Daily Update Newsletter

Window display winners announced in Port Townsend contest

Window display winners announced in Port Townsend contest

Winners have been announced in the Port Townsend Main Street Program holiday display contest. Dozens of businesses designed windows to celebrate the… Continue reading

Window display winners announced in Port Townsend contest

NOAA scientist to review Clallam County herbicide plan

An ecotoxicologist will review a Clallam County proposal to deploy herbicides in the battle against noxious weeds. Commissioner Mark Ozias announced Tuesday… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys and girls split season openers

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys and girls split season openers

The Forks Spartans boys basketball team held off North Beach’s spirited fourth-quarter rally to win their nonleague season opener 66-58. Forks went into… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys and girls split season openers
Port Angeles church donates to disabled veterans

Port Angeles church donates to disabled veterans

A Port Angeles church donated $500 Tuesday to Chapter 9 of the Disabled American Veterans in Port Angeles, with hopes that other… Continue reading

Port Angeles church donates to disabled veterans
Still wary after racial attack in Port Angeles; four months later, police still investigating

Still wary after racial attack in Port Angeles; four months later, police still investigating

More than four months after being assaulted in a suspected hate crime, 22-year-old… Continue reading

Still wary after racial attack in Port Angeles; four months later, police still investigating
Port Townsend dresses up for weekend tree lighting

Port Townsend dresses up for weekend tree lighting

For the ninth consecutive year, volunteer Michael Rosser conquered his fear of heights to help string lights and ornaments on the community… Continue reading

Port Townsend dresses up for weekend tree lighting

State estimates nearly $1.7 million in Jefferson County timber revenue for 2016

Timber harvesting in Jefferson County is expected to generate $1,689,000 for the county during 2016, according to the state Department of Natural… Continue reading

A stolen truck crashed into a ditch at the intersection of Jesslyn Lane and Sequim-Dungeness Way on Monday night after a brief pursuit by Clallam County Sheriff’s Office deputies. (Sgt. Randy Pieper/Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)

Sequim woman accused of stealing, crashing truck after police pursuit

A Sequim woman appeared in Clallam County Superior Court on Tuesday after deputies say she led them on a pursuit that ended once… Continue reading

A stolen truck crashed into a ditch at the intersection of Jesslyn Lane and Sequim-Dungeness Way on Monday night after a brief pursuit by Clallam County Sheriff’s Office deputies. (Sgt. Randy Pieper/Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)

Timber sales to provide $7.3 million in Clallam County; state official tells of errors

Timber sales will generate about $7.3 million for Clallam County and its junior taxing districts in 2016, state officials projected. The state… Continue reading

Zoning changes made for Carlsborg Urban Growth Area

Higher zoning densities have been approved for the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area. Clallam County commissioners Tuesday passed a series of ordinances that… Continue reading

Peninsula Friends of Animals volunteers made about 1,200 pairs of potholders in 2015 and since 2006 they’ve raised about $180,000 for the no-kill, cageless shelter and the organization’s spay/neuter program. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim shelter volunteers hit milestone mark in donation program

One idea and a kind gesture have grown into a significant revenue stream to help local… Continue reading

Peninsula Friends of Animals volunteers made about 1,200 pairs of potholders in 2015 and since 2006 they’ve raised about $180,000 for the no-kill, cageless shelter and the organization’s spay/neuter program. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
BOYS BASKETBALL: Season gets underway at Port Angeles jamboree

BOYS BASKETBALL: Season gets underway at Port Angeles jamboree

Dave Logan/For the Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles’s Luke Angevine, right, drives around Seth Spencer of Port Townsend at the Port Angeles Jamboree Monday night.… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Season gets underway at Port Angeles jamboree

Forest Service favors Navy permits for warfare rangeDraft decision expected today

The National Forest Service intends to grant a five-year special use permit that would allow Navy jet pilots to engage in electromagnetic… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson, left, measures a Nordmann fir tree cut by Mike Deese of Port Angeles on Saturday on the farm east of Port Angeles.

Choosing the perfect Christmas treeU-cut trees available on Peninsula

Those looking for a more personal Christmas tree experience, or to continue a long-standing family tradition, can forego pre-cut trees and pick… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson, left, measures a Nordmann fir tree cut by Mike Deese of Port Angeles on Saturday on the farm east of Port Angeles.
Sequim woman arrested following alleged vehicle theft, pursuit Monday night

Sequim woman arrested following alleged vehicle theft, pursuit Monday night

A 20-year-old Sequim woman was booked into the Clallam County jail after deputies say she led them on a pursuit that ended once… Continue reading

Sequim woman arrested following alleged vehicle theft, pursuit Monday night

Attracting winter birds topic of upcoming program

Winter Care and Feeding in the Garden will be the topic of the next program in the Backyard Birding series. Christie Lassen of… Continue reading

Santa part of special holiday gathering in Sekiu

Santa Claus is coming to the Sekiu Community Center on Sunday during the 28th annual Children’s Winter Faire. The free faire will… Continue reading

Donations come in for cancer center expansion

The expansion of Olympic Medical Cancer Center in Sequim is getting a boost from the… Continue reading

State officials to discuss Elwha River bridge plnas in Forks on Wednesday

Two public presentations about the state Department of Transportation’s plans for the Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Olympic Volleyball League MVP Adrienne Haggerty of Sequim

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Olympic Volleyball League MVP Adrienne Haggerty of Sequim

Sequim’s Adrienne Haggerty was recently named the Most Valuable Player of the Olympic League 2A Division Volleyball League. Haggerty, a middle hitter, helped lead the… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Olympic Volleyball League MVP Adrienne Haggerty of Sequim