Clallam County

Friday dinner to highlight Port Angeles School District programs

State Rep. Mike Chapman will discuss legislative issues pertaining to local education at the Port Angeles Education Foundation’s 26th annual Celebrate Education… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Forks offers up fun with family fair

WANT TO SEE how to strike unmitigated terror into the hearts of hundreds of people, mostly male people? Watch. OK, now, we’re all remembering what… Continue reading

LETTER: Break the logjam in Congress? Remind lawmakers that they serve the voters

Do you want to know how to break the logjam in the United States Congress? It’s quite simple: Remind your elected legislators in the Senate… Continue reading

LETTER: Medicare certainly needs work, but single payer’s not the way to go

In part, this letter is in reply to an April 20 column in the Peninsula Daily News by Thursday columnist Catherine Rampell: “The Appeal Of… Continue reading

LETTER: National Nurses Day recognizes profession’s anchors in love, faith, courage

National Nurses Day was observed May 6. We nurses are very fortunate that we have chosen a profession that will fulfill and enrich our lives.… Continue reading

LETTER: To those criticizing climate march supporters, instead join quest for better tomorrow

I am writing this as a response to the May 3 letter to Peninsula Voices in the Peninsula Daily News [“Climate march”] that asked if… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump at his core is a lying liar who lies

For a really laughable moment, consider Ivanka Trump on stage with Angela Merkel and other European dignitaries having to defend her father’s support of women… Continue reading

Missing supernova topic of talk in Port Angeles

Combining historical clues with more recent observations, NASA Outreach Coordinator Donna Young will discuss the catastrophic collapse of the star Cassiopeia A… Continue reading

Olympic National Park lacks search protocols

Olympic National Park, which had more than 3 million visitors last year, does not have written procedures for searches for people… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Port of Port Angeles terminal gets a face-lift

ON THE WATERFRONT: Port of Port Angeles terminal gets a face-lift

FOR THE PAST couple of weeks, contractors have been removing and disposing of the macadam overlay on the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3. Once… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Port of Port Angeles terminal gets a face-lift
Retiring Port Angeles High School music teacher grew program

Retiring Port Angeles High School music teacher grew program

When the Port Angeles School District hired Ron Jones in 1975, he was told the 16-student high school program needed to grow… Continue reading

Retiring Port Angeles High School music teacher grew program
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball keeps things rolling

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball keeps things rolling

Strong pitching and power hitting led the way for Port Angeles softball in a two-hit, 10-0 shutout of Kingston in five innings. “Callie… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball keeps things rolling
TRACK AND FIELD: Neah Bay boys, Clallam Bay girls win league titles

TRACK AND FIELD: Neah Bay boys, Clallam Bay girls win league titles

Neah Bay’s Cameron Buzzell and Isaac Jay Brunk combined for seven first-place finishes to help lead the… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Neah Bay boys, Clallam Bay girls win league titles

EYE ON CLALLAM: Opportunity Fund briefing planned Monday

The three Clallam County commissioners will hear a status update on the Opportunity Fund on Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m. in… Continue reading

Crescent School District amps up anti-bullying efforts amid parent concerns

Crescent School District amps up anti-bullying efforts amid parent concerns

Crescent School District is stepping up its anti-bullying efforts after parents expressed concerns Thursday at a School Board meeting, decrying what they described… Continue reading

Crescent School District amps up anti-bullying efforts amid parent concerns
Representatives with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office investigate the death of Cynthia Little in Sunland on Thursday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Bainbridge Island man, 18, arrested following killing of 71-year-old Sequim woman

A Bainbridge Island man has been arrested following the killing of a 71-year-old Sequim woman, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office. Benjamin… Continue reading

Representatives with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office investigate the death of Cynthia Little in Sunland on Thursday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School

Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School

Angie Gooding, an eighth-grade teacher at Stevens Middle School and founder of Port Angeles Citizen Action Network, has seen a student go… Continue reading

Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School
Councilman Brad Collins

Port Angeles council members give nod to second-class-city question, fluoridation advisory vote

They didn’t like what they were doing but did it anyway. Port Angeles City Council members on Tuesday approved 4-1, with Brad… Continue reading

Councilman Brad Collins
Peninsula man serving double-murder sentence files for high court review

Peninsula man serving double-murder sentence files for high court review

Darold Stenson has asked the state Supreme Court to review his 1993 double-murder case. Stenson, 64, was convicted in November 2013 on… Continue reading

Peninsula man serving double-murder sentence files for high court review
Displaced owners cheer Port Angeles hotel proposal; negotiations to determine selling price, taxes

Displaced owners cheer Port Angeles hotel proposal; negotiations to determine selling price, taxes

A $25 million hotel that the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe wants to build in downtown Port Angeles would displace several businesses —… Continue reading

Displaced owners cheer Port Angeles hotel proposal; negotiations to determine selling price, taxes