Arwyn Rice

The front desk at the Port Angeles Main Library of the North Olympic Library System will be replaced as part of a reconfiguration in early May. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles library to partially close for most of May

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Main Library will be partially closed Friday through May 20 as the final stages of a $72,000 reconfiguration project… Continue reading

The front desk at the Port Angeles Main Library of the North Olympic Library System will be replaced as part of a reconfiguration in early May. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Cable television service disconnected in Forks; about 120 customers affected

FORKS — About 120 New Day Broadband cable television customers in Forks were left without service after the company’s cable transmission lines were disconnected last… Continue reading

Valerie Jackson of the Olympic Peninsula Equine Network tends to horses Wednesday at a farm near Carlsborg. The horses were seized from their previous owner by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Seized horses recovering, finding new homes

SEQUIM — All but three of the 16 horses seized by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office from a pasture near Sequim in February have been… Continue reading

Valerie Jackson of the Olympic Peninsula Equine Network tends to horses Wednesday at a farm near Carlsborg. The horses were seized from their previous owner by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles School District mulls staff layoffs

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School District teachers and other employees will learn next week how many jobs will disappear next year — and there… Continue reading

Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon stands next to a Forks squad car at the city police station. A company called GreenLight collectibles wants to miniaturize the cars as part of its "Hollywood Series." Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Forks toys with ‘matchbox’ police car request: ‘It probably has everything to do with Twilight

FORKS — A toy-car company wants to re-create the Forks Police Department's Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers, but the Forks City Council isn't so sure… Continue reading

Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon stands next to a Forks squad car at the city police station. A company called GreenLight collectibles wants to miniaturize the cars as part of its "Hollywood Series." Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Sequim panel votes against biomass meet

SEQUIM — The $73 million biomass cogeneration facility expansion at Nippon Paper Industries USA in Port Angeles is none of Sequim’s business, and the city… Continue reading

Two arrested after foot chase in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Two people are in custody after a foot chase in the neighborhood around Lincoln Park on Tuesday afternoon. A third person, who… Continue reading

Police arrest two after foot chase in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Two people are in custody after a foot chase in the neighborhood around Lincoln Park on Tuesday afternoon. A third person, who… Continue reading

Joyce Mininger will move from Stevens Middle to helm Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles.

New principal named for Jefferson Elementary

PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School Assistant Principal Joyce Mininger has been named principal at Jefferson Elementary for the 2012-13 school year. The announcement was… Continue reading

Joyce Mininger will move from Stevens Middle to helm Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles.

Port of Port Angeles seeks to purchase building

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles commissioners have approved buying an industrial building that they hope can add a few more jobs. The… Continue reading

Children display their decorated umbrellas during the Umbrella Parade in 2011. This year's parade will begin at noon Saturday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: All about different ‘covers’: Forks celebrates RainFest with umbrellas, quilt shows

FORKS — When it's raining hard out, cuddling up under a quilt is a natural response. The pairing of wet weather and quilts will be… Continue reading

Children display their decorated umbrellas during the Umbrella Parade in 2011. This year's parade will begin at noon Saturday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. was one of the companies marketed by the port at an overseas trade show. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Paris trip produces leads for Port of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A trip to a European trade show has resulted in inquiries that could pay off in hundreds of thousands of dollars of… Continue reading

Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. was one of the companies marketed by the port at an overseas trade show. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News
Beth Welander

Weight contest nets lots of losers, cash

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Weight Loss Challenge produced a lot of losers — who were delighted with their finish. One hundred and twenty-four entrants… Continue reading

Beth Welander
Bulldozers push dirt into what was once the spillway of the former Elwha Dam on Friday.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Dam! It’s almost gone! Remnants of Lake Aldwell fading away while hillside is rebuilt

Lake Aldwell is expected to be gone by May 1, said the contractor who is rebuilding the hillside that was dug out nearly a century… Continue reading

Bulldozers push dirt into what was once the spillway of the former Elwha Dam on Friday.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sierra George

Kayak Symposium concludes today

PORT ANGELES — A wide variety of kayaks, canoes and gear is available at Hollywood Beach for “test-drives” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today… Continue reading

Sierra George

Olympia man jailed after wreck near Port Townsend

DISCOVERY BAY — An Olympia man was arrested last week after his truck rolled down an embankment in Discovery Bay while he was trying to… Continue reading

The ms Oosterdam spends Wednesday in Port Angeles. Holland America Line

Port Angeles planning town-wide party to welcome cruise ship Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — More than 1,800 visitors are expected to dock in Port Angeles on Wednesday when the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Oosterdam… Continue reading

The ms Oosterdam spends Wednesday in Port Angeles. Holland America Line

Internet scrutiny of wanted man can only help, police say

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles felon who has had unwanted attention on the Internet has not yet been found, but the intense public awareness… Continue reading

A loader moves logs from a debarker at the Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles last week. The logs are being prepared for export. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port plans tear-down, redevelopment of PenPly site

PORT ANGELES — Demolition of the mill buildings on Marine Drive, which most recently housed Peninsula Plywood, is expected to begin in about one year.… Continue reading

A loader moves logs from a debarker at the Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles last week. The logs are being prepared for export. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula College Board of Trustees approves Robins’ contract

FORKS — The Peninsula College Board of Trustees approved Luke P. Robins’ contract as the new president Tuesday during a board meeting at the college’s… Continue reading