Peninsula Daily News

Sports: Chimacum boys advance in state playoffs; Forks boys, Chimacum girls lose

YAKIMA -- Sophomore Steven Gray came within one point of a state single-game scoring record as he sparked the Chimacum Cowboys to a huge upset… Continue reading

A scolding from her honor

PORT TOWNSEND MAYOR Catharine Robinson's letter chastising fellow City Council member Geoff Masci for calling three council members "godless heathen hippies" during a talk at… Continue reading

Sequim picks finalists for middle school principal post

SEQUIM -- Sequim Middle School has a new principal, and six people have been selected as finalists for the position of Greywolf Elementary School principal.… Continue reading

Graduation in Port Angeles today of first Bridge Project class

The public is invited to graduation ceremonies for The Bridge Project's first retail-customer service custom job skills training class today. The Bridge Project, which trains… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry cancellations this week

Low tides and unfavorable currents are causing another round of ferry cancellations between Port Townsend and Keystone this week. The run cancellations begin Tuesday, when… Continue reading

Sports: Forks, 2 Chimacum teams advance to state tournament

UNIVERSITY PLACE -- The Chimacum girls basketball team picked up third place in the Class 2A West Central District Tournament on Saturday and a berth… Continue reading

Hospital acts to improve cuisine

PORT ANGELES -- They will select meals from a menu, call in their orders from bed, be served by a server and eat from real… Continue reading

Guess who’s coming for dinner in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Plans have been approved and permits issued for the construction of a Jack in the Box restaurant. The final approval came from the… Continue reading

Read the graving yard report online

THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Transportation has posted the entire Hood Canal Bridge graving yard report on its bridge Web site for the public to peruse.… Continue reading

PA chamber to hear alder mill president

PORT ANGELES -- Richard Tinney, president of Washington Alder LLC, which as Port Angeles Hardwood LLC plans to build a $23 million sawmill west of… Continue reading

Trial set in case in which woman allegedly set fire to motel room with family inside

PORT ANGELES -- The trial of a woman accused of trying to kill her husband and two children is set for April 4. Sheree L.… Continue reading

Coho ferry to go out of service Monday

The ferry MV Coho, which transports passengers and motor vehicles between Port Angeles and Victoria, goes out of service Monday for an annual two-week maintenance… Continue reading

Governor to mayor: Graving yard isn’t going to resume at Port Angeles site

OLYMPIA -- Gov. Christine Gregoire this week said in writing what she has stated publicly: The Port Angeles graving yard will remain closed for good… Continue reading

Governor’s letter to Mayor Headrick

Following is the text of Wednesday's letter from Gov. Christine Gregoire to Port Angeles Mayor Richard Headrick: Dear Mayor Headrick: Thank you for writing. I… Continue reading

More school bus routes in Chimacum

CHIMACUM -- School district administrators will add more school bus routes next fall, a move to increase state funding to schools but decrease bus driver… Continue reading

Military exercises on Strait of Juan de Fuca

The U.S. Coast Guard is joining forces with the Canadian Navy and Air Force this week to conduct security exercises in the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Rates set for new Sequim band shell rental

SEQUIM -- The city's new band shell in Carrie Blake Park will be available to rent under a tiered fee structure depending on the type… Continue reading

Text of letter from family members of victim

Here is the text of the letter sent by Deborah Fields Rowan's family to Clallam County Superior Court Judge George Wood and Western State Hospital… Continue reading

Highway 101 slide near Bogachiel River repaired

U.S. Highway 101 near the Bogachiel River south of Forks will be open for two-way traffic this afternoon for the first time in nearly six… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge one-lane on Thursday

Work on Hood Canal Bridge overhead lights on Thursday will reduce traffic to a single lane on Thursday. Alternating traffic will be controlled by flaggers… Continue reading