Peninsula: Circus comes to town, so does protest

With Circus Gatti's performance in Port Angeles on Saturday came objections. The circus uses wild and exotic animals; this caused local animal rights activists to… Continue reading

Peninsula: Election filings begin Monday

Filing for the fall elections begins at 8 a.m. Monday in the auditor's offices of the Clallam and Jefferson county courthouses. While this is an… Continue reading

Port Angeles: It’s King Kong vs. Godzilla at “Arts in Action”

PORT ANGELES -- Blocks from the nearest beach, a giant sand sculpture of Godzilla battling King Kong will take shape this week. Beginning Thursday, Charlie… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Seal pup recuperating in Lynnwood shelter

Good intentions have separated a 2-week-old harbor seal pup from its mother indefinitely. The seal pup is recuperating at the Progressive Animal Welfare Society shelter… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State’s $100,000 grant to aid Kalakala project

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The aging art deco ferry Kalakala has been awarded a $100,000 state history-and-heritage grant. It's not all its… Continue reading

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Sequim: Knudson to seek hospital board seat

SEQUIM -- Harlan Knudson intends to file for office Monday to maintain his seat on the Olympic Medical Center Board of Commissioners. He will seek… Continue reading

Sequim: School Board considers reduced budget

SEQUIM -- Faced with two failures of the maintenance and operations levy election earlier this year, the Sequim School Board is considering a less expensive… Continue reading

Clallam: Businessman seeks Port commission post

Businessman Tim Fraser says he is throwing his hat in the ring for Port of Port Angeles commissioner. So far he is the only announced… Continue reading

Jefferson County: Sales tax revenues lower than expected

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County officials are concerned, but not alarmed, by an apparent drop in sales tax revenues. But they are worried about a… Continue reading

Jefferson: Port Hadlock man leads fire fighting effort

Dave Johnson of Port Hadlock sleeps well despite planning firefighting efforts against a blaze in the steep terrain of the William O. Douglas Wilderness area… Continue reading

Jefferson: Trial to be set in killing case

A hearing today in Jefferson County Superior Court will establish a trial date for a former Quilcene man accused of murder. Robert Froehlich, 28, is… Continue reading

Peninsula: Other fun activities for the weekend

Besides the Celebrate Lavendar, the North Olympic Peninsula is playing host to a variety of events this weekend: Quileute Days in LaPush "We would really… Continue reading

Peninsula: State yanks firm’s oil-spill certification

The state Department of Ecology has pulled an oil spill response company's primary contractor certification after the firm failed to adequately respond during two recent… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hospital seeks bids for remodeling work

PORT ANGELES -- An Olympic Memorial Hospital main lobby and east entrance remodeling project has received the go-ahead from Memorial Hospital commissioners. The action came… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Medical center administrator gets 5.5 percent raise

Olympic Medical Center Administrator Mike Glenn has been given a 5.5 percent salary increase by hospital commissioners. The increase will boost Glenn's annual pay to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Thomas Roberts returned to Clallam County jail

Accused deputy killer Thomas Martin Roberts was returned to the Clallam County jail Wednesday. Roberts, 54, of Port Angeles is charged with first-degree aggravated murder… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Work-release inmate walks away from custody

A Clallam County jail work-release inmate working at the Port Angeles police station walked away from custody Thursday. "At 10 a.m., he just walked away,"'… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Land limited for new business, study says

Few large parcels of land are available for commercial and light industrial developments in Jefferson County. "There's really not that much property zoned for light… Continue reading

Sequim: Boy charged in touching incidents at youth club

SEQUIM -- A 15-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault for allegedly touching two girls at the Sequim Boys and Girls… Continue reading

Sequim: Lavender Festival to blossom over weekend

The intoxicating aroma of lavender will greet thousands of visitors in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley this weekend at the fifth annual Celebrate Lavender Festival. About 12,000… Continue reading