Lake Sutherland property owners OK milfoil management district

LAKE SUTHERLAND — Landowners have approved a 10-year extension of a management district to eradicate Eurasian milfoil. Votes on continuing eradication of the invasive underwater… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Fairly good time to get out, dance

IT’S FAIR TIME in Clallam County this weekend. Starting tonight through Sunday, you’ll find plenty of live, local music to enjoy, both at the fair… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014

NEWS BRIEFS — No injuries in three-car wreck on state Highway 20 south of Port Townsend . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Three vehicles were involved in a non-injury wreck on rain-soaked state Highway 20 south of Port Townsend on Wednesday, said an East… Continue reading

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Olympic Medical Center honors five employees for ‘behind the scenes’ work

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners and CEO Eric Lewis recently recognized five employees at its board meeting in the hospital’s Linkletter… Continue reading

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Kathryn McCready

Permit hearing for pot growing operation west of Sequim draws huge crowd; decision due Aug. 27

PORT ANGELES –– Clallam County Hearings Examiner Mark Nichols has until Aug. 27 to decide whether county zoning law permits a marijuana grower in a… Continue reading

Kathryn McCready

Rain quenches red-flag warning for wildfires on North Olympic Peninsula

The exit of thunderstorms from the North Olympic Peninsula also lifted the area’s red-flag warning because of a threat of lightning-sparked fires, according to the… Continue reading

State jobless rate falls to 5.6 percent for month of July

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington state’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent last month, according to numbers released Wednesday by… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press
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Two great bands tonight — Ko Ko Jo in Port Townsend, Good Machine in Port Angeles . . . and other outdoor concerts the rest of this week

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula continues with: ■ PORT TOWNSEND CONCERT ON THE DOCK — Thursday, 5 p.m.… Continue reading

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Two state Supreme Court justices plan talk in Port Townsend on Friday

PORT TOWNSEND — The public has the opportunity to ask questions about the legal system Friday when four sitting justices make themselves available at a… Continue reading

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Geologist details fault lines’ possible impacts on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The Cascadia Subduction Zone's huge fault isn't the only mover and shaker residents need to worry about, according to geologist Dann May.… Continue reading

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Gabriel Gaeta lived doors away from the little girl and was a friend to the Wright family

Father of slain Bremerton girl: ‘I’ve already forgiven him’

The Associated Press BREMERTON — The father of a slain 6-year-old Bremerton girl says he forgives the 17-year-old neighbor suspected of killing her, and he… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • The Associated Press
Gabriel Gaeta lived doors away from the little girl and was a friend to the Wright family
Gabriel Gaeta lived doors away from the little girl and was a friend to the Wright family

UPDATED — Teen held on $1 million bail in death of 6-year-old Bremerton girl found beaten, strangled and raped

The Associated Press PORT ORCHARD — The parents of a 6-year-old Bremerton girl found slain last week sat in a courtroom as a judge ordered… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • The Associated Press
Gabriel Gaeta lived doors away from the little girl and was a friend to the Wright family

Lake Sutherland property owners OK management district

LAKE SUTHERLAND — Landowners have approved a 10-year extension of a management district to eradicate Eurasian milfoil. Votes on continuing eradication of the invasive underwater… Continue reading

CONCERT ALERT — Concert on the Pier in Port Angeles moves to The Gateway for tonight's 'Soulshakers' performance

CONCERT ALERT — Concert on the Pier in Port Angeles moves to The Gateway for tonight’s ‘Soulshakers’ performance

BECAUSE OF THE possibility of more rain tonight, Concert on the Pier in Port Angeles will move from City Pier and will be held two… Continue reading

CONCERT ALERT — Concert on the Pier in Port Angeles moves to The Gateway for tonight's 'Soulshakers' performance

Bonneville Power Administration representative to address Port Townsend group Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Mark Miller of Bonneville Power Administration will talk about the company’s operations and purchase of wholesale electrical power at this month’s Jefferson… Continue reading

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

Check out today’s PDN Page 1. (** And activate your access to 24/7 local news coverage **)

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 13, 2014
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Computer scam reported in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a computer scam. The office has received several complaints recently, Sgt. Eric Munger… Continue reading

DUI sobriety program approved by Clallam commissioners

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners have unanimously approved an agreement with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and Friendship Diversion Services to… Continue reading

Clallam County PUD trucks drive past a washout on the Upper Hoh Road in January 2009 en route to another washout upstream where power had been knocked out. Lonnie Archibald/Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson commissioners extend consultant deal for aid in tackling Upper Hoh Road woes

PORT TOWNSEND — It's the most expensive road to maintain in Jefferson County. Since 1998, the first 12 miles of Upper Hoh Road in west… Continue reading

Clallam County PUD trucks drive past a washout on the Upper Hoh Road in January 2009 en route to another washout upstream where power had been knocked out. Lonnie Archibald/Peninsula Daily News
Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Faring well at Jefferson fair

WELL DONE, GRASSHOPPER! Like most people 18 years old, graduated senior Anne Meek and younger sister Kaitlyn must dislike thinking of their mother as “master”… Continue reading

Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing