Clallam County

New Oxford Houses in Port Angeles run into roadblocks

Larger, two-story building may not be approved for program

PAT NEAL: Fix the road

IT’S ONLY FEBRUARY, but our Olympic Peninsula tourist season has already started. While profiling and stereotyping is wrong, when you see an RV the size… Continue reading

Tickets available for PA Education Foundation gala

Tickets are available for the Port Angeles Education Foundation’s 2025 Celebrate Education Gala. The event is set for 5:30 p.m. March 14… Continue reading

‘Cancer sticks’ topic of Studium Generale lecture

Karen Sixkiller will discuss her series “Cancer Sticks — Corruption of Sacred Tobacco” during a Studium Generale at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. The… Continue reading

Clallam County working with North Olympic Library System to relocate its law library

Expanded access to materials is the goal, administrator says

Tristan Lowman.

Clallam Fire District 2 hosts annual recognition banquet

Kate Haworth, Taylor Counts and Tristan Lowman were among those honored during the annual Clallam County Fire District 2 awards and recognition… Continue reading

Tristan Lowman.
Samantha Herik, an EMT with the Port Angeles Fire Department, attaches a poster to the side of her department’s vintage 1956 Seagrave fire truck during a fundraising drive on Saturday in the Swain’s General Store parking lot in Port Angeles. PAFD is collecting donations to rebuild the retired vehicle, known as “No. 5,” with a restored engine and transmission. The truck is used primarily for the annual Operation Candy Cane food bank fundraising drive, along with other promotional purposes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Donation collection

Samantha Herik, an EMT with the Port Angeles Fire Department, attaches a poster to the side of her department’s vintage 1956 Seagrave fire truck during… Continue reading

Samantha Herik, an EMT with the Port Angeles Fire Department, attaches a poster to the side of her department’s vintage 1956 Seagrave fire truck during a fundraising drive on Saturday in the Swain’s General Store parking lot in Port Angeles. PAFD is collecting donations to rebuild the retired vehicle, known as “No. 5,” with a restored engine and transmission. The truck is used primarily for the annual Operation Candy Cane food bank fundraising drive, along with other promotional purposes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

National Geographic live series Thursday at Field Hall

Nalini Nadkarni will present “From Roots to Canopy” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Nadkarni’s presentation will be part of the National Geographic Live… Continue reading

Readers Theatre Club to present ‘On Golden Pond’

The Readers Theatre Club will present “On Golden Pond” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday.… Continue reading

Sequim City Council member Kelly Burger takes the oath of office from City Clerk Heather Robley on Feb. 10 after council members voted to appoint him to replace Kathy Downer. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim council appoints Burger to fill seat

Appointed position goes through certification of 2025 general election

Sequim City Council member Kelly Burger takes the oath of office from City Clerk Heather Robley on Feb. 10 after council members voted to appoint him to replace Kathy Downer. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A mobile unit from the Jamestown Healing Clinic in Sequim drives to Clallam Bay on weekdays to provide treatment for 30-40 opioid use disorder patients in the West End. The program started last March. (Jamestown Healing Clinic)

Mobile health clinic treating patients on West End

Number of overdose deaths down, official says

A mobile unit from the Jamestown Healing Clinic in Sequim drives to Clallam Bay on weekdays to provide treatment for 30-40 opioid use disorder patients in the West End. The program started last March. (Jamestown Healing Clinic)
Sequim School District administrators, staffers, families and supporters gather in Stymie’s Bar and Grill on Feb. 11 after they learned the district’s bond and levy proposals were passing. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim School District leaders celebrate results

Construction bond, EPO levy both pass

Sequim School District administrators, staffers, families and supporters gather in Stymie’s Bar and Grill on Feb. 11 after they learned the district’s bond and levy proposals were passing. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The 2024 Citizen of the Year finalists include, from left, Nicole Lepping, Ron Stecker and Blaine Zechenelly. (Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce)

Three named finalists for Sequim Citizen of Year

Three finalists have been named for the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award. A winner will be announced at… Continue reading

The 2024 Citizen of the Year finalists include, from left, Nicole Lepping, Ron Stecker and Blaine Zechenelly. (Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce)

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t beat around the bush with tree pruning

now that the severe cold weather set in and then, just like that, it’s gone, means you need to prune,… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula boards, commissions set to meet

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Heart-healthy luncheon slated for next Friday

Event chair: Women can experience different symptoms

Submitted photo A happy Hannah Grace Nordstrom, with Carolina, exit their halter class with ribbons in hand at the JeffCo Fairgrounds 4-H show in 2018.

HORSEPLAY: Empower youth through positive support

“EVERY SUCCESS, NO matter how small, is a victory worth celebrating,” are inspiring words Hannah Grace Nordstrom said she strives to apply daily, especially at… Continue reading

Submitted photo A happy Hannah Grace Nordstrom, with Carolina, exit their halter class with ribbons in hand at the JeffCo Fairgrounds 4-H show in 2018.
Steven Becker and Delma Morrison, both of Sequim, peer into a display tank on Friday at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier. The center features a wide variety of sea creatures on display as well as touch tanks and educational exhibits. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Life center display

Steven Becker and Delma Morrison, both of Sequim, peer into a display tank on Friday at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City… Continue reading

Steven Becker and Delma Morrison, both of Sequim, peer into a display tank on Friday at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier. The center features a wide variety of sea creatures on display as well as touch tanks and educational exhibits. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Two Totem Poles were missing from The Quileute Tribe’s 101 Building in Forks.

Missing totem poles discovered in Kitsap County

Totem poles believed to have been stolen from the Quileute Tribe’s 101 Building in Forks have been recovered, the Clallam County Sheriff’s… Continue reading

Two Totem Poles were missing from The Quileute Tribe’s 101 Building in Forks.