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Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR’S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have… Continue reading

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans
Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

Crews have begun placing tons of cobble on Ediz Hook to protect the beach from further erosion. The U.S. Army Corps of… Continue reading

Rocky additions to cut Ediz Hook erosion

New county emergency management director on tap

An emergency management official now working in Everett is in line to replace Bob Hamlin as the director of Jefferson County’s Department… Continue reading

Port Townsend group talks about rallying community after election

Port Townsend group talks about rallying community after election

About 20 people ranging from small children attending with their parents to retirees gathered in downtown Port Townsend to protest hate and… Continue reading

Port Townsend group talks about rallying community after election

Giving Tuesday kicks off season of charity

After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is Giving Tuesday. Nineteen North Olympic Peninsula organizations have signed up on the #Giving Tuesday website… Continue reading

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC

Some have been singing nearly all their young lives; others, just the past couple of years. Five Sequim High School students have in… Continue reading

Bound for Carnegie: Quintet of Sequim high schoolers headed to NYC
Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

Ambitious restaurateur Jake Oppelt’s plans to revive the shuttered Lincoln Theater as a performance venue are coming to life more than two… Continue reading

Work begins on shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles
Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles

Santa officiated at community tree lightings in Port Angeles and Sequim after festivities heralding in the holiday season Saturday. In Port Angeles, activities downtown began… Continue reading

Community trees lit up for the holidays in Sequim, Port Angeles
The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

Grinning and bearing the impact of the Carlsborg sewer project has been tough for many locals. Business owners along U.S. Highway 101 saw… Continue reading

The Carlsborg crunch: Businesses see tough times through sewer project

Landslide blocks East Quilcene Road, takes out power lines

A landslide about 4 miles east of Quilcene blocked East Quilcene Road in both directions Saturday and took out power lines, leaving more… Continue reading

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula

Sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday were brisk across the North Olympic Peninsula this year, said business owners. Since 1932, Black Friday has… Continue reading

Shopping season starts with a bustle on Peninsula
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Man accused in 38-year-old murder gets new attorney

A man accused of strangling a Port Angeles woman to death more than 38 years ago has a new attorney. Tommy Ross… Continue reading

Tommy Ross Jr.

Jefferson County approves tax increases for three funds

The three Jefferson County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve eight resolutions that allow for property tax rate increases in 2017 for… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund kicks off fundraising campaign
Peninsula Home Fund kicks off fundraising campaign
From the rich to the homeless, Thanksgiving feast attracts 1,903 in Port Angeles

From the rich to the homeless, Thanksgiving feast attracts 1,903 in Port Angeles

Cheri Knotts stood in line for 40 minutes before reaching the food at the record-breaking Thanksgiving dinner in the gym at Queen… Continue reading

From the rich to the homeless, Thanksgiving feast attracts 1,903 in Port Angeles
Port Angeles tree project to be on hold Friday

Port Angeles tree project to be on hold Friday

Downtown holiday shoppers will have unobstructed access to Port Angeles businesses Friday on one of the busiest gift-buying days of the year… Continue reading

Port Angeles tree project to be on hold Friday
Forks officer stops drivers — to give them turkeys

Forks officer stops drivers — to give them turkeys

It is never a good thing to see red-and-blue lights flashing in your rear-view mirror —… Continue reading

  • Nov 25, 2016
  • By Christi Baron Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Forks officer stops drivers — to give them turkeys
Anderson Lake open for fishing with new year-round schedule in place; toxins down

Anderson Lake open for fishing with new year-round schedule in place; toxins down

Anderson Lake is open for fishing. The state Department of Fish &Wildlife has extended the fishing season at the lake between Port… Continue reading

Anderson Lake open for fishing with new year-round schedule in place; toxins down
Nonprofit seeks $700,000 for Sequim skate park upgrade

Nonprofit seeks $700,000 for Sequim skate park upgrade

Sequim could see improvements and an expansion to its skate park if a new nonprofit reaches its goal of raising $700,000, organizers said.… Continue reading

Nonprofit seeks $700,000 for Sequim skate park upgrade
Clallam hoarding task force gives neighbors a hand

Clallam hoarding task force gives neighbors a hand

Since forming in March, the Clallam County Hoarding Task Force has helped four disabled senior citizens clean up their homes in Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam hoarding task force gives neighbors a hand