WEEKEND: GMO food-labeling speaker on Peninsula this weekend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 20. Pamm Larry — who started Proposition 37, the genetically modified organism (GMO) labeling act voted down… Continue reading

WEEKEND: ‘Mutts’ to strut their stuff at debut Chimacum event

CHIMACUM — The inaugural East Jefferson Rotary Mutt Strut is set for Sunday. There will be several contests to enter a dog in during the… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Do-it-yourself skills on tap at Port Angeles Library fair

PORT ANGELES — A do-it-yourself fair, an event to help community members develop skills to increase self-reliance, will be held at the Port Angeles Library,… Continue reading

Winning $400 million Powerball ticket sold in South Carolina

Winning $400 million Powerball ticket sold in South Carolina

The Associated Press LEXINGTON, S.C. — Officials with the South Carolina Education Lottery say a $400 million winning ticket in the latest Powerball drawing was… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2013
  • The Associated Press
Winning $400 million Powerball ticket sold in South Carolina
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Jury is selected in Stenson double-murder retrial

PORT ORCHARD — A jury was chosen Wednesday for the first-degree aggravated-murder retrial of former Sequim resident Darold R. Stenson in preparation for opening arguments… Continue reading

It’s mushroom-picking time on the North Olympic Peninsula

GATHERING MUSHROOMS FOR food and fabric dyes is a Pacific Northwest tradition going back thousands of years, but it's also a risky venture if gatherers… Continue reading

College offers multimedia certificate program

PORT ANGELES — Students at Peninsula College this fall have an opportunity to earn a new Multimedia Communications Journalism Foundations proficiency certificate. Students will learn… Continue reading

Ecology renews Port Townsend Paper mill permit

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has renewed the Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, to take effect Oct.… Continue reading

Jefferson County Democrats vote against starting charter process

PORT TOWNSEND — Political battle lines about a proposed county charter have been drawn now that the Jefferson County Democratic Party has adopted a resolution… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Infuse night life with melodies

THIS IS MY final column . . . of my 11th year. Next week, I embark on my 12th year of bringing you live-music news.… Continue reading

National Alliance on Mental Illness Affiliate meets today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Affiliate will meet today. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of… Continue reading

Port Angeles residents attack smart-meter plan

PORT ANGELES — City residents packed the council chambers earlier this week to make clear to municipal officials that they don’t want “smart” electric and… Continue reading

Scott Deschenes

Sequim rec center to reopen part of facility Saturday

SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center is reopening much of its exercise facilities a day earlier than expected — and has added touches of… Continue reading

Scott Deschenes
Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Seriously underweight horse recovering, Clallam deputies say

PORT ANGELES — A horse seized by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, which said it was severely underweight, is in guarded condition and recovering at… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Statewide burn ban lifted; local bans remain

Recent rains and cooler temperatures have prompted the state Department of Natural Resources to rescind the statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands, but local burn… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Seriously underweight horse recovering, Clallam deputies say

PORT ANGELES — A horse seized by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, which said it was severely underweight, is in guarded condition and recovering at… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington cares for a horse seized during an investigation last week. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Port Angeles residents attack smart-meter plan

PORT ANGELES — City residents packed the council chambers earlier this week to make clear to municipal officials that they don’t want “smart” electric and… Continue reading

Jury is selected in double-murder retrial

PORT ORCHARD — A jury was chosen Wednesday for the first-degree aggravated-murder retrial of former Sequim resident Darold R. Stenson in preparation for opening arguments… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street is in need of short-term stabilization as well as long-term repairs. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Clallam commissioners nix taking ownership of old Port Angeles fire hall building

PORT ANGELES — Two of the three Clallam County commissioners today said they were not interested in taking ownership of the former fire hall in… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street is in need of short-term stabilization as well as long-term repairs. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News