Jefferson County

Highway closures on West End continue

Sekiu customers under boil-water notice

A massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu was created by this week’s storms. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

Elwha River Bridge reopens after storms

Crews work to clear path to West End

A massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu was created by this week’s storms. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
At the table where they first conceived their organization, Dying Matters Guild cofounders Carrie Andrews, left, Sarah Seltzer and Rhonda Hull talk about this weekend’s “Death, Grief and Ancestors” activities in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Death, Grief & Ancestors’ event open to public

Weekend of activities planned in Port Townsend

At the table where they first conceived their organization, Dying Matters Guild cofounders Carrie Andrews, left, Sarah Seltzer and Rhonda Hull talk about this weekend’s “Death, Grief and Ancestors” activities in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Author Ward Serrill and his dog Dolly Parton, 7, share a moment at the Starlight Room, where Serrill will give readings of his new memoir, "To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody." Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Author tells true wilderness tale

Like a wild creek in early spring, “To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody” carried me swiftly into Ward Serrill’s… Continue reading

Author Ward Serrill and his dog Dolly Parton, 7, share a moment at the Starlight Room, where Serrill will give readings of his new memoir, "To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody." Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Washington State Department of Transportation bridge inspectors Jim Patton, left, and Mitch Stone examine the bridge supports of the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Tuesday after it was closed Monday amid concerns about possible storm damage to the footings. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Flooded roadways cut off West End

Jefferson PUD restores power to thousands

Washington State Department of Transportation bridge inspectors Jim Patton, left, and Mitch Stone examine the bridge supports of the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Tuesday after it was closed Monday amid concerns about possible storm damage to the footings. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Michele Carson

Jefferson Healtcare recognizes staff member

The nursing leadership team at Jefferson Healthcare has recognized Michele Carson with its October Difference Maker award. The monthly award highlights the… Continue reading

Michele Carson

New regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties

The Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) has hired Kate Ingman as its regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. CHPW… Continue reading

Children’s clinic sees opposition; nearly 200 get vaccine

Nearly 200 children received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Department of Emergency Management director Willie Bence reported in… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library to hold Third Thursday Trivia Night via Zoom

Jefferson County Library will host Third Tuesday Trivia at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The competition will stream at zoom.us/j/96795228208. Questions will feature science,… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Library to host three-part book discussion

The Jefferson County Library will host a discussion of the book, “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial… Continue reading

Peninsula continues to see COVID-19 transmission

National cases trending up again

Port Ludlow Art League to host discussion on creating collages

Carol Nielsen will present “The Artistry and Fun of Collage” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Nielsen will address a meeting… Continue reading

The waters of Lake Pleasant flooded the Lake Pleasant County Park on Monday. The water runs over the West Lake Pleasant Road and into neighboring homes. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Flooding shuts down Highway 101, cutting off West End

Thousands without power at peak of Monday rainstorm

The waters of Lake Pleasant flooded the Lake Pleasant County Park on Monday. The water runs over the West Lake Pleasant Road and into neighboring homes. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina who has lived in Port Townsend 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum's Port Townsend Writers Conference. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

From “The Hog Killing,” a chapbook by Gary Copeland Lilley (Blue Horse Press, 2018)

From “The Hog Killing,” a chapbook by Gary Copeland Lilley (Blue Horse Press, 2018) If you are twenty miles from a city and a dance… Continue reading

Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina who has lived in Port Townsend 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum's Port Townsend Writers Conference. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a North Carolina native who has lived in Port Townsend for 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum’s Port Townsend Writers Conference. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Poet named artistic curator of writers conference

Aims to encourage more diversity in poets, authors

Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a North Carolina native who has lived in Port Townsend for 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum’s Port Townsend Writers Conference. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Trial set in alleged hatchet attack

Woman: Spouse was ‘in a dream’

Troopers: Driver fell asleep before wreck

A driver from Tonopah, Nev., fell asleep on U.S. Highway 101 at 8:21 p.m. Friday, ended up in a ditch and was taken… Continue reading

A fisher from Alberta, Canada, is released into a new home in Olympic National Park.

Transplanted fishers released into park

Effort aims to increase genetic diversity

A fisher from Alberta, Canada, is released into a new home in Olympic National Park.
An etching, "Diary of a Little Girl," is among the artwork of Egor Shokoladov.

Egor Shokoladov’s solo exhibition featured at Peninsula College

Artist Egor Shokoladov’s solo exhibition, entitled “Semicolon),” will be on display in Peninsula College’s PUB Gallery of Art beginning Tuesday. The free… Continue reading

An etching, "Diary of a Little Girl," is among the artwork of Egor Shokoladov.
In this April 2014 photo provided by Olympic National Park, a log cabin teeters on the eroding bank of the Quinault River in Olympic National Park in Washington. The cabin has been added to the state list of most endangered historical properties. Built in 1930, the chalet was used as a lodge, summer ranger station and emergency shelter. It's located in the southwest corner of the park, 13 miles up the Graves Creek trail in the Enchanted Valley. (AP Photo/Olympic National Park)

Enchanted Valley chalet meeting Monday

A virtual meeting on Monday will provide an update on the Olympic National Park’s plans for the Enchanted Valley chalet while also… Continue reading

In this April 2014 photo provided by Olympic National Park, a log cabin teeters on the eroding bank of the Quinault River in Olympic National Park in Washington. The cabin has been added to the state list of most endangered historical properties. Built in 1930, the chalet was used as a lodge, summer ranger station and emergency shelter. It's located in the southwest corner of the park, 13 miles up the Graves Creek trail in the Enchanted Valley. (AP Photo/Olympic National Park)