Clinic expects patient load to nearly double

PORT ANGELES -- Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics clinic officials expect to nearly double the number of patients seen this year compared with last… Continue reading

Governor lauds Peninsula volunteers

Gov. Chris Gregoire hailed four North Olympic Peninsula volunteers at her mansion Monday and sent them off to Seattle for another celebration. The unpaid workers,… Continue reading

Jefferson County OKs contract with Sheriff’s Office for pit security

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners approved a security services contract Monday that places county sheriff's deputies at the Fred Hill Materials Shine Pit park… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Quake, tsunami danger greater than originally thought

Peninsula Daily News news sources Geologists have raised from 10 percent to 14 percent the chance of a major earthquake and tsunami hitting the Pacific… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

Port Townsend publisher’s poet wins Pulitzer Prize

PORT TOWNSEND -- Copper Canyon Press staff and board members celebrated Monday after Executive Editor Michael Wiegers received a text message with some good news:… Continue reading

Work to start Wednesday on Eighth Street Bridge drainage repairs

PORT ANGELES -- The new Eighth Street Bridges aren't draining correctly, so construction crews this week will "grind" the pavement to fix the problem. The… Continue reading

Youth in custody over Port Townsend shooting

PORT TOWNSEND -- One man is in the hospital and a teenager is in custody as police gather information on an early morning shooting that… Continue reading

Port Townsend poetry publisher basks in glow of Pulitzer Prize

Peninsula Daily News news services PORT TOWNSEND — Copper Canyon Press, the small, nonprofit publishing house at Fort Worden State Park, is now the home… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2009
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Columbine students strive 10 years after massacre

By SANDY SHORE Associated Press Writer LITTLETON, Colorado — The "boy in the window" — who fell bloodied and paralyzed into the arms of rescuers… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2009
  • By SANDY SHORE Associated Press Writer

Author/illustrator takes characters from real life

PORT TOWNSEND -- Once upon a time, in the far-off country of Massachusetts, there lived a librarian named Theresa. Theresa lived on a farm with… Continue reading

Clallam’s top citizens announced; ‘local heroes’ known for tireless work for community

Five local heroes will be honored with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2009 on Thursday. The award recipients are: -- Mikki Saunders, who… Continue reading

Community garden prepping for seeding

PORT ANGELES -- The Vineyard Community Garden will begin to take shape within the coming weeks and be ready for those who snatch up plots… Continue reading

Passengers weigh in on Gateway

PORT ANGELES -- At the newly opened bus stops at The Gateway transit center, passengers share much of the same routines they had when they… Continue reading

Port Angeles man embarks to the Northwest Passage

Tommy Cook, a former Port Angeles who still calls it home, had wanted to sail around the Northwest Passage for more than a quarter century.… Continue reading

Port Townsend city’s first Kah Tai offer for potential pool site: Thumbs down

PORT TOWNSEND -- Negotiations between the city of Port Townsend and Port of Port Townsend on a land swap for the port's Kah Tai lagoon… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council talks finances, public access in seven-hour retreat

PORT ANGELES -- To manage its finances in a tough economy, the city of Port Angeles needs to work with Clallam County government, other cities… Continue reading

Organizers vow to keep Port Townsend Film Festival going after Simpson’s death

PORT TOWNSEND -- Peter Simpson, the driving force behind the Port Townsend Film Festival and a leader in a variety of community projects, has died.… Continue reading

Quilcene fire chief remembered as caring leader

QUILCENE -- Remembered as an inspiring, gentle leader and a pillar of the Quilcene community, Fire Chief Bob Wilson died early Friday after a battle… Continue reading

‘Candidate A’: Harbor-Works still mum on director pick

PORT ANGELES -- Who is "Candidate A?" The chairman of the Harbor-Works Public Development Authority Board of Directors said Friday that the identity of the… Continue reading

First Eagle Festival flies at Neah Bay

NEAH BAY -- Visitors learned about bald eagles, snacked and shopped for artwork at the inaugural Eagle Festival on Saturday. The one-day festival offered eagle-inspired… Continue reading