Jefferson County

Interactive play to feature LGBTQ youths

In the tradition of legislative theater, the Mandala Center for Change will present “Queer Survival Quest,” an interactive play featuring local LGBTQ+… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: How to begin again through forgiveness

WHAT IS NEEDED to make a new beginning? We may be instructed by Judaism’s observance of the New Year, which began two days ago on… Continue reading

LETTER: Congress must act before Trump leads us into war

We are moving into deeper crisis with North Korea, and I’m concerned that our administration is poorly prepared to handle it. North Korean leader Kim… Continue reading

LETTER: Here’s a wrong in search of a remedy

I would like to suggest an analogy from my point of view regarding the letter ‘Toxic columnist” about Michelle Malkin on Sept. 13 in the… Continue reading

LETTER: Malkin’s not afraid to tell it like it is

We love Michelle Malkin’s column. She isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. She stands for the rule of law. We applaud the Peninsula… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary hosts meeting today … and other items

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary will hold its Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30… Continue reading

Poets featured at Northwind Arts Center

The Northwind Arts Center’s continuous reading series will feature two poets, Kimberly Burwick and Kevin Goodan, on Thursday. The readings begin at… Continue reading

Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall will read from a collection of poetry gathered from poets around the state at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Jefferson County Library)

State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall, Alice Derry to read poetry

Librarygoers will be treated to a collection of poems representing each year of Washington’s statehood Wednesday. Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall,… Continue reading

Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall will read from a collection of poetry gathered from poets around the state at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Jefferson County Library)

Jefferson Transit considers second-chance drug policy

The Jefferson County Transit Authority has proposed a revision to its zero-tolerance drug policy that would give employees a second chance if… Continue reading

Petition urges funding for more Jefferson County deputies

The Sheriff’s Citizen Advisory Committee is seeking signatures on a petition to put pressure on county officials to find the funds to… Continue reading

Peninsula burn bans ease, except in Jefferson County

Jefferson County now has the most restrictive burn ban on the North Olympic Peninsula after Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest canceled fire restrictions… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman wins national award for work benefiting traumatized children

Port Angeles woman wins national award for work benefiting traumatized children

From the subject line, the email appeared to be soliciting donations. Then, Tiffany Sudela-Junker of Port Angeles received another with the same… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman wins national award for work benefiting traumatized children

LETTER: Writer confirms intolerance of the Left

In response to “Dislikes Malkin” in the Peninsula Daily News on Sept. 8: This is yet another confirmation of the intolerant left. In my opinion,… Continue reading

LETTER: Cheri Van Hoover understands the needs of the community

As a retired nurse and a health care system user, I understand the importance of an effective hospital commissioner who’s responsible to serve the community… Continue reading

Judge OKs lawsuit seeking better protection of Puget Sound

Judge OKs lawsuit seeking better protection of Puget Sound

The state Department of Ecology faces the possibility of losing millions of dollars in federal money after a judge Tuesday declined to dismiss… Continue reading

Judge OKs lawsuit seeking better protection of Puget Sound

LETTER: Supernatural events we call ‘miracles’ but that are evidence of God

During the recent total eclipse of the sun, the moon appeared to be the same size of the sun. This was explained by the sun… Continue reading

Fire destroys home on Bogachiel Way in Forks

Fire destroys home on Bogachiel Way in Forks

A Tuesday afternoon fire that destroyed a family’s single-wide mobile home at 290 Bogachiel Way is under investigation, Clallam County Fire District No.… Continue reading

Fire destroys home on Bogachiel Way in Forks

Child safety seat inspections available on Peninsula

Carrie Johnson of Dungeness wants to keep children safe. That’s why she works as an unpaid volunteer to check child safety seats. Johnson is a… Continue reading

Soil samples to inform final design of new south jetty at Point Hudson

Soil samples to inform final design of new south jetty at Point Hudson

The Port of Port Townsend has taken its first visible steps toward a design of a new south jetty at Point Hudson.… Continue reading

Soil samples to inform final design of new south jetty at Point Hudson
Two hurt in wreck involving semitruck, car on Highway 104 near Shine Road

Two hurt in wreck involving semitruck, car on Highway 104 near Shine Road

Two people were hurt in a wreck involving a semitruck and a Honda Civic on state Highway 104 on Tuesday. East Jefferson… Continue reading

Two hurt in wreck involving semitruck, car on Highway 104 near Shine Road