Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles: Free tours Saturday of “Art on the Town”

PORT ANGELES -- Art on the Town, the downtown business district's open-air art museum, begins its fifth season Saturday. Expert guides from the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Lake Sutherland: Tree removal to temporarily close U.S. 101 today

Two dying old-growth fir trees that tower over power lines along U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Sutherland are being cut down this morning. Asplundh Tree… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Generator problem idles one of two Keystone ferries

Washington State Ferries workers spent a large part of Wednesday fixing a generator problem on one of the ferries on the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run.… Continue reading

Dungeness: County commissioners OK deed on property buyout

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday approved signing the warranty deed to the first of several proposed private property acquisitions intended to improve salmon habitat near… Continue reading

Jefferson: Locke appoints county Demo chairwoman to state post

OLYMPIA -- Jefferson County Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Biery of Port Townsend has been named director of external affairs by Washington Gov. Gary Locke. "Nancy… Continue reading

Peninsula: College to hold 41st commencement on Saturday

Peninsula College will celebrate its 41st commencement Saturday at the main campus in Port Angeles. More than 300 graduates are eligible to receive diplomas and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Volunteers sought to work on Dream Playground again

PORT ANGELES -- More than 300 volunteers are needed this weekend to complete another phase of the Dream Playground. Work will occur rain or shine… Continue reading

$2.2 million bound for Indian Island project

PORT HADLOCK -- A $2.2 million project at Naval Magazine Indian Island is part of $9.2 billion recently approved by a U.S. House of Representatives… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hood Bridge, graving yard bid opening today

Bid openings for the state Department of Transportation's graving yard and Hood Canal Bridge project is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Transportation's headquarters in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port to purchase parkland

A resolution passed Monday night by the Port Angeles City Council paves the way for the Port of Port Angeles to purchase a parcel of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Marine Science Center receives $33,000 grant

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center said Monday that it has received a $33,000 grant from the Russell Family Foundation. This grant will be used… Continue reading

West End: Trail to Shi Shi Beach closed until next month

NEAH BAY -- Access to Shi Shi Beach through the Makah Reservation remains officially closed until completion of trail construction. The Makah Tribal Council is… Continue reading

Forks: Man injured in off-road crash released from hospital

A Forks man hospitalized in an all-terrain vehicle crash June 8 has been released, a spokesperson at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said Sunday afternoon.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: WWII warbirds arrive today

Two restored World War II bombers will be available for tours and flights at William R. Fairchild International Airport today, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Boeing… Continue reading

Quilcene official fined

Craig Richbourg, who chairs the Quilcene School Board, also failed to submit his financial disclosure form on time. Richbourg eventually filed the report and paid… Continue reading

Clallam County Drug Court wins two grants

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's drug court, which promotes rehabilitation over incarceration for drug users, has been awarded two grants totaling $129,750. The grants were… Continue reading

Sports: Inaugural marathon Sunday

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula's first marathon is set to start in two days. The first-ever North Olympic Discovery Marathon, an official 26.2-miles… Continue reading

Chimacum graduation tonight, then Port Angeles, Sequim on Friday and Crescent, Neah Bay and Quilcene on Saturday

Chimacum High School officials will bid farewell to about 87 seniors tonight. The graduation ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort… Continue reading

Sports: Peninsula College names soccer coach

PORT ANGELES -- Andrew Chapman of Spokane is the new Peninsula College men's head soccer coach. Chapman is a graduate of Eastern Washington University with… Continue reading

BY LUKE BOGUES

PORT TOWNSEND -- Laurie Medlicott has become the first person to announce her candidacy for City Council. Medlicott, 58, is a former nurse who said… Continue reading