Arwyn Rice

Peninsula school officials, state resist federal requirement for ‘failing’ school letters

PORT ANGELES — If most fail, is it perhaps the test that is wrong? That's what school district officials and statewide organizations are telling the… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board sends rule change back for review after debate on student rights

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board has sent a routine procedure change back to its policy committee for another look at a rule… Continue reading

Darren Bachiu intends to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Victoria man: Tuesday looks good for crossing Strait of Juan de Fuca on paddleboard

PORT ANGELES — An effort by a Victoria water sport endurance athlete to paddleboard across the Strait of Juan de Fuca looks like a “go”… Continue reading

Darren Bachiu intends to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Clallam County air study results to be presented Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The results of a yearlong study of Clallam County air quality will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Results of Clallam County air study to be presented Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The results of a yearlong study of Clallam County air quality will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Simona Cruz of Clallam Bay rides in the Kids Parade with her dog Poopy during the 2012 Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Parades, fireworks at Fun Days festivities in Clallam Bay-Sekiu on Saturday; Fun Run on Sunday

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 11. CLALLAM BAY-SEKIU — Food, fireworks and parades are on tap at the 33rd annual Clallam Bay-Sekiu… Continue reading

Simona Cruz of Clallam Bay rides in the Kids Parade with her dog Poopy during the 2012 Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Diane Schostak

Executive director of Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau to retire this month

PORT ANGELES — Diane Schostak will retire as executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau on July 25, ending eight years of helping to… Continue reading

Diane Schostak

Results of Clallam County air study to be presented Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The results of a yearlong study of Clallam County air quality will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Simona Cruz of Clallam Bay rides in the Kids Parade with her dog Poopy during the 2012 Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Fireworks to wrap up Fun Days festivities in Clallam Bay-Sekiu

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 11. CLALLAM BAY-SEKIU — Food, fireworks and parades are on tap at the 33rd annual Clallam Bay-Sekiu… Continue reading

Simona Cruz of Clallam Bay rides in the Kids Parade with her dog Poopy during the 2012 Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Diane Schostak

Executive director of Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau to retire this month

PORT ANGELES — Diane Schostak will retire as executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau on July 25, ending eight years of helping to… Continue reading

Diane Schostak

Results of Clallam County air study to be presented Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The results of a yearlong study of Clallam County air quality will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Results of Clallam County air study to be presented Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The results of a yearlong study of Clallam County air quality will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Diane Schostak

Executive director of Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau to retire this month

PORT ANGELES — Diane Schostak will retire as executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau on July 25, ending eight years of helping to… Continue reading

Diane Schostak

Port Angeles School Board to see budget draft, consider lunch price increases Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will get a first look at the 2014-15 operating budget at a study session at 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles changes its lease pacts with Angeles Composite Technologies

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners unanimously approved lease amendments with Angeles Composite Technologies Inc., which increase rent for three buildings and lower… Continue reading

Package leading to Sequim Post Office bomb scare had powder around its base

SEQUIM — A bomb scare closed off the Sequim Post Office for nearly five hours Sunday, but was deemed a hoax by police after a… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles Executive Director Ken O’Hollaren answers a question as Commissioner Jim Hallett listens during a presentation on the port’s economic impact study at the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Study: Port of Port Angeles tied to 4,000 jobs in 2012

PORT ANGELES — A study of the Port of Port Angeles showed that in 2012, it was responsible for more than 4,000 jobs — a… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles Executive Director Ken O’Hollaren answers a question as Commissioner Jim Hallett listens during a presentation on the port’s economic impact study at the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Bomb scare closes Sequim Post Office; suspicious package found to hold only garbage

SEQUIM — A bomb scare closed off the Sequim Post Office for nearly five hours Sunday, but was deemed a hoax by police after a… Continue reading

Zach Brown prepares to depart Sunday from a beach near Port Angeles for the second leg of his 2

Man departs Port Angeles on quest to Alaska to realize his dream of creating field school

PORT ANGELES — A newly-hooded Ph.D. departed via sea kayak from a beach near Port Angeles on Sunday, halfway through a 2,000-mile quest for the… Continue reading

Zach Brown prepares to depart Sunday from a beach near Port Angeles for the second leg of his 2
Julie Anne Haag of Forks signals that she's ready for the Kiddies Parade in 2013. —Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

INDEPENDENCE DAY: Forks honors America’s birthday the old-fashioned way this weekend

"Today" and "tonight" refer to Friday, July 4 FORKS — Forks goes all-out for the Fourth of July. During three days of celebration, the town… Continue reading

Julie Anne Haag of Forks signals that she's ready for the Kiddies Parade in 2013. —Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News