Daily Update Newsletter

Haller Foundation awards $350K in grants

More than 50 groups recently received funding from a Sequim philanthropist more than 30 years after his death. Albert Haller Foundation board… Continue reading

Jefferson County lodging tax committee to meet

The Jefferson County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will discuss and take action regarding 2025 funding requests during a special meeting at 8:30… Continue reading

Operations scheduled at Bentinck range this week

The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Dec. 6, the… Continue reading

Restrictions lifted on left-turns near Hood Canal bridge

The state Department of Transportation lifted left-turn restrictions from both Paradise Bay and Shine roads onto state Highway 104 on Friday. Contractor… Continue reading

Sequim Heritage House was built from 1922-24 by Angus Hay, former owner of the Sequim Press, and the home has had five owners in its 100 years of existence. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim’s Heritage House celebrates centennial

Owner hosts open house with family, friends

Sequim Heritage House was built from 1922-24 by Angus Hay, former owner of the Sequim Press, and the home has had five owners in its 100 years of existence. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Adan Ellis reaches for a pass against Almire-Coulee-Hartline in the state 1B quarterfinals Saturday played in Moses Lake. Ellis had four catches for 85 yards in the 14-12 loss. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

1B STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay falls to ACH in defensive slugfest

Red Devils lose 14-12 as both teams’ defenses dominate

Neah Bay's Adan Ellis reaches for a pass against Almire-Coulee-Hartline in the state 1B quarterfinals Saturday played in Moses Lake. Ellis had four catches for 85 yards in the 14-12 loss. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women split pair against NWAC powerhouses

The Peninsula College women went up against two of the powerhouses of the NWAC this weekend at a crossover tournament in Eugene,… Continue reading

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: WDFW approves razor clam digs starting Friday

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning the day after Thanksgiving.… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A gift list for gardeners as holiday shopping begins

SO, THIS COMING Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means the Christmas shopping season begins in earnest the day after. Your gardening friends and family love thoughtful… Continue reading

Donations to aid pediatrics clinic, workforce

Recipients thank donors at hospital commissioners’ meeting

Hospital board passes budget

OMC projecting a $2.9 million deficit

Lighthouse keeper Mel Carter next to the original 1879 Fresnel lens in the lamp room at the Point Wilson Lighthouse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
Lighthouse keeper Mel Carter next to the original 1879 Fresnel lens in the lamp room at the Point Wilson Lighthouse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Tickets still available for Festival of Trees events

Tickets are still available for Festival of Trees events next weekend. Tickets are being sold for the Gala presented by First Federal… Continue reading

A Port Angeles city worker places a tree topper on the city’s Christmas tree, located at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain at the intersection of Laurel and First streets. A holiday street party is scheduled to take place in downtown Port Angeles from noon to 7 p.m. Nov. 30 with the tree lighting scheduled for about 5 p.m. (Emma Maple/Peninsula Daily News)

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A Port Angeles city worker places a tree topper on the city’s Christmas tree, located at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain at the intersection of… Continue reading

A Port Angeles city worker places a tree topper on the city’s Christmas tree, located at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain at the intersection of Laurel and First streets. A holiday street party is scheduled to take place in downtown Port Angeles from noon to 7 p.m. Nov. 30 with the tree lighting scheduled for about 5 p.m. (Emma Maple/Peninsula Daily News)
Two people were displaced after a house fire in the 4700 block of West Valley Road in Chimacum on Thursday. No injuries were reported. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Two displaced after Chimacum house fire

One person evacuated safely along with two pets from a fire at a single-story home in Chimacum, East Jefferson Fire Rescue reported. Firefighters… Continue reading

Two people were displaced after a house fire in the 4700 block of West Valley Road in Chimacum on Thursday. No injuries were reported. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Whitefeather Way intersection closed at Highway 101

Construction crews have closed the intersection of Whitefeather Way and U.S. Highway 101 east of Sequim. The intersection will remain closed during the… Continue reading

Highway 112 partially reopens to single-lane traffic

Maintenance crews have reopened state Highway 112 between Sekiu and Neah Bay. The highway had been closed since the windstorm on Tuesday… Continue reading

Print edition to be delivered Monday; e-edition only on Thanksgiving

Peninsula Daily News will have a print edition on Monday and an electronic edition only on Thursday. The newspaper is making the… Continue reading