Peninsula Daily News

Contract renewed for Forks schools superintendent

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley School Board has added another year to Superintendent Diana Reaume's contract. Reaume, who was hired in 2007 to replace outgoing… Continue reading

Wilderness Society lists Heart Lake among top-10 romantic nature outings

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Heart Lake on the way to the High Divide is the only Washington state camping area to make The Wilderness Society's… Continue reading

Clallam County housing advocates to visit state capital

Both housing service providers and clients from Clallam County plan to talk with state legislators during Housing Advocacy Day at the state capital today. "Our… Continue reading

Clallam PUD buys acreage in Carlsborg

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District finalized the purchase of 5.32 acres of land in Carlsborg on Wednesday. The $335,000 purchase was… Continue reading

GOP caucuses set across North Olympic Peninsula

Republicans across the North Olympic Peninsula will hold caucuses beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Jefferson County Republican Party will conduct a countywide pooled precinct caucus… Continue reading

Dozen towed vehicles burglarized at Port Angeles storage area

PORT ANGELES -- About a dozen vehicles were burglarized Thursday, and police are searching for more information on the crimes. The vehicles were all at… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks splits boys and girls basketball games with Rochester

ROCHESTER -- The Forks High School girls basketball team ended its season on a high note Thursday night, running away with a solid victory over… Continue reading

Jim Hargrove, other state senators, lift tax-limiting Initiative 960

OLYMPIA — The state Senate voted late Wednesday to temporarily suspend tax-limiting Initiative 960 in its entirety, including a requirement for a public advisory vote… Continue reading

Clallam GOP schedules caucuses

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Republican Party will hold its caucuses beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. Doors will open at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Sequim businessman not guilty of assault, hit-and-run

PORT ANGELES -- James McCauley of Sequim was found not guilty of second-degree assault and hit-and-run on Wednesday. McCauley, 60, had been accused of fleeing… Continue reading

Smoke prompts Port Townsend apartment building evacuation

PORT TOWNSEND — Admiralty Apartments tenants were evacuated as a precaution after a smoking oven mitt touched off fire alarms this afternoon. A tenant on… Continue reading

Track flight of second 787 Dreamliner over North Olympic Peninsula

Boeing is testing its second 787 Dreamliner airliner, following much the same route over the North Olympic Peninsula as last week's celebrated flight of the… Continue reading

Olympic National Park names deputy superintendent

PORT ANGELES —Olympic National Park has named Todd Suess as its next deputy superintendent. Suess served for the last eight years as superintendent of Jewel… Continue reading

Some Peninsula schools involved in online testing

Eleven schools in seven North Olympic Peninsula school districts will participate in a pilot online state testing program this spring. Registered for the online "measurements… Continue reading

Ballot measures pass in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Voters approved all measures on special election ballots in Clallam and Jefferson counties on Tuesday. All ballots in hand were counted in both counties Tuesday… Continue reading

Special elections: Clallam County turnout nears 50 percent

Voter turnout throughout Clallam County neared 50 percent, while ballot returns in the Sequim School District exceeded 50 percent on Monday, the eve of today's… Continue reading

Body found in truck near Yahoo Lake in W. Jefferson

QUEETS -- A man was found dead in a truck near Yahoo Lake in West Jefferson County, about 25 miles northeast of Queets. A truck,… Continue reading

Building work on schedule for new Port Townsend-Keystone ferry

SEATTLE -- Work accelerated in January on the 64-car ferry Chetzemoka, which is on schedule to launch this summer to serve the Port Townsend-Keystone route.… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeks applicants for boards and other bodies

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles is accepting applications for a variety of boards, committees and commissions. They are: • Planning Commission: two… Continue reading

Port Townsend maritime center closes in on fundraising goal

PORT TOWNSEND -- A donation to the Northwest Maritime Center brought the organization $100,000 closer to its goal of raising $12.8 million by the end… Continue reading