Realtors encouraged by Peninsula-wide open house effort

PORT ANGELES -- Little more than two weeks after a North Olympic Peninsula-wide open house caught the interest of several hundred residents, Realtors in Clallam… Continue reading

States hope to jam inmates’ cell-phone calls at Clallam Bay, other prisons

Peninsula Daily News and News Sources Washington is among more than 25 states seeking permission to jam contraband cell-phone use by prison inmates. South Carolina… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News and News Sources

Port Angeles airport without instrument landing system

PORT ANGELES -- A bit of fog is not always enough to ground aircraft, but this week it has resulted in the cancellation of 15… Continue reading

Was man plucked off LaPush-area cliff an obsessed ‘Twilight’ fan?

LAPUSH -- A 22-year-old Georgia man who was plucked from a cliff overlooking the waters of Little James Island was dubbed Wednesday as a Twilight… Continue reading

Environmentalists file suit to stop Hastings project

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Olympic Environmental Council is challenging a ruling by the Port Townsend hearing examiner that issued a development permit to The Hastings… Continue reading

Gleaners seek more volunteers, orchards

Quimper Community Harvest is looking for volunteers to help pick some fruit and feed the community. "I'm a scavenger, so this is fun," said Seth… Continue reading

Jazzmen, women to join the lavender

SEQUIM ­-- It's nectar for body and mind, after a long day amid the lavender fields and fair. Jazz in the Alley, the music festival… Continue reading

Kessler seeks answers from Ecology on water rules

PORT HADLOCK -- Lynn Kessler sees progress in water talks involving a state in-stream flow rule that proposes dramatic water-use limits in Jefferson County's prime… Continue reading

Port Angeles cutter aids stricken whale-watching boat in San Juans

FRIDAY HARBOR -- A Coast Guard cutter from Port Angeles rushed to the scene where a whale-watching excursion boat ran aground in the San Juan… Continue reading

Small helicopter crashes in Sequim; minor injury reported

A small helicopter lies damaged on the ground near the runway at Sequim Valley Airport on Wednesday. Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Edgington, who responded… Continue reading

Fact or fiction: Was man rescued from LaPush cliff an obsessed Twilight fan?

LAPUSH -- A 22-year-old Georgia man who was plucked from a cliff overlooking the waters of Little James Island was dubbed Tuesday as a Twilight… Continue reading

Property tax initiative will be on fall’s ballot

By CURT WOODWARD Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA — A plan to cap government revenue growth and issue property tax refunds will be the only citizen… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2009
  • By CURT WOODWARD Associated Press Writer

THE PAT NEAL COLUMN: Looking back at his lavender daze

IT'S TIME ONCE again for the annual Sequim Lavender Festival. It is only now -- after that the statute of limitations thing wore off --… Continue reading

Washington state gets additional ferry money (UPDATED)

Peninsula Daily News News Sources OLYMPIA — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Wednesday she has secured $7.6 million more in federal money for Washington state’s… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Services

Missing Sequim woman found dead

SEQUIM — A Sequim woman who went missing on Friday was found dead Tuesday near Slab Camp Park off Taylor Cutoff Road, southwest of Sequim.… Continue reading

Pig-headed celebrities: Performing swine troupe to visit Sequim on Thursday

SEQUIM -- If you think this town is getting a little quiet about now, get this: Four professionally performing pigs -- three stars plus a… Continue reading

Sequim council agonizes over possibility of City Hall staff cuts

SEQUIM -- For nearly four hours, seven City Council members looked into the future of Sequim, Clallam County and beyond -- and walked up to… Continue reading

Owners shut Chinook Motel, won’t appeal health condemnation order

PORT ANGELES -- The owners of the Chinook Motel say they will not appeal the state Department of Health's decision to condemn the motel. Instead,… Continue reading

Clallam’s United Way sets $1.1 million goal, names leaders who will try to attain it

PORT ANGELES -- Landscape consultant Jack Marshall and his wife, Peninsula Children's Clinic administrator Pam Marshall, will co-chair this year's United Way of Clallam County… Continue reading

With doctor lawsuit — action could affect doctors statewide

PORT ANGELES -- The U.S. District Court case filed by Dr. Robert Witham of Port Angeles against Olympic Medical Center could have statewide ramifications for… Continue reading