NEWS BRIEFS — Mysterious crop circles discussed Friday in Port Angeles . . . and other items

Presentation on English crop circles set Friday PORT ANGELES — Crop circles in England will be discussed by Mark Schrader during a presentation in the… Continue reading

Temporary fencing and caution tape mark the construction zone Thursday for an expansion of the emergency room at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Olympic Medical Center ER expansion project slated to begin Monday

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will break ground on its emergency room expansion Monday. The $1.79 million construction project will expand the emergency room… Continue reading

Temporary fencing and caution tape mark the construction zone Thursday for an expansion of the emergency room at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The Olympic Medical Physicians Orthopaedic Clinic building at 1004 E. Caroline St. in Port Angeles is being considered for purchase by Olympic Medical Center for use as an administrative building. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Olympic Medical Center eyes orthopedic clinic purchase

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center officials are considering the purchase of the orthopedic clinic it leases at 1004 Caroline St. A recent assessment determined… Continue reading

The Olympic Medical Physicians Orthopaedic Clinic building at 1004 E. Caroline St. in Port Angeles is being considered for purchase by Olympic Medical Center for use as an administrative building. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles pool district pays back loan from Clallam County; city to award $230,000 energy rebate

PORT ANGELES — William Shore Memorial Pool District officials will present a $261,000 check to Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis on Tuesday, paying off a… Continue reading

The owner of Native to Twilight

Reward offered for information in Forks robbery, assault grows to $1,575

FORKS — The reward for information on two men who terrorized an employee while robbing a Forks business continues to grow and had reached $1,575… Continue reading

The owner of Native to Twilight
The Enchanted Valley Chalet will be moved a short distance to give Olympic National Park more time to develop a permanent solution to the structure being undercut by the East Fork Quinault River. National Park Service

The old-fashioned way: Mules to move Enchanted Valley Chalet

By Jeffrey P. Mayor Tacoma News Tribune OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Sequim company will employ mules to move the Enchanted Valley Chalet away from… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
  • By Jeffrey P. Mayor Tacoma News Tribune
The Enchanted Valley Chalet will be moved a short distance to give Olympic National Park more time to develop a permanent solution to the structure being undercut by the East Fork Quinault River. National Park Service
John Johnston

WWII plane coming to take vets on trip back in time during Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire this weekend in Sequim

SEQUIM –– Veterans from World War II will be able to take a flight from their past at the Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire this weekend.… Continue reading

John Johnston
The owner of Native to Twilight

UPDATED — Reward offered for information in Forks robbery, assault grows to $1,575

FORKS — The reward for information on two men who terrorized an employee while robbing a Forks business continues to grow and had reached $1,575… Continue reading

The owner of Native to Twilight
Top Shelf medical marijuana dispensary owner JD Janssen

Medical marijuana shops pop up in Port Angeles while recreational industry struggles to start

PORT ANGELES –– As recreational marijuana outlets struggle through the state licensing process and an unstable supply of newly legal pot, the city has seen… Continue reading

Top Shelf medical marijuana dispensary owner JD Janssen
The Enchanted Valley Chalet will be moved a short distance to give Olympic National Park more time to develop a permanent solution to the structure being undercut by the East Fork Quinault River. National Park Service

The old-fashioned way: Mules to move Enchanted Valley Chalet

By Jeffrey P. Mayor Tacoma News Tribune OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Sequim company will employ mules to move the Enchanted Valley Chalet away from… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
  • By Jeffrey P. Mayor Tacoma News Tribune
The Enchanted Valley Chalet will be moved a short distance to give Olympic National Park more time to develop a permanent solution to the structure being undercut by the East Fork Quinault River. National Park Service

UPDATED — Peninsula men run strong but don’t place in Seattle soapbox race today

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula’s entry to Seattle Red Bull Soapbox Race made a strong showing Sunday but failed to place in the… Continue reading

It's time to vote for your favorite county fair photo!

It’s time to vote for your favorite county fair photo!

WE RECEIVED 45 great entries in our County Fair Photo Contest, and now it's your turn to vote and decide the winners! Three winners will… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
It's time to vote for your favorite county fair photo!
The Northcoast yacht New Atlantic approaches the guest dock at Boat Haven in Port Angeles. David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News

ON THE WATERFRONT: Cargo ships arrive ‘deadhead’ in Port Angeles

Thanks and a tip of the bosun's cap to Ed Chadd of Port Angeles, who wrote to ask if ships are loaded with cargo or… Continue reading

The Northcoast yacht New Atlantic approaches the guest dock at Boat Haven in Port Angeles. David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News
The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

OVER THERE: A century later, searching for vestiges of the American role in the Great War in France (Sunday read from The New York Times)

By RICHARD RUBIN Copyright 2014 New York Times News Service WE FORGOT. It's not entirely our fault: Americans have been conditioned by nearly a century… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
  • By RICHARD RUBIN Copyright 2014 New York Times News Service
The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

NEWS BRIEFS — Mysterious crop circles discussed Friday in Port Angeles . . . and other items

Presentation on English crop circles set Friday PORT ANGELES — Crop circles in England will be discussed by Mark Schrader during a presentation in the… Continue reading

PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

What’s up on the Peninsula? Check out today’s PDN Page 1

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!
Port Townsend High School secretary Jan Boutilier

Jefferson sheriff candidates underscore importance of experience in forum

QUILCENE — Law enforcement experience should be the deciding factor in the Jefferson County sheriff's race Nov. 4, both general election candidates said at a… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School secretary Jan Boutilier
Clallam County Superior Court Judge George Wood

Analysis: Clallam County Drug Court works for majority of graduates

PORT ANGELES — Life is “totally different” now for Javier Najera, who no longer needs alcohol to make it through the day. “It’s like I’m… Continue reading

Clallam County Superior Court Judge George Wood

BUSINESS BRIEFS — Law at Landing free drop-in clinic Sept. 6 in Port Angeles . . . and other local business items

PORT ANGELES — Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will present its next Law at The Landing, a drop-in legal clinic for the public, from noon… Continue reading

Columbia Bank users on Peninsula converted to Sound Community Bank

Sound Community Bank has taken over all three North Olympic Peninsula branches of Columbia Bank. “Over the weekend, our data processing folks will convert file… Continue reading