Arwyn Rice

Vehicular assault trial of Port Angeles man set in April

PORT ANGELES — The trial of a Port Angeles man accused of causing a wreck that sent seven people to the hospital in February is… Continue reading

Sequim council accepts priorities outlined at retreat

SEQUIM — The City Council approved the city’s 2012-2013 goals and priorities Monday after a short, intense debate about whether some changes still need to… Continue reading

The logo of "The Olympians" features the outline of an Olympic Mountain peak burned into a wooden plank.

Are you ready for a TV series inspired by the North Olympic Peninsula?

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles filmmaker Ryan Herring thinks the North Olympic Peninsula has as rich a tapestry as Rome or the American Southwest to… Continue reading

The logo of "The Olympians" features the outline of an Olympic Mountain peak burned into a wooden plank.
Quillayute Valley Schools Superintendent Diana Reaume shows off the state-of-the-art computer lab at the new Forks High School. Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News

High-tech name of the game at the ‘new’ Forks High School

By Arwyn Rice Peninsula Daily News FORKS — In only a few months, Forks High School teachers have been able to bring the education of… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley Schools Superintendent Diana Reaume shows off the state-of-the-art computer lab at the new Forks High School. Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News

Kenmore Air vows it’s in Port Angeles to wait out economic recovery

PORT ANGELES – Kenmore Air is in Port Angeles to stay, Port of Port Angeles commissioners were told Monday. Craig O'Neill, Kenmore's director of marketing… Continue reading

Ex-fisherman pens book about Alaskan shipwrecks

Ex-fisherman pens book about Alaskan shipwrecks

PORT ANGELES — The latest book by Francis E. Caldwell, a retired commercial fisherman now living in Port Angeles, compares the extreme weather conditions of… Continue reading

Ex-fisherman pens book about Alaskan shipwrecks
Forks High School seniors Cutter Grahn

Auction to help new, old Forks School graduates

FORKS — Both new and old Forks High School graduates will benefit from last weekend's benefit auction. More than $59,000 was raised last weekend in… Continue reading

Forks High School seniors Cutter Grahn

Crescent schools chief retiring soon

JOYCE — Crescent School District Superintendent Tom Anderson is retiring six years after accepting what was expected to be a short-term interim position. “I thought… Continue reading

Corrections Superintendent John Aldana spoke to the Forks Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.

Superintendent: Budget cuts threaten Olympic Corrections Center

FORKS — Olympic Corrections Center provides an important service to the state and to the community where it exists, but that existence may be threatened,… Continue reading

Corrections Superintendent John Aldana spoke to the Forks Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.
Luke P. Robins

Peninsula College presidential choice eager to take helm

Peninsula College trustees' choice for president said he is looking forward to leading the community college. Luke P. Robins, chancellor of Louisiana Delta Community College,… Continue reading

Luke P. Robins
Richard Stephens teaches a hat-making class at Waters West Fly Fishing Outfitters in Port Angeles Sunday. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Hat’s incredible! Old-style headgear recalled for Port Angeles sesquicentennial

PORT ANGELES — What does a well-groomed Port Angeles resident wear for a sesquicentennial? Pretty much any fashion from the 1860s to the 1950s, Kathy… Continue reading

Richard Stephens teaches a hat-making class at Waters West Fly Fishing Outfitters in Port Angeles Sunday. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News
Luke P. Robins addresses an audience during his visit to the North Olympic Peninsula last month. The Louisiana academician has been selected as Peninsula College’s sixth president.  -- Peninsula Daily News photo

Negotiations on Peninsula College president-designate to get under way

PORT ANGELES — Luke P. Robins has been selected as the Peninsula College trustees’ choice for the institution’s sixth president in the 50-year-old college’s history.… Continue reading

Luke P. Robins addresses an audience during his visit to the North Olympic Peninsula last month. The Louisiana academician has been selected as Peninsula College’s sixth president.  -- Peninsula Daily News photo
State Patrol and Clallam County Sheriff and Fire Department personnel respond to a rollover accident that occurred Tuesday morning. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Rollover accident on Highway 101 near Forks

FORKS — A Beaver resident escaped serious injury early Tuesday morning when her truck rolled into a ditch on U.S. Highway 101 north of Forks,… Continue reading

State Patrol and Clallam County Sheriff and Fire Department personnel respond to a rollover accident that occurred Tuesday morning. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Downtown business gains, losses equal, chamber told

PORT ANGELES — Downtown Port Angeles had a net loss of zero businesses in 2011, Barbara Frederick, executive director of the Port Angeles Downtown Association,… Continue reading

Peninsula College set to name new president

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Board of Trustees is expected to announce its selection for a new president of the 50-year-old college at 2… Continue reading

Tribal youths to gather for career day at University of Washington

FORKS — About 100 Native American youths, young adults and tribal educational leaders from the tribes of the North Olympic Peninsula will gather today for… Continue reading

Aldrich's Market in uptown Port Townsend is slated to partially reopen on Monday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Aldrich’s Market to partially reopen today

PORT TOWNSEND — Aldrich's Market, an anchor business in Port Townsend's uptown neighborhood, plans to partially reopen today after a month of floor repairs. A… Continue reading

Aldrich's Market in uptown Port Townsend is slated to partially reopen on Monday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Ex-Port Townsend mayor warns of biomass hazards

PORT ANGELES — It’s the smallest particles that come out of biomass power plants that cause the greatest problems, said Kees Kolff, former mayor of… Continue reading

Neah Bay students hear results of tech contest

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay High School’s winnings will stop at $71,000 in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest, one step short of what students… Continue reading

Diane Royall tends to a horse Tuesday that was taken from its owner for alleged mistreatment. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Owner of seized horses to give up custody

SEQUIM — The owner of severely malnourished horses seized last month from a pasture in Sequim has agreed to give up custody of all of… Continue reading

Diane Royall tends to a horse Tuesday that was taken from its owner for alleged mistreatment. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News