Daily Update Newsletter

Jefferson County Public Utility District seeks chief financial officer

The Jefferson County Public Utility District is looking for its sixth chief financial officer after its most recent hire left after only… Continue reading

Flooding closes Olympic Hot Springs Road

Flooding closes Olympic Hot Springs Road

Olympic Hot Springs Road through the Elwha Valley remained closed Thursday since it flooded Nov. 15, Olympic National Park spokeswoman Penny Wagner said. The flooded… Continue reading

Flooding closes Olympic Hot Springs Road
Santa comes to Forks for tree lighting, Twinkle Lights parade

Santa comes to Forks for tree lighting, Twinkle Lights parade

The man in red will drive a train down Forks Avenue on Saturday night, arriving at a 22-foot tree adorned with hundreds of… Continue reading

Santa comes to Forks for tree lighting, Twinkle Lights parade

Port Angeles to increase hours for utility payments

The city of Port Angeles today expanded customer service hours for utility payments made in person. The temporary move is intended to… Continue reading

Holiday festivities abound this weekend in Port Townsend

Holiday festivities abound this weekend in Port Townsend

’Tis the season in Jefferson County as a month of holiday festivities kick off Saturday afternoon downtown. The Main Street Tree Lighting… Continue reading

Holiday festivities abound this weekend in Port Townsend

Sequim man sentenced to more than 6 years in prison on drug charges

A Sequim man who admitted to trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine into Clallam County was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court… Continue reading

Sequim couple arrested on drug, weapons charges

A Sequim couple is facing drug- and firearms-related charges after Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team members found heroin and weapons in the couple’s… Continue reading

Forks man exonerated in case of truck crash, fire

A Forks man arrested for investigation of fleeing the scene of a truck engulfed in flames after a crash Oct. 14 has… Continue reading

Cookies, trees and vendors at holiday bazaars

Bazaars continue to offer holiday items and gifts across the North Olympic Peninsula. Here is a list of this week’s sales: JOYCE The greatest gift… Continue reading

Sequim decreases low-income discount requirements for water, sewer utilities

Sequim decreases low-income discount requirements for water, sewer utilities

The city of Sequim is lowering its requirements for low-income households to receive utility discounts. “We’re making changes to the low-income discount to… Continue reading

Sequim decreases low-income discount requirements for water, sewer utilities
Discussion on Sequim Library expansion continues Saturday

Discussion on Sequim Library expansion continues Saturday

The conversation about the potential expansion of the Sequim Branch Library will continue Saturday. Representatives with the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) and… Continue reading

Discussion on Sequim Library expansion continues Saturday
PREP HOOPS: Forks boys, girls sweep North Beach

PREP HOOPS: Forks boys, girls sweep North Beach

Forks started strong in its season opener, building up an early 10-0 lead against North Beach, downing the Hyaks 60-43 in a nonleague… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Forks boys, girls sweep North Beach
Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson passes off during the Port Angeles High School Jamboree Monday night. Pressuring on defense is Forks’ Cort Prose (13). Port Angeles won this game 24-16 as the jaboree also featured teams from Port Townsend and Chimacum. Prep basketball season is now underway as the Port Angeles boys played their first game of the year Tuesday against Bainbridge, while the Roughrider girls open up their season at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a home game against Bainbridge. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

CARMAN: What to watch for this prep hoops season

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL season tips off in earnest this week with nonleague action for most but not all of the 18 boys and girls basketball… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson passes off during the Port Angeles High School Jamboree Monday night. Pressuring on defense is Forks’ Cort Prose (13). Port Angeles won this game 24-16 as the jaboree also featured teams from Port Townsend and Chimacum. Prep basketball season is now underway as the Port Angeles boys played their first game of the year Tuesday against Bainbridge, while the Roughrider girls open up their season at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a home game against Bainbridge. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam commissioners urge state commission to fund Anderson Lake trail

Clallam commissioners urge state commission to fund Anderson Lake trail

Clallam County is asking the state Parks and Recreation Commission to fund a multipurpose trail at Anderson Lake State Park as an… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners urge state commission to fund Anderson Lake trail
Bad weather can’t stop holiday tradition of tree decorating in Port Townsend

Bad weather can’t stop holiday tradition of tree decorating in Port Townsend

Bad weather can’t stop holiday tradition in Port Townsend

Bad weather can’t stop holiday tradition of tree decorating in Port Townsend
Sequim City Council approves $32.7 million budget for 2018

Sequim City Council approves $32.7 million budget for 2018

The city of Sequim’s $32.7 million budget for next year has received unanimous approval from city council members. For city residents, that means… Continue reading

Sequim City Council approves $32.7 million budget for 2018
Washington state panel calls for oil terminal denial

Washington state panel calls for oil terminal denial

A Washington state energy panel voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that Gov. Jay Inslee reject a massive… Continue reading

Washington state panel calls for oil terminal denial

Washington state sues Uber over data breach cover-up

Washington state sued the ride-hailing company Uber on Tuesday, saying it broke state law when it failed… Continue reading

Nuclear sludge at Washington state site put in safer storage

Nuclear sludge at Washington state site put in safer storage

After 19 years of work to safeguard nuclear waste dating from the Cold War, workers at… Continue reading

Nuclear sludge at Washington state site put in safer storage

River center hosts bird classes, Explorers Club

The Dungeness River Audubon Center will host a family-friendly birding series of classes beginning in December. Each class at the center at 2151… Continue reading