OLYMPIA — State Rep. Mike Chapman of Port Angeles has been elected chair of the state House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources. Chapman was elected by fellow House Democrats last week during organizational sessions

PORT ANGELES – The day after last month’s news that the Port Angeles Fire Department would not be conducting Operation Candy Cane this year because of concerns about exposing first responders to Covid-19, a local business decided

We got duped on the Northern Lights this week because they didn’t pan out, and now it looks like we might get cheated out of the best meteor shower of the year because of clouds. This weekend,

By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – The 35 employees of the JCPenney in Sequim learned Thursday their store will be closing permanently in the week after Christmas. The news comes in the wake of Monday’s announcement that the

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – At Friday morning’s Covid briefing, Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry Unthank said she expects the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer vaccine to happen today, which would trigger a shipment of a

PORT ANGELES – The new Shore Aquatic Center has helped bring a new product line to market for a local organization that recycles carbon fiber. Spectator and locker room benches at the remade swimming pool are the

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Clallam County  Sheriff’s Office has released more information on the illegal marijuana growing operation we reported to you Wednesday. On Monday and Tuesday this week, OPNET agents served search warrants

PORT ANGELES (AP/KONP staff) — The initially promising U.S. forecast for the northern lights has gone bust. The head of operations at the U.S. government’s space weather prediction center now says those of us living in the