Jefferson County

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

LETTER: Where has Michelle Malkin gotten her facts wrong?

I would like the people who have problems with Michelle Malkin’s statements to write to the Peninsula Daily News with factual proof of her being… Continue reading

LETTER: Yes, people should definitely study American history

The letter “Forgotten history” (Sept. 12, PDN) concerns American history. Ironically, it contains two errors of American history. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence… Continue reading

Man arrested in child porn investigation

A Port Angeles transient man was arrested in west Jefferson County on Tuesday for investigation of possession of child pornography. The Grays… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: How’s the fishing on Enceladus?

IT WAS A rare good week for those of us who call the Earth our home, with the discovery of what could be the next… Continue reading

Unemployment at 6.2 percent in Clallam, dips to 5.5 percent in Jefferson

Unemployment remained at 6.2 percent in Clallam County and dipped to 5.5 percent in Jefferson County last month as 483 North Olympic Peninsula residents left… Continue reading

Academy-Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville tells how he got started

Academy-Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville tells how he got started

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville found his life’s work at a young age. Neville, the Port Townsend Film Festival special guest,… Continue reading

Academy-Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville tells how he got started

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 personnel back from Jolly Mountain Fire

Two Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters sent Sept. 9 to the Jolly Mountain Fire near Cle Elum have returned, according… Continue reading

Homeward Bound trust to reorganize; meetings set this week

Homeward Bound Community Land Trust will host informational meetings in Port Angeles and Port Townsend this week as the nonprofit prepares to reorganize. The agency,… Continue reading

One driven to hospital after wreck near Chimacum

A Port Angeles woman was driven to Harrison Medical Center after a head-on wreck near Chimacum early Monday morning. The wreck nine miles… Continue reading