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Candidate meet-and-greet scheduled in Sequim today

SEQUIM — The Clallam County League of Women Voters hosts a meet-and-greet with candidates for elected office from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today (Sunday).… Continue reading

Olympic Driftwood Sculptors' “Forest Gem

Driftwood art show continues at Dungeness River Audubon Center today

SEQUIM — The two-day Olympic Driftwood Sculptors' Driftwood Art Show continues today (Sunday). Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the Dungeness River… Continue reading

Olympic Driftwood Sculptors' “Forest Gem
Brian Doig

Love of song, friend spurs benefit concert in Sequim today

SEQUIM — It will be an afternoon celebrating two of life's sweet things: song and friendship. The Peninsula Singers, with conductor Dewey Ehling, will host… Continue reading

Brian Doig
TOP: Newlyweds Andy Nilles and Gladys Salley of Sequim embrace at their wedding in Port Angeles' Cock-a-doodle Doughnuts shop as Pastor Mark Weatherford looks on. BOTTOM: The groom gets an apple fritter from his bride. Joe Smillie/Peninsula daily News

‘At our age, minutes count’: Nonagenarians marry in a doughnut shop (With video)

EDITOR'S NOTE:— Watch KOMO-TV video of the wedding, below PORT ANGELES –– “Love is patient,” Pastor Mark Weatherford read from 1 Corinthians 13:4 in Cock-a-doodle… Continue reading

TOP: Newlyweds Andy Nilles and Gladys Salley of Sequim embrace at their wedding in Port Angeles' Cock-a-doodle Doughnuts shop as Pastor Mark Weatherford looks on. BOTTOM: The groom gets an apple fritter from his bride. Joe Smillie/Peninsula daily News

California poet to kick off Port Angeles writers series Friday

PORT ANGELES — The San Francisco poet who goes by the pen name Klipschutz will open Peninsula College’s Foothills Writers Series with a reading from… Continue reading

Genevieve is one of the Jersey calves awaiting visitors to the Dungeness Valley Creamery. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Children’s activities are focus of next weekend’s Clallam County Farm Tour [ * Photo Gallery * ]

“Lucky” sheep and their dogs, the language of flowers, calves called Stacy and Shakira — all of these will await visitors during the 17th annual… Continue reading

Genevieve is one of the Jersey calves awaiting visitors to the Dungeness Valley Creamery. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam Fire District No. 2 tax measure becomes contentious

PORT ANGELES — A proposed 51 percent Clallam County Fire District No. 2 levy increase on the Nov. 5 ballot has sparked a war of… Continue reading

Two 47-foot Motor Life Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Quillayute River respond to help the crew of the Fjord Mist

Coast Guard investigates fishing vessel’s sinking off James Island

LAPUSH — The Coast Guard is investigating why a fishing vessel sank 2 miles west of James Island on Friday. Coast Guard crews rescued three… Continue reading

Two 47-foot Motor Life Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Quillayute River respond to help the crew of the Fjord Mist
Jefferson Land Trust Executive Director Sarah Spaeth shows off the new Jefferson Land Trust preserve sign at Snow Creek Uncas Preserve. Jefferson Land Trust

Jefferson Land Trust protects section of Discovery Bay watershed on Snow Creek

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Land Trust has acquired a section of Snow Creek in the Discovery Bay watershed as part of a long-term project… Continue reading

Jefferson Land Trust Executive Director Sarah Spaeth shows off the new Jefferson Land Trust preserve sign at Snow Creek Uncas Preserve. Jefferson Land Trust
Darold Stenson in court last week. The Associated Press

Key witness in Darold Stenson retrial to testify on bloodstained pants

PORT ORCHARD — Darold R. Stenson's double-murder retrial continues this week with testimony expected from a deputy who was central to Stenson's original conviction being… Continue reading

Darold Stenson in court last week. The Associated Press
Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday for a status hearing. He was clean-shaven after several months of wearing a heavy

Mental competency to be evaluated in Port Angeles bulldozer-rampage case

PORT ANGELES — Doctors from both the University of Washington and Western State Hospital are likely to be in Port Angeles this week to evaluate… Continue reading

Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday for a status hearing. He was clean-shaven after several months of wearing a heavy
Karen Broome (in blue hat)

Owner of burned boat plans restoration of her vessel, restitution for adjacent damaged boats

PORT TOWNSEND — The owner of a boat blackened and charred in a Friday morning blaze plans to not only restore her vessel but also… Continue reading

Karen Broome (in blue hat)

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Peninsula College launches new digital journal

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College has launched Peninsula College Press with the release of its new digital journal, Discovery: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Discovery,… Continue reading

Peninsula narcotics enforcement team seeking three in stolen-property case

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team is seeking three people who authorities believe are tied to a recent discovery of stolen property… Continue reading

Brian Doig Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA PROFILE: Singer’s lung transplant brings focus to future

Brian Doig remembers waking up nine days after the event. His first thought: “Is this a dream? Or is this real?” For Doig, a singer… Continue reading

Brian Doig Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
House passes bill linking government financing to health law delay

House passes bill linking government financing to health law delay

By New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives, under the shadow of a looming government shutdown, voted early Sunday morning (late… Continue reading

  • Sep 28, 2013
  • By New York Times News Service
House passes bill linking government financing to health law delay
Darold Stenson in court last week. The Associated Press

Key Stenson retrial witness to testify on bloodstained pants

PORT ORCHARD — Darold R. Stenson's double-murder retrial continues this week with testimony expected from a deputy who was central to Stenson's original conviction being… Continue reading

Darold Stenson in court last week. The Associated Press
Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday for a status hearing. He was clean-shaven after several months of wearing a heavy

Mental competency to be evaluated in Port Angeles bulldozer case

PORT ANGELES — Doctors from both the University of Washington and Western State Hospital are likely to be in Port Angeles this week to evaluate… Continue reading

Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday for a status hearing. He was clean-shaven after several months of wearing a heavy