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Mary Sepler

Port Townsend AAUW names Woman of Excellence

PORT TOWNSEND — Mary Sepler, Grant Street Elementary School principal, is the Woman of Excellence for 2015 of the Port Townsend branch of AAUW. Sepler… Continue reading

Mary Sepler

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay boys basketball surpasses century mark in win; other area reports

TACOMA — The Neah Bay boys basketball team eclipsed the century mark in a 106-77 road victory against Mount Rainier Lutheran. The 100-point total is… Continue reading

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
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
John Gussman

VIDEO — “A Winter’s Day,” a salute to our rainy and beautiful Peninsula

JOHN GUSSMAN — the Sequim-based cinematographer who documented the $325 million Elwha River restoration/dam removal project — has shared “A Winter's Day,” a 3-minute video… Continue reading

John Gussman
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
Albertsons at the corner of Lauridsen Boulevard and Lincoln Street in Port Angeles will get a new name and new direction next year. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Albertsons in Port Angeles gets new owner; name change next year

PORT ANGELES — The Albertsons store in Port Angeles will be purchased by Bellingham-based Haggen Inc. The plan is to convert it to the Haggen… Continue reading

Albertsons at the corner of Lauridsen Boulevard and Lincoln Street in Port Angeles will get a new name and new direction next year. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Discover Your Northwest holds annual holiday sale till Wednesday . . . and other items

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Olympic National Park partner Discover Your Northwest is holding its annual holiday sale through Wednesday. The sale offers a wide variety… Continue reading

Child rape charges filed; Port Angeles man released on recognizance

PORT ANGELES — Walter Floyd Mozingo was charged last week with two counts of first-degree child rape and was released from the Clallam County jail… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men open with crossover win; Pirate women bounced early

OLYMPIA — The Kitsap connection, South Kitsap graduate Ryley Callaghan and Bremerton star Deonte Dixon, teamed for 52 points in the Peninsula’s men’s basketball team’s… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County, state consider pact on fish ladder

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider an agreement with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife for construction of a fish ladder in Canyon… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County eyes noise control ordinance

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider finalizing a noise control ordinance when they meet Monday. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in commissioners’… Continue reading

Jan. 28 trial in Port Angeles car chase

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood faces a Jan. 28 trial in… Continue reading

New trial date to be set in beating death of Salt Creek RV Park woman

PORT ANGELES — Ari Lee King's murder trial, originally set for Jan. 5, will be rescheduled next month. The 41-year-old Sequim man is charged with… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Nominations sought for Marrowstone Citizen of Year . . . and other items

NORDLAND — The Marrowstone Island Community Association is accepting nominations for its Citizen of the Year award. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 31. Nominees… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims the butterfly lap of the 200-yard medley relay during Thursday's meet against North Kitsap at William Shore Pool in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles boys swim team wins big; area boys swimming and boys and girls basketball reports

PORT ANGELES — Double event victories by John Macias, Tristin Butler and Jay Liang helped the Port Angeles boys swim team cruise to a 116-67… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tristin Butler swims the butterfly lap of the 200-yard medley relay during Thursday's meet against North Kitsap at William Shore Pool in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
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

Serenity House deputy director named to fill top spot

PORT ANGELES ­— Kim Leach, deputy director of Serenity House of Clallam County, has been selected the agency’s new executive director, succeeding Kathy Wahto. “I… 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
Logs spilled from a truck trailer that drifted off U.S. Highway 101 and became stuck near Laird's Corner west of Port Angeles are picked off the side of the road. No one was hurt in the early Friday mishap. Mike DeRousie/Clallam County Fire District No. 2

UPDATED — Traffic snarled, but none hurt, in log truck mishap on slippery U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A log truck whose trailer drifted off slippery U.S. Highway 101 and became stuck before dawn Friday snarled traffic near Laird's Corner… Continue reading

Logs spilled from a truck trailer that drifted off U.S. Highway 101 and became stuck near Laird's Corner west of Port Angeles are picked off the side of the road. No one was hurt in the early Friday mishap. Mike DeRousie/Clallam County Fire District No. 2