Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend wins community sustainability award

PORT TOWNSEND – The city of Port Townsend won the 2024 award for Local Government Excellence in Community Sustainability by the International City/County Management Association.… Continue reading

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats to play at Palindrome

Rick Estrin and The Nightcats will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The concert will be in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Winery and… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Dine on Dungeness

Tickets are on sale for Dine on the Dungeness, which is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 26 and July 27.… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduates, from left, Uri Crawford, Samantha Combs and Jordan McTear, decorate a vehicle in preparation for Friday’s graduation parade from Ediz Hook to the high school. Dozens of adorned cars and trucks carried grads through the streets of Port Angeles as a lead-up to the graduation ceremony that evening at Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Congrats, grads!

Port Angeles High School graduates, from left, Uri Crawford, Samantha Combs and Jordan McTear, decorate a vehicle in preparation for Friday’s graduation parade from Ediz… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduates, from left, Uri Crawford, Samantha Combs and Jordan McTear, decorate a vehicle in preparation for Friday’s graduation parade from Ediz Hook to the high school. Dozens of adorned cars and trucks carried grads through the streets of Port Angeles as a lead-up to the graduation ceremony that evening at Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Scheduled Hood Canal bridge closures canceled

Overnight closures of the Hood Canal bridge on state Highway 104 that had been rescheduled for today through Saturday have been canceled. The… Continue reading

Sequim chamber to host tax credit event

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a family tax credit event from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 10… Continue reading

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

The Teahouse at Mikayo’s Garden will be part of the 2024 Petals and Pathways Garden Tour. (Cathy Wagner)

Petals and Pathways features home gardens

Master gardeners will be available at all six locations

The Teahouse at Mikayo’s Garden will be part of the 2024 Petals and Pathways Garden Tour. (Cathy Wagner)
Chris Fidler.

Port Angeles man honored with Distinguished Alumni award

Chris Fidler of Port Angeles has received the Distinguished Alumni Award for exemplary service to his community from Saint Martin’s University in Lacey.… Continue reading

Chris Fidler.

Steampunk Festival returns to Port Townsend this weekend

The Steampunk Festival and the Summertide Solstice Art Festival highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The 10th Steampunk Festival kicks off… Continue reading

Unitarian speaker scheduled

Vivian Mulligan will present “Unitarian Universalists — Who Are We?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Mulligan will be the guest speaker at Olympic… Continue reading

The Rev. Glenn Jones

Unity in Olympics program scheduled

The Rev. Glenn Jones will present “Celebrating the Papa Principle” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Jones will be the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

The Rev. Glenn Jones
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Divine Father Embodied” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Fire commissioners form association

Fire commissioners in Clallam and Jefferson counties have formed the Olympic Peninsula Fire Commissioners Association to enhance communication between fire districts across… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD has bought the former AP&T building at 193 Otto St. in Port Townsend.

Jefferson PUD purchases office building for expansion

The Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have approved the purchase of the former Alaska Power and Telecom building. The PUD has… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD has bought the former AP&T building at 193 Otto St. in Port Townsend.
Daria Hunt of Beaver designed this year’s Summer Reading Challenge T-shirt. Participants can read for 30 days to earn a free shirt.

North Olympic Library System’s summer reading program begins Friday

The North Olympic Library System will begin its Summer Reading Program on Friday. This year’s theme is “Read, Renew, Repeat.” The annual… Continue reading

Daria Hunt of Beaver designed this year’s Summer Reading Challenge T-shirt. Participants can read for 30 days to earn a free shirt.
Lindsey Sehmel.

Sequim hires director of community and economic development

The city of Sequim has hired Lindsey Sehmel as its director of community and economic development. Sehmel has more than 17 years of… Continue reading

Lindsey Sehmel.
From left, Sequim Deputy Police Chief John Southard, Tiffany Banning and Police Chief Mike Hill received renewed accreditation recognition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Sequim police re-accredited by state organization

The Sequim Police Department has earned accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. The department is one of 76 in… Continue reading

From left, Sequim Deputy Police Chief John Southard, Tiffany Banning and Police Chief Mike Hill received renewed accreditation recognition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.