Peninsula Daily News

Two Peninsula healthcare agencies share in big settlement

Two North Olympic Peninsula agencies are sharing in a $695,000 settlement between the state Attorney General's Office and Medco Health Solutions Inc. The PAARC Clinic,… Continue reading

West End: Forks graduate named superintendent of Coronado National Memorial

A 1985 graduate of Forks High School has been selected by the National Park Service to be superintendent of Coronado National Memorial in Hereford, Ariz.… Continue reading

Port Angeles congregation finds a new home

PORT ANGELES -- A congregation barred from holding church services in a former clothing store is looking for new quarters. Pastor Mark Weatherford said Eastern… Continue reading

Sports: Peninsula College women capture third in tourney

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Peninsula College women's basketball team captured third place at the Clackamas Community College Tournament on Sunday. The Pirates, 2-1 on… Continue reading

“Small Town Christmas” theme of Festival of Trees in Port Angeles today through Sunday

PORT ANGELES -- The Festival of Trees sponsored by the Port Angeles Exchange Club and the Olympic Medical Foundation kicks off with the theme of… Continue reading

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas across the North Olympic Peninsula

Downtown events this weekend and next ring in yuletide cheer in business districts in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks. Among the participants will… Continue reading

2004 Peninsula Home Fund debuts, helps Jefferson, Clallam residents

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. A fourth-grade student… Continue reading

Street, sidewalk projects approved for Forks, Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Four road and sidewalk projects across the North Olympic Peninsula have received grant funding from the state Transportation Improvement Board. A total of $564,000 was… Continue reading

Port Angeles: $1 million federal appropriation virtually assures Gateway Center project

PORT ANGELES -- An unexpected million-dollar infusion of cash guarantees construction of a downtown transportation project and save city taxpayers money, a key project proponent… Continue reading

Small quake under Strait of Juan de Fuca

A small earthquake centered in the Strait of Juan de Fuca due north of Dungeness Bay occurred early Monday morning. No reports of damage --… Continue reading

A grand old day for a Port Angeles granddad

PORT ANGELES -- "Twas a grand day when granddad got the Grand Old Flag on Sunday, the day Warren Harding Konopaski celebrated 82 years. About… Continue reading

No, Richard Gere won’t be there

Port Townsend extras and crew members and the general public are welcomed to "An Officer and a Gentleman"' reunion at noon Sunday at The Rose… Continue reading

Two Port Angeles events bring on the holiday, winter seasons

PORT ANGELES -- Two weekend events point to the fact that winter and the holiday shopping season are just around the corner. Merchants in downtown… Continue reading

Clallam: Emotions run high as stricken county commissioner receives quilt

Tears, cheers -- and a handmade quilt to keep him warm -- greeted Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger at the start of the Board of… Continue reading

Peninsula jobless rate climbs — just a little

North Olympic Peninsula unemployment rates edged upward in October, but are still much lower than a year ago. Clallam County's jobless rate in October rose… Continue reading

Floor of new Sequim transportation, community center too wet to lay flooring

SEQUIM -- A ground-floor issue -- the ground floor itself -- is all that's blocking completion of the Sequim Transportation Center. The building, which also… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council due to consider reorganization plan tonight

The Port Angeles City Council tonight is expected to discuss plans to fold its Parks and Recreation Department into the Public Works and Utilities Department… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim alumni tourney set later this month

SEQUIM -- The sixth annual Sequim High School boys basketball alumni tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 27. Teams that want to register must do… Continue reading

U.S. Marshal’s Service involved in search for escaped murderer

The U.S. Marshal's Service is looking for the murderer of a Sequim-area couple who escaped from a Seattle halfway house. The state Department of Corrections… Continue reading

Clallam: Search for new county treasurer narrowed to three finalists

The search for an appointed Clallam County treasurer was narrowed to three finalists Friday. A special screening committee recommended to county commissioners Beth Loveridge, former… Continue reading