Peninsula Daily News

Olympic National Park: “Star party” on Thursday

To celebrate a piece of pillow basalt from Olympic National Park orbiting Earth on the space shuttle Columbia, officials will host a "Rock in Space"'… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard, business parking discussed by Planning Commission tonight

Tonight's Port Angeles Planning Commission agenda includes discussion about eliminating business parking regulations and granting a "shoreline substantial development permit application" for the state Department… Continue reading

Sequim: Big money for elk herd

Sequim's Elk Habitat Committee has received two contributions to help start a multiyear education campaign. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation gave a $12,960 grant, while… Continue reading

Clallam: Events welcome return of MV Coho

PORT ANGELES -- Business leaders will welcome the MV Coho back to the city with a party this morning. And they are inviting the public… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff probes assault at Clallam Bay Prison

The Clallam County Sheriff's Office is investigating a felony assault charge against a Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmate who allegedly threatened a kitchen cook with… Continue reading

Peninsula: Martin Luther King Jr. Day events set

Local events today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: * Olympic National Park will be open, and the park's Visitor Center will show… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School basketball boys lose to Shelton

SHELTON -- The Port Angeles High School boys basketball team lost 48-47 to Shelton in a Narrows League game Friday night. Scott Helpenstell led the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Community bulb-planting Monday

PORT ANGELES -- Volunteer bulb planters will be greeted by a canopy tent on the Red Lion Hotel parking lot Monday morning. That's when professional… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard canceling pier lease

The U.S. Coast Guard has notified the city of Port Angeles of its intent to cancel its $30,000 lease at City Pier for mooring the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Orchestra director to receive national honor

The director of Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt Middle School orchestras, Ron Jones, has been chosen to receive the National Federation Interscholastic Music Association… Continue reading

Search to resume for bodies of ex-Port Angeles man missing in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE -- Grant County Marine Patrol units are expected to resume their search today for the bodies of two missing men following a duck… Continue reading

Sequim: Citizen of the Year nomination deadline near

Monday is the deadline to nominate someone for the Citizen of the Year award given annually by the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce. Nominations are… Continue reading

Joyce: Missing kayak from found adrift in Strait

An overturned kayak found Tuesday north of Freshwater Bay apparently drifted to the Peninsula from Victoria. The kayak disappeared about two weeks ago from Vancouver… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry idled because of Mother Nature — again

Washington State Ferry runs between Port Townsend and Keystone were canceled Tuesday morning because of fog. The service to Whidbey Island resumed with the midafternoon… Continue reading

Sequim: County approves plat for Bell Gates

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday approved the final plat for the 44-acre, 18-lot Bell Gates subdivision on the southeast side of Bell Hill near Sequim.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Plant the town on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday!

Port Angeles is getting 30,000 flower bulbs for free, and community members will spend the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday planting them in downtown… Continue reading

Port Angeles takes third in invitational

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles High School gymnastics team took third place with a score of 152.7 in the Port Angeles Invitational on Friday.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Redskins blow halftime lead, lose to Orting.

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mario Porter led Port Townsend High School with 15 points but the Redskins blew a two-point halftime lead in the third quarter… Continue reading

Sequim: Memorial for crash victims Saturday

A memorial service for three young adults killed in a car crash New Year's Eve will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Carrie Blake… Continue reading

Clallam: Pharmacist appointed to Olympic hospital board

Jim Cammack, founder of Jim's Pharmacy in Port Angeles, was appointed to the board of commissioners of Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday night. The vote… Continue reading