Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Farmers Market named best large market in state

PORT TOWNSEND — The Washington State Farmers Market Association has named the Port Townsend Farmers Market the best large market in the state. The recognition… Continue reading

Dog agility trials, benefits, hikes offered this weekend on North Olympic Peninsula

Agile dogs, artist presentations, benefits and hikes are among the attractions offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more about the Steam Ball… Continue reading

Logging, vintage trucks featured at Museum Field Day

SEQUIM — Vintage trucks, logging demonstrations and fiddle music will be the highlights of the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley’s fourth annual… Continue reading

More than 34 percent voter turnout in Clallam County

Clallam County voter turnout in the all-mail primary election had reached 34.6 percent by Thursday. Clallam County East End voters had returned 6,607 ballots of… Continue reading

More than 38 percent voter turnout in Jefferson County

Jefferson County voter turnout in the all-mail primary election had reached 38.44 percent by Thursday. Jefferson County voters had returned 8,390 ballots of the 21,827… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Pinks are abundant, kings are strong at Freshwater Bay, silvers are coming

COLOR THEM PINK. Pink salmon are still going like gangbusters, especially in Sekiu, while the kings seem to be leaving and the silvers are starting… Continue reading

SPORTS: Storm postpones North Olympic World Series game

LAMAR, Colo. — Lightning and thunderstorm 1, North Olympic 0. The Colorado weather seems to keep beating the North Olympic 16U softball team at the… Continue reading

UPDATED — with video — ‘Rock the Flock’ at Jefferson County Fair, which opens Friday

EDITOR'S NOTE — Bill McIntire welcomes everyone to the 2011 Jefferson County Fair, video by Port Townsend-based "digital reporter" Jack Olmsted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_0llwkFpEM PORT TOWNSEND —… Continue reading

How to pack for a long trip (VIDE0)

How to pack for a long trip: Advice from travel writer and TV host, Laura McKenzie (VIDE0) (And here's a link to a USA WEEKEND… Continue reading

Clarinet concert in Sequim on Sunday

SEQUIM — The Marmalades, a clarinet group, will perform at 1 p.m. Sunday. The concert will be held in the shade garden at McComb Gardens,… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic 16U World Series team hanging on by thread after losing first game [**Gallery from Colorado**]

LAMAR, Colo. — North Olympic's 16U softball team can't afford to lose any more games at the Babe Ruth World Series after falling to powerhouse… Continue reading

SPORTS: Registration deadline coming up fast for Olympic Peninsula Senior Games

PORT ANGELES — It’s one of the most popular events on the North Olympic Peninsula and the deadline to register is approaching fast. The Olympic… Continue reading

Two trials pending in case involving car ramming in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court judge has postponed the trial of Michael J. Moyle, a Port Angeles man accused of ramming a… Continue reading

Pray for Jesse Morgan this Sunday

SEQUIM — Jesse Morgan, 21, of Sequim is in critical condition and in a coma at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a freak accident… Continue reading

Olympic Corrections Center comes off lockdown; search continues for escapee

FORKS — While searchers continued to look for a prison escapee, Olympic Corrections Center returned to normal operations Tuesday after being on lockdown since Saturday… Continue reading

Interviews today for Jefferson County WSU extension director candidates

PORT HADLOCK — Four candidates for the Jefferson County Washington State University Extension executive director are being questioned in an eight-hour interview session that is… Continue reading

Brinnon, Quilcene firefighters quell blaze in Mason County

Brinnon and Quilcene firefighters helped extinguish a fire in an unoccupied boathouse just over the East Jefferson County line early Tuesday morning. The fire in… Continue reading

More than 30 percent of Clallam County ballots returned

Clallam County East End voters had returned 5,879 ballots, or 30.78 percent of the 19,097 issued in the all-mail primary election, by Tuesday. To be… Continue reading

More than 34 percent of Jefferson County ballots returned

Jefferson County voters had returned 7,517 ballots, or 34.44 percent of the 21,827 issued in the all-mail primary election, by Tuesday. A total of 121… Continue reading

MoveOn rallies today in Port Angeles, Port Townsend to urge creation of jobs

MoveOn organizers are planning rallies today in both Port Angeles and Port Townsend to urge lawmakers to create jobs to save the economy and to… Continue reading