to blossom and trees are taking on their familiar green of the warmer months.
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Signs of spring

A pair of daffodil blooms poke up from a planter at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue on Thursday in Port Angeles. With the coming of… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A pair of daffodil blooms poke up from a planter at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue on Thursday in Port Angeles. With the coming of spring, flowers are beginning to blossom and trees are taking on their familiar green of the warmer months.
Joshua Wright, program director for the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, stands in a forest plot named "Dungeness and Dragons," which is managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Currently, the DNR is evaluating Wright's claim that there is a rare plant community in one of the units, which would qualify the parcel for automatic protection from logging. Locating rare plant communities is just one of the methods environmental activists use to protect what they call "legacy forests." (Joshua Wright)

Activists answer call to protect forests

Advocacy continues beyond timber auctions

Joshua Wright, program director for the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, stands in a forest plot named "Dungeness and Dragons," which is managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Currently, the DNR is evaluating Wright's claim that there is a rare plant community in one of the units, which would qualify the parcel for automatic protection from logging. Locating rare plant communities is just one of the methods environmental activists use to protect what they call "legacy forests." (Joshua Wright)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Rayonier #4 logging locomotive on display at Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, is the focus of a fundraising drive to restore the engine and further develop the site.

Locomotive viewing event scheduled for Sunday

“Restore the 4” project underway

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Rayonier #4 logging locomotive on display at Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, is the focus of a fundraising drive to restore the engine and further develop the site.
Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Sally Franson at the Big in Sweden book launch at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, July 2024. (James Weaver)

Novelist to read from ‘Big in Sweden’

City staffer contributed to inspiring the book

Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Sally Franson at the Big in Sweden book launch at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, July 2024. (James Weaver)

Port of Port Angeles talks project status

Marine Trade Center work close to completion

Clallam County gets Legislative update

Property tax bills still in play