Peninsula Daily News

Two fee-free days set in April for state parks

OLYMPIA — Visitors to state parks can enjoy them for free on two days in April. Visitors will not need to display a Discover Pass… Continue reading

Workshop set Tuesday in Sequim for those interested in running for Peninsula school boards

SEQUIM — North Olympic Peninsula residents interested in running for a public school board this year can attend a workshop Tuesday to learn more about… Continue reading

19-year-old treated, released after wreck near intersection of highways 101 and 112 west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 19-year-old woman was treated and released Sunday after a rollover wreck near the U.S. Highway 101 intersection with State Highway 112.… Continue reading

FIrefighters from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 work to free a 63-year-old woman from a Chevrolet Blazer after a rollover wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at North Masters Road on Sunday. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

Woman suffers serious injuries in wreck at Highway 101’s Morse Creek curve near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 63-year-old woman was seriously hurt after a two-vehicle rollover wreck at U.S. Highway 101 and North Masters Road this evening. A… Continue reading

FIrefighters from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 work to free a 63-year-old woman from a Chevrolet Blazer after a rollover wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at North Masters Road on Sunday. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man sentenced to prison after collecting nearly $200,000 in dead grandmother’s benefits

TACOMA — A Port Angeles man who collected nearly $200,000 by claiming his grandmother was still alive years after her death has been sentenced in… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Conservation Futures panel to take tour

The Jefferson County Conservation Futures Committee will hold a special all-day meeting Friday. Attendees and participants will meet at the Chimacum Corner Farmstand, 22 Rhody… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New charter bus line begins on Peninsula . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Cascadia Transportation Enterprises Inc., owned and operated by Willie Nelson of Port Angeles, has begun Northwest Passage Charters. It operates motor coaches… Continue reading

Clallam seeks applicants for advisory boards

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners are seeking 31 volunteers to fill vacancies on 13 advisory board and committees. The deadline to apply is the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

â–  Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon meetings are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St. This… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County eyes earthquake readiness

The three Clallam County commissioners will hear a briefing from the Emergency Management Department on a simulated magnitude-9.0 Cascadia subduction zone earthquake Monday. The work… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam commissioner to hold town hall meeting in Sequim this Friday . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire has scheduled a town hall meeting in Sequim on Friday. The town hall will begin at 4 p.m.… Continue reading

Sally Harris of Carlsborg

Peninsula poets in 2015 Rainshadow Poetry Anthology

SEQUIM — Fifty-six poets from across Clallam and Jefferson counties are among the winners of the inaugural Rainshadow Poetry Competition. The contest judges chose these… Continue reading

Sally Harris of Carlsborg
Larry G. Smith

Port Townsend wheelchair user struck by car is in stable condition

PORT TOWNSEND — A man struck by a car while he rode his motorized wheelchair was listed in stable condition Saturday in Harborview Medical Center.… Continue reading

Larry G. Smith
Sequim shortstop Evan Hurn looks to the umpire after applying a late tag on Bremerton's Luke McMillan's steal of second base. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Sequim rallies for close win against Bremerton; other area reports

SEQUIM — Dusty Bates scored from second base as Evan Hurn broke up a double play to give Sequim an exciting 8-7 Olympic League baseball… Continue reading

Sequim shortstop Evan Hurn looks to the umpire after applying a late tag on Bremerton's Luke McMillan's steal of second base. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles softball notches 12 hits in big win over Klahowya; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Carly Gouge was 3 for 3 at the plate with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs to lead the… Continue reading

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Putting together a speakers list? PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

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Larry G. Smith

UPDATED — Port Townsend wheelchair user struck by car is in stable condition

PORT TOWNSEND — A man struck by a car while he rode his motorized wheelchair was listed in stable condition Saturday in Harborview Medical Center.… Continue reading

Larry G. Smith

Port Angeles man sentenced to prison after collecting nearly $200,000 in dead grandmother’s benefits

TACOMA — A Port Angeles man who collected nearly $200,000 by claiming his grandmother was still alive years after her death has been sentenced in… Continue reading

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Putting together a 2015 speakers list? PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

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Sentencings, charges made in Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team cases

PORT ANGELES — A 23-year-old Port Angeles woman has been sentenced to one year in prison for possession with intent to deliver heroin. Kathryn A.… Continue reading