Peninsula Daily News

Forks licensing office on chopping block along with Port Townsend’s

FORKS AND PORT TOWNSEND are among the 25 state Department of Licensing offices that Gov. Chris Gregoire plans to close as part of a government… Continue reading

Code directs tribal response to discoveries

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's cultural property code governs what would happen if artifacts or remains were discovered during cleanup or redevelopment… Continue reading

Prep basketball notes

No. 1 Seattle Christian 69, Chimacum 32 SEATAC -- Chimacum (7-4, 12-7) was no match for the top-ranked Class 1A Warriors on Friday. Seattle Christian… Continue reading

Sequim Border Patrol protest draws estimated 60 people

SEQUIM -- Stop the Checkpoints staged its second rally in as many weeks on Saturday at the corner of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue. The… Continue reading

Harbor-Works, public agency, wants Rayonier land to direct both cleanup, marketing

PORT ANGELES -- Although the Rayonier Inc. property on the Port Angeles waterfront is not listed for sale, Harbor-Works Public Development Authority has expressed interest… Continue reading

What digital TV delay means to North Olympic Peninsula viewers

SEATTLE STATIONS KOMO-TV, KIRO-7 and KING-5 will continue over-the-air analog broadcasting until June, said the president and CEO of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters,… Continue reading

Prep sports: Chimacum girls score 50-35 win over Charles Wright

CHIMACUM -- After regrouping and overcoming what is becoming a characteristically slow start, the Chimacum girls basketball team pushed away from Charles Wright in the… Continue reading

School levies win in Chimacum, Quillayute Valley; Forks bond issue slightly ahead

The Chimacum School District levy passed with flying colors on Tuesday, as did a school levy on the West End. With 52.4 percent of voters… Continue reading

Farmer ranks fifth in D.C. bid without even trying

It doesn't look like Dungeness Valley farmer Nash Huber will grow organic fruits and vegetables at the White House. But he came close -- without… Continue reading

Sequim claims first Battle of the Axe

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles heavyweight John Camp won the battle, but the Sequim Wolves won the war. Or is it the other way around?… Continue reading

Where to e-cycle on the North Olympic Peninsula

FREE RECYCLING OF television sets, laptop and desktop computers and monitors is available in Jefferson and Clallam counties, thanks to the state's new E-Cycle Washington… Continue reading

Party like a president: Today’s inauguration events around the Peninsula

Events celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama will be held in Port Angeles, at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn and at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds… Continue reading

Gottschalks files for bankruptcy protection

Gottschalks Inc., a retailer in business for 104 years which has a store in downtown Port Angeles, announced this morning that it has filed a… Continue reading

Olympic National Park wants to move Ridge weather station

The Olympic National Park plans to relocate the weather station at Hurricane Ridge about 100 yards to provide a more accurate reading of snow depth.… Continue reading

FLOODING ON BOGACHIEL RIVER ON WEST END; REST OF PENINSULA UNDER FLOOD WATCH

The National Weather Service issued the following flood warning as warm rains are forecast through Thursday. The Bogachiel River near Forks is on the Weather… Continue reading

The Home Fund never closes — a 2009 appeal

WHILE THE BOOKS on the 2008 fundraising drive are now closed, the Peninsula Home Fund itself never closes. Donations of any amount can be made… Continue reading

PDN PENINSULA HOME FUND REACHES DONATIONS RECORD

The Peninsula Daily News' Peninsula Home Fund set a new record, when the holiday drive reached $198,015.03 in donations. Thousands of dollars in last-minute donations… Continue reading

New Year’s Eve celebrations set across North Olympic Peninsula

Whether you're celebrating the end of the old year or the beginning of the new, tonight's the night when many folks get out and party.… Continue reading

Officer under internal police investigation in Sequim

SEQUIM -- A Sequim police officer who took a military flare-like device to work is the subject of an internal investigation, Lt. Sherri Crain said… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND MAN IN FATAL WRECK IDENTIFIED

CHIMACUM — A 66-year-old Port Townsend man was killed in a single-car crash on state Highway 19 near Embody Road about 5 miles south of… Continue reading