News
Rain swells rivers as Hoh, South Fork Hoh rivers open for fishing
Last week’s storms brought the region’s low rivers roaring back to the point that the state Department of…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Bridge repairs to start near Forks this Monday … and other items
FORKS — Crews working for the state Department of Transportation will repair a bridge spanning the Sol Duc…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Sen. Murray manufactures preschool crisis to support her bill
It was disappointing to read only one viewpoint in the Peninsula Daily News’ Oct. 12 article “Murray Visits…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Electing Van Hoover a rare opportunity
Our Jefferson Heathcare commissioners will be presented with staff reports and will need to make decisions based on…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly breakfast meetings usually are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second…
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: 13 trees, shrubs to plant for magnificent fall color
I HAVE PUSHED fall color. Well, guess what? The next six to eight weeks are the absolute best…
Entertainment
Port Townsend artist with ‘silverware fetish’ exhibiting in Bainbridge
PORT TOWNSEND — If you saw a fork in the road and it was 14 feet long and…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Halloween heralds owl sightings on Peninsula
THE MORNING PHONE call was one of those surprises that rouses your curiosity.
Life
HORSEPLAY: Groups work together to rescue horse
AFTER HEARING ABOUT the hundreds of horses rescued and evacuated during the recent Northern California wildfires by local…
Life
HELP LINE: Become a Tax-Aide volunteer to help others
ALLOW ME TO be uncharacteristically straightforward: I want you to become a Tax-Aide volunteer.
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: No-shooting areas amendments hearing to be set
The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider setting a public hearing for proposed amendments to county code regarding…
Entertainment
World-fusion concert planned in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — World-fusion music pioneers will perform at
the Port Townsend
Friends Meetinghouse on Saturday.
Entertainment
Darwin’s first theory to be discussed at Port Townsend lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Seismologist and author Rob Wesson will delve into the history of Charles Darwin at 4…
Entertainment
Blues musicians to perform at Wheeler Theater
PORT TOWNSEND — Blues musicians Michael Roach and John Miller give the kind of performance that might make…
Entertainment
Planned Parenthood centennial celebrated Saturday in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s Advocates for Better Healthcare will celebrate Planned Parenthood’s centennial Saturday with birthday cake,…
Life
Cooking class, harvest festival among the week’s attractions
A feast to benefit felines, a cooking class and a harvest festival in Neah Bay are among upcoming…
Business
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Applications due Nov. 1 for grants; new salesman joins auto center
The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is accepting applications for the final round of 2017 Tourism Enhancement Grants.
Entertainment
Halloween haunts open for frightful entertainment
A basement, fifth floor, World War II aircraft hangar and bordello offer a deluge of haunted sights and…
News
China ban unlikely to affect region; Peninsula officials say contamination low in recycling
PORT TOWNSEND — China’s announcement that next year it will decline to accept some shipments of mixed plastics…
News
Fire chars Glen Cove home
PORT TOWNSEND — A fire gutted a home in Glen Cove after the homeowner left the stove on,…