Clallam County sets Sept. 23 public hearing on marijuana zoning ordinance

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County lawmakers have scheduled a Sept. 23 public hearing on a temporary ordinance that would regulate the siting of legalized recreational… Continue reading

Clallam County prosecuting attorney candidate Mark Nichols

Clallam prosecuting attorney candidates debate staff turnover, charging felonies at forum

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third and final report on Saturday's voters forum at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center in Port Angeles. PORT ANGELES —… Continue reading

Clallam County prosecuting attorney candidate Mark Nichols
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Classes and Lessons — learn to swing dance, martial arts, painting classes

FIND LOW-COST activities and lessons for yourself or your kids. Classes and Lessons appears in the Peninsula Daily News every Friday-Saturday (weekend edition) . .… Continue reading

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Environmental review ordered for proposed Dungeness Valley pot-growing facility

PORT ANGELES –– Clallam County Hearings Examiner Mark Nichols ordered planners to perform an environmental review of a recreational marijuana growing facility in the Dungeness… Continue reading

Learn how to use your Kindle, Nook and other E-readers

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., is offering 30-minute appointments with expert library staff for hands-on, one-on-one technology tutoring. These… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Fine-tuned flavors spice music scene

AROUND THE PENINSULA, with the promise of continuing sunshine, many venues are still offering outdoor live music. Check out the new location for the Sequim… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2014

NEWS BRIEFS — Panel on school gun violence set tonight in Port Ludlow . . . and other items

PORT LUDLOW — The Peace Lutheran Fellowship is sponsoring a “Citizens for Safe Students” panel discussion on gun violence in schools at the Beach Club,… Continue reading

Open house slated today in Forks for ‘Twilight’-related weekend

FORKS — An open house will kick off Stephenie Meyer Day/Bella's Birthday Weekend celebrations at the Forks Chamber of Commerce's Visitor Center, 1411 S. Forks… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2014

Port of Port Townsend considering property tax levy increase

PORT TOWNSEND — After years of not claiming the full share of property tax revenue that it is allowed by state law, the Port of… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill hosts open house Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Saturday’s open house at the Port Townsend Paper Corp. was a long time coming, as the last such event was in 1949.… Continue reading

Boiler Room Executive Director Amy Smith

Port Townsend volunteer fair looks to connect skills with need Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Taking inspiration from the standard job fair format, a volunteer fair meant to connect people who have time and skills with the… Continue reading

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Protecting garden soil topic of Port Angeles talk today

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Extension Director Clea Rome will talk about protecting the soil in gardens when she speaks at noon today. Rome will… Continue reading

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Quilcene Bay closed to recreational shellfishing due to paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin

QUILCENE — Quilcene Bay has been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting after a high level of a potentially fatal biotoxin was found in a sample… Continue reading

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Sweet season at Joyce’s Blueberry Haven benefits several area food banks

JOYCE — Amid the green jungle, the blue globes fall, like rain, into harvesters' hands. Here at the Blueberry Haven farm, “it's been a fantastic… Continue reading

Meggan Uecker

Upper, South Fork Hoh River off limits to fishing until Oct. 15

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The upper Hoh River, South Fork Hoh River and tributaries to them have been closed to recreational fishing through Oct. 15.… Continue reading

Quilcene Bay closed to recreational shellfishing due to paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin

QUILCENE — Quilcene Bay has been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting after a high level of a potentially fatal biotoxin was found in a sample… Continue reading

Environmental review ordered for proposed Dungeness Valley pot-growing facility

PORT ANGELES –– Clallam County Hearings Examiner Mark Nichols ordered planners to perform an environmental review of a recreational marijuana growing facility in the Dungeness… Continue reading

Red flag fire warning in effect Thursday, Friday for most of Western Washington

The National Weather Service issued Wednesday a red flag warning for the majority of Western Washington for Thursday and Friday. The red flag warning —… Continue reading

Intention emphasized in second-degree murder trial arguments in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Casey Joseph Balch landed the punch that led to Donald Gordon Knechtel's death, it is agreed. Whether he intended to kill him… Continue reading

Netflix, other big websites protesting proposed net neutrality rules today with Internet slowdown

By Edward Wyatt The New York Times WASHINGTON — Dozens of websites joined a symbolic protest Wednesday against the Federal Communications Commission's proposed rules governing… Continue reading

  • Sep 10, 2014
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