Peninsula Daily News

Holy Week services across the Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND - Christians in Port Townsend and surrounding Jefferson County are co-hosting a Good Friday worship at San Juan Baptist Church, 1704 Discovery Road.… Continue reading

Where to find Easter eggsitement

Grab your basket and head to events near and far to search for candy and prize-filled plastic eggs this Easter weekend. Most events are for… Continue reading

Helicopters part of drill in Sequim today

SEQUIM - The U.S. Army's Weapons of Mass Destruction Team plans a drill and training mission today on Sequim High School's fields off Fir Street… Continue reading

Port Angeles boosters selling bricks to pave way to auditorium

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles High School Dance Team Boosters want to pave the way to the auditorium. The club is selling personalized bricks… Continue reading

TV commercials touting Port Angeles, environs start airing in Seattle today

PORT ANGELES - A series of seven television commercials featuring local events is set to begin airing on Seattle stations today. Port Angeles Television Productions… Continue reading

Chimacum High pitcher throws perfect game

VASHON ISLAND - Arlo Evasick is perfect. The Chimacum High School senior threw a no-hit, no-walk and nobody-on-base gem in a 1-0 full seven-inning Nisqually… Continue reading

Here are the suggestions for the proposed Stevens Middle School name change

PORT ANGELES - Local landmarks and traditional names were listed on Wednesday as the choices under consideration for the Port Angeles School District middle school.… Continue reading

Wanna iguana? Second Chance Ranch offers songbirds to llamas

PORT TOWNSEND - A no-kill animal shelter based near Quilcene plans an adoption day on Saturday, in the hope of finding homes for an assortment… Continue reading

West End gets its own salmon-protection program

FORKS - The West End of Clallam and Jefferson counties now have their own program to coordinate salmon recovery efforts. Called a "lead entity," the… Continue reading

Boat backfire turns into spectacular blaze

PORT ANGELES - A 28-foot pleasure boat burned Thursday afternoon in the Port Angeles Boat Haven, sending billowing black smoke over the western part of… Continue reading

Rescue tug rescues sinking fishing boat — at dock

NEAH BAY - The Coast Guard and the Neah Bay rescue tug Gladiator pumped water out of a 70-foot fishing vessel that was sinking at… Continue reading

Cape Flattery school bond election ends today

Ballots in the Cape Flattery School District's all-mail bond issue election must be postmarked today or taken to the Clallam County Courthouse by 8 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Whittaker worried about climbers’ reliance on electronic beacons

PORT TOWNSEND - There's danger aplenty on Oregon's Mount Hood, including avalanches and crevasses that can swallow a climber and leave no trace. In the… Continue reading

Some Queets access due back in summer, Olympic National Park officials say

Interim access to the upper Queets River valley in the southwestern portion of Olympic National Park is expected to be restored this summer through connecting… Continue reading

Hat’s where it’s at with the Cat in the Hat

Students across the North Olympic Peninsula joined others across the country in reading and being read to on Friday, with a heavy emphasis on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper gets final approval for financing plan

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend Paper Corp. announced Thursday that the federal bankruptcy court has given final approval to financing that permits the company a… Continue reading

Salt Creek park is out of the (downed) woods

JOYCE - Campgrounds need firewood, but this was ridiculous. Salt Creek Recreation Area's lower campsites are set to reopen today after Clallam County employees, volunteers… Continue reading

Comment sought on ferry plans

PORT TOWNSEND - Washington State Ferries staffers will host a public hearing Tuesday night on a new fare-increase proposal and on a pilot program to… Continue reading

Election results official in Jefferson County, Port Angeles

PORT TOWNSEND - Final results of the Feb. 6 election released Wednesday showed the same outcome as the first ballot tally more than two weeks… Continue reading

‘Iraq Resolution’ excerpts

EXCERPTS FROM THE Port Townsend "Iraq Resolution" passed Tuesday night by the City Council by a 5-2 vote: A resolution of the City Council of… Continue reading