JeffCo Expo packs it all into one day

The 11th annual JeffCo Expo packed it all into one day this year. The show at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port Townsend featured the… Continue reading

Joint Quilcene-Brinnon schools chief interviews Thursday

BRINNON — Five candidates applying for a joint superintendent position for the Brinnon and Quilcene school districts will be interviewed at a closed meeting that… Continue reading

Lake Mills’ water level to be lowered

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The water level in Lake Mills will begin to be drawn down beginning as early as Monday, lowering it by 6… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to consider tenant lease clause

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners will review their lease policy for tenants who build their own structures when they meet Monday. The… Continue reading

Some Strait of Juan de Fuca areas closed to butter clam harvesting

Areas on the Strait of Juan de Fuca have been closed to recreational harvesting of butter clams. Critically elevated levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin,… Continue reading

Tests results clear Anderson Lake; word expected Tuesday if lake will be opened for fishing Saturday

CHIMACUM — Water quality test results show Anderson Lake is low in deadly toxin concentrations, Jefferson County’s environmental specialist said Friday, and he expects word… Continue reading

The Landing mall display harbinger of power storage project in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — It may just look like a large box, but actually, an electricity inverter that was on display at The Landing mall Saturday… Continue reading

Lab tests determining whether popular trout lake gets to open for fishing season

CHIMACUM — With no visible signs of toxic blue-green algae in Anderson Lake, Jefferson County public health officials await the results of water sample testing… Continue reading

Enter contest for Port Angeles sand sculpture theme

WANTED! A theme for the ninth annual Windermere Sand Sculpture Classic at this summer’s Arts in Action festival on Port Angeles’ waterfront. If your theme… Continue reading

Some Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches closed to butter clam harvesting

Areas on the Strait of Juan de Fuca have been closed to recreational harvesting of butter clams. Critically elevated levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin,… Continue reading

UPDATED with video — Glacier research team member in serious condition after Mount Olympus fall

Coast Guard Port Angeles video on this rescue: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1213152 OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A 24-year-old man who was part of a research team on Mount… Continue reading

Special session of the state Legislature begins next week

By Peninsula Daily News services OLYMPIA — The state Legislature adjourned Friday without reaching a budget deal, heading for a long-weekend break before they return… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2011
  • By Peninsula Daily News services

Pedestrian in critical condition after Sequim hit-and-run, police say

SEQUIM — A 50-year-old Sequim man is in critical condition in a Seattle hospital today after he was struck by a car while walking on… Continue reading

A golden sunset at Point of Arches in Olympic National Park

Why we live on the North Olympic Peninsula (reason CXXXVIII): Stunning Photo of the Day (for April 21) from the National Geographic website of Point… Continue reading

Attorney general won’t pursue case against former Port Angeles mayor

PORT ANGELES — The state Attorney General's Office will take no legal action against former mayor Karen Rogers after the state Auditor's Office concluded that… Continue reading

Cancer prevention, treatment topics at Jefferson Healthcare symposium

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital will host a free cancer symposium at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday. Specialists will tell about the latest… Continue reading

Chimacum pitcher strikes out 20 of game’s 21 batters (and he picks off the one guy who gets on base)

ORTING — Landon Cray wasn’t perfect. But, “he was about as perfect as you can get without being perfect,” Chimacum baseball coach Jim Dunn said… Continue reading

Easter sunrise services planned on North Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula communities will observe Easter Sunday with public sunrise services. Later in the morning, a community service is planned in Port Townsend. Unity of Port… Continue reading

Eggs, bunnies and all things Easter on Peninsula

Brightly colored Easter eggs, floppy Easter bunnies and other signs of the season will be seen all across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. Here… Continue reading

Few spots available for Elwha powerhouse tours

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A handful of spaces in May are still available for a public tour of the Elwha Dam powerhouse. The four by-reservation-only… Continue reading