Port Angeles: Lower Elwha cut down 165-foot red cedar

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe felled a 165-foot tree that will be carved into a ceremonial canoe for ocean journeys Thursday on… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Name similarity to Osama bin Laden spurs hate mail to restaurateur

PORT TOWNSEND -- The name Osamu means "learning" or "mastering" in Japanese. Restaurateur Osamu "Sam" Okamoto is learning that one anonymous person can't distinguish between… Continue reading

Sequim: Gravel pit expansion won’t affect water quality, report says

SEQUIM -- An expansion of the county's Kirner Road gravel pit will not damage an aquifer that supplies water to hundreds of home, a recently… Continue reading

Sequim: Olympic Discovery Trail bridge is fixed, reopened

The foot-path trestle at Railroad Bridge Park reopened earlier this week after repairs were completed. A section of the trestle was destroyed last Tuesday when… Continue reading

Two important guides are newly published and available from the Peninsula Daily News

Copies of Vote 2001, the Peninsula Daily News" voter guide designed to inform voters about candidates and issues in the Nov. 6 election, are available… Continue reading

Clallam: New contract would benefit nurses

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center nurses could see their salaries increase by 5 percent as part of a labor contract tentatively approved this week.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Canoe to be carved from cedar tree

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members will cut down a 165-foot western cedar today to be carved into an ocean-going ceremonial canoe. Tribal Executive Director John… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City seeking materials for Carnegie Library project

PORT ANGELES -- The city is seeking old photographs and building materials for the upcoming Carnegie Library project, which could begin this spring. The city… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Plan de-emphasizes Glen Cove role

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council will take up a proposed comprehensive plan amendment next Monday that de-emphasizes the role of Glen Cove in future… Continue reading

Sequim: City may privatize trash pickup

SEQUIM -- A task force commissioned by the City Council is looking at privatizing solid waste services. Members of the task force say garbage collection,… Continue reading

Treats attract hundreds of children to downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The Halloween treats at Alan Turner's downtown book store aren't quite as sugary as goodies in nearby shops -- and probably not… Continue reading

Two important guides are newly published and available from the Peninsula Daily News

Copies of Vote 2001, the Peninsula Daily News" voter guide designed to inform voters about candidates and issues in the Nov. 6 election, are available… Continue reading

Bag plant workers faces the prospect of pink slips — and what they’ll do next

PORT TOWNSEND -- Single dad Randy Manthe of Port Townsend told his children not to expect much for Christmas. John and Jennifer Galle wondered whether… Continue reading

Peninsula: Mail-in ballot turnout tops 40% in Jefferson, 29% in Clallam

Mail-in ballots continue to be returned to election officials in Clallam and Jefferson counties for the Nov. 6 general election. As of Tuesday, the Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Funeral home donates services for Joyce girl killed in crash

JOYCE -- A Port Angeles funeral home will donate its services to the family of a local girl killed in a head-on crash last week.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Will Jefferson Elementary School bid go to Denver firm?

PORT ANGELES -- School officials may decide next week whether a Denver contractor will rebuild Jefferson Elementary School. Unless a problem turns up in reference… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Accused killer loses bid to replace lawyer

PORT TOWNSEND -- The man suspected in the 1992 stabbing death of Allison Tornensis of Quilcene cannot change lawyers, Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Tom… Continue reading

Two important guides are newly published and available

Two important guides are newly published and available from the Peninsula Daily News. Copies of Vote 2001, the Peninsula Daily News" voter guide designed to… Continue reading

Clallam: County considers reviving boundary review board to focus on proposed annexation

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners may revive a boundary review board to prevent cities, especially Port Angeles, from seeking annexations that could harm the… Continue reading

Joyce: State lifts boil-water advisory on Crescent system

The Crescent Water System received a clean bill of health -- and a lifting of a boil-water advisory -- from the state Department of Health… Continue reading