Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson County Heart of Service awards to be presented

PORT TOWNSEND -- Friends, admirers and business associates are invited as four community heroes are honored next week with the Jefferson County Heart of Service… Continue reading

Port Angeles real estate broker Gase to oppose Van De Wege

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles real estate broker Dan Gase will run for the state House of Representatives seat now held by state Rep. Kevin… Continue reading

SPORTS: A new era starts for Sequim youth football

SEQUIM -- Sequim will be participating in the newly formed North Olympic Youth Football League, which is offering tackle football to youngsters. Erik Wiker, the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Olympic Mountaineers lacrosse team heading to playoffs

AGNEW -- One year after being put on life support by the Port Angeles School District, lacrosse is alive and well on the North Olympic… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys golf team holds off archrival Sequim in final league match; other prep reports

SEQUIM -- The Port Angeles boys golf team is peaking at the perfect time. The Roughriders scored their highest stableford point total of the season… Continue reading

McEntire eyes Kessler’s House seat

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Jim McEntire announced today that he will run for the state House of Representative seat presently held… Continue reading

Gase to oppose Van De Wege

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles real estate broker Dan Gase will run for the state House of Representatives seat now held by state Rep. Kevin… Continue reading

MoveOn.org forum scheduled tonight in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The Clallam County chapter of MoveOn.org will hold a community forum on how the influence of big corporations and lobbyists in Washington, D.C.… Continue reading

Rothschild House open for summer season in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rothschild House State Park is open for the summer season. The museum at 418 Taylor St., which is managed by the Jefferson… Continue reading

West End retailers pass tobacco check

All 12 West End retailers who were the focus of tobacco law compliance checks last month refused to sell tobacco to minors, said Jill Dole,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum baseball team rolls into playoffs with easy 15-1 win over Charles Wright; other prep reports

TACOMA -- The powerhouse Chimacum baseball team breezed into the postseason by destroying Charles Wright in its final regular season game Monday. The Cowboys, finishing… Continue reading

Pickup truck wheel hits car on Hood Canal bridge

No one was hurt and there were no major delays after a pickup truck wheel spun into another car on the Hood Canal Bridge last… Continue reading

Rhododendron Festival a homecoming, reunion for some

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Rhododendron Festival draws the interest of both tourists and residents, but it also has become a time when families flock home… Continue reading

Maintenance projects could delay U.S. 101 traffic this week

Maintenance projects on U.S. Highway 101 could cause delays for drivers as they meet flaggers guiding drivers through one-lane alternating traffic this week. Three projects… Continue reading

115th Irrigation Festival leaps into its first weekend (**Gallery**)

SEQUIM -- The first of a flood of Irrigation Festival events offered a swimmingly good time at Carrie Blake Park and downtown Sequim on Saturday.… Continue reading

Frontier Bank seized; 3 Peninsula branches closed today

Frontier Bank customers on the North Olympic Peninsula will find their branches in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim closed today after government regulators seized… Continue reading

Quilcene librarian honored in Olympia

QUILCENE -- The librarian of the 300-student Quilcene School District was honored Wednesday in Olympia as one of eight regional finalists for a statewide award.… Continue reading

New tax adds buck to smokes; tobacco users urged to quit

Although the state Legislature raised the tax on tobacco products in hopes of gaining additional revenue, the state Department of Health predicts the additional $1… Continue reading

Sex offender sentenced for incident with teens at Port Angeles hotel

PORT ANGELES -- A level 3 sex offender was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for luring five underage girls into his motel room… Continue reading

Audubon Center Spring Fling begins in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The Dungeness River Audubon Center begins its annual Spring Fling this weekend with activities for both participants and anyone else who wants to… Continue reading