Pedestrian hit by car in Blyn flown to Seattle hospital

BLYN — A pedestrian reportedly walking in the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 101 on Friday night was struck by a 1988 Volkswagen van and… Continue reading

State’s minimum wage moving up to $9.04 per hour — nation’s highest

OLYMPIA — Washington state’s minimum wage is increasing to $9.04 an hour starting in January. The Department of Labor and Industries announced the change today,… Continue reading

  • Sep 30, 2011

Artwork, vendor booth applications solicited for 2012 Sequim Lavender Festival

SEQUIM — Artwork and vendor booth applications are solicited for the 16th annual Sequim Lavender Festival. ARTWORK SHOULD FOCUS on “lavender in various scenes (including… Continue reading

Sign proclaims Quilcene as ‘Pearl of the Peninsula’

QUILCENE— A welcome sign proclaiming Quilcene as the “Pearl of the Peninsula” will be dedicated at 5:30 p.m. today. The event will include a ceremony… Continue reading

VIDEO — Interview with actress Jennifer Ewing (Port Townsend-raised, now NYC-based)

FREELANCE VIDEO BY Port Townsend-based multimedia journalist Jack Olmsted: In two parts, an interview with Port Townsend-raised, now New York City-based actress Jennifer Ewing at… Continue reading

Patriot Days tribute opens; traveling memorial evokes tears, pride [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES — Sue Tapp walked away from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall replica holding back tears. She grasped a piece of paper with the… Continue reading

Police sketch unmasks bank robber, shows long blond hair

SEQUIM — Police released a composite sketch Thursday of the man sought in the Monday morning robbery of KeyBank on North Dunlap Street. “I want… Continue reading

Burn ban on North Olympic Peninsula ends at midnight

PORT ANGELES — Seasonal burns bans will be lifted on the North Olympic Peninsula when the clock strikes midnight tonight. Statewide burn bans are effective… Continue reading

Early Peninsula College students recall school days from 50 years ago

PORT ANGELES — Fifty years ago, on Sept. 15, 1961, 195 full-time students walked into a temporary Peninsula College building on the Port Angeles High… Continue reading

Final cash donated for North Olympic Land Trust environmental education shelter

FORKS — A retired teacher has given the North Olympic Land Trust the last $500 needed for finishing an environmental education shelter on a conservation… Continue reading

Patches of Port Angeles’ Olympic Discovery Trail trail to be fixed by end of year

PORT ANGELES — Storm-battered sections of Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles are expected to be fixed by the end of the year. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles couple receive environmental award

PORT TOWNSEND — The Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award is a big deal, given to those who have made significant contributions in the protection and… Continue reading

Port Angeles police receive grant to fill two officer positions

PORT ANGELES — The Police Department has received a three-year $550,278 grant to fill two vacant police officer positions. The grant was awarded Wednesday as… Continue reading

Tickets available now for KSQM-FM dinner and dance on Oct. 8

SEQUIM — Tickets are available for “The Big Broadcast,” a dinner and dance fundraiser for KSQM, Sequim's community radio station at 91.5 FM. The event,… Continue reading

Artwork, vendor booth applications solicited for Sequim Lavender Festival

SEQUIM — Artwork and vendor booth applications are solicited for the 16th annual Sequim Lavender Festival. ARTWORK SHOULD FOCUS on “lavender in various scenes (including… Continue reading

Sequim police issue composite of bank robber

Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — Police released a composite sketch today of a man sought in the Monday morning robbery of KeyBank on North Dunlap… Continue reading

New West End Doppler weather radar station dedicated

The Associated Press and the PDN COPALIS CROSSING, Grays Harbor County — The director of the National Weather Service, Sen. Maria Cantwell and Congressman Norm… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2011
  • The Associated Press and the PDN

Merrill & Ring celebrates 125th anniversary family-style [**Gallery**]

PYSHT — Descendants of T.D. Merrill, R.D. Merrill and Clark Ring gathered with others on a sun-drenched deck of the historic Pysht lodge Wednesday to… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s women’s, men’s teams sweep Skagit Valley

MOUNT VERNON — The Peninsula College men’s soccer team isn’t the only one on campus that knows how to light up a scoreboard. As the… Continue reading

Sen. Hargrove teaches a reality civics lesson in a Chimacum classroom

CHIMACUM— State Sen. Jim Hargrove isn’t an expert on bullying but feels it occurs because adults have set a poor behavioral example. “Politics is a… Continue reading