Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles school levy yes vote rises to nearly 72 percent

More ballots in the Port Angeles School District levy election were counted Thursday, raising the affirmative vote to 71.92 percent. And the voter turnout of… Continue reading

Rhododendron Festival parade, carnival, Rhody Run this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Celebrate "A Touch of Elegance"' at the 70th annual Rhododendron Festival, the theme of this year's pistil-packing event. Festivities began way back… Continue reading

Port Angeles orchestras bring New York concert home

The Port Angeles High School orchestras will reprise their Easter Sunday concert at New York's Carnegie Hall for a North Olympic Peninsula audience tonight. Under… Continue reading

Man pleads guilty to murdering woman on Hoh reservation

TACOMA -- A man accused of strangling a tribal member to death on the Hoh Reservation in December 2003 has pleaded guilty to second degree… Continue reading

OlyPen back in business — and so are its computer customers

SEQUIM -- The North Olympic Peninsula's largest Internet service provider returned online Tuesday, although e-mail service was "a little bit spotty" in the words of… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim sneaks into district soccer tourney

SEQUIM -- Sequim did all it could do then had to sit back and let the chips fall where they may. Sequim, which finished strong… Continue reading

Clallam Transit eyes reductions in paratransit service

FORKS -- Clallam Transit System's Board of Directors will schedule hearings on proposed reductions in paratransit service when they meet at 1 p.m. today in… Continue reading

Health Board sets hearing on food code

FORKS -- The Clallam County Board of Health will hold a public hearing on the draft of the county's new Food Safety Code when it… Continue reading

Another county official on the mend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Administrator John Fischbach underwent knee replacement surgery last week and is expected to take three to six weeks to recover… Continue reading

Body found southwest of Lake Ozette identified

LAPUSH -- A body found on the beach southwest of Lake Ozette last week has been identified as that of a Westport-area fisherman who disappeared… Continue reading

Elsewhere on Peninsula, another busy weekend on tap

In addition to the Irrigation Festival in Sequim, a variety of activities -- from art walks to several concerts to celebrations in Port Townsend and… Continue reading

Get ready for the big Sequim Irrigation Festival parade!

SEQUIM -- The 110th Irrigation Festival jumps into full gear this weekend with classic cars, the logging show, museum exhibits, arts and crafts, plenty of… Continue reading

Here kitty, kitty

HAVE YOU SEEN Priscilla? The medium longhair tortoiseshell cat who lived in the Grey Wolf River Apartments in Sequim apparently managed to escape Wednesday's fire,… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival schedule

Here is the schedule for the remaining events of the 110th Sequim Irrigation Festival, which concludes this weekend. Today, May 13 * Crazy Days Breakfast:… Continue reading

Rhododendron Festival schedule

Here's the schedule for 70th annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival, themed "A Touch of Elegance": Saturday, May 14 * Arts and Crafts Fair: downtown, 10… Continue reading

Sports: Crescent High School basketball coach steps down

JOYCE -- After two seasons at the helm, Crescent High School's boys basketball head coach Mike Lippert is calling it quits. "Due to time constraints… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim exacts revenge against Port Townsend 18-8

PORT TOWNSEND -- When you"re hot you're hot, and that's precisely what the Sequim High School baseball team's bats were Wednesday -- sizzling hot. The… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim soccer team shuts out Port Townsend 4-0

SEQUIM -- With the season in the bag, the Sequim High School soccer team has nothing left to do but sit and hope for a… Continue reading

Appointed county clerk to kick off election bid Wednesday

Appointed Jefferson County Clerk Ruth Gordon will formally kick off her campaign for election Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Public House,… Continue reading

Sports: National high school sailing championships in Port Angeles this weekend

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Yacht Club and the Clallam County Family YMCA are helping co-host the national high school sailing championships in Port… Continue reading