Clallam County

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior erupts in opening game with 11-4 victory

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior erupts in opening game with 11-4 victory

Wilder Senior erupted for 10 runs in the third and fourth innings to win its opening game of the Firecracker Invitational over… Continue reading

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior erupts in opening game with 11-4 victory
EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Wicked Racing leader has no plans to quit despite sale

EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Wicked Racing leader has no plans to quit despite sale

The roar is no more, at least for the 2017 sprint boat races at Port Angeles’… Continue reading

EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Wicked Racing leader has no plans to quit despite sale

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider memorandum of understanding with housing authority

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss a memorandum of understanding with the Peninsula Housing Authority for a $901,200 Opportunity Fund grant for the first… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press
Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Clallam County officials report increase in hearing examiner cases

A spike in building permits has put Clallam County on track to smash a one-year record for hearing examiner cases, commissioners learned… Continue reading

Burn bans go into effect Saturday

Seasonal burn bans go into effect across the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. The bans against outside burning, except for recreational fires, will stay in… Continue reading

Strait Shot: Feedback ‘positive’ but room for more on Bainbridge Island-Port Angeles bus

Strait Shot: Feedback ‘positive’ but room for more on Bainbridge Island-Port Angeles bus

Clallam Transit’s new bus service from Port Angeles to the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal is drawing about 10 passengers per trip, leaving… Continue reading

Strait Shot: Feedback ‘positive’ but room for more on Bainbridge Island-Port Angeles bus
Port Angeles woman sentenced for sex-related crimes, animal abuse

Port Angeles woman sentenced for sex-related crimes, animal abuse

Deanna Marie Wilson has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison for possessing and sending sexually explicit photos of a teenage boy… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman sentenced for sex-related crimes, animal abuse
Port Angeles board asks for more information about closing skills center

Port Angeles board asks for more information about closing skills center

The state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has asked the state Attorney General’s Office for clarification on the dissolution of… Continue reading

Port Angeles board asks for more information about closing skills center
McDonald Creek Bridge set for closure July 5 as businesses ready for impact

McDonald Creek Bridge set for closure July 5 as businesses ready for impact

McDonald Creek Bridge likely will close in the coming weeks for up to nine months for reconstruction, which could lead to an inconvenience… Continue reading

McDonald Creek Bridge set for closure July 5 as businesses ready for impact
Port Angeles schools superintendent recalls career after announcing he will resign in a year

Port Angeles schools superintendent recalls career after announcing he will resign in a year

When Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marc Jackson started his career in public education, he was 25 years old and 6 feet… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools superintendent recalls career after announcing he will resign in a year
Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions

Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions

A bipartisan budget agreement that has taken months to reach and addresses a court mandate… Continue reading

Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions

Mora Road expected to be open this weekend, allowing access to Rialto Beach

Mora Road repairs are expected to be completed today, with the road open to provide access to Rialto Beach by Saturday… Continue reading

Greywolf celebrates project to house four kindergarten classes

Greywolf celebrates project to house four kindergarten classes

The addition of four classrooms using innovative building material at Greywolf Elementary School in Carlsborg is… Continue reading

Greywolf celebrates project to house four kindergarten classes

Free outdoor concerts resound across Peninsula

The Sequim City Band’s Fourth of July concert Tuesday will serve as the Music in the Park event this coming week. The Concert on the… Continue reading

Block play programs at Clallam County libraries meant to help kids learn

Youngsters between the ages of 8 months and 8 years can learn math and science through block play sponsored by the four Clallam County public… Continue reading

Feiro first stop for Storytime on the Road

As part of the North Olympic Library System’s annual Summer Reading Program, the library is hitting the road during the month of… Continue reading

Forks revels in Fourth of July festivities for five days

Forks revels in Fourth of July festivities for five days

The city of Forks boasts a “well-stocked” week of celebratory Independence Day events starting today. They will include breakfast, a fun run, a… Continue reading

Forks revels in Fourth of July festivities for five days

Fourth festivals to light up Neah Bay, Chimacum

The annual Independence Day celebrations in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Forks won’t be the only shows of patriotism on the Fourth of July or… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Be careful not to let fear guide your actions; instead, trust in God

A RECENT TORAH portion tells the story of Moses sending scouts from each of the 12 tribes into the Promised Land, as God had instructed.… Continue reading