Arwyn Rice

Karen Kester

Sequim panel says sign code changes don’t go far enough

SEQUIM — The City Council has approved several amendments to city ordinances that will allow more business signs outside of stores, with both business owners… Continue reading

Karen Kester
Alan Barnard

Port Angeles 9/11 memorial finally complete; no rites on Peninsula this year

PORT ANGELES — The final touches on the Port Angeles 9/11 emergency workers monument were completed Monday, just in time for today's 11th anniversary of… Continue reading

Alan Barnard

Sequim motorcyclists hurt in wreck

GARDINER — Two Sequim motorcyclists were injured in a multi-motorcycle wreck on U.S. Highway 101 on Sunday evening. Kenneth R. Almberg, 65, of Sequim was… Continue reading

Bicyclist passes through Peninsula on fundraising ride

PORT TOWNSEND — When Bob Lee, a bicyclist from Barrington, Ill., got off the ferry at Port Townsend on Sunday, he blended in with the… Continue reading

Nathan Barnett

Port Townsend man teaches fine art of swashbuckling

PORT TOWNSEND — At the point of a sword, a Spanish gentleman surrendered to his opponent — much to the delight of visitors at the… Continue reading

Nathan Barnett

Two injured in collision Saturday near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Two people were injured when a car being driven on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles rammed into… Continue reading

Port Angeles quilters Karen Grimsley

Quilt fundraiser held for Lincoln School restoration

PORT ANGELES — Two Port Angeles friends who began their friendship at Lincoln School together created a quilt to help raise funds for the restoration… Continue reading

Port Angeles quilters Karen Grimsley

Sequim business owners weigh in on signage plan

SEQUIM — The City Council is considering changes to the city’s sign ordinance — changes that some business owners say fail to go far enough… Continue reading

For East Jefferson schools, a fight to meet standards

Students in East Jefferson County’s school districts struggled to meet state standards in all subjects in the 2011-2012 school year. But they made some major… Continue reading

Larger Clallam school districts post better test scores

Students at Clallam County’s two largest school districts performed above state averages in most subjects and grade levels. But the three smaller districts’ students struggled… Continue reading

Sequim vehicle licensing office to resume around Nov. 1

SEQUIM — East Clallam County and Gardiner-area residents still will need to drive to Port Angeles or Port Townsend to register their vehicles for another… Continue reading

The Luna II balloon touches down in a farmer's field in Sequim on Monday. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Going, going, gone . . . Balloon Festival 2012 comes to an end

SEQUIM — After a successful Balloon Glow event the night before, the third and final day of the Sequim Balloon Festival got off to a… Continue reading

The Luna II balloon touches down in a farmer's field in Sequim on Monday. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Mussels flex muscles in marine center pipes

PORT ANGELES — A mussel infestation caused a half-day shutdown of the Feiro Marine Science Center on Sunday, turning away curious visitors midway during the… Continue reading

Sequim High School sophomore Maeve Harris

Sequim sophomore earns silver at N.Y. science fair

SEQUIM — A Sequim High School sophomore will likely get an A on her “what I did last summer” essay — at least in her… Continue reading

Sequim High School sophomore Maeve Harris
A mountain man called "Ram" regales "flat-landers" with tales of his backwoods adventures at the annual Mountain Man rendezvous near Sequim. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Life on the mountain, for one weekend

CARLSBORG — In the foothills above Carlsborg, time turned backward this weekend for the annual Green River Mountain Men Rendezvous hosted by the Peninsula Long… Continue reading

A mountain man called "Ram" regales "flat-landers" with tales of his backwoods adventures at the annual Mountain Man rendezvous near Sequim. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News
Dan Donovan of Sequim stands in front of the plans-built Bear Hawk he crash-landed at Sequim Valley Airport Sunday. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Student pilot lands up-side down, walks away

SEQUIM — A student pilot on a solo flight escaped with only minor injuries when his small plane overturned while landing Sunday afternoon at Sequim… Continue reading

Dan Donovan of Sequim stands in front of the plans-built Bear Hawk he crash-landed at Sequim Valley Airport Sunday. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News
A doe nervously waits for her fawn to find its way out of the fenced yard at Franklin Elementary in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Two fawns trapped inside school fence

PORT ANGELES — Two fawns were trapped inside a fenced enclosure Sunday morning at Franklin Elementary School, one of many deer calls police have been… Continue reading

A doe nervously waits for her fawn to find its way out of the fenced yard at Franklin Elementary in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News
A Washington state trooper examines the Volvo that crashed near Barr Road in Port Angeles Sunday morning

U.S. 101 crash leaves passenger slightly hurt

PORT ANGELES — A cross-traffic one-car wreck resulted in minor injuries to a young woman Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 101 at Barr Road. The… Continue reading

A Washington state trooper examines the Volvo that crashed near Barr Road in Port Angeles Sunday morning
Patrick Drum looks over at attorney Karen Unger on Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Accused double murderer pleads guilty

PORT ANGELES — Accused double murderer Patrick Boyd Drum changed his plea to guilty at a hearing Thursday afternoon at the Clallam County Courthouse. “It… Continue reading

Patrick Drum looks over at attorney Karen Unger on Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Battelle says no thanks to Sequim annexation

SEQUIM — To save $600,000, the Sequim Marine Science Lab of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, also known as Battelle, is no longer interested in… Continue reading