Arwyn Rice

Kelley Mayer

Port Angeles High School awards varsity letter for service

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School soon will recognize student volunteers with their own varsity letter. The high school is working with the Clallam… Continue reading

Kelley Mayer
Members of the royal court for the 118th Sequim Irrigation Festival receives applause at the scholarship pageant shortly after they are crowned. From left are Princesses Christie Honroe

Sister of Sequim Irrigation Festival princess in the 1990s crowned as 2013 queen

SEQUIM — A 16-year-old Sequim High School junior whose sister was a princess in the 1990s was crowned queen of the 118th Sequim Irrigation Festival… Continue reading

Members of the royal court for the 118th Sequim Irrigation Festival receives applause at the scholarship pageant shortly after they are crowned. From left are Princesses Christie Honroe
The Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk relaxes Tuesday in Fred and Loretta Grant's field off Sequim Bay Road just east of Sequim. Drivers are being advised to keep a lookout for the elk trying to cross U.S. Highway 101

Sequim elk herd may be ready to cross U.S. Highway 101 again

SEQUIM — The Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk may try to cross U.S. Highway 101 again, the Clallam County Sheriff's Office said in an alert… Continue reading

The Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk relaxes Tuesday in Fred and Loretta Grant's field off Sequim Bay Road just east of Sequim. Drivers are being advised to keep a lookout for the elk trying to cross U.S. Highway 101
Seattle visitors Asher Seawall

A marine life marriage in Port Angeles? Feiro, national marine sanctuary consider merging visitor centers

PORT ANGELES — Two small North Olympic Peninsula marine science education organizations are working to combine forces to create a major educational and tourist attraction… Continue reading

Seattle visitors Asher Seawall

Auditions set for benefit talent show

PORT ANGELES — Auditions are planned next week for the fourth annual Port Angeles High School Benefit Talent Show. The show will provide money for… Continue reading

Levy election ballots go out to Sequim-area, Forks-area voters Wednesday

Ballots for the Feb. 12 special election will be mailed Wednesday to Sequim-area and Forks-area registered voters who are being asked to approve school district… Continue reading

Peninsula College President Luke Robins

New student fitness center opens at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College students have moved into a new fitness center after the formal opening of the $1.2 million facility last week. The… Continue reading

Peninsula College President Luke Robins
Sandra Fox

Marine life center on Port Angeles pier popular haunt during winter [ *** PHOTO GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — Winter visits from area residents have bumped up attendance for the Feiro Marino Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier in the… Continue reading

Sandra Fox

Quimper Mercantile selling shares past initial deadline

PORT TOWNSEND — Shares of stock are still available for the publicly traded Quimper Mercantile Co. The stock offering has been extended beyond an initial… Continue reading

Jim Breitbach of the Port Angeles Parks Department picks up a damaged ceramic figurine by Texas artist Vida Jones on Wednesday at the Webster's Woods outdoor art park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Webster’s Woods to reopen next month after vandalism

PORT ANGELES — Webster's Woods, the outdoor art park that is undergoing repairs at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center after vandals hit it last… Continue reading

Jim Breitbach of the Port Angeles Parks Department picks up a damaged ceramic figurine by Texas artist Vida Jones on Wednesday at the Webster's Woods outdoor art park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Lincoln Building suggested for Port Townsend community use

PORT TOWNSEND — The historic Lincoln Building could become a community classroom space, art center or serve another community purpose under a proposed partnership among… Continue reading

In this photo from Children's Librarian Melissa Hager's blog

N.C. ‘Twilight’ fans donate to Forks library renovation

FORKS — The height of the Twilight craze might be past, but it continues to bring fortune to Forks — sometimes in unusual packages. The… Continue reading

In this photo from Children's Librarian Melissa Hager's blog

Medical condition blamed for Sequim rollover wreck

SEQUIM — A medical condition was determined to be the cause of a Saturday evening two-car rollover wreck on Highway 101 east of Sequim, near… Continue reading

D.J. Beardsley

Port Angeles congregation opens doors to Seahawks fans

PORT ANGELES — There were cheers, groans and what looked like prayers from the roomful of diehard fans as the Seattle Seahawks battled a 20-0… Continue reading

D.J. Beardsley
Hannah Anderson

Second-grader an enthusiastic soup-kitchen helper

PORT ANGELES — A Sunday afternoon soup kitchen has found a young but enthusiastic supporter in Hannah Anderson. In fact, Hannah, 8, a second-grader at… Continue reading

Hannah Anderson
Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member Jamie Valadez

Klallam dictionaries to be signed Friday

PORT ANGELES — The linguist who compiled the first extensive dictionary of the Klallam language will sign copies of it Friday. Timothy Montler, a linguist… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member Jamie Valadez

Four Roosevelt elk cows shot in Sequim

SEQUIM — Hunters supervised by wildlife officials who had issued special licenses shot four elk cows from the Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk last weekend… Continue reading

Forks fire chief steps down after 44 years

FORKS — After 44 years of service, countless fires, car wrecks and medical emergency calls on the West End, Fire Chief Phil Arbeiter has stepped… Continue reading

Weight-loss competition needs male contestants

PORT ANGELES — It’s a match made on Mars — 76 women and six men signed up for the Olympic Weight Loss Challenge, and more… Continue reading

Phil Castell

Sequim mystery solved: Longview pair takes prize

SEQUIM — Two visiting “detectives” figured out the crime and won a trip to Victoria in the Sequim “Whodunnit Downtown” contest last week. Friday's mystery… Continue reading

Phil Castell