Vanessa Renee Casavant

Controversial ‘n’ word book now in hands of district officials, but a complaint form is needed

PORT ANGELES -- A controversial book from the Fairview Elementary School library is now in the hands of Port Angeles School District officials. The book,… Continue reading

Students dream up, pitch business ideas

PORT ANGELES -- What do a fruit orchard, laser tag arena and monster truck shop have in common? They're all businesses that Port Angeles High… Continue reading

Student waving toy handgun causes lockdown at Forks High

FORKS -- A 17-year-old Forks High School student with a toy handgun prompted a 15-minute school-wide lockdown in Forks on Wednesday. The male student allegedly… Continue reading

Sequim School Board extends superintendent’s contract to 2009

SEQUIM -- It was unanimous -- Schools Superintendent Garn Christensen will be around until 2009. Sequim School Board members all voted Tuesday in favor of… Continue reading

Quileute ups Second Beach offer in search for higher ground

LAPUSH -- Quileute representatives have sweetened the tribe's offer in an effort to acquire higher ground currently within Olympic National Park. The tribe is now… Continue reading

College plans Martin Luther King Jr. events today, Friday

PORT ANGELES -- As people make plans for the three-day holiday this weekend, Peninsula College is scheduling events to mark what Martin Luther King Jr.… Continue reading

Movement begins to start Boys & Girls Club in Neah Bay

NEAH BAY -- The wheels are in motion for developing a Boys & Girls Club of America in Neah Bay. Wednesday's meeting to discuss the… Continue reading

Sequim chamber supports school district levy

SEQUIM -- Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce President Bertha Cooper says the chamber supports the proposed school levy that will go before voters up to Feb.… Continue reading

Port Angeles students get a taste of Japan from sister city counterparts

PORT ANGELES -- Ten Japanese students visiting from Port Angeles' sister city hosted culture fairs on Monday afternoon at Stevens and Roosevelt middle schools. About… Continue reading

Headley resigns from Quillayute Valley School Board

FORKS -- Quillayute Valley School Board Vice Chairman Paul Headley has resigned. Headley notified Superintendent Frank Walter of his need to resign on Jan. 1,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Poverty rate up for school children

The number of school-age children living in poverty is on the rise in Washington state -- and in about half of the school districts on… Continue reading

Hardy souls brave surf, wind, cold in Polar Bear Dip

PORT ANGELES -- At the count of five at 10 a.m. New Year's Day morning, the annual Port Angeles Polar Dip event washed ashore into… Continue reading

Peninsula: Stormy weather rakes area

The nasty New Year's weather that greeted the West End of the North Olympic Peninsula is over, but another front is expected to pass through… Continue reading

Sequim council set to OK second phase of Sequim Village Marketplace

SEQUIM -- Plans for finishing phase two of the Sequim Village Marketplace have been submitted to the City Council for approval. Phase two consists of… Continue reading

Family spends holiday helping New Orleans area survivors

PORT ANGELES -- Months have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, but a lot of work still needs to be done. That's the… Continue reading

Historic Walking Tour complete in Forks

FORKS -- A time machine isn't needed to travel back to the 1900s in Forks. Just some walking shoes. The finishing touches on the Forks… Continue reading

Everything’s ducky here; Carlsborg woman, web-footed friend bond

CARLSBORG -- Dolly is a duck. She talks like a duck and walks like a duck -- for the most part. Dolly's owner, Angela Jacobsen,… Continue reading

West End: Quileute tribe plans Jan. 13 event to remember tsunami victims

LAPUSH -- Children who attend the Quileute Tribal School and Head Start center will hold a gathering circle Jan. 13 to remember victims of last… Continue reading

Costco heading to Sequim Village Marketplace

SEQUIM -- It's official. Costco Wholesale in Carlsborg is getting a new home in Sequim -- and a fancy one at that. "I think we… Continue reading

Home Fund helps family obtain housing

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Home Fund. Please click on the Home Fund button… Continue reading