Jefferson County

Two injured in wreck involving eight people on Highway 104

A three-car wreck involving eight people blocked state Highway 104 Sunday night, with only two people sustaining injuries. The wreck closed down… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Smile, you’re on candid game camera

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Smile, you’re on candid game camera

EVERY NOW AND then, while walking in the wilderness of the West End forests, I will see something that reminds me of the Orwellian warning,… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Smile, you’re on candid game camera

Hood Canal Bridge closures set tonight

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed between 10 tonight and 4 a.m. Tuesday, the state Department of Transportation announced today. The bridge… Continue reading

Missing Port Angeles-area woman and her dog found alive in Olympic National Park after 6 days

Missing Port Angeles-area woman and her dog found alive in Olympic National Park after 6 days

A Port Angeles-area woman and her dog who had been stranded in Olympic National Park for six days were both found… Continue reading

Missing Port Angeles-area woman and her dog found alive in Olympic National Park after 6 days

Millions of dollars for Peninsula held up by lack of state capital budget

An impasse in the state Legislature over the $4 billion capital construction budget and water rights could mean delays for state-funded projects in… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman released from hospital after Highway 101 wreck

An 18-year-old Port Angeles woman was released from Olympic Medical Center early Sunday morning after a three-vehicle wreck Saturday, according to a nursing… Continue reading

Registration open for teacher workshop at ONP

Teachers can now register for “Learning from a Distance,” a four-day summer workshop at the NatureBridge campus. The workshop will be… Continue reading

The cargo ship Astoria Bay takes on a load of logs at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3 in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ON THE WATERFRONT: Some ships may get an assist in Port Angeles Harbor

ON THURSDAY MORNING, the cargo ship Astoria Bay moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 to take on a load of debarked logs… Continue reading

The cargo ship Astoria Bay takes on a load of logs at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3 in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Robert Streett of Sequim takes a photo with his son Robby, 16, near Sedona, Ariz., earlier this week on vacation. The father and son died the next day in a car wreck in Colorado last Thursday. They are survived by Josslyn, Robert’s wife, and son, Sawyer, 14, who were also in the vehicle during the crash. (Facebook image)

Sequim father, son die in Colorado car wreck

Traveling on the open road was a way of life at one point for Robert Streett, 52, and his family. Before moving to… Continue reading

Robert Streett of Sequim takes a photo with his son Robby, 16, near Sedona, Ariz., earlier this week on vacation. The father and son died the next day in a car wreck in Colorado last Thursday. They are survived by Josslyn, Robert’s wife, and son, Sawyer, 14, who were also in the vehicle during the crash. (Facebook image)
Port Townsend port presents plans for renovation at open house

Port Townsend port presents plans for renovation at open house

About a dozen people attended an open house hosted by the Port of Port Townsend to see preliminary plans for renovation of… Continue reading

Port Townsend port presents plans for renovation at open house
Port Townsend council amends Water Street plan

Port Townsend council amends Water Street plan

After an extended debate, the Port Townsend City Council approved an amended version of the Water Street Overlay Project final design, saying… Continue reading

Port Townsend council amends Water Street plan
Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Soak up the sun in Sequim, but harken to tasks in yard

SEQUIM LAVENDER WEEKEND is upon us, and those of you traveling through the Sequim area this weekend would have seen flashing signs, slowed traffic and… Continue reading

Stalks of lavender radiate from a plant at B&B Family Farm in Sequim during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BIRD WATCH: ‘Inland Sea’ ideal and easy place to enjoy birding

SOMETHING ABOUT THE lone gull perched on top of the ferry landing’s dolphin was different. It looked smaller than the familiar glaucous-winged that are so… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New vendors welcomed to Port Angeles Farmers Market … and other items

The Port Angeles Farmers Market recently announced that it has added four new vendors to its lineup. The vendors are Lady &… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

Hearing set Monday on proposed tax for affordable housing in Jefferson County

Community members can share their thoughts on a proposed property tax levy aimed at tackling the county’s lack of affordable housing at… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Remember: New Medicare numbers are coming

DO WE ALL remember that Social Security numbers are coming off our Medicare cards? Right: More than a few of us have been observing for… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

GROWING UP, I was the kid in the family that my parents pointed to and said, “She’s horse-crazy.” I disagreed then and now because I… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

LETTER: Calling our president a buffoon no laughing matter

“Buffoon” in Webster’s description: “a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person.” That does not describe someone who defeated 16 Republican nominees, the Democratic Party… Continue reading

LETTER: I have two words for the vitriolic letter writer who degrated Trump

I have two words for writer of the July 16 Peninsula Voices vitriolic letter of hate [“Trump a buffoon”] toward our duly elected President Trump,… Continue reading