Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Sequim runner wins cross country meet in close finish

PORT ANGELES -- The finish couldn't have been much closer, but, no doubt, Audrey Lichten will take it. The Sequim senior claimed a battle of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles defeats Bremerton 2-0 in crucial girls soccer game; Port Townsend blasts North Mason 4-0 in girls soccer and other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles girls soccer team knocked off Olympic League co-leader Bremerton 2-0 in a crucial game Tuesday at Civic Field. It… Continue reading

Tribal community garden topic of presentation in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Sissi Bruch, a community garden coordinator working for the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, will present "Gardening for Health" on Tuesday, Oct. 26.… Continue reading

Forks house destroyed in early morning fire

FORKS -- A house was destroyed early Monday in a fire that began near the carport. The structure, 531 Spruce St., was owned by Steve… Continue reading

Kansas ex-schoolteacher sentenced in online case with roots in Port Angeles

A Wichita, Kan., former schoolteacher has been sentenced in a case in which he attempted sexually explicit chat with a Port Angeles teenage girl. The… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles top executive gets retroactive 5 percent pay raise

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners unanimously voted this morning to grant a 5 percent raise to Executive Director Jeff Robb along with… Continue reading

Tourism summit in Port Townsend on Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Refining marketing to draw more visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula will be the topic of the daylong 2010 Tourism Summit on… Continue reading

Albert Haller Foundation awards $296,000 in grants in Clallam County

The Albert Haller Foundation has distributed $296,000 in grants to more than 60 nonprofits and public school districts in Clallam County. The grants were announced… Continue reading

Crab festival offers tasty treats, activities

Some 20 restaurants today will serve hot food made with crab and other seafood indoors at the ninth annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival, which… Continue reading

Death of Sequim woman whose van flew off bluff remains under investigation

SEQUIM -- The cause of a crash that claimed the life of a Sequim woman when the van she was driving Thursday plunged into Dungeness… Continue reading

Jefferson County speed limits change; new signs coming

PORT TOWNSEND -- Speed limits on some Jefferson County roads have changed, and new signs will be installed this month. Most of the changes affect… Continue reading

Peninsula’s Sierra Club endorses in general election

The newly formed Sierra Club North Olympic Group has endorsed John Austin for Jefferson County commissioner and John Miller for director of the Department of… Continue reading

Port Angeles real estate brokerages combine under Windermere name

PORT ANGELES -- Windermere Real Estate of Port Angeles and RE/MAX Performance Team of Port Angeles will combine next month under the Windermere banner. Alan… Continue reading

Smokeout project seeks stories of tobacco’s effects on people

The Clallam County tobacco prevention specialist is seeking stories about how tobacco has affected people or their loved ones for a publication on the Great… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum Cowboys back on the horse after crucial football win; other prep football results

CHIMACUM -- Chimacum's hope for postseason play in football is still alive. The Cowboys, who need to win out and get help elsewhere in the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend invitational cross country meet stirs up a wasps’ nest

FORT WORDEN -- Runners at the Fort Worden Invitational felt the sting Saturday. Not so much because of the blistering pace that was set, but… Continue reading

Welcome Pole to be raised at Peninsula College Longhouse

PORT ANGELES -- A Welcome Pole will be raised in a ceremony and reception at the Peninsula College Longhouse House of Learning on Tuesday, Oct.… Continue reading

‘Fright Night’ to scare up some fun at Sequim Pumpkin Patch

SEQUIM -- Tonight is "Fright Night" at the Sequim Pumpkin Patch and corn maze at the corner of Kitchen-Dick Road and U.S. Highway 101. A… Continue reading

Candidate forums scheduled on Peninsula

Several candidates forums are scheduled in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend during the next week, including one on Saturday. Candidates for District 24 seats… Continue reading

Pedestrian hit by car in Port Angeles; ticket for driver unlikely

PORT ANGELES -- A Sequim man was treated for head and shoulder injuries and discharged from Olympic Medical Center after he was hit by a… Continue reading