$103 million spent by Olympic National Park visitors in 2010, study says

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Visitors to Olympic National Park contributed $103 million to the economy of the Olympic Peninsula in 2010, according to the National… Continue reading

Blue Heron Middle School Principal Tom Kent addresses the Port Townsend School Board about the school’s anti-bullying program.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Blue Heron begins ‘Unite,’ an anti-bullying program

PORT TOWNSEND — Bullying isn’t a big problem at Blue Heron Middle School now, and school officials want to keep it that way. “Is bullying… Continue reading

Blue Heron Middle School Principal Tom Kent addresses the Port Townsend School Board about the school’s anti-bullying program.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Bill Ayala with International Battery uses his laptop next to a shelf full of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries outside The Landing mall in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Cutting-edge system stores power at The Landing

PORT ANGELES — While Port Angeles remains behind on its project to install automated utility meters across the city, it continues to make a name… Continue reading

Bill Ayala with International Battery uses his laptop next to a shelf full of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries outside The Landing mall in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News
Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award
Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award
Peninsula College president finalists to meet public next week

Peninsula College president finalists to meet public next week

PORT ANGELES — Public forums featuring each of the four finalists under consideration for the Peninsula College president’s post have been scheduled next week in… Continue reading

Peninsula College president finalists to meet public next week

Port Angeles smart meter project hits snags, delayed

PORT ANGELES — More than eight months ago, the city of Port Angeles embarked on a $5.4 million project to replace its utility meters with… Continue reading

Wild Olympics study says proposed congressional wilderness plan would have little effect on timber industry

QUILCENE — A study commissioned by the Quilcene-based Wild Olympics Campaign says a congressional plan to set aside 132,000 acres in Olympic National Forest as… Continue reading

Tsunami debris or trash from Japan? Beachcombers ask

THIS ARTICLE HAS been revised to reflect the following correction: CORRECTION: Feb. 29, 2012: : An article on Monday, Feb. 27, incorrectly referred to a… Continue reading

Appeal filed in Quilcene recall attempt

QUILCENE — Supporters of a movement to recall two Quilcene Fire Department commissioners are hoping an appeal to the state Supreme Court will give them… Continue reading

Clallam, Sequim ink deal for district court fees

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will charge the city of Sequim $66,444 this year for handling its district court cases under a new agreement that… Continue reading

Conjones NW to get ball rolling on new thrill ride

BEAVER — Debbie and Randy Bennett, who operate Team Forks Twilight Tours, now are making it their business to roll giant balls down a hill… Continue reading

GOP plans caucuses Saturday in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Republican Party members in Jefferson and ­Clallam counties will hold caucuses Saturday. The GOP is using caucuses and conventions statewide to gauge support for presidential… Continue reading

JENNIFER JACKSON’S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR: Pugilists add punch to Victorian lineup

IN MAY OF 1891, one of the most famous characters in fiction fell to his death after grappling with his archenemy at the edge of… Continue reading

Mishap aboard MV Coho last week caused rare cancellation of ferry run from Victoria

PORT ANGELES — A semi-truck hit a door beam on the MV Coho while the 1,000-passenger ferry was loading last week in Victoria, causing the… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama plan for spotted owl targets rival bird

By Jeff Barnard and Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON — To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a… Continue reading

  • Feb 29, 2012
  • By Jeff Barnard and Matthew Daly The Associated Press

Port of Port Angeles contributing to city’s fight against wildlife group’s lawsuit

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles is contributing to a city of Port Angeles’ effort to join the fight of a lawsuit against… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council to start office hours soon

PORT TOWNSEND — City Council members are starting regular office hours Thursday. Members of the public can speak directly to a Port Townsend City Council… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s temporary change of Adams Street to two-way goes the wrong way

PORT TOWNSEND — An effort to ease traffic glitches brought about by construction on Taylor Street by changing the traffic flow on Adams Street was… Continue reading

Sequim council hears plan to upgrade Guy Cole Convention Center

SEQUIM — Mayor Ken Hays and Sequim events planner Pat Johansen describe the 30-year-old Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park as a building… Continue reading