Daily Update Newsletter

BASEBALL: Lefties store opens in downtown Port Angeles

BASEBALL: Lefties store opens in downtown Port Angeles

The Port Angeles Lefties opened their team store downtown this week, where fans can buy team gear, tickets and socialize with baseball… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties store opens in downtown Port Angeles

SPORTS BRIEFS: Icy roads force prep sports postponements

Several Tuesday night prep sports events were postponed because of icy road conditions. A wrestling meet between North Kitsap and Port Angeles… Continue reading

Second phase of fisher recovery begins; first phase was in Olympic National park

Second phase of fisher recovery begins; first phase was in Olympic National park

The elusive weasel-like mammal poked its head out of the wooden crate, glanced around… Continue reading

Second phase of fisher recovery begins; first phase was in Olympic National park
Department veteran chosen as Sequim’s new police chief

Department veteran chosen as Sequim’s new police chief

Sheri Crain, who has been with the Sequim Police Department since 1991, will be the city’s newest police chief, the city announced Monday.… Continue reading

Department veteran chosen as Sequim’s new police chief
Port of Port Angeles set to consider renewing pact with CRTC

Port of Port Angeles set to consider renewing pact with CRTC

The Port of Port Angeles is poised to renew its agreement with the Composite Recycling Technology Center and fulfill its financial commitment… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles set to consider renewing pact with CRTC
Clallam County Master Gardeners applications accepted now

Clallam County Master Gardeners applications accepted now

Applications are being accepted until Dec. 23 for the Clallam County Master Gardener Program. The class fee is $250, and includes reference… Continue reading

Clallam County Master Gardeners applications accepted now

Trial begins for Alaska Juris sinking

A Coast Guard hearing is beginning into the sinking of the fishing vessel Alaska Juris. The boat sank off Alaska’s… Continue reading

Clallam PUD to close temporary payment center at the Sequim Co-op

The Clallam County Public Utility District will close the Sequim payment office at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 30. The payment center at the Co-op… Continue reading

Clallam urged to bid out public defense for indigent

Clallam County should seek bids for its current system of providing public defense to indigent defendants, a panel has recommended. The county’s… Continue reading

Two held for investigation of custodial kidnapping from Port Angeles

The dad told his former wife he was going to take their 13-year-old daughter and her 11-year-old son out to dinner Friday… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cameron Buzzell, Neah Bay football

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cameron Buzzell, Neah Bay football

Cameron Buzzell was a huge part of the Neah Bay Red Devils winning the 1B state football championship Saturday against Odessa-Harrington. With star quarterback Rwehabura… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cameron Buzzell, Neah Bay football
Ski tows open at Hurricane Ridge

Ski tows open at Hurricane Ridge

As the beginner and intermediate rope tows at Hurricane Ridge opened Sunday, snowboarders and skiers flocked to Hurricane Ridge. Tubing is expected… Continue reading

Ski tows open at Hurricane Ridge

Peninsula protesters cheer news that pipeline access denied over Standing Rock land

Determined protesters who were ready to dig in for the winter broke out in celebration Sunday when the news was announced that… Continue reading

Growler open house today in Port Townsend

Additional people will be disturbed by jet noise under any of the alternatives the Navy is considering for its expansion of EA-18G… Continue reading

Bellevue man dies after crash on 104

A 65-year-old Bellevue man is dead after a single-car wreck on state Highway 104, about 8 miles south of Port Hadlock, according… Continue reading

County to consider budget of nearly $55 million

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the county’s proposed 2017 budget of nearly $55 million this morning.… Continue reading

Arabian horse club to offer inaugural scholarships

The Olympic Peninsula Arabian Horse Club will begin offering youth scholarships in 2017. Applications are due by Dec. 31. The scholarships are… Continue reading

Lakewood psychiatric hospital worker charged with molesting patients

Prosecutors have charged an employee at Washington state’s largest psychiatric hospital with four counts of molesting four… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2016
  • By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press
Remembering Polly Dyer; Conservationist icon kept Olympic park pristine

Remembering Polly Dyer; Conservationist icon kept Olympic park pristine

By Claudia Rowe The Seattle Times The majestic wilderness of Shi Shi Beach, an indelible sight for many visitors to the Olympic wilderness near Neah… Continue reading

Remembering Polly Dyer; Conservationist icon kept Olympic park pristine

Northwinds Homeschool Band to perform in PA

The Northwinds Homeschool Band ​​will host its Winter Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The free concert — the first community concert of… Continue reading