Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Port Angeles beats rival Sequim 12-2 at bi-district baseball tournament

BREMERTON — The third time was the charm for the Port Angeles baseball team. The Roughriders blasted archrival Sequim 12-2 in the first round of… Continue reading

Jesse Morgan, subject of mass prayers, dies in Seattle

SEQUIM — Jesse T. Morgan, for whom a request for prayer drew thousands of responses from all over the world, has died. The 21-year-old man… Continue reading

Whatzit? Military missile defense radar vessel moves up Strait of Juan de Fuca

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Sea-Based X-Band, or SBX, radar vessel is slowly moving east on the Strait of Juan de Fuca today. The giant… Continue reading

McEntire announces for Clallam commissioner seat

SEQUIM — Port of Port Angeles vice Chairman Jim McEntire announced today that he would run for the Clallam County commissioner seat now held by… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks softball team splits league doubleheader with Tenino

FORKS — The Forks softball team is ending the season on a high note after splitting a doubleheader with Tenino on Monday. Tenino won the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend boys soccer beats Charles Wright in loser-out playoff game, advances to tri-district action today; other playoff reports

TACOMA — Nick Silberman and Vojtech Krempek scored first-half goals to propel the Port Townsend boys soccer team to the tri-district playoffs Monday. The Olympic… Continue reading

State bomb squad called to Port Angeles house

PORT ANGELES — The State Patrol bomb squad was called in when a Port Angeles resident found a grenade or mine sitting on a window… Continue reading

U.S. braced for fights with Pakistanis in bin Laden raid, officials say

President Obama insisted that the assault force hunting down Osama bin Laden last week be large enough to fight its way out of Pakistan if… Continue reading

Interim Sequim planning director made permanent

SEQUIM — Interim city Planning Director Chris Hugo has been handed the job permanently by City Manager Steve Burkett, Burkett announced today. In a written… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend’s popular Rhody Run filling up quickly

PORT TOWNSEND — Registration for one of the North Olympic Peninsula’s premier annual running events, Port Townsend’s 7.4-mile Rhody Run, has topped 1,750, and the… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s 2011 Heart of Service recipients announced

Four community heroes will be honored May 17 with the Jefferson County Heart of Service award for 2011. The Heart of Service honors the “dedication,… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Sequim perfect in league finale; playoffs next

SEQUIM — The Sequim softball team completed its perfect run through the Olympic League with a 9-6 victory over the Kingston Buccaneers on Friday. A… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: Martin, Harrison break records at Olympic League championships; Port Angeles boys team titlists

POULSBO — Records continued to fall at the second and final day of the Olympic League track and field championships Saturday. The Port Angeles boys… Continue reading

Boy rescued, man dies after boat overturns near Camano Island

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles rescued a 13-year-old boy Saturday from the waters south of Camano Island after… Continue reading

Ecology invites additional comments on children’s product reporting rule

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Ecology is seeking additional public comment on a rule to carry out the state Legislature’s Children’s Safe Product Act.… Continue reading

First Amendment topic of two-day event at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will host a First Amendment Festival — with a presentation, panel discussion and film — on Tuesday and Wednesday. At… Continue reading

Forks man pleads not guilty to threatening judge

PORT ANGELES — A 42-year-old Forks man will be tried in June for allegedly threatening to kill a judge. Robert L. Kenney pleaded not guilty… Continue reading

Franklin Elementary students create images of inner strength for future art hanging

PORT ANGELES — Artwork by Franklin Elementary School fifth-graders will become a mural in the Peninsula Community Mental Health Center. After hearing a presentation on… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival events scheduled today — and more next weekend

SEQUIM — The 116th Sequim Irrigation Festival street fair continues today as events lead up to a grand finale this coming weekend. The festival, planned… Continue reading

Kalaloch Lodge, Log Cabin Resort concession contract proposals sought

Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service is seeking proposals from companies to oversee concessions at Kalaloch Lodge and Log Cabin… Continue reading