Peninsula Daily News

Clallam: Business incubator gets $1 million

The state has awarded $1 million to finish the Clallam Business Incubator at the Lincoln Center at Eighth and B streets in Port Angeles, said… Continue reading

Forks: Auction to aid students set for weekend

Thousands of donated items will be auctioned off this weekend to raise money for about 85 Forks High School and Quileute Tribal School graduates. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: The man who wasn’t there

PORT ANGELES -- Dr. Robert Witham was the subject of almost three hours of discussion during the Olympic Medical Center board of commissioners' meeting Wednesday… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Up to 300 pounds of pot seized; Canadian arrested

PORT ANGELES -- Acting on a citizen's tip, authorities on Thursday morning arrested a Canadian man east of the city and confiscated an estimated 200… Continue reading

Clallam: Graving yard pact due today

State, federal and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials plan to sign an agreement today that leads to fully restarting construction of the state Department of… Continue reading

Jefferson: Jail escapee still being sought

An 18-year-old jail inmate who walked away from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office last week was still at large Monday afternoon. Joseph Steven King, who… Continue reading

Port Townsend: High school students pitching in for Main Street

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group of high school students is teaming up with Main Street to leave a positive mark on the town. The "junior"'… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board takes suggestions tonight

The Sequim School District, which includes Gardiner, will take public comment tonight regarding its use of funds available through a statewide ballot initiative. Initiative 728,… Continue reading

Joyce: Second round of vote-counting set today

Clallam County elections officials will count 87 ballots today in the Crescent School District's bid for a four-year, $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy. The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Elk census to be taken in Hoh Valley

Olympic National Park biologists are planning a census of Roosevelt elk in the Hoh Valley between March 17 and March 31, depending on weather conditions.… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Victorian Festival slated March 18-21

Take a step back in time March 18-21, 2004 as Port Townsend is transported back to its Victorian seaport roots for the eighth annual Victorian… Continue reading

Sports: Peninsula teams find state quarterfinals tough going

Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Forks all lost state quarterfinal basketball games Thursday. The Port Townsend girls lost 43-32 to Mount Baker in the Class… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend wins state tourney game

YAKIMA -- Hana Wilson sank a jumper at the buzzer to spark Port Townsend to a one-point 41-40 victory over Chewelah in the first round… Continue reading

Peninsula: Satellite TV server yanks MTV in dispute over fees

EchoStar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network satellite system popular on the North Olympic Peninsula, has black out MTV channels as part of a… Continue reading

Diamond Point: ‘High probability’ missing plane crashed in Puget Sound

The state search coordinator for a missing Cessna airplane that took off from Diamond Point on Feb. 29 says there's a "high probability" it crashed… Continue reading

Peninsula: GOP caucuses tonight

Republicans caucus in Clallam and Jefferson counties tonight, drawn by President Bush's campaign and the possibility that delegates will nominate finalists for governor and other… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Monroe School placed on closure path

Monroe Elementary School will be closed in June under a scenario approved late Monday by the Port Angeles School District board. The board voted 4-1… Continue reading

Sequim: Museum’s show and sale offers knickknacks and objets d”junque

SEQUIM -- Knickknacks and bric-a-brac, or is that an undiscovered treasure? The Sequim Museum and Arts Center held its annual Elegant Flea, Antique and Collectable… Continue reading

Clallam: Olympic hospital commissioners OK $732,200 in purchases

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center commissioners approved capital equipment purchases and maintenance agreements totaling just more than $732,200 at their monthly work session Wednesday.… Continue reading

Diamond Point: Searchers identify ‘high interest’ site for finding missing plane

Case Inlet in Pierce County has been identified as a "high interest"' area for where a plane missing from Diamond Point Airport may have gone… Continue reading