Port Angeles council to select mayor Jan. 15

The Port Angeles City Council will select its mayor and deputy mayor for the next two years at its first meeting of the new year.… Continue reading

Revered reverend applauded for 40 years at Port Angeles church

By Janet Somers, Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - For exactly 40 years this month, Omer Vigoren has been the pastor at Bethany Pentecostal Church.… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2008
  • By Janet Somers, Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson County surveyed today for possible disaster relief

PORT TOWNSEND - A survey of east and west Jefferson County that begins today will determine if homes and businesses are eligible for state and… Continue reading

Nature does its own ferry cancellations

PORT TOWNSEND - Passenger ferry runs on the Keystone route were canceled Thursday because of high winds twisting through Admiralty Inlet. Also, because of low… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry issue gains steam from Olympia; businesses enjoy boost from Seattle run

PORT TOWNSEND - The leading Republican on the state House Transportation Committee assured Port Townsend leaders and business owners Thursday that he will work with… Continue reading

Sequim mulls funding mechanism to fix streets

SEQUIM - One old funding source and one recently revamped funding mechanism are being eyed by city officials to provide money for fixing and maintaining… Continue reading

Clallam’s first baby of 2008 born to Guatemalan natives

FORKS - The first-born of two recent residents of Forks was the first baby born in a Clallam County hospital in 2008. Gladys Marisol Pablo… Continue reading

Clallam’s historic third Superior Court judge sworn in

By Janet Somers, Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - Judge Brooke Taylor was sworn in on Wednesday afternoon as Clallam County's third Superior Court judge,… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2008
  • By Janet Somers, Peninsula Daily News

Freak winds blow down trees, heavy objects

By Janet Somers, Peninsula Daily News The new year began with scattered bursts of wind from Blyn to Neah Bay downing trees, breaking power lines… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2008
  • By Janet Somers, for Peninsula Daily News

North Olympic Peninsula’s first baby of new year born in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - New Year's baby Ian Eisenman - measuring 21 inches long and weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces - is the first baby born… Continue reading

Picnic shelter planned for Port Angeles’ Dream Playground

PORT ANGELES - A picnic shelter built by volunteers is in the works for the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield, and could be completed by… Continue reading

Sequim’s new council members speed up pace of change

SEQUIM - Sequim's fresh-faced City Council, which already accelerated swearing in its new members, will choose a new mayor Friday morning. The special meeting will… Continue reading

And Polar Bear Dip aficionados in Port Angeles, Lake Pleasant take to the waters as well

Dozens of seaweed-covered people climbed out of Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday morning after taking multiple dips into the water in the traditional New Year's… Continue reading

Dozens feel the big chill in Nordland polar plunge

NORDLAND - A plunge off the dock into the icy winter waters off Marrowstone Island might be described as an out-of-body experience. "I can't feel… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road closes early on New Year’s Day

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Hurricane Ridge Road was closed just before noon on Tuesday when weather conditions made for precarious driving conditions. About 3 inches… Continue reading

New Boiler Room leadership’s cup runneth over in ideas, energy for teen cafe

PORT TOWNSEND - Less than a year after she moved to town, Gigi Callaizakis saw an ad in the newspaper that caught her attention. Olympic… Continue reading

Pending name change, expansion plans buoy new leadership at Clallam Humane Society

PORT ANGELES - The Clallam County Humane Society plans to change its name and hopes to expand services - especially to the West End -… Continue reading

‘Huge’ demand for foster parents cited

PORT ANGELES - The need for foster parents in Clallam and Jefferson counties is "huge," said a recruiter, and a free course in January would… Continue reading

Author, Olympic Committee tilt over name use

AMANDA PARK - Part-time ranger, guide and author Jason Bausher has reached a "non-resolution resolution" with the U.S. Olympic Committee about his use of the… Continue reading

Forks continues cool tradition

FORKS - Now it's a tradition. The first cold plunge into Lake Pleasant last New Year's Day didn't dissuade organizers from putting the word out… Continue reading