Back row, from left to right, are Chris Moore, Colleen O’Brien, Jade Rollins, Kate Strean, Elijah Avery, Cory Morgan, Aiden Albers and Tim Manly. Front row, from left to right, are Ken Brotherton and Tammy Ridgway.

Eight graduate to become emergency medical technicians

The Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services Council has announced the graduation of eight new emergency medical technicians. The graduates are Chris Moore,… Continue reading

Back row, from left to right, are Chris Moore, Colleen O’Brien, Jade Rollins, Kate Strean, Elijah Avery, Cory Morgan, Aiden Albers and Tim Manly. Front row, from left to right, are Ken Brotherton and Tammy Ridgway.
Sarge’s Place in Forks serves as a homeless shelter for veterans and is run by the nonprofit, a secondhand store and Clallam County homelessness grants and donations. (Sarge’s Veteran Support)

Fundraiser set to benefit Sarge’s Veteran Support

Minsky Place for elderly or disabled veterans set to open this spring

Sarge’s Place in Forks serves as a homeless shelter for veterans and is run by the nonprofit, a secondhand store and Clallam County homelessness grants and donations. (Sarge’s Veteran Support)

Housing depends on many factors

Land use, infrastructure part of state toolbox

Jefferson commissioners to meet with coordinating committee

The Jefferson County commissioners will meet with the county coordination committee at 11:30 a.m. Friday. The hybrid meeting is at the commissioners’… Continue reading

John Southard.

Sequim promotes Southard to deputy chief

Sequim Police Sergeant John Southard has been promoted to deputy chief with an effective date of May 1. He will replace Mike Hill,… Continue reading

John Southard.

Serve Washington presented service award

Serve Washington presented its Washington State Volunteer Service Award to the Eastern Clallam County Community Emergency Response Team at a meeting of the… Continue reading

Becca Paul, a paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles, helps introduce a new book for third-graders, from left, Margret Trowbridge, Taezia Hanan and Skylyn King, to practice reading in the Literacy Lab. The book is entitled “The Girl With A Vision.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

After two-year deal, PA paraeducators back to work

Union, school district agree to mediated contract with baseline increases

Becca Paul, a paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles, helps introduce a new book for third-graders, from left, Margret Trowbridge, Taezia Hanan and Skylyn King, to practice reading in the Literacy Lab. The book is entitled “The Girl With A Vision.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Police reform efforts stalled

Law enforcement sees rollback on restrictions

Pictured, from left, are Priya Jayadev, Lisa O’Keefe, Lisa Palermo, Lynn Hawkins and Astrid Raffinpeyloz.

Yacht club makes hospice donation

The Sequim Bay Yacht Club recently donated $25,864 to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. The donation represents the total funds raised by the club during… Continue reading

Pictured, from left, are Priya Jayadev, Lisa O’Keefe, Lisa Palermo, Lynn Hawkins and Astrid Raffinpeyloz.

Bidder wins project on lottery drawing

Lake Pleasant pilings to be replaced in July

Corrections officer assaulted as inmate was about to be released

A Clallam County corrections sergeant was allegedly assaulted by an inmate as the inmate was in the process of being released from… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Main Street Program is planning an Earth Day work party in the downtown area from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Earth Day cleanup events slated for Saturday

A variety of cleanup activities are planned around the North Olympic Peninsula to celebrate Earth Day this weekend. • Port Townsend Earth Day Spring Cleanup… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Main Street Program is planning an Earth Day work party in the downtown area from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Firefighters rescue hiker near Dungeness lighthouse

Clallam County Fire District 3 crews rescued a man with an ankle injury near the Dungeness Spit lighthouse. Crews deployed the fire district’s… Continue reading

The Blue Titans, from left, Ramsey O’Mera, Miles Angelovic, Winter Radcliffe, Rain Nelson and Mia Miano won the 2024 Battle of the Books on March 22. The fourth-graders represented Sequim’s Helen Haller Elementary School. (North Olympic Library System)

Helen Haller Elementary team wins annual Battle of Books

A team from Sequim came out on top of a tiebreaker to win the North Olympic Library System’s annual Battle of the Books.… Continue reading

The Blue Titans, from left, Ramsey O’Mera, Miles Angelovic, Winter Radcliffe, Rain Nelson and Mia Miano won the 2024 Battle of the Books on March 22. The fourth-graders represented Sequim’s Helen Haller Elementary School. (North Olympic Library System)

Jefferson County law library board seeks public input

The Jefferson County Law Library Board is seeking public input regarding the composition and accessibility of resources available at the law library.… Continue reading

Members chosen for pool task force

Locations outside Port Townsend to get closer look

Nonprofits to gather at Connectivity Fair

Local 20/20 will host its 2024 Jefferson County Connectivity Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The free fair is in the… Continue reading

Person flown to Seattle hospital after collision down embankment

A person involved in a collision that left a vehicle down an embankment on Deer Park Road was airlifted to Harborview Medical… Continue reading

Priscilla Hudson is a member of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club, which is responsible for clearing a weed- and blackberry-choked 4 acres of land and transforming it into an arboretum and garden known as the Pioneer Memorial Park over the last 70 years. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Pioneer Memorial Park grows into an arboretum

Granted certification by ArbNet program

  • Apr 16, 2024
  • By Emily Matthiessen For Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Priscilla Hudson is a member of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club, which is responsible for clearing a weed- and blackberry-choked 4 acres of land and transforming it into an arboretum and garden known as the Pioneer Memorial Park over the last 70 years. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)