Peninsula Daily News

First in series of Olympic National Park management plan meetings this week

PORT TOWNSEND -- The first of nine open houses to discuss Olympic National Park's Draft General Management Plan is slated for this week. From 4… Continue reading

Teen found dead in bed

PORT HADLOCK -- A 17-year-old boy died from a suspected asthma attack as he slept, Jefferson County Undersheriff Tim Perry said Monday. The teen lived… Continue reading

Port Ludlow man dies in Kitsap County collision

POULSBO -- A 35-year-old Port Ludlow man was killed and four people were injured in a collision Saturday evening in Kitsap County. Jason L. Cartmel,… Continue reading

The Joyce Daze winners — by a whisker

JOYCE -- A total of 21 contestants competed in the Joyce Daze Beard and Mustache Competition on Saturday. Competitors, judged by Clallam County Commissioner Mike… Continue reading

Some Clallam, Jefferson partisan office-holders automatically re-elected

An extended candidate filing week for partisan offices without challengers finished Friday with no surprises -- and some office-holders automatically given new terms of office.… Continue reading

Busy weekend on tap for North Olympic Peninsula

This weekend will be crammed full of events across Jefferson and Clallam counties. Here are rundowns on four of the activities coming up: Joyce Daze… Continue reading

Veteran actor McDowell to star at next month’s Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Veteran actor Malcolm McDowell will be the featured celebrity guest at next month's Port Townsend Film Festival, organizers announced today. And a… Continue reading

Restrictions imposed as Lake Cushman fire remains out of control

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest have restricted fires and tobacco smoking as a wildfire continues to scorch national forest terrain north of Lake… Continue reading

Marine ‘dead zone’ killing fish, crab

TAHOLAH -- North of the Moclips River on the central Olympic Peninsula coast, crabbers are pulling up pots full of dead Dungeness crabs. Dozens of… Continue reading

More best bets for this weekend

IN ADDITION TO the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club's 10th annual All Breeds Dog Shows in Sequim, there's plenty going on this weekend. To navigate the… Continue reading

Candidate filings in Jefferson, Clallam counties slow down

Wednesday yielded only a few new candidates filing for fall elections in Jefferson and Clallam counties. In Jefferson County, John R. Hynson, a Port Townsend… Continue reading

Final clue in contest revealed

PORT TOWNSEND -- The fourth and final clue in the Port Townsend Film Festival's "Guess-the-Guest" contest was revealed Wednesday as the countdown continues for the… Continue reading

Memorial fund set up for man who drowned in Lake Crescent

PORT ANGELES -- A memorial fund has been set up for the family of Jesse Thanem, the concert musician and college student who drowned Monday… Continue reading

Tribal canoe capsizes; 1 killed

DUNGENESS -- High winds and five- to seven-foot swells capsized a Makah tribal canoe near the Dungeness Spit late Wednesday afternoon, killing a Canadian tribal… Continue reading

Candidate filing quiets down in Jefferson

Monday's busy first day of candidate filings for Jefferson County's fall elections was followed Tuesday by a quiet one during which only one candidate submitted… Continue reading

Curios from the Canoe Journey

THE INTER-TRIBAL Canoe Journey started in 1989 when Quinault tribal member Emmett Oliver organized the "Paddle to Seattle"' to commemorate the centennial of Washington state.… Continue reading

More county incumbents file for elections in Clallam

Two more incumbent Clallam County office-holders filed for re-election Tuesday, and the expected Democratic challenger for the state House of Representatives filed in Olympia. Prosecuting… Continue reading

Tentative canoe journey schedule

ALL ARE WELCOME to come and watch the remarkable feat of canoeists paddling up the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward Puget Sound in the… Continue reading

Volunteers wanted to help serve meals to canoeists

VOLUNTEERS ARE BEING quickly recruited to help serve breakfast Wednesday morning to visiting canoe journey pullers before they launch to Jamestown. The volunteers are asked… Continue reading

Cheesemaking class Aug. 5

PORT TOWNSEND -- A one-day course on making fresh mozzarella cheese will be held at Mt. Townsend Creamery from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,… Continue reading