Peninsula Daily News

Clallam service award winners honored Friday

PORT ANGELES -- Five "local heroes"' will be honored Friday with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2004. The recipients are: * John and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Copter crew returns home after 48-day Coast Guard deployment

PORT ANGELES -- A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew that participated in a record-breaking drug patrol returned to Port Angeles on Wednesday afternoon after a… Continue reading

Clallam: County GOP elects new leadership

Donna Buck, wife of state Rep. Jim Buck, was elected Tuesday as chairman of the Clallam County Republican Party. A 12-year county GOP member, Buck… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fairview School to remain much the same if Monroe closes, board votes

The Port Angeles School District board voted 4-1 Monday night to recommend that Fairview Elementary School remain a two-unit school -- two classrooms per grade… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Old fire bell receives state kudo

The Port Townsend fire bell tower restoration project has been honored by a state historical organization. City Manager David Timmons told the Port Townsend Chamber… Continue reading

Clallam Transit launches new and modified service today

Clallam Transit today launches new bus service that transit officials say are designed to reduce or cut unproductive routes, add or supplement high-demand service and… Continue reading

First BirdFest on North Olympic Peninsula this weekend

Visiting the area's best birding sites is the number one priority for the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society's first BirdFest on Friday through Sunday, but it's… Continue reading

Forks: Scholarship auction busy over weekend

FORKS -- Organizers of the 41st annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction wrapped up the event Sunday night with West End residents donating "a little less… Continue reading

Sequim: Public hearing tonight on possible school cutbacks

The Sequim School District board will hold a public hearing tonight to discuss possible program cuts in the wake of a failed levy election last… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Final day of Victorian Days today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The past has met the present this weekend as riffraff, sailors, statesmen and women in elegant evening gowns wander the streets of… Continue reading

Sequim: Eva Fridell, 110, believed to be oldest person in Washington state, dies

SEQUIM -- Eva Fridell, who lived her life with humor and a fierce independence, died Saturday afternoon in her easy chair at home in Sequim.… Continue reading

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