News
ONP reports more visits in 2016 than in 2015
PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park reported growth in annual visitation for a fourth consecutive year.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles church school sets fundraiser; donations are sought … and other items
PORT ANGELES — Holy Trinity Lutheran Church’s preschool will hold its annual rummage sale fundraiser Friday and Saturday,…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: First Amendment integral to a free nation, free thinking
The First Amendment is fundamental to our democracy.
Opinion
WEST END NEIGHBOR: Winter wanes as new chapters open
WASN’T THE SUN a beautiful sight Sunday afternoon?
News
Bid accepted for Olympic Discovery Trail work at Discovery Bay
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners have accepted a bid from a Burlington based construction company to…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Keeping Malkin as a Friday columnist an open-minded venture
In reading Peninsula Voices in the March 13 Peninsula Daily News, I decided that I also needed to…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Internment talks slated … and other items
Several free and public presentations and events about Japanese-American internment will be held in Sequim, in Port Angeles…
News
Indian Island facility to switch to shore-based power for visiting subs
INDIAN ISLAND — Naval Magazine Indian Island is upgrading two diesel generators to shore-based power in order to…
Politics
Looking ahead in Olympia: Budgets, education funding
OLYMPIA — Legislators from the 24th District had some relatively quiet time last week as House and Senate…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Here’s to Kilmer, Murray for keeping Wild Olympics legislation alive
I was pleased to read that U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced the…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Attacking male birds? Search for shiny objects
WELL, IT’S BEGUN. Despite all the rain and cold weather, the robins have determined that it is spring…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: City of Port Townsend conducting water system flushing … and other items
PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend Water Department is conducting water system flushing in the southwest…
News
Deadline extended for Heart of Service Award nominations
THE DEADLINE FOR nominations for the 2017 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award has been extended two weeks…
News
Sequim J.C. Penney’s doors to stay open
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Peninsula’s only J.C. Penney store will remain open while 138 other locations will…
News
Film from former Port Townsend resident deals with Salish Sea, climate change
PORT TOWNSEND — Former Port Townsend resident Ian Hinkle hopes his film “Reaching Blue” stirs discussion on climate…
Crime
Port Hadlock man charged with firearms violations
PORT HADLOCK — A Port Hadlock man was charged with 13 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm…
Life
HELP LINE: How to avoid the Medicare penalty
DESPITE A LOT of good advice to the contrary, almost all of us seem to be getting older…
Life
BACK WHEN: Brinnon becomes a community
THE COMMUNITY OF Brinnon in Jefferson County was slower to develop than settlements farther north.