Peninsula Daily News

Jan. 1 to be free day at state parks

Peninsula Daily News Entrance fees for state parks will be waived Thursday, New Year’s Day. State park visitors will not be required to display a… Continue reading

League of Women Voters to hold January forum on Port Angeles school ballot measures

PORT ANGELES — The League of Women Voters of Clallam County will sponsor a forum next month on the two Port Angeles School District measures… Continue reading

Lecturer to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 8 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College's Studium Generale program will present a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 8. Erin Jones, former director… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC: Let songs of the holiday season move you

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND Happy Hanukkah to all. We’re counting down the days left in 2014, and there are quite a few venues offering a variety… Continue reading

Manuscripts sought for Peninsula College play festival; deadline for works is Jan. 12

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College's “Find Your Voice” Play Festival is back, and drama and theater Director Lara Starcevich is looking for 10-minute manuscripts from… Continue reading

Stevens Middle School students

NEWS BRIEFS — U.S. Highway 101 repairs . . . and other items

Drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 101 near the Jefferson/Mason county line can expect brief delays for several months as the state Department of Transportation designs… Continue reading

Stevens Middle School students

OPNET cases lead to prison sentence, charges in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — A 31-year-old Port Townsend man has been sentenced to 19 months in state prison after pleading guilty to burglary, possession of stolen… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Patrick Charlton (with ball) has nowhere to go while being surrounded by Cowboys Christopher Bainbridge (3)

PREP BASKETBALL: Crush in the Slush tournament tips today, Saturday at Port Townsend High School

PORT TOWNSEND — The Crush in the Slush, a high school basketball tournament featuring eight boys and six girls teams, tips today and Saturday at… Continue reading

Port Townsend's Patrick Charlton (with ball) has nowhere to go while being surrounded by Cowboys Christopher Bainbridge (3)
Putting together a 2015 speakers list? PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

Putting together a 2015 speakers list? PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Putting together a 2015 speakers list? PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

State health care coverage deadline extended for some; online glitches give applicants retroactive time

OLYMPIA — Those who began health care insurance applications but could not finish them by Tuesday’s deadline because of technical errors could have additional time… Continue reading

Grumpy Cat

The ‘howliday’ season is here — spread the cheer by sharing your pet’s best holiday photo!

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE, and there's no one who enjoys them more than our beloved pets! They love showing off their reindeer horns, Santa hats, bad… Continue reading

Grumpy Cat

WEEKEND: Loads of events across the North Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News A Teddy Bear Tea on Lake Crescent, pungent conversation in Port Townsend and a vegetarian potluck in Port Angeles are among the… Continue reading

To inspire you — a Seattle Seahawks fan wears the team logo before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City on Nov. 16. The Associated Press

12th Fan! Enter our online photo contest and show your Seattle Seahawks pride!

WE'RE PROUD OF our Seattle Seahawks, and we're proud of our great readers. So the three newspapers of the North Olympic Peninsula — Peninsula Daily… Continue reading

To inspire you — a Seattle Seahawks fan wears the team logo before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City on Nov. 16. The Associated Press

2ND UPDATE — Backpack only sign of missing Port Angeles hiker that Olympic National Park searchers find

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Searchers confirmed today (Thursday) that a backpack found in the Olympic Hot Springs Trail area belongs to a missing hiker but… Continue reading

Anna Barrigan

Anna Barrigan, Port Angeles advocate for the poor, dies at 85

PORT ANGELES — A small-statured woman who stood tall in the cause of helping poor people, Anna Barrigan has died at the age of 85.… Continue reading

Anna Barrigan

Avian flu discovered in Whatcom County; public asked to help in testing wild birds

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking the public's help in testing wild birds for a type of avian influenza that… Continue reading

Brian Radford

Holiday Feasts — Free Christmas dinners to be served today in Port Angeles, Forks, Chimacum

Free public Christmas meals will be offered in Port Angeles, Forks and Chimacum today. Port Angeles The Port Angeles Salvation Army, 206 S. Peabody St.,… Continue reading

Brian Radford

LIVE MUSIC: Let songs of the holiday season move you

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND Happy Hanukkah to all. We’re counting down the days left in 2014, and there are quite a few venues offering a variety… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Teddy Bear Hike set Jan. 1 at Fort Worden . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — A traditional Teddy Bear Hike will take place at Fort Worden’s North Beach Park on Jan. 1. Participants are asked to meet… Continue reading

Ella Christiansen

NEWS BRIEFS: Sequim Elks honor two students . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Two Sequim High School sophomores were honored by the Sequim Elks Lodge at their November Social Night Dinner. Ella Christiansen was honored for… Continue reading

Ella Christiansen