Veteran Master Gardeners

Home gardeners to harvest bounty of tips at Aug. 8 luncheon in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Wondering about that white powdery stuff on your squash leaves? Don’t know when to harvest your garlic? Want red, not green tomatoes… Continue reading

Veteran Master Gardeners
Sequim City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese

Initiative petitions would have Sequim voters weigh in on city employee union bargaining

SEQUIM –– Calling for more accountability from both the city and the unions that represent 50 of its workers, and saying municipal employees should have… Continue reading

Sequim City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese
Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Scott Rosekrans

Jefferson County elected officials’ pay proposal would link to judge salaries

PORT TOWNSEND — A proposal to tie compensation for elected officials to the state Superior Court judge salary is under consideration in Jefferson County. Under… Continue reading

Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Scott Rosekrans

Last of Forks Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs now adopted

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. — Guardians of Rescue has announced that the last 18 dogs from the now defunct Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks will be… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Weight loss class slated today in Port Angeles . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — A free introductory weight loss class will be held at the Natural Healing Clinic, 162 S. Barr Road, from 7 p.m. to… Continue reading

PA Untied? Downtown association directors withdraw group from merger effort

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association board of directors has made it official: The association is withdrawing from efforts to consolidate with two… Continue reading

Closed signs and a gate bar entrance to the Blue Mountain Transfer Station east of Port Angeles last November following a fire. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Rebuild of Port Angeles’ Blue Mountain Transfer Station nears completion

PORT ANGELES — The Blue Mountain Transfer Station has been “mostly reconstructed” after it was destroyed by a fire in November, Clallam County Public Works… Continue reading

Closed signs and a gate bar entrance to the Blue Mountain Transfer Station east of Port Angeles last November following a fire. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim man in serious condition after motorcycle wreck on Interstate 5 near Chehalis

PORT ANGELES — A 50-year-old Sequim man was listed in serious condition at a Seattle hospital Monday after crashing a motorcycle on Interstate 5 near… Continue reading

Joy in Mudville

Sequim’s Music in the Park presents Joy in Mudville tonight (with list of other open-air concerts this week)

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula: ■ SEQUIM MUSIC IN THE PARK — Today, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Joy… Continue reading

Joy in Mudville

State’s largest wildfire 66 percent contained as fight is complicated by hot days

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Firefighters battling Washington’s largest wildfire have been able to keep the blaze from threatening more homes, but rising temperatures this… Continue reading

  • Jul 29, 2014
  • The Associated Press
Submit your photo to our Lavender Photo Contest — deadline is Wednesday

Submit your photo to our Lavender Photo Contest — deadline is Wednesday

HAVE YOU CAPTURED an incredible lavender picture? An expansive purple field in Sequim? A family meandering among the flowers? The majestic Olympic Mountains and a… Continue reading

Submit your photo to our Lavender Photo Contest — deadline is Wednesday
Veteran Howard Shipley selects clothes with the help of Elizabeth Graham at the “Stand Down” event in Port Townsend on Monday. —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Veterans, providers joined at ‘Stand Down’ in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A temporary resource for homeless veterans took over the Elks Club on Monday, connecting those who have fallen on hard times with… Continue reading

Veteran Howard Shipley selects clothes with the help of Elizabeth Graham at the “Stand Down” event in Port Townsend on Monday. —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

VIDEO — Coast Guard rescues stranded hiker near Shi Shi Beach

PORT ANGELES — A Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked a 25-year-old hiker off a large rock near Shi Shi Beach on Sunday night. The hiker,… Continue reading

UPDATE — Sequim man in serious condition after motorcycle wreck on Interstate 5 near Chehalis

PORT ANGELES — A 50-year-old Sequim man was listed in serious condition at a Seattle hospital Monday after crashing a motorcycle on Interstate 5 near… Continue reading

Photo by Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Big visitor to Port Townsend Bay: Nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Nimitz

In the photo at right, the 1,092-foot supercarrier USS Nimitz is escorted by tugs as it makes a rare appearance in Port Townsend Bay on… Continue reading

Photo by Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Last of Forks Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs now adopted

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. — Guardians of Rescue has announced that the last 18 dogs from the now defunct Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks will be… Continue reading

Protesters of the practices of the Olympic Animal Sanctuary

Forks drafts new animal-control ordinance in response to dog sanctuary flap; pet ownership would be limited

FORKS — The City Council is working through the first draft of a new ordinance that would limit the number and type of pets a… Continue reading

Protesters of the practices of the Olympic Animal Sanctuary
The Enchanted Valley Chalet teeters on the eroding bank of the Quinault River in Olympic National Park in April. Olympic National Park

Assessment: Olympic National Park’s Enchanted Valley Chalet can be moved out of danger

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — An environmental assessment for Olympic National Park's effort to protect the East Fork Quinault River by temporarily relocating the Enchanted Valley… Continue reading

The Enchanted Valley Chalet teeters on the eroding bank of the Quinault River in Olympic National Park in April. Olympic National Park

VIDEO — Coast Guard rescues stranded hiker near Shi Shi Beach

PORT ANGELES — A Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked a 25-year-old hiker off a large rock near Shi Shi Beach on Sunday night. The hiker,… Continue reading

A homeless camp site on Rayonier mill property along North Front Street in Port Angeles contained what appeared to be improvised tools and weapons. Port Angeles Police Department

Police in Port Angeles, Forks, Sequim say homeless population is up; cleanup of camps slated [corrected]

Editor's note: This report has been corrected to reflect the proper location of a homeless camp site in a small dilapidated building near the intersection… Continue reading

A homeless camp site on Rayonier mill property along North Front Street in Port Angeles contained what appeared to be improvised tools and weapons. Port Angeles Police Department