Daily Update Newsletter

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to hear potential parcel fee charge

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Becky Forrester participated in a project during which people living in Port Townsend and experiencing homelessness were given cameras to photograph their lives. After finding housing at Caswell-Brown Village, she started a community garden. (Becky Forrester)

Jefferson history exhibitions to open next week

Artist’s 30-year work highlights shows

Becky Forrester participated in a project during which people living in Port Townsend and experiencing homelessness were given cameras to photograph their lives. After finding housing at Caswell-Brown Village, she started a community garden. (Becky Forrester)

Jefferson Transit updates Port Townsend routes

Jefferson Transit Authority has announced several changes to its services effective Sept. 29. They include adding a midday trip on route 1… Continue reading

Murder retrial set for next year

Triple-homicide case slated for September 2026

Carolyn Edge.

POINT OF VIEW: Recompete grant projects unfold across region

WHAT DOES IT take to strengthen the economy of a region and transform the livelihoods of those who live there? With the help of a… Continue reading

Carolyn Edge.

Port Ludlow, Mats Mats Bay closed to shellfishing

Port Ludlow and Mats Mats Bay beaches have been closed for recreational shellfish harvesting due to high paralytic shellfish poison levels in… Continue reading

Kate Orzikh, owner of Sunflower Tastes bakery and deli at The Wharf in Port Angeles, holds loaves of sourdough bread created in the establishment’s kitchen. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ukrainian baker opens deli, donates proceeds from rye

Business grows out of success of two-day garage sale

Kate Orzikh, owner of Sunflower Tastes bakery and deli at The Wharf in Port Angeles, holds loaves of sourdough bread created in the establishment’s kitchen. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Cards in the garden

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an… Continue reading

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Library program encourages reading for children

‘1,000 books’ gets students ready for school, official says

Multiple passengers transported from cruise ship off Washington coast

The U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Coast Guard coordinated two separate medical evacuations from the cruise ship Ruby Princess… Continue reading

Music on the Strait to host performances

Music performances, an art fair and a reopening ceremony for a Fort Worden bar and kitchen highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. •… Continue reading

Ken Young will dedicate St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s new organ with a piano and organ recital Saturday evening.

Organ recital to dedicate new instrument

Ken Young will present “A Celebration of St. Matthew’s Musical Instruments” at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 132 E.… Continue reading

Ken Young will dedicate St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s new organ with a piano and organ recital Saturday evening.

Overdose awareness day set for Sunday at Port Angeles City Pier

Clallam County will host International Overdose Awareness day on Sunday at Port Angeles City Pier. The free, family-friendly event will focus on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Police Officer Whitney Fairbanks plays with her dog Copper during a presentation in September 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Police Department K9 program closer to round-the-clock coverage

Three officers work with German shepherds in city police unit

Port Angeles Police Officer Whitney Fairbanks plays with her dog Copper during a presentation in September 2024. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Immmigration officials conduct operation at Bear Gulch fire

Firefighters say two people detained

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-70s for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Summer sand

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer… Continue reading

Matthew Hara of Port Angeles helps Ayla Gillies, 2, balance on a log on the sandy shores of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Summer temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-70s for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit passes six-year development plan

Annual report details capital improvements, finances

Spencer McGinty, OPHS director.

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires executive director

Barbecue celebration planned for Sept. 7

Spencer McGinty, OPHS director.

Pedestrian taken to hospital after collision

An 85-year-old pedestrian was transported to a Seattle hospital after he was struck by a car. Richard Boyd of Sequim was injured… Continue reading

Policy would protect access

Jefferson modeling state laws at courthouse