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Ann Renker

Neah Bay principal to take state position in June

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay Middle and High School Principal Ann Renker, who has overseen major improvements in student achievement, will leave the district in… Continue reading

Ann Renker
Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District

Port Angeles student graduates midyear, heads for Army

PORT ANGELES — January isn't a common time for graduations, but Lincoln High School senior Chris Clay wasn't going to let tradition slow him down.… Continue reading

Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District
Rachele Brown of Bonney Lake displays a sun star infected with a wasting disease Thursday at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sea star wasting syndrome found in seven specimens in Freshwater Bay

PORT ANGLES — A survey of sea stars in Freshwater Bay found seven sea stars — or about 4 percent of those surveyed — infected… Continue reading

Rachele Brown of Bonney Lake displays a sun star infected with a wasting disease Thursday at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Forks mayor gives updates on sanctuary dogs, art center

FORKS — Calls regarding the Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs have stopped and the Rainforest Art Center is on schedule, Mayor Bryon Monohon told about 50… Continue reading

Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District

Port Angeles student graduates midyear, heads for Army

PORT ANGELES — January isn't a common time for graduations, but Lincoln High School senior Chris Clay wasn't going to let tradition slow him down.… Continue reading

Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District
Ann Renker

Neah Bay principal to take state position in June

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay Middle and High School Principal Ann Renker, who has overseen major improvements in student achievement, will leave the district in… Continue reading

Ann Renker

Anti-bullying program urges culture change in Quillayute Valley School District

PORT ANGELES — The Quillayute Valley School District is piloting in Clallam County an anti-bullying program that involves everyone from bus drivers to teachers to… Continue reading

This sequence of photos by Sequim photographer John Gussman

Blast leaves only 35 feet of Glines Canyon Dam standing on the Elwha River (* with video *)

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Glines Canyon Dam isn't gone yet. But it's becoming more difficult to spot the remnants under the rubble. Demolition crews set… Continue reading

This sequence of photos by Sequim photographer John Gussman

Latest blast whittles once-tall Elwha River dam to about 35 feet in height

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Glines Canyon Dam isn’t gone yet. But it’s becoming more difficult to spot the remnants under the rubble. Demolition crews set… Continue reading

Email scam seeks usernames, passwords from OlyPen customers

SEQUIM — A scam using the OlyPen name is making the rounds, with the aim of extracting account details from customers of the popular North… Continue reading

Brody Neal

Sequim boy gets big backyard surprise from Make-A-Wish Foundation

SEQUIM — A pirate hideout, built for Brody Neil, 5, was unveiled in a Sequim back yard Sunday, thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation. A black pirate’s… Continue reading

Brody Neal

SCAM ALERT! Fake message solicits email information

SEQUIM — A scam using the OlyPen name is making the rounds, with the aim of extracting account details from customers of the popular North… Continue reading

Feiro Marine Life Center of Port Angeles seeks help for Sunday sea star survey

PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center is seeking volunteers to help monitor a disease affecting sea stars on the Strait of Juan de… Continue reading

Sean Hintz surveys the damage from a willow tree blowing over early Sunday morning in the yard of the house his family rents at 737 West Ninth Street in Port Angeles. Hintz reports that he remembers hearing a loud noise at about 3 a.m. Sunday but didn't get up. At 4:30 a.m.

Peninsula whipped by two-day storm; power restored after weekend’s high winds

Power was restored Sunday to the remaining North Olympic Peninsula residents left in the dark after a soaking storm hit the region with two days… Continue reading

Sean Hintz surveys the damage from a willow tree blowing over early Sunday morning in the yard of the house his family rents at 737 West Ninth Street in Port Angeles. Hintz reports that he remembers hearing a loud noise at about 3 a.m. Sunday but didn't get up. At 4:30 a.m.

New Port Angeles schools superintendent to be named in March

PORT ANGELES — A new Port Angeles School District superintendent is expected to be selected at the end of March, according to a consultant hired… Continue reading

New Port Angeles schools superintendent to be named in March

PORT ANGELES — A new Port Angeles School District superintendent is expected to be selected at the end of March, according to a consultant hired… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School thespians Megan Mundy

WEEKEND: Community invited to Port Angeles High School’s night of improv

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Thespian Society will host an Improv Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, with an eye toward developing future… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School thespians Megan Mundy

New Port Angeles schools superintendent to be named in March

PORT ANGELES — A new Port Angeles School District superintendent is expected to be selected at the end of March, according to a consultant hired… Continue reading

Mick Dodge with his dog

Did you watch ‘The Legend of Mick Dodge’ on NatGeo TV last night? What did you think of it?

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR reactions to the TV show in the comment section below. Here's our story from Tuesday's Peninsula Daily News: "Hoh Rain Forest is… Continue reading

Mick Dodge with his dog

Eight Peninsula teachers earn national board certification

PORT ANGELES — Eight teachers in four school districts on the North Olympic Peninsula have been awarded the nation’s highest certification for teachers. Statewide, 516… Continue reading