Clallam County

Rosalie DiMaggio looks to bring in at least another 40 wheelchairs to total about 150 and ship them along with walkers, canes and other medical gear to Guatemala to help people with mobility challenges. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Volunteers seek wheelchairs, walkers for Guatemalans

Benefit dinner set Friday at Dungeness Community Church

Rosalie DiMaggio looks to bring in at least another 40 wheelchairs to total about 150 and ship them along with walkers, canes and other medical gear to Guatemala to help people with mobility challenges. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News Deadheading your dahlias is critical, especially as we move into autumn. I perform this task on the dahlias I tend at least once every five days.

A GROWING CONCERN: Get your garden all dahlia’d up

AS WE PREPARE for the arrival of autumn (Sunday, Sept. 22, at 5:43 a.m.), many of our garden plants and flowers are beginning to do… Continue reading

Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News Deadheading your dahlias is critical, especially as we move into autumn. I perform this task on the dahlias I tend at least once every five days.
David Fletcher, left, and Sean Hoban.

Clallam County sheriff promotes two deputies

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King has promoted Deputy David Fletcher to detective and Deputy Sean Hoban to patrol sergeant. A ceremony took… Continue reading

David Fletcher, left, and Sean Hoban.

Clallam County to take lead in applying for septic replacement grants

Agency aims to replace Flaura’s Acres failing septic system

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Parks to host open house on Fort Worden transition

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Impacts go beyond owners of short-term rentals

House cleaners, yard care workers expect to lose income

Law books available at no cost

The Clallam County Law Library is disposing of surplus legal books at no cost. Interested parties can contact the Loni Gores, the… Continue reading

Seth Stewart of Silverdale-based Hanson Signs inspects the side panels on a new business sign at Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles on Thursday. Swain’s general manager Don Droz said the original iconic sign dated back to the 1960s and was in need being replaced. Droz said the neon-lit lettering from the old sign was preserved and incorporated into the new marquee. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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New marquee

Seth Stewart of Silverdale-based Hanson Signs inspects the side panels on a new business sign at Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles on Thursday. Swain’s… Continue reading

Seth Stewart of Silverdale-based Hanson Signs inspects the side panels on a new business sign at Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles on Thursday. Swain’s general manager Don Droz said the original iconic sign dated back to the 1960s and was in need being replaced. Droz said the neon-lit lettering from the old sign was preserved and incorporated into the new marquee. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Medical Center to hire two urologists

Doctors recently completed residencies in Connecticut, Utah, respectively

Port Angeles to host storefront studio sessions next week

The city of Port Angeles will conduct a series of planning sessions during the upcoming week. Sessions are scheduled at a storefront… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Wildcat Cafe at Lincoln School reopening Tuesday

The double-cross club and the Cobb conspiracy might sound like subjects of a black-and-white detective film. But they’re actually items on the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell breaks a bottle of champagne over the RV Resilience on Sept. 5 as Steve Ashby, PNNL laboratory director, and other dignitaries celebrate the dedication of the hybrid vessel. (Andrea Starr/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory vessel dedicated at ceremony

RV Resilience to lead marine research in Sequim Bay, ocean

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell breaks a bottle of champagne over the RV Resilience on Sept. 5 as Steve Ashby, PNNL laboratory director, and other dignitaries celebrate the dedication of the hybrid vessel. (Andrea Starr/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats will be towed to a storage area near the McKinley Paper mill to protect them from winter winds and waves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Seasonal storage

Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks Department workers walk along the Port Angeles City Pier moorage floats after they were removed for seasonal storage on Tuesday. The floats will be towed to a storage area near the McKinley Paper mill to protect them from winter winds and waves. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit to extend fare-free program

Agency has received $1.9M in two years from climate act, GM says

Film festival, Quilcene fair on tap this weekend

The Port Townsend Film Festival, community theater productions and the Quilcene Fair and Parade will highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The… Continue reading

OMC Foundation awards $500K in scholarships

Students to receive medical training with hopes of working at hospital

Port Angeles’ short-term code may come up short

Long-term impacts with affordable housing, other factors, remain to be seen

Prayer gathering for peace slated

Bahá’is of Clallam County East will host “Prayers for Peace” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 28. The community gathering… Continue reading