Peninsula Daily News

Health officer to report on mold probe in Clallam County Courthouse

PORT ANGELES - Dr. Tom Locke will update the Clallam County Board of Health today on the investigation of mold in the basement of the… Continue reading

Flag Day brings out colors across Peninsula

Flag Day will be celebrated in Port Townsend today with a flag raising ceremony that will also commemorate the completion of the Jefferson County Courthouse… Continue reading

Rep. Dicks appoints new PA aide

PORT ANGELES - Judith Morris has replaced Mary Schuneman as U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks' aide on the North Olympic Peninsula. Dicks, D-Belfair, named Morris to… Continue reading

Ceremony set for Jefferson County clock tower completion

PORT TOWNSEND - A flag raising ceremony is planned between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday to commemorate the completion of the rehabilitation of the… Continue reading

Cable news operation to close in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Peninsula News Network, the locally owned cable television news channel, will close Friday after more than 15 years of news programming. Co-owner… Continue reading

Lieutenant governor emcees ceremonies at Neah Bay

OLYMPIA - A ceremony on Friday saluted a landmark being built at Neah Bay. Lt. Gov. Brad Owen was the master of ceremonies at a… Continue reading

Investigators to probe Quilcene air crash

QUILCENE - National Transportation and Safety Board investigators are expected to begin this week looking into what caused a plane to crash into the northesast… Continue reading

Shellfish toxin closes Clallam’s beaches along Strait, ocean

The peril of paralytic shellfish poisoning has closed all beaches to all species along the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Pillar Point west to… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge east-half replacement project reaches halfway point

SHINE - The mega-project that is due to end before 2010 with a new Hood Canal Bridge eastern half has reached the halfway point, Department… Continue reading

Peninsula College gets first defibrillator for campus from Port Angeles Rotary Club

PORT ANGELES - Peninsula College will have an automatic external defibrillator - the first for the campus - donated by the Port Angeles Rotary Club.… Continue reading

21 candidates for Clallam offices on first day of filing

Twenty-one candidates filed for offices ranging from Superior Court judge to fire district commissioner in Clallam County in the first day of candidate sign-ups Monday.… Continue reading

Capitol ceremony to unveil look of future monument in Neah Bay

OLYMPIA - The design of a Neah Bay monument marking the first European settlement in what is now Washington state will be unveiled Friday at… Continue reading

Fourth candidate for new Superior Court bench announces

PORT ANGELES - Port Angeles attorney Brent Basden has announced his intent to file for the new third Clallam County Superior Court bench. Basden, who… Continue reading

Opening day of filing brisk in Jefferson County, too

PORT TOWNSEND - The first day of candidate filings for the election season Monday found 23 signing up. They filed for 19 of the 56… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry runs canceled until further notice

SEVERAL RUNS HAVE been canceled in the one-boat schedule for the Port Townsend-Keystone route, published Saturday on the Washington State Ferries Web site, www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/commuter_updates/index.cfm/fuseaction/bulletins. Canceled,… Continue reading

Canoeist dies in Olympic National Park; companion rescued

Douglas “Oly” R. Olson, 48 years old, died yesterday afternoon after his canoe capsized, sending him into the water along with his companion, Elizabeth Meyers,… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper’s CFO departs; interim named

PORT TOWNSEND - In a surprise move, the executive who was steering Port Townsend Paper Corp. through financial difficulties - including putting it into Chapter… Continue reading

Clallam Bay Library seeks comment

CLALLAM BAY - The North Olympic Library System is asking for public input on plans to expand the Clallam Bay branch during its monthly meeting… Continue reading

Memorial Day observances slated across North Peninsula

Memorial Day, first observed at Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery in 1868, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.… Continue reading

Chimacum wins state baseball championship

WENATCHEE - Chimacum High School made school history with a little help from Lady Luck. The Cowboys came from behind 2-0 with two outs and… Continue reading