Hamilton Elementary School reading teacher Gloria Mandery sorts through hundreds of reading books in her classroom Wednesday

Peninsula schools to open after Labor Day weekend

Teachers returned to classrooms across the North Olympic Peninsula this week to prepare for the first day of classes for the 2013-2014 school year. Doors… Continue reading

Hamilton Elementary School reading teacher Gloria Mandery sorts through hundreds of reading books in her classroom Wednesday
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Port Angeles City Council candidates debate jobs, city projects

PORT ANGELES — Both candidates running for the City Council’s only contested seat plans to make creating more jobs a priority if elected Nov. 5.… Continue reading

Peter Ripley

Port Angeles man charged with assault off state Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been charged in Clallam County Superior Court with several domestic-violence-related charges after he allegedly beat a woman… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper Corp. said it notified the state Department of Ecology as soon as it discovered the leaking pipe. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Paper springs a leak, temporarily

PORT TOWNSEND — A leak in an underground line at the Port Townsend Paper Corp. earlier this week led to a system shutdown and will… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper Corp. said it notified the state Department of Ecology as soon as it discovered the leaking pipe. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
PDN's Thursday's front page for Clallam County readers. (Click on image to enlarge)

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Port Townsend Paper Corp. said it notified the state Department of Ecology as soon as it discovered the leaking pipe. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Paper springs a leak, temporarily

PORT TOWNSEND — A leak in an underground line at the Port Townsend Paper Corp. earlier this week led to a system shutdown and will… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper Corp. said it notified the state Department of Ecology as soon as it discovered the leaking pipe. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man charged with assault off state Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been charged in Clallam County Superior Court with several domestic-violence-related charges after he allegedly beat a woman… Continue reading

The Rayonier mill closed in 1997 after operating for 68 years. (Click on photo to enlarge)

Answers — and an upcoming story — about Meow the Rayonier Mill Cat

UPDATE: Good news! Thanks to your responses, we now have information about Meow the Rayonier Mill Cat — and a photo — and the PDN… Continue reading

The Rayonier mill closed in 1997 after operating for 68 years. (Click on photo to enlarge)
PDN's Wednesday front page for Jefferson County. (Click on image to enlarge)

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State test results vary in Jefferson County schools

Jefferson County's public school leaders said they still have work to do after seeing impressive test results from Quilcene School District, mixed results in Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry terminal KOMO-TV

Bomb threat by text disrupts Port Townsend ferry service

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry service was shut down for three and a half hours Tuesday night by a bomb threat sent as a… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry terminal KOMO-TV

Both drivers in Sequim wreck out of hospital

SEQUIM –– Two drivers hospitalized after Sunday’s two-car crash west of Sequim have been released from Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, hospital officials reported… Continue reading

Clallam’s biggest school districts score well in state tests

Clallam County's two largest school districts made traditionally strong showings in newly released state test results. Smaller school districts showed mixed results in student achievement… Continue reading

Deadline is this Saturday — Enter Our 3-Minute Film Competition

Deadline is this Saturday — Enter Our 3-Minute Film Competition

WHETHER YOU ARE a seasoned film veteran, an amateur or a filmmaking team who is just getting started, if you know how to create a… Continue reading

Deadline is this Saturday — Enter Our 3-Minute Film Competition
Peninsula contestants rode like gangbusters last weekend at the annual Junior Rodeo

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders fare well at Junior Rodeo

PENINSULA JUNIOR RODEO Association members gave corking good performances at the annual Junior Rodeo at the Clallam County Fairgrounds last weekend. More than 90 contestants… Continue reading

Peninsula contestants rode like gangbusters last weekend at the annual Junior Rodeo

Man found dead in Port Townsend Bay identified as woodworker from Olympia

PORT TOWNSEND — A man who was found dead off Port Townsend on Monday has been identified as Robert Letinich of Olympia. A cause of… Continue reading

PA man wins weight-loss challenge’s $1,000 prize

PORT ANGELES — James Southern is the winner of a $1,000 weight-loss challenge offered by Anytime Fitness of Port Angeles. The contest was open to… Continue reading

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

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Port Angeles bulldozer-rampage trial could hinge on mental evaluation

PORT ANGELES — Barry A. Swegle's Sept. 9 trial date on charges of bulldozing neighboring properties in Gales Addition could hinge on the results of… Continue reading

Barry A. Swegle
The Redskins name and logo appear in the Port Townsend High School gymnasium in this photo taken last spring.  -- Peninsula Daily News photo

Port Townsend High School heads into final year with Redskins mascot

PORT TOWNSEND — The replacement of the Redskins mascot for Port Townsend High School with one that is less racially charged will not be resolved… Continue reading

The Redskins name and logo appear in the Port Townsend High School gymnasium in this photo taken last spring.  -- Peninsula Daily News photo