Peninsula Daily News

Powerball lotto jackpot rises to $218 million for Wednesday drawing

The Powerball lotto game played in Washington and most of the rest of the nation offers a $218 million annuity Wednesday to a sole ticket-holder… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Kingston blanks Sequim in soccer 3-0

SEQUIM — Kingston spoiled the Sequim boys soccer team’s return from spring break with a 3-0 nonleague victory Monday. “We didn’t practice during spring break… Continue reading

Forums set for Clallam County shoreline plan update

What do you want to see in Clallam County’s updated shoreline master program? Are you concerned about protecting water quality and wildlife habitat? Are you… Continue reading

Cidery tour: Fort Worden’s past, present equally alluring

"POINTING MY KAYAK away from the sand crescent, I stroked deeply, poling through the dappled bay and aiming toward the distant snow cone of glaciated… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Chimacum sweep another twinbill at Castle Rock diamond; many sports contests ppd.

CASTLE ROCK — The Chimacum Cowboys must feel at home at the Castle Rock High School diamond. For the fourth time in five years, Chimacum… Continue reading

Are you due unclaimed money or property?

OLYMPIA — The state has added 623,000 names and $91.5 million to its online database of unclaimed property. The database now includes about 3 million… Continue reading

Biomass talk in Port Townsend canceled; new date not selected

PORT TOWNSEND — A discussion on biomass cogeneration that was scheduled Wednesday has been canceled. No new date has been set, though the Local 2020… Continue reading

Upgrade of Lyre River bridge to disrupt traffic in Joyce

JOYCE — An upgrade of the Lyre River bridge on state Highway 112 will require that it be closed twice during the next two weeks… Continue reading

U.S. Army concert in Port Angeles this coming Monday — SOLD OUT!

UPDATE -- all tickets to The Volunteers' Monday performance have been distributed (as of 5 p.m. Friday). The show is now SOLD OUT! --------------- PORT… Continue reading

ACTI awarded contract with Bombardier Aerospace, plans to add 50 jobs

PORT ANGELES — Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc., has been awarded a contract with Bombardier Aerospace that will mean the company adds 50 jobs over the… Continue reading

Elephant seal likely molting on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A juvenile elephant seal wedged between a log and an algae mat on Hollywood Beach is probably beginning to molt, said Olympic… Continue reading

Farmers markets, plays highlight weekend events on North Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News Fresh produce, gardening workshops and flea markets are among the offerings on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. Information about activities related… Continue reading

First Street work moving on schedule; on to next phase

PORT ANGELES — Work on the downtown First Street stormwater project is unfolding right on schedule, according to Mike Puntenney, Port Angeles city engineer. Paving… Continue reading

Pink flamingos to help raise funds for graduation party in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Sequim High School graduation party's top fundraiser puts plastic pink flamingos to work, quite possibly in your yard or business front. Starting… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks boys soccer loses 1-0 heartbreaker to Tenino

TENINO — The Forks boys soccer team left the rain forest for the I-5 corridor to get in an Evergreen Division game despite two days… Continue reading

SPORTS: Madison, Doherty named to all-state basketball teams

SEATTLE — Port Angeles senior Jessica Madison finished her career as the Roughriders’ all-time leading scorer. Now, she may very well be the first Port… Continue reading

Two recovered barred owls ready for release in Port Townsend, Port Angeles

Two barred owls hit by cars have healed at the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center in Sequim and will be released into the wild this… Continue reading

Victoria hotel to mark April royal wedding

VICTORIA — The Fairmont Empress is digging out china used by the Queen of England in 1939 for special events during the April 29 wedding… Continue reading

Steim hearing, originally set for today, postponed

PORT ANGELES — A status hearing for a Port Angeles woman charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol and witness tampering has… Continue reading

PREP SOCCER: Chimacum boys shock rival Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum boys soccer team finally got its shot at its archrivals. After more than four years without a match against Port… Continue reading