Jefferson County

Drop, cover and hold on: ShakeOut drill on Thursday

The Great Washington ShakeOut will be Thursday with North Olympic Peninsula’s government agencies, businesses, tribes and others ready to practice what to do when an… Continue reading

Garden club to meet

Master gardener Nita Wester will present “Digging Into Soil Prep” at 1 p.m. Thursday. Wester will address a meeting of the Quilcene-Brinnon Garden… Continue reading

Parents, grandparents vie for PT School Board seats

Candidates for the Port Townsend School Board cited a desire to be more involved in the district as reason for running for… Continue reading

Kalila Skipper and Lucas Luong, both 4 and from Port Townsend, try the seats in Port Townsend’s oldest fire truck, a 1929 Mack that was on display during the East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Fest on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend as the service celebrates the 151st anniversary of its establishment. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Old fashioned fire truck

Kalila Skipper and Lucas Luong, both 4 and from Port Townsend, try the seats in Port Townsend’s oldest fire truck, a 1929 Mack that was… Continue reading

Kalila Skipper and Lucas Luong, both 4 and from Port Townsend, try the seats in Port Townsend’s oldest fire truck, a 1929 Mack that was on display during the East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Fest on Saturday in downtown Port Townsend as the service celebrates the 151st anniversary of its establishment. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Artists featured during October at Port Ludlow Art League Gallery

Carol Reynolds is the Port Ludlow Art League artist of the month for October and Georganne Muse is the jeweler of the… Continue reading

Motorcyclist in serious condition after Sunday wreck

A Poulsbo man was in serious condition Monday morning after he was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a collision on… Continue reading

Open house topic to be Short Farm

The Port of Port Townsend will conduct an open house at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum, where staff… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend board considers new rates

Tenants speak out about proposed increase

Port Townsend man charged with uploading child sex images

Department of Justice says 32-year-old traded photos with online app

Surreal show this month at Aurora Loop Gallery

Julie Read, an acrylic painter and painting teacher, is taking her turn at curation for the first time with a surreal show… Continue reading

Two artists featured at Port Townsend Gallery this month

Printmaker Phil Carrico and woodworker Martha Collins are the Port Townsend Gallery’s featured artists of the month for October. The show, “Against… Continue reading

Kara Cardinal of Chimacum and her children, Oliver Cardinal, 4, and Maya Cardinal, 8, examine taxidermy animal specimens at a display assembled by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at Saturday’s Forever Streamfest on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club and the Clallam County Conservation District, featured numerous displays, exhibits and hands-on activities to raise awareness of the environment and to preserve natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Forever Streamfest

Kara Cardinal of Chimacum and her children, Oliver Cardinal, 4, and Maya Cardinal, 8, examine taxidermy animal specimens at a display assembled by the Washington… Continue reading

Kara Cardinal of Chimacum and her children, Oliver Cardinal, 4, and Maya Cardinal, 8, examine taxidermy animal specimens at a display assembled by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at Saturday’s Forever Streamfest on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club and the Clallam County Conservation District, featured numerous displays, exhibits and hands-on activities to raise awareness of the environment and to preserve natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Margaret Shull, 27, of Puyallup leads the female runners at the start of the Run the Peninsula's Larry Scott Trail Run half-marathon Saturday in Port Townsend. Shull went on to win the women's half marathon with a time of 1:38:31.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 300 take on the Larry Scott Run

Five of top seven athletes in 5K event are 13 or younger

Margaret Shull, 27, of Puyallup leads the female runners at the start of the Run the Peninsula's Larry Scott Trail Run half-marathon Saturday in Port Townsend. Shull went on to win the women's half marathon with a time of 1:38:31.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Tricks and treats for upcoming frost

OCTOBER ROLLS ALONG and this past week saw temperatures dip into the 40s at night in many locations in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Soon we… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Budgets before both county boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Photo by Karen Griffiths Cutline: High school friends and equestrian team members Aby Garcia, left, Keri Tucker and Joanna Seelye enjoyed racing through the unusual game patterns and supporting the fundraiser.

HORSEPLAY: Games bring fun, camaraderie, funds for OPEN and WAG

“YOU BETTER THINK (think), think about what you’re doing to me!” Those song lyrics from Aretha Franklin’s hit “Think” played repeatedly in my mind each… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths Cutline: High school friends and equestrian team members Aby Garcia, left, Keri Tucker and Joanna Seelye enjoyed racing through the unusual game patterns and supporting the fundraiser.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Kakantu, a 15-month-old Giant Pacific Octopus, has been identified as a male by Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center at Fort Worden State Park. The name Kakantu comes from the Klallam language and was chosen during the 2023 PTMSC Auction fundraiser. The name was approved by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Kakantu was removed from the ocean in July 2022 as a larva and now weighs about 700 grams or about 3/4 of a kilo. The Marine Science Center aquarium is open Saturday and Sunday.
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It’s a boy!

Kakantu, a 15-month-old Giant Pacific Octopus, has been identified as a male by Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center at… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Kakantu, a 15-month-old Giant Pacific Octopus, has been identified as a male by Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center at Fort Worden State Park. The name Kakantu comes from the Klallam language and was chosen during the 2023 PTMSC Auction fundraiser. The name was approved by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Kakantu was removed from the ocean in July 2022 as a larva and now weighs about 700 grams or about 3/4 of a kilo. The Marine Science Center aquarium is open Saturday and Sunday.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Woman drowns at Ruby Beach

An Indianapolis resident drowned at Ruby Beach, according to Olympic National Park. Susan Newcome, 52, was pronounced dead at Olympic Medical… Continue reading