Peninsula Daily News

Clallam Transit also sees rise in 2006

PORT ANGELES - Clallam Transit System saw a 10 percent increase to 856,171 in its fixed route ridership during 2006. CTS' total boardings, which include… Continue reading

Heavy metal

Two ship's anchors, each weighing about 15 tons and standing 13 feet tall, arrive Thursday afternoon at the Port of Port Angeles for emergency installation… Continue reading

OMC Foundation donates $321,000 to medical center

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center received donations totaling nearly $321,000 Wednesday from its namesake foundation. The amount represents $60,770 that was contributed during 2006,… Continue reading

Civic-minded couple named Marrowstone Citizens of Year

NORDLAND - When Hadlock Building Supply burned in 1995, all the employees were kept on the payroll while the new building was constructed. This commitment… Continue reading

Port Townsend nominees for top Citizen, Business Leader announced

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend 2006 Citizen of the Year and Business Leader of the Year will be announced during an 11 a.m. brunch Jan.… Continue reading

Man injured driving car allegedly stolen

SEQUIM - Sequim police have arrested the injured driver of a car they say had been stolen from the Sequim High School parking lot. Alexander… Continue reading

Safety course away from the water

A boating safety course will start Jan. 24 at Peninsula College's Port Angeles campus and run for seven Wednesday evenings. Boat handling, navigation aids, adverse… Continue reading

Workshops across the Peninsula

Olympic Community Action Programs is sponsoring three-day "Developing Your Potential" workshops to help people entering the work force identify their strengths and create job portfolios.… Continue reading

Teen charged with escape for disappearing into woods from outhouse

FORKS - A teenager was charged with third-degree escape earlier this month for giving a juvenile probation officer the slip and vanishing into the forest.… Continue reading

Three airlifted after state Highway 110 head-on crash near Forks

FORKS - Three people - including a 9-month-old boy - were airlifted to a Seattle hospital following a head-on collision Tuesday morning on the highway… Continue reading

Man arrested after chase through Dungeness Valley

DUNGENESS - A Sequim-area man has been arrested for allegedly trying to elude a police officer and resisting arrest following a high-speed chase through the… Continue reading

Salmon recovery efforts

receive almost $1 million Four conservation agencies across Clallam County will receive nearly $1 million from the state Salmon Recovery Funding Board. A total of… Continue reading

Olympic considers buying an additional clinic

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center is considering buying the Family Medicine of Port Angeles Clinic at Eighth and Cherry streets. "It's very preliminary right… Continue reading

Landslide closes Olympic Discovery Trail near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - A landslide has blocked Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles. The trail has been closed from mile marker 2.5 to marker… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 2 plead not guilty in shooting death

PORT ANGELES - Two people charged in connection with the Dec. 21 gunshot death of a Port Angeles man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a… Continue reading

Schools set make-up days for time lost to storms

Thanks to fall storms, school districts throughout the North Olympic Peninsula are changing their schedules. Districts were closed for several days during the post-Thanksgiving snow… Continue reading

Sequim: Captured bobcat gets OK for return to wild

SEQUIM - A bobcat that has been sheltered at a rescue facility since his Dec. 16 capture in Port Angeles is expected to be released… Continue reading

Peninsula: State Patrol reports no major New Year’s Eve incidents

No major traffic wrecks were reported to the State Patrol in the North Olympic Peninsula on New Year's Eve. No major traffic wrecks were reported… Continue reading

Home Fund: a ‘hand-up, not a handout’ – FROM JAN. 1 – through Nov. 1,

Peninsula Home Fund has helped 1,439 individuals and households in Jefferson and Clallam Counties, spending $110,943.13 of the $135,168.75 collected in 2005. There's no question… Continue reading

Rescue team plucks hunter from 3,720 feet

SEQUIM -- A deer hunter remained in good condition at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles on Sunday with injuries he suffered in a fall… Continue reading