Clallam County

$10,000 donation to help start Pennies for Quarters’ tiny houses plan for veterans

$10,000 donation to help start Pennies for Quarters’ tiny houses plan for veterans

An anonymous $10,000 donation to Pennies for Quarters is getting the ball rolling for the soon-to-be nonprofit. The organization’s goal is to… Continue reading

$10,000 donation to help start Pennies for Quarters’ tiny houses plan for veterans

Commissioner: Clallam to maintain focus on public records management

Public records management will remain a top priority for Clallam County in 2017, officials said. Clallam County took steps to improve its… Continue reading

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head

A 2½-year-old boy allegedly killed last month by a Forks woman who was caring for him died of blunt-force trauma to the… Continue reading

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head
Port Angeles restaurant takes the time to thank veterans in holiday season

Port Angeles restaurant takes the time to thank veterans in holiday season

For five years, a city restaurant has continued a holiday tradition of honoring the area’s veterans. Days before Christmas, Smuggler’s Landing in… Continue reading

Port Angeles restaurant takes the time to thank veterans in holiday season
Jon Gray of Sequim stands in his attic with boxes of Star Wars toys he’s collected since the mid-1990s. He buys two of each action figure with the goal to keep one in box and a second to display. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Carlsborg man’s ‘Star Wars’ collection likely one of the biggest on Peninsula

Jon Gray remembers his first action figures well from the original 1977 “Star Wars: A New Hope.” His mom, Liisa, returned from a trip and… Continue reading

Jon Gray of Sequim stands in his attic with boxes of Star Wars toys he’s collected since the mid-1990s. He buys two of each action figure with the goal to keep one in box and a second to display. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Fake tree key to makeover: Method commonly used to disguise cell towers, consultant says

Disguising a radio-cellphone tower as a 150-foot Douglas fir is just one route the wireless industry takes these days to mollify concerns over… Continue reading

Judge: Olympic National Park right to repair cabins

Judge: Olympic National Park right to repair cabins

Olympic National Park had the authority to repair five historic structures in its wilderness area, a federal judge has ruled. A… Continue reading

Judge: Olympic National Park right to repair cabins
Three polar bear plunges offered in Clallam County

Three polar bear plunges offered in Clallam County

It’s about the excitement, exhilaration and energy you get from taking the plunge on New Year’s Day, organizers of Clallam County’s polar… Continue reading

Three polar bear plunges offered in Clallam County
Prospective veterinarian from Sequim dies in wreck

Prospective veterinarian from Sequim dies in wreck

Family members are mourning the loss of a Sequim woman who died on a slick Eastern Washington road. Washington State University student Jessica… Continue reading

Prospective veterinarian from Sequim dies in wreck

New Year celebrated on Peninsula

The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park announces fee-free dates; fee increases also come into effect in 2017

Olympic National Park will offer free admission on nine days in 2017, with the first Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Photographer having kids art contest … and other items

Local photographer Roger Mosley is conducting a contest through the Revitalize Port Angeles Facebook page to honor the recent fence art display… Continue reading

Birding, hiking among weekend activities

New Year’s Day birding, hiking and marathon bingo are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about the First Night celebration… Continue reading

City opens glass exhibit in January; artists will present demonstrations

Glass artwork will be on display in a Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission exhibit that will open Friday, Jan. 6. The reception for… Continue reading

Elections coming up for conservation districts

Candidates for 2017 North Olympic Peninsula Conservation District Board of Supervisors elections must file in February. The deadline for the Jefferson County… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Interfaith Amigos book reading set … and other items

The Interfaith Amigos will read from their book, “Finding Peace through Spiritual Practice,” at the Jefferson County Library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.… Continue reading

Entertainment: Singalong ‘Messiah’ planned for New Year’s Eve; community encourage to participate

Entertainment: Singalong ‘Messiah’ planned for New Year’s Eve; community encourage to participate

The Singalong “Messiah” has been a holiday tradition in Sequim for years, attracting singers and instrumentalists from all over the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Entertainment: Singalong ‘Messiah’ planned for New Year’s Eve; community encourage to participate
Forks men charged with arson

Forks men charged with arson

Two Forks men accused of lighting a Forks home on fire early Christmas morning were charged with arson Thursday. Adolfo Martinez Rodriguez, 29,… Continue reading

Forks men charged with arson

LETTER: Defending FLASH program from letter writers

I am writing this in strong disagreement with two recent letters that disagree with our Port Angeles School Board’s support of the FLASH [Family Life… Continue reading

LETTER: Enjoyed story about ‘Star Wars’ enthusiast

Thanks for running the story on Jon Gray and his love of Star Wars toys [“Sequim Man’s Star Wars Collection Out Of This World,” Dec.… Continue reading