Daily Update Newsletter

Two take large leads for Quilcene School Board seats

Ron Frantz and James Hodgson have won seats on the Quilcene School Board, according to the initial count of ballots Tuesday. Frantz had… Continue reading

Walde winning over Baker for Cape Flattery seat

Challenger Cathy Walde was leading against incumbent Donald Baker for a contested Cape Flattery School Board seat after a second count of ballots… Continue reading

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Clallam County election worker Savannah Wise of Port Angeles collects sorted general election ballots for counting at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Full stories on results will be in Thursday’s edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Miller, Beauvais, Downer, Petranek leading in their races

Initial returns presented in general election

Clallam County election worker Savannah Wise of Port Angeles collects sorted general election ballots for counting at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Full stories on results will be in Thursday’s edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks FC celebrates its fifth-straight Peninsula College coed league championship. Forks won with a 7-1 victory over High Energy Metals at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. (Peninsula College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FC wins fifth Peninsula Soccer League title

Forks FC captured its fifth-straight Peninsula Soccer League championship Sunday with a decisive 7-1 win over High Energy Metals. The coed adult… Continue reading

Forks FC celebrates its fifth-straight Peninsula College coed league championship. Forks won with a 7-1 victory over High Energy Metals at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. (Peninsula College)

Art league’s featured artist at receptions Wednesday

The Port Ludlow Art League’s artist of the month will be on hand Wednesday at receptions at Sound Community Bank and at… Continue reading

Clallam County seeking volunteers

Applications are due Monday, Nov. 20, for 138 volunteer positions on 25 Clallam County advisory boards and commissions. To apply, call 360-417-2233,… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College puts 10 on North Region first teams

The Peninsula College soccer teams got five women and five men named to the North Region All-Star teams, as the Pirates’ Nil Grau… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

OUTDOORS: New round of razor clam digs approved

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers approved coastal razor clam digging days beginning Nov. 12. Not all beaches are open… Continue reading

Daughter of the Olympic Wilderness: The Life and Times of Pansy Martin Snell

PAT NEAL: Daughter of the Olympic Wilderness

Read any good books lately? Daughter of the Olympic Wilderness: The Life and Times of Pansy Martin Snell (Poseidon Peak Publishing, 2023) is the latest… Continue reading

Daughter of the Olympic Wilderness: The Life and Times of Pansy Martin Snell
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Port Angeles seeks additional revenues

City manager: ‘We’ve got to get creative’

Nathan West.

Port Ludlow concerts coming up

Blue Moon Marquee, a Canadian band that performs songs in a wide range of genres, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles draft budget presented

Commissioners Connie Beauvais and Steve Burke on Tuesday approved inclusion of the final pieces of the 2024 Port of Port Angeles budget,… Continue reading

Pictured is Detective Swift Sanchez, on the right, accepting a check from Exalted Ruler John Pearce.

Shop with a hero gets support

Naval Elks Lodge #353 recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Police Association to support this year’s Shop with a Hero program. The funds came… Continue reading

Pictured is Detective Swift Sanchez, on the right, accepting a check from Exalted Ruler John Pearce.

Tickets on sale for Festival of Trees

Tickets are now on sale for the Festival of Trees, highlighted by the Gala on Nov. 25, and the Teddy Bear Tea… Continue reading

Veterans Day activities planned for Olympic Peninsula venues

Veterans will be honored with a variety of ceremonies on Saturday as well as school assemblies on Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard will conduct a… Continue reading

A voter drops off their ballot Monday morning at the Clallam County courthouse. Ballots must be postmarked or placed in an official dropbox by 8 p.m. tonight in order to be counted in the general election. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Today is final day for general election ballots

More than 29 percent returned so far in both Peninsula counties

A voter drops off their ballot Monday morning at the Clallam County courthouse. Ballots must be postmarked or placed in an official dropbox by 8 p.m. tonight in order to be counted in the general election. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles soccer; Kalli Grove, Sequim soccer

The Port Angeles and Sequim girls soccer teams are both playing in the 2A state tournament this week. And they both got there in an… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.
The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at this weekend’s bidistrict championships. Top row, from left, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Olivia Mesen. Bottom row, from left, Brooke St. Luise, Lizzy Shaw, head coach Sally Cole, assistant coach Lisa Walls, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Erin DeMarco. (Courtesy photo)

POSTSEASON SWIMMING: Port Angeles girls third at bidistrict

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at the bidistrict swim and dive meet, sending multiple competitors to state. Port Angeles… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at this weekend’s bidistrict championships. Top row, from left, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Olivia Mesen. Bottom row, from left, Brooke St. Luise, Lizzy Shaw, head coach Sally Cole, assistant coach Lisa Walls, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Erin DeMarco. (Courtesy photo)