Clallam County

Port Angeles School District board approves annual budget

Salaries, benefits top list of expenses

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

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Jessica Adams scrapes off flaking paint from a bollard along the parking area at Haynes Viewpoint on Thursday in Port Angeles. Adams said the bollards and adjoining guard chains are scheduled for future repainting. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Beautification efforts

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Jessica Adams scrapes off flaking paint from a bollard along the parking area at Haynes Viewpoint on Thursday… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Jessica Adams scrapes off flaking paint from a bollard along the parking area at Haynes Viewpoint on Thursday in Port Angeles. Adams said the bollards and adjoining guard chains are scheduled for future repainting. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Counties awarded $2.1M in grant funds

Agencies aim to protect near-shore habitat

ISSUES OF FAITH: Faith isn’t a destination, it’s an experience

IT SEEMS LIKE advertisements are always targeting me to take an “experience vacation.” This is the popular trend of not just going somewhere, but also… Continue reading

Library system seeking public feedback on strategic process

North Olympic Library System is seeking public input for its five-year strategic roadmap. The public is invited to fill out a survey… Continue reading

Makah Days, Butoh festival slated this weekend

Makah Days, a history center fundraiser and the Salish Sea Butoh Festival highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Makah Days, the… Continue reading

Mark Gregson.

OMC hires interim CEO, works to resolve CMS issues

Hospital has fixed many deficiencies cited by state agency

Mark Gregson.
Joseph Bednarik

Sunday program set for OUUF

Joseph Bednarik will present “The Druid’s Final Resting Place” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

Tess Gallagher to read from new book at launch party

Tess Gallagher will read from “Surrounded by Weasels” during a book launch party at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Port Angeles Fine… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Clallam County Republicans luncheon

Tickets are on sale for the Clallam County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Luncheon and Auction. The annual fundraiser will be at the… Continue reading

Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walk past stalks of sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The sunflowers are among several towering stands in the park and surrounding area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sunflower scenery

Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walk past stalks of sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The… Continue reading

Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walk past stalks of sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The sunflowers are among several towering stands in the park and surrounding area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Council narrows vacancy to three

Candidates to be interviewed Sept. 2

Former Olympic Peninsula YMCA employee Mikki Hughes, center, stands on Wednesday in front of the Port Angeles YMCA with friends and co-workers who protested Hughes’ dismissal from her longtime duties as fitness instructor and fitness coordinator. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Former YMCA fitness instructor says she was fired after 30 years

Demonstrators say organization needs to follow its values

Former Olympic Peninsula YMCA employee Mikki Hughes, center, stands on Wednesday in front of the Port Angeles YMCA with friends and co-workers who protested Hughes’ dismissal from her longtime duties as fitness instructor and fitness coordinator. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Primary election results certified in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Clallam and Jefferson county auditors have certified results of the Aug. 5 primary election. Washington primary election results must be certified and… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Democrats luncheon

Tickets are on sale for the Clallam County Democrats’ Roosevelt Luncheon on Sept. 6. The annual fundraiser will be in Club 7… Continue reading

Woman dies in crash near Lake Crescent

Fire district, park rangers among responding agencies

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gives new cutoff date for Olympic Medical Center

OMC now has until Sept. 20 for corrections

Port Angeles School District to host back to school fair

The Port Angeles School district will host its Back-to-School Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson Elementary School, 218… Continue reading

Repair projects underway on state Highway 112

Contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation have begun several repair projects on state Highway 112 between Neah Bay and… Continue reading