Port Townsend poised to lay off up to 10 teachers

PORT TOWNSEND — Notices will go out later this week to teachers who will be laid off in the Port Townsend School District. About eight… Continue reading

Airline won’t meet 10,000-passenger minimum this year, Port of Port Angeles forecasts

PORT ANGELES — After a discouraging first quarter, the Port of Port Angeles is predicting that Kenmore Airline will not make the minimum 10,000 passengers… Continue reading

Jefferson County makes budget changes

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners Monday approved quarterly budget changes to make room for unexpected revenue and expenses. County Administrator Philip Morley described the… Continue reading

Lake Crescent residents worried by plan for wilderness next door

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Some residents of Lake Crescent are worried about a rider to a tsunami protection bill that designates 4,100 acres near them… Continue reading

Marine trades touted during Jefferson chamber luncheon

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Trades Association is on course for a growth spurt, association President Rick Petrykowski told Jefferson County Chamber of… Continue reading

State bomb squad called to Port Angeles house

PORT ANGELES — The State Patrol bomb squad was called in when a Port Angeles resident found a grenade or mine sitting on a window… Continue reading

U.S. braced for fights with Pakistanis in bin Laden raid, officials say

President Obama insisted that the assault force hunting down Osama bin Laden last week be large enough to fight its way out of Pakistan if… Continue reading

Peninsula sales tax revenues a mixed bag

Sales tax revenue figures for 2010 released by the state Department of Revenue last week provided a mixed bag for the North Olympic Peninsula. Two… Continue reading

Unusual looking missile defense radar vessel passes up Strait of Juan de Fuca today, Tuesday

PDN news sources The U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Sea-Based X-Band, or SBX, radar vessel is entering the Strait of Juan de Fuca late today and… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2011
  • PDN news sources

Interim Sequim planning director made permanent

SEQUIM — Interim city Planning Director Chris Hugo has been handed the job permanently by City Manager Steve Burkett, Burkett announced today. In a written… Continue reading

$700 netted for Shane Park playground

PORT ANGELES — A Mother’s Day and Cinco de Mayo breakfast to benefit a new playground for Shane Park drew 177 to the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Defenders of bin Laden’s driver relate experiences to Peninsula lawyers

PORT ANGELES — When Seattle attorney Harry Schneider sought a pro bono case, he wasn’t looking to go down in history. Schneider, speaking to a… Continue reading

Elwha Dam’s days numbered; powerhouse first to be shut down [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES — The shabby edifice of the Elwha Dam is showing its age. It towers over the lower Elwha River valley as it has… Continue reading

EYE ON CONGRESS: Offshore oil drilling debated on Capitol Hill

Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — This week, the House will debate bills on offshore-oil drilling, while the Senate will resume work on a… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2011
  • Peninsula Daily News news services

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bill would raise fee for former inmates

Prisoners who have served their time could end up paying more for their post-release supervision. The state House passed a bill May 2 that would… Continue reading

Finalists for joint Quilcene-Brinnon schools chief position to meet public

QUILCENE — Two finalists for a joint Quilcene-Brinnon superintendent position will meet the public today. Martin Schmidt, superintendent of the Gorman (Calif.) Independent School District,… Continue reading

Incumbents retain seats in Lower Elwha tribal election

PORT ANGELES — Lower Elwha Klallam Vice Chairman Russell N. “Razz” Hepfer and Councilman Joseph A. Turrey retained their seats on the Tribal Council in… Continue reading

Bin Laden’s death a tough subject for the pulpit

BY: The Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The killing of Osama bin Laden, a man who was America's face of evil for nearly a… Continue reading

  • May 8, 2011
  • BY: The Associated Press

Peninsula College’s new Maier Hall almost open for business [**Gallery AND Video**]

PORT ANGELES — The protective construction fence is down, and 61,750-square-foot Maier Hall at Peninsula College is almost ready for its furniture. The paint has… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s 2011 Heart of Service recipients announced

Four community heroes will be honored May 17 with the Jefferson County Heart of Service award for 2011. The Heart of Service honors the “dedication,… Continue reading