Peninsula Daily News

Road work to narrow highway east of Port Angeles; expect slow traffic

PORT ANGELES -- Night time traffic will be slowed this week on U.S. Highway 101 just east of Port Angeles as workers widen the highway… Continue reading

Clallam County Foundation awards 14 scholarships to graduates

The Clallam Community Foundation has awarded 14 scholarships totaling $15,500 to 2010 high school graduates from across the North Olympic Peninsula. The students and the… Continue reading

Lawn mowers to race today in Port Hadlock following big day at Clallam County Fair

PORT HADLOCK -- Competitors, start your lawn mowers. More than 30 lawn mowers -- ready to race at speeds that may exceed 40 mph --… Continue reading

Two hurt in wreck that blocks highway

BEAVER -- Two LaPush residents were hurt in a one-car rollover on Thursday that blocked the highway for about a half-hour until a State Patrol… Continue reading

Lots to do on the Peninsula this weekend

Concerts, dinners and West End Thunder are among the entertainment and other activities offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. PORT ANGELES Author book… Continue reading

Healing through art, music topic Saturday at Goddard College celebration in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Presentations on healing through art and music are slated in the coming week at Fort Worden State Park in celebration of Goddard… Continue reading

SPORTS: A new era in prep football in 2010 with four new coaches and different leagues

Prep football season promises to have a different feel on the North Olympic Peninsula this fall. With four new head coaches, seven of nine schools… Continue reading

Dyan Cannon Port Townsend Film Fest’s special guest

PORT TOWNSEND -- Dyan Cannon will be the special guest at the 11th annual Port Townsend Film Festival scheduled Sept. 24-26. Cannon, 73, who was… Continue reading

Volunteers help homeless clean up at Port Angeles center

PORT ANGELES -- Most mornings, at least three people are waiting when the new Basic Hygiene Center in Port Angeles opens, said Sandra Enger, chief… Continue reading

StreamFest to offer food, activities Aug. 29

PORT ANGELES -- "Loco over local," say posters publicizing North Olympic Land Trust's 11th annual StreamFest on Sunday, Aug. 29. "We're really not advising people… Continue reading

UPDATED — Doherty dominant in Clallam 3rd district election; Poole is 2nd

PORT ANGELES — Incumbent Clallam County commissioner Mike Doherty is headed for a showdown in the general election, but his opponent remains to be seen.… Continue reading

UPDATED — PA library levy passing. Kelly and Freedman lead in Clallam prosecutor’s race. Doherty, Poole lead in Clallam commissioner contest

LIBRARY LEVY — The North Olympic Library System asked voters in Clallam County to restore its 2010 regular property tax levy rate from 33 cents… Continue reading

Post office substation opens in PT

PORT TOWNSEND — A new post office substation has opened in the Purple Heron, a boutique gift shop at 1117 Water St. in downtown Port… Continue reading

Update: One killed in crash near Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE — At least one person has been killed in a collision involving a recreational vehicle west of the Hood Canal Bridge in Jefferson County.… Continue reading

Vehicle passing on right hits car making turn in Shine

PORT TOWNSEND--Two people were injured in a Monday afternoon car crash on state Highway 104 about three miles west of the Hood Canal Bridge when… Continue reading

Two Sequim residents hospitalized after car overturns

SEQUIM -- Two Sequim men were injured seriously when their car overturned on Palo Alto Road late Sunday night, authorities said today. David Elliott, 21,… Continue reading

Crew’s work protects new trees at Tarboo preserve

The buzz of weed-whackers in the Tarboo Valley this summer was the sound of Northwest Watershed Institute's summer field crew at work. Since mid-June, the… Continue reading

Primary election ends today on North Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News The primary election for federal, state and some county offices ends today after about 2 ½ weeks of voting, primarily by mail.… Continue reading

Assistant principal chosen for Stevens Middle School

PORT ANGELES -- Joyce Mininger has been chosen to replace Scott Harker as the assistant principal of Stevens Middle School. Mininger's contract will be recommended… Continue reading

Olympic National Park fire grows, burns more than 300 acres

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A fire on Mount Hopper grew 155 acres on Sunday, reaching a total of 325 acres burned. The smoky fire, which… Continue reading