Jefferson County

‘Lucky to have him’: Young heart transplant recipient remembered in Port Angeles

‘Lucky to have him’: Young heart transplant recipient remembered in Port Angeles

Sunday marked 23 years since William Earl Hutt received the heart transplant that allowed him to live until he was nearly 24… Continue reading

‘Lucky to have him’: Young heart transplant recipient remembered in Port Angeles

Port Townsend event today to focus on sanctuary city information

Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hold an information session today on what it means to be a sanctuary city and what people… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: With cutoff past, lawmakers look to talks, votes on school funding

EYE ON OLYMPIA: With cutoff past, lawmakers look to talks, votes on school funding

The cutoff date for policy bills and initiatives in both houses of the state Legislature is now past, and lawmakers from the 24th… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: With cutoff past, lawmakers look to talks, votes on school funding
Gathering celebrates ongoing restoration of Western Flyer

Gathering celebrates ongoing restoration of Western Flyer

Scientists, educators, shipwrights and artists gathered at the Shipwrights Co-Op in Port Townsend to see the partial restoration of the Western Flyer… Continue reading

Gathering celebrates ongoing restoration of Western Flyer

Federal judge scolds state for treatment of mentally ill

A federal judge has blasted the Washington state agency responsible for providing competency services to mentally ill… Continue reading

Arts to Elders to tune up Stringology mixture this Tuesday

Stringology will perform at Discovery View on Tuesday. The free performance will be from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the facility… Continue reading

Joe Euro will perform for the Candlelight Concert on Thursday.

Joe Euro to pluck innovate guitar pieces this Thursday

Joe Euro, a Port Townsend entrepreneur and classical guitarist, will appear in the Candlelight Concert series at Trinity United Methodist Church at… Continue reading

Joe Euro will perform for the Candlelight Concert on Thursday.
Teresa Ciabattri

White privilege topic of Inquiring Minds lecture Wednesday

Sociology professor Teresa Ciabattari will present the first of three 2017 Inquiring Minds programs at the Jefferson County Library, “White Privilege: The… Continue reading

Teresa Ciabattri
Terry Roszatycki stands inside one of the renovated rooms at the Indian Valley Motel in January 2011. The room had been damaged by fire in February 2010. (Peninsula Daily News)

Granny’s Cafe owner, father remembered as charming family man

A longtime North Olympic Peninsula restaurateur is being remembered by his family as a man of charisma and charm, a person well-suited… Continue reading

Terry Roszatycki stands inside one of the renovated rooms at the Indian Valley Motel in January 2011. The room had been damaged by fire in February 2010. (Peninsula Daily News)

NEWS BRIEFS: Northwest Martime Center’s Speaker Series to focus on tides Thursday … and other items

The public is invited to the Northwest Martime Center’s Speaker Series, featuring Jonathan White, on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. At this free… Continue reading

With Chimacum school levy passed, superintendent waits on Olympia

With Chimacum school levy passed, superintendent waits on Olympia

The Chimacum School District’s replacement levy has passed with 61.42 percent of the vote in the first count of ballots, which is a… Continue reading

With Chimacum school levy passed, superintendent waits on Olympia
Passenger air service provider makes presentation in Port Angeles

Passenger air service provider makes presentation in Port Angeles

An absence of commercial air passenger service on the North Olympic Peninsula that stretches back to Thanksgiving 2014 could end May 1… Continue reading

Passenger air service provider makes presentation in Port Angeles
Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others

Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others

Local crafters are nearing their goal of 100 warm hats for Port Townsend’s homeless population, one of many charity knitting projects they’ve… Continue reading

Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others

A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show in Seattle tantalizes the senses this week

IT’S THAT WONDERFUL time of year again, especially as cabin fever sets in: It’s time for Seattle’s Northwest Flower &Garden Show. This is the 29th… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: St. John’s Hospital is worth noting

BACK WHEN: St. John’s Hospital is worth noting

LISTS OF SIGNIFICANT buildings erected during Port Townsend’s 1888-91 building boom often omit St. John’s ­Hospital. Unlike the downtown brick and stone structures of that… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: St. John’s Hospital is worth noting

BIRD WATCH: ‘Flicka-flicka-flicka’ heralds flicker’s house-hunting, mating

ONE OF THE most attractive and fascinating birds to visit our feeders is the Northern flicker. They’re big and handsomely marked. When a flicker lands… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will be on… Continue reading

Flu activity ebbs on Peninsula after tough season

Flu activity ebbs on Peninsula after tough season

Flu activity is waning on the North Olympic Peninsula after one of the worst influenza seasons in recent memory, health officials said. Clallam and Jefferson… Continue reading

Flu activity ebbs on Peninsula after tough season

LETTER: Get rid of hate-filled columnist Michelle Malkin

I enjoy reading most of the columns in the Peninsula Daily News. However, I was disappointed and disgusted that the PDN would run such a… Continue reading

LETTER: Impreach Trump to restore the integrity of our nation, presidency

How were you raised? Ever get your mouth washed out with soap for lying? Spend time in the principal’s office for bullying other students? Were… Continue reading