Peninsula Daily News

Sequim: Schools superintendent finalists to visit this week

The three finalists to be Sequim's next schools superintendent are visiting the city today, Wednesday and Thursday. The public will have a chance to meet… Continue reading

Clallam: 17 crashes linked to foul weather

The Washington State Patrol responded to 17 weather-related vehicular crashes Saturday and Saturday night, but only two minor injuries were reported around Clallam County. Washington… Continue reading

Clallam: Survivor in fatal crash in serious condtion

A Beaver woman remained in serious condition Sunday following a head-on car crash late Friday night that killed two others on U.S. Highway 101 at… Continue reading

Peninsula: Blizzard-like winds, snow slam Hurricane Ridge

Blizzard conditions, extreme avalanche danger and nine-foot snowdrifts at the Hurricane Ridge lodge parking lot closed Hurricane Ridge Road all day Sunday. It was unknown… Continue reading

Port Townsend girls going to state

UNIVERSITY PLACE -- The Port Townsend High School girls basketball team will be going to state after its 46-31 victory over Steilacoom on Saturday night… Continue reading

Patriarch and civic leader Howard Ruddell dies at 90

Howard B. Ruddell, longtime Port Angeles auto dealer and civic leader, is dead at age 90. Please click on Obituaries at left for the full… Continue reading

Port Ludlow’s secret is out

Port Ludlow is one of the best neighborhoods in American for retirees, says Where to Retire, a 200,000-circulation national magazine for retirees. It profiles Port… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD offers loan of water meters

Jefferson County can save more than $38,250 on its water meter reading plans for Marrowstone Island if it accepts a utility district proposal. Jefferson County… Continue reading

Sports: State playoff action

SPOKANE -- Tyler Henley scored 25 points and Scott Patten added 20 to carry seventh-ranked St. George's to a 64-50 victory over fifth-ranked Clallam Bay… Continue reading

PA council won’t revisit fluoridation decision

The Port Angeles City Council refused a request Tuesday night from a half-dozen people to revisit its Feb. 18 decision to fluoridate the city's water… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment soars

Clallam and Jefferson counties' unemployment rates rose dramatically during January compared with December's, Washington State Employment Security's monthly report shows. Clallam County closed January with… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Reward offered in arson case

A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the Feb. 24 fire that destroyed a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard receives city building permit

The state Department of Transportation's proposed graving yard has received a Port Angeles city building permit, clearing another of its many hurdles. The permit for… Continue reading

Port Townsend residents help open children’s center in Vietnam

Five Port Townsend residents helped open a $2.5 million rehabilitation center in a Vietnamese village on Friday. David Goldsmith, John and Donna Doney, Sally Gooding… Continue reading

The field of candidates to be the next superintendent of Sequim schools has been narrowed to five.

The five semifinalists are Dr. Donald Brannam, director of instruction and staff development in the Anacortes School District; Garn Christensen, superintendent of Chewelah School District;… Continue reading

Port Townsend loses sub-district game, but has another chance

EATONVILLE -- Port Townsend lost to Eatonville for the third time this season, but the Redskins may yet get another chance to knock off the… Continue reading

Who from the North Olympic Peninsula is in or en route to the Persian Gulf region? – The

is compiling the names of Jefferson and Clallam residents in the armed services -- active duty and reserve -- who are involved in the current… Continue reading

Port Angeles inaugurates downtown Mardi Gras festival Saturday

Mardi Gras is a time for letting loose free spirits before the onset of the Christian observation of Lent, a time of reflection and self-denial.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Adult-oriented Mardi Gras party Saturday night

The Port Angeles Downtown Association's Mardi Gras festivities on Saturday afternoon stress family-oriented activities. Adults looking for more Mardi-zest in their pre-Lenten festivities will find… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Sounds of Brazilian Carnival at Fort Worden jazz concert

In New Orleans, it's Mardi Gras. In Rio de Janeiro, it's Carnival. In Port Townsend, the Brazilian Jazz sounds of Jovino Santos Neto Quintet will… Continue reading