Protest planned at Border Patrol building Monday

PORT ANGELES — Armed with whistles to bring attention to whistle-blower Christian Sanchez, demonstrators will picket the construction site of the North Olympic Peninsula’s new… Continue reading

East Indian restaurant opening in Sequim

SEQUIM — Vick Singh, owner of India Oven in Port Angeles, sees Sequim as a commercially viable area, so he is opening a new restaurant… Continue reading

Group assesses Port Angeles’ health problems

PORT ANGELES — A new group is aiming to make Port Angeles a healthier community. This year, the city was named an ACHIEVE community by… Continue reading

Group works to open Port Angeles food co-op

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles shoppers may soon have another option for locally grown food. A group of five is working to open a food… Continue reading

Local food production topic of meeting in Quilcene

QUILCENE — The Jefferson County Democrats will host a meting to discuss the future of food production and distribution in the county at a public… Continue reading

Makah get EPA beach-monitoring grant

NEAH BAY — The Makah tribe has received a $50,000 beach-monitoring grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The money is part of $717,000 in… Continue reading

More than 35 percent of Clallam County voters return primary ballots

Clallam County voter turnout in the all-mail primary election had inched up to 35.38 percent Friday. That made a total of 6,755 ballots returned by… Continue reading

Once-lush grasslands on North Olympic Peninsula now flammable

It was a wetter-than-normal winter and spring that nourished the North Olympic Peninsula's grasslands into potential wildfire hazards as the summer warmed and parched them… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101 roadwork delays addressed

PORT ANGELES — Construction work on U.S. Highway 101 west of state Highway 112 began last week, creating multiple backups and delaying drivers by as… Continue reading

Voter turnout more than 40 percent in Jefferson County

Jefferson County voter turnout in the all-mail primary election had reached 40.4 percent by Friday. Jefferson County voters had returned 8,818 ballots of the 21,827… Continue reading

Wetlands purchase protects salmon habitat in Hood Canal

(Associated Press story replaced by link to original Kitsap Sun article) HOOD CANAL — A purchase of 160 acres of wetlands at the critical confluence… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2011
  • (Associated Press story replaced by link to original Kitsap Sun article)

UW football coach top-paid state employee (** with database of state employee salaries **)

By Peninsula Daily News staff and Associated Press SEATTLE — University of Washington football coach Steve Sarkisian was the top paid Washington state employee in… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2011
  • By Peninsula Daily News staff and Associated Press

Union members, supporters picket Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES — Union members picketed to draw attention to their demands about staffing levels and the cost of health care Thursday at Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Port Townsend Farmers Market named best large market in state

PORT TOWNSEND — The Washington State Farmers Market Association has named the Port Townsend Farmers Market the best large market in the state. The recognition… Continue reading

Quilcene fire recall attempt goes to court Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — A recall action against two Quilcene Fire commissioners will be heard in Jefferson County Superior Court on Tuesday. The hearing will begin… Continue reading

New shellfish toxin prompts closing Sequim Bay to harvests

SEQUIM — The state Department of Health closed Sequim Bay to shellfish harvesting this week after three people became ill from a marine toxin never… Continue reading

Dog agility trials, benefits, hikes offered this weekend on North Olympic Peninsula

Agile dogs, artist presentations, benefits and hikes are among the attractions offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more about the Steam Ball… Continue reading

Foot pursuit ends in arrest near Sol Duc River

FORKS — A 20-year-old Forks man fled from a State Patrol trooper by jumping into the Sol Duc River after a routine traffic stop Thursday.… Continue reading

Good, wholesome fun promised at Jefferson County Fair

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Fair is all about tradition, and the kids. “This is good, wholesome fun,” said Sue McIntire, who volunteers as… Continue reading

Logging, vintage trucks featured at Museum Field Day

SEQUIM — Vintage trucks, logging demonstrations and fiddle music will be the highlights of the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley’s fourth annual… Continue reading