Peninsula Daily News

Victims funds set up in wake of Sequim shootings

Two accounts have been set up at First Federal Savings and Loan Association to assist the victims of Wednesday's shooting. Contributions may be made at… Continue reading

Big auction Wednesday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- More than $15,000 worth of merchandise will be up for bid at the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce's annual fund-raising auction on… Continue reading

Forks: Pair missing in Olympic National Park flown to family, friends

FORKS -- Two Everett hikers who had been missing in Olympic National Park's upper Bogachiel River area were picked up by helicopter Monday after being… Continue reading

Memorial service Wednesday for Clallam Bay youths killed in wreck

A COMMUNITY MEMORIAL service for the four youths killed in a car wreck Saturday morning will be held Wednesday afternoon. The public service will begin… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles wins, 2-1

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles High School fastpitch team won 2-1 over Holy Names behind a strong outing by pitcher Megan Ramsey in nonleague… Continue reading

West End: Work crew discovers apparent human fetus along trail

What appears to be a human fetus in a specimen jar was found along a trail in west Jefferson County on Wednesday. A work crew… Continue reading

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