Clallam County

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Roger Gregory gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)

Q&A: A look at latest legal loss for Trump travel ban

A Virginia-based federal appeals court pulled no punches in refusing to reinstate President Donald Trump’s revised travel… Continue reading

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Roger Gregory gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)

‘Homespun’ fiber arts festival to weave it all together on Monday

Everything to do with the fiber arts — from sheep herding to shearing to spinning — will be examined during the Shepherds’ Festival… Continue reading

Memorial Day ceremonies set today across Peninsula

Memorial Day services are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula today. In Port Angeles, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1024 will perform a Memorial… Continue reading

Linda Uhlig and her grandson Jason Kibe, 13, of Port Angeles place an American flag near the grave of a fallen military hero at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day services planned on Peninsula

The Captain Joseph House Foundation will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony today, while other commemorations on the North Olympic Peninsula will be Monday. The… Continue reading

Linda Uhlig and her grandson Jason Kibe, 13, of Port Angeles place an American flag near the grave of a fallen military hero at Ocean View Cemetery in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Memorial Day ceremonies marked across Peninsula

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the address of Gardiner Cemetery. Memorial Day ceremonies are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula. Here… Continue reading

An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula

The invasive European green crab count continues to rise on the Dungeness Spit. Researchers said 60 crabs had been caught by crews as… Continue reading

More invaders found: Invasive green crabs on the rise on Peninsula
U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

In hopes of spreading awareness about the need for Nor’Wester Rotary’s toilet-building program in a West-African country, the group asked the project… Continue reading

U.S. denies visa to Togo man who works with Rotary Club to build toilets for his village

18-year-old dies in single-car wreck after car plunges down embankment

An 18-year-old Port Angeles teenager died Friday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the vehicle he was traveling in plunged down an… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Public gardens a great way to seed ideas for own yard

A GROWING CONCERN: Public gardens a great way to seed ideas for own yard

SURE, THE VERY same weekend I travel to see my elder son graduate from the Air Force’s basic military training, you folks here on the… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Public gardens a great way to seed ideas for own yard
A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

The U.S. flag planted high in the Finn Hall Road yard of 91-year-old Marion “Skip” Yandell, a World War II Marine veteran,… Continue reading

A lifetime of remembering: Iwo Jima survivor tells of grief, patriotism

BIRD WATCH: When hummingbirds see red, it can create special bird moments

YOU CAN’T HAVE too much red color in your garden. I don’t mean flowers, even though I do love red flowers. I’m talking about objects… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will feature Mike… Continue reading

Free Microsoft Office Specialist exams offered at Clallam County libraries

The North Olympic Library System, working in partnership with the Washington State Library, will offer multiple testing sessions for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exams… Continue reading

HELP LINE: When you have time to, think through your options

HERE’S AN EXCHANGE that might be helpful to a lot of us. I’ll put it into a question-and-answer format, although that isn’t exactly how it… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures scheduled to begin Friday

The Hood Canal Bridge will close to vehicles several times between 12:01 a.m. and 4 a.m. this coming Friday; Saturday; Monday, June 5;… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Port Angeles, Sequim high school riders finish season

HORSEPLAY: Port Angeles, Sequim high school riders finish season

DON’T YOU JUST love this time of year when the sun goes down after 9 p.m.? We’ve got blue skies above, flowers in bloom and… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Port Angeles, Sequim high school riders finish season
Haddassah Grace, who grew up in Port Angeles, performs Friday on the Chamber Stage at the 24th annual Juan de Fuca Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Juan de Fuca Festival music fills Port Angeles today, Monday

The Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts will entertain at venues throughout town for two more days. The four-day festival continues… Continue reading

Haddassah Grace, who grew up in Port Angeles, performs Friday on the Chamber Stage at the 24th annual Juan de Fuca Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Is it asking too much that are tax dollars go to repairing state Highway 112?

The fall of 2015 and the winter of 2016 were not too kind to state Highway 112. There were many new potholes, sunken areas and… Continue reading

LETTER: Planned Parenthood, on the GOP chopping block, provides these essential services

Planned Parenthood seems to be on the Republicans’ chopping block in Congress. Just what does Planned Parenthood do? Eighty percent of its clients receive contraceptive… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles church to host Jazz Mass this morning … and other items

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will hold its eighth annual Jazz Mass service at 10 a.m. today. The musical service will be under… Continue reading