Arts & Entertainment

OTA announces auditions for ‘Starting Here Starting Now’ musical revue

SEQUIM — Auditions for Olympic Theatre Arts’ second-stage musical, “Starting Here Starting Now,” will be held from 4…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Upper Hoh Road is open for traffic … and other items

FORKS — Upper Hoh Road has reopened to two-lane traffic after emergency repairs prompted by recent storm damage.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Time for Port Angeles to give up plastic bags

What’s wrong with the Port Angeles reusable bag initiative?

Forks man facing federal drug charges

Crime & Justice

Forks man facing federal drug charges

TACOMA — A Forks man, who police arrested over the summer after finding a golf-ball-sized amount of methamphetamine…

Port Angeles renews $257,985 contract for marketing

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Port Angeles renews $257,985 contract for marketing

PORT ANGELES — With lodging tax revenue at an all-time high, the city of Port Angeles has renewed…

Woman, five dogs safe after Port Angeles fire

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Woman, five dogs safe after Port Angeles fire

PORT ANGELES — A house fire that originated on a stovetop was knocked down by Clallam County Fire…

Crime & Justice

Thieves hit dozens of mailboxes between Port Angeles, Sequim

PORT ANGELES — At least 40 rural mailboxes were invaded Tuesday night and possibly into early Wednesday morning,…

Business

Clallam unemployment rises slightly while Jefferson’s rate is unchanged

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County unemployment rose from 5.6 percent to 5.9 percent in November while Jefferson County’s…

Clallam Transit approves 2018 budget

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Clallam Transit approves 2018 budget

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Transit board has approved a $10.07 million budget for 2018 that projects a…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Pondering U-turn methodology on Highway 101

After observing several near collisions at the u-turns on U.S. Highway 101, it became clear that drivers are…

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

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City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles has awarded $50,000 to the Lincoln Park BMX Association for…

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Volunteers sought to help plant trees at Salmon Creek

DISCOVERY BAY — The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is seeking volunteers to plant native trees at Salmon Creek…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: If we could talk to the animals

THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND around the world, man has studied the ways in which animals communicate in an effort…

Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

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Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

PORT ANGELES — Forgiveness and an apology were part of the deal.

Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county

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Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county

PORT HADLOCK — There’s a chance that 9-1-1 calls made from cellphones across the North Olympic Peninsula will…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Kudos to Roosevelt Elementary for state honors

Front page news

Olympic Medical Center human recources officer to retire

Business

Olympic Medical Center human recources officer to retire

PORT ANGELES — Richard Newman of Sequim is retiring after nearly 17 years as chief human resources officer…

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Greg Shield shoveled snow Christmas morning from the sidewalk in front of his house at Cedar and West Seventh streets in Port Angeles. About 5 inches fell in the neighborhood.

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Peninsula blanketed in white Christmas; snowfall leads to slew of wrecks

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula residents were treated to a white Christmas, but the snowfall had its…

Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

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Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

TACOMA — The company being sued after three people fell from a Ferris wheel in Port Townsend last…

Pickleball enthusiasts donate more than $200,000 to city for courts

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Pickleball enthusiasts donate more than $200,000 to city for courts

SEQUIM — Members of the Sequim Picklers have presented the city of Sequim with a check for $217,700…