Daily Update Newsletter

New principal to be introduced at Queen of Angels open house Tuesday

New principal to be introduced at Queen of Angels open house Tuesday

Queen of Angels Catholic School will host an open house Tuesday to allow the public to meet the new principal and be… Continue reading

New principal to be introduced at Queen of Angels open house Tuesday

Bask in the outdoors with free summer concerts

Sequim and Port Townsend will offer the last of their outdoor summer concerts this week, while Port Angeles will feature violin virtuoso Geoffrey Castle as… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Chimacum filling gaps and plugging holes

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Chimacum filling gaps and plugging holes

When you’re low on numbers and lacking linemen, high school football teams have to adopt an “all hands on deck” mentality. That’s the… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Chimacum filling gaps and plugging holes
North Olympic Peninsula agencies prepare for a worst-case scenario

North Olympic Peninsula agencies prepare for a worst-case scenario

First responders from agencies across the North Olympic Peninsula prepared Thursday for a worst-case scenario during the largest active shooter training the… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula agencies prepare for a worst-case scenario
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue seeks new chief

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue seeks new chief

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief Gordon Pomeroy is retiring after eight years of serving as fire chief. Pomeroy is slated to retire at… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue seeks new chief
OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

Anglers on the North Olympic Peninsula are doing their part to catch stray Atlantic salmon, part of a horde of escapees out of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Anglers rounding up stray Atlantic salmon

Jefferson County accepts bid for project at Quilcene solid waste dump

Jefferson County commissioners accepted a bid from a contractor from Poulsbo for improvements to the Quilcene solid waste drop box site. The project… Continue reading

Killed cougar may be animal reported seen in west Port Angeles

A cougar that may have been invading west Port Angeles neighborhoods for the past month is dead, a state Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board approves 4-1 pact with health center for school-based clinic

Port Angeles High School will increase Washington’s tally of school-based health centers to 37. The Port Angeles School Board approved a memorandum… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County board to be briefed on Olympic Discovery Trail progress

Clallam County commissioners will hear an update on the Olympic Discovery Trail at their meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. Monday. The work session will… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County eyes software for managing public records requests

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss and possibly take action on purchasing a software program in centrally managing requests of public records under the… Continue reading

2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders

2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders

A young varsity Port Angeles Roughriders team will be one year older, stronger and wiser this season. And they’ll be one year… Continue reading

2017 PREP PREVIEW: Roughrider gallop into season optimistic with chip on their shoulders
Port Townsend Film Festival to expand its reach in September alongside farm tour

Port Townsend Film Festival to expand its reach in September alongside farm tour

The 18th annual Port Townsend Film Festival will fall on the same weekend as the annual Jefferson County Farm Tour, and instead… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival to expand its reach in September alongside farm tour
Overdose Awareness Walk returns next Thursday in Port Angeles

Overdose Awareness Walk returns next Thursday in Port Angeles

Port Angeles Citizen Action Network and Oxford House will host the third annual Overdose Awareness Walk in Port Angeles next Thursday with… Continue reading

Overdose Awareness Walk returns next Thursday in Port Angeles
Collapse at Skagit County salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming in Strait

Collapse at Skagit County salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming in Strait

A marine net pen holding 305,000 farmed Atlantic salmon that collapsed in Skagit County recently, releasing thousands of fish into Puget Sound,… Continue reading

Collapse at Skagit County salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming in Strait
Makah Days celebrates culture, citizenship

Makah Days celebrates culture, citizenship

Eleven years before the Makah people were deemed citizens of the United States, Dr. Joseph K. Dixon presented the tribe with an… Continue reading

Makah Days celebrates culture, citizenship
Saar’s owner buys Haggen building; plans Super Saver Foods by next spring

Saar’s owner buys Haggen building; plans Super Saver Foods by next spring

Saar’s is returning to Port Angeles under a new name. Greg Saar, who owns Saar’s Market Place and Super Saver Foods, announced… Continue reading

Saar’s owner buys Haggen building; plans Super Saver Foods by next spring

Panel discusses affordable housing crunch in Port Angeles

There is no shortage of reasons it’s difficult to find affordable housing in Port Angeles, officials said during an Economic Development Corp.… Continue reading

Jefferson County awaits final draft paperwork on development proposed in Brinnon

Jefferson County commissioners are awaiting final draft paperwork on the proposed Pleasant Harbor Resort in Brinnon, the county administrator said. The 252-acre… Continue reading

Clallam pet licensing program to be reinstated; sheriff hopes for court challenge

The Clallam County commissioners Monday directed the sheriff to reinstate the county licensing program as the county prepares to fill a public… Continue reading