Peninsula Daily News

First Street work outlined for this week in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Work on the First Street stormwater project will move east toward Oak Street this week. Road Construction Northwest Inc. of Renton has… Continue reading

Hamilton Elementary School principal to leave at end of year

PORT ANGELES — Hamilton Elementary School Principal Loren Engel is retiring from the position he has held for more than 10 years. Engel will leave… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge snowplow crews make headway plowing drifts in parking lot

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Hurricane Ridge snowplow crews made a dent in the 15- to 25-foot drifts in the parking lot at the snowplay area… Continue reading

Outdoor classroom re-opens at Hamilton Elementary School

PORT ANGELES — Hamilton Elementary School's outdoor classroom is renovated and ready for finer weather. Originally built in the 1980s, the woodsy area in the… Continue reading

URGENT: Missing man found dead

SEQUIM — The body of a 78-year-old man missing from his Agnew home since Monday morning was found this afternoon at the south end of… Continue reading

Tidepools 2011 contest winners announced

PORT ANGELES — The staff of the Tidepools 2011 magazine of Peninsula College have announced the winners of its annual contest. The magazine features the… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Shane Park benefit

PORT ANGELES — Tickets will be available Saturday for a March 26 benefit to raise money to install new playground equipment at Shane Park in… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay boys basketball team advances to state Class 1B semifinals for first time since 1986

SPOKANE — Drexler Doherty sank 18 points, including six points in the final moments, to spark the Neah Bay boys basketball team to the Class… Continue reading

Port Angeles school superintendent’s contract extended for year

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board has unanimously voted to extend Superintendent Jane Pryne’s contract by a year. The action was taken as… Continue reading

Mardi Gras, dances this weekend on North Olympic Peninsula

Mardi Gras celebrations, dances, films and gardening classes are among the many early spring events offered across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. SEQUIM Mardi… Continue reading

Classic ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ screens Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A rare opportunity to see the 1935 movie version of Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream” comes at noon Saturday. The Rose Theatre,… Continue reading

North Olympic Land Trust to host work party, tour

North Olympic Land Trust will host a work party and a tour this weekend. The group is seeking volunteers to help with the planting of… Continue reading

SPORTS: No. 1-ranked Colton too much for Neah Bay girls basketball team in state quarterfinals

SPOKANE — The Neah Bay girls basketball team ran into the buzzsaw of the No. 1-ranked Colton Wildcats in the first round of the Class… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team set for NWAACC tournament opener Saturday morning

KENNEWICK — Lance Von Vogt sure is setting the bar high in his first year at Peninsula College. The Pirates men’s basketball coach has his… Continue reading

Wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Forks knocks out power, Internet

FORKS — A one-vehicle wreck partially blocked traffic on U.S. Highway 101 near Forks for about two hours when it hit a power pole, which… Continue reading

Black Ball Ferry Line purchases Victoria Express business operations

PORT ANGELES — Black Ball Ferry Line, which operates the MV Coho between Port Angeles and Victoria, is purchasing the business operations of the Victoria… Continue reading

Coast Guard helicopter medevacs ailing man from Canadian navy ship near Clallam Bay

PORT ANGELES — A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Port Angeles went to the aid of a Canadian navy vessel near Clallam Bay,… Continue reading

“Fletcher” wins PDN’s Paws and Claws Pet Photo Contest

AND NOW, LADIES and gentlemen (and pets) . . . drumroll, please! "Fletcher," a handsome Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler, has been elected MVP — Most Valuable… Continue reading

68-year-old man found crushed under truck tire in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A 69-year-old man was found crushed under the tire of his truck early Wednesday morning in an industrial park south of town.… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for homeless services event

PORT ANGELES — Organizers of the second annual Clallam County Project Homeless Connect, scheduled March 17, are seeking volunteers. “We’re especially recruiting people with professional… Continue reading