Peninsula Daily News

Earthquakes shake Olympic Peninsula

QUILCENE -- Two minor earthquakes shook the North Olympic Peninsula early Friday morning, rousting only a few people out of bed. A 4.8 magnitude quake… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rayonier cleanup meeting Wednesday

PORT ANGELES -- The public is being asked to review and comment on the next steps planned for cleanup of the Rayonier pulp mill site.… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim defeats Foster

TUKWILA -- The Sequim High School baseball team came back from a Friday loss to Chimacum and cruised past Foster 16-4 in Nisqually League action… Continue reading

Where to pay your property taxes

First half property taxes are due Wednesday in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Tax payments in Clallam County can be mailed to the Clallam County Treasurer's… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Dixieland jazz festival in Port Angeles this weekend

Dixieland jazz lovers are in for a big weekend beginning today, April 25, when Jazz in the Olympics Festival brings nine bands to Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Peninsula tourism: Why do they come?

Why do people visit Clallam and Jefferson counties? The Olympic & Kitsap Peninsulas 2002 Visitor Profile surveyed visitors in Clallam County to find out. Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sawmill layoffs start today

About 20 Crown Pacific Partners LP millworkers in Port Angeles face temporary layoffs today, not knowing when they"ll be called back to work. The North… Continue reading

Other Port Angeles School District budget cut forums:

PORT ANGELES -- Three additional forums will be held before the School Board announces budget cuts May 19. Here is the schedule for future forums,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Liberty Bell replica to toll for Iraq war casualty Reiss

PORT ANGELES -- Local veterans ring the replica Liberty Bell at Veterans Park on Lincoln Street the last Friday of every month to honor Clallam… Continue reading

Sports: Chimacum rises to 8-3 record with win over Foster

CHIMACUM -- The Chimacum Cowboys jumped on the Foster Bulldogs with 10 runs in the first inning and easily won the Nisqually League baseball game… Continue reading

Unemployment falls a half-percent on North Olympic Peninsula

The jobless rate in Clallam and Jefferson counties fell 0.5 percent during March, a state Employment Security Commission monthly report shows. Clallam County registered 8… Continue reading

Sequim letter tied to mail scare in Tacoma

TACOMA -- Powder on a letter addressed to the Sequim Police Department helped to set off a terrorism scare Tuesday that shut down a huge… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend rallies to beat Chimacum 3-2

CHIMACUM -- The Port Townsend High School boys soccer team came from behind to beat Jefferson County rival Chimacum 3-2 in Nisqually League play Tuesday.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Clallam Bay prison to offer Father’s Day program

BY EMELINE COKELET CLALLAM BAY -- For a day, these men will be fathers. They will replace their prison uniforms with matching T-shirts, help their… Continue reading

Dicks to visit U.S. troops wounded in Iraq war

Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton, and other members of Congress will travel to Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany this weekend to pay tribute to troops… Continue reading

Port Angeles father to attend services for son killed in Iraq war

Port Angeles resident Brian Reiss is in Chattanooga, Tenn., today, where he will attend the burial of his son, Marine Sgt. Brendon S. Reiss, killed… Continue reading

Sunrise services mark Easter tradition

Three communities and several churches will hold sunrise services Easter Sunday. The tradition of sunrise services stem from Gospel stories of Jesus Christ's disciples visiting… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center sells nursing home

Olympic Medical Center commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sell its nursing home in Sequim. Oregon based Avamere Health Services will pay $4.8 million for Olympic… Continue reading

Peninsula: Wilder reappointed to college board

Port Angeles car dealer Dan Wilder has been reappointed to the Peninsula College Board of Trustees by Gov. Gary Locke. The state Senate has confirmed… Continue reading

Joyce: “Daze” royalty to be picked tonight

Two local girls will be named 2003 Joyce Daze royalty tonight to reign over the Aug. 2 festival highlighting blackberries and the rural community. Five… Continue reading