Peninsula Daily News

Sequim girls tennis team wins state title

YAKIMA - Sequim High School's girls tennis team has won the 2007 Class 2A State championship. Sequim sent a pack of Wolves to the state… Continue reading

Sequim girls win 2A state tennis title

YAKIMA -- The Sequim High School Wolves girls tennis team won the 2A state title at Yakima Tennis Club on Saturday. A complete report appears… Continue reading

Chimacum Cowboys state champions!

WENATCHEE -- The Chimacum High School Cowboys boys baseball team won the 1A state championship Saturday by beating Naches Valley at Paul Thomas Field in… Continue reading

Correction: Dicks, both Senators vote for war funding bill

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, the North Olympic Peninsula’s congressman, and U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Democrats from Shoreline and Mountlake Terrace, respectively,… Continue reading

Friday update: Tests clear two popular Jefferson County lakes — Anderson, Gibbs open for Memorial Day weekend

Test results for blue-green algae in Jefferson County's Anderson and Gibbs lakes show no levels of toxicity, a Jefferson County Public Health official said Friday… Continue reading

Veterans groups to honor Memorial Day on Monday

Veterans groups are conducting remembrances and services throughout the North Olympic Peninsula on Memorial Day in memory of veterans who have died in service to… Continue reading

Duck Derby winners

PORT ANGELES - Winners of Sunday's Great Olympic Duck Derby, as listed by derby officials: 1. David Charles, Port Angeles - 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup… Continue reading

Candidate emerges for newly approved third court bench

PORT ANGELES - Curtis G. Johnson, 53, of Port Angeles announced his candidacy Monday to be the third judge of Clallam County Superior Court. County… Continue reading

PDN circulation director cited by newspaper group

PORT ANGELES - Dave Jacobsen, Peninsula Daily News circulation director, has received the 2007 President's Award from the Northwest International Circulation Executives. An 18-year member… Continue reading

Bremerton man critical after Discovery bay wreck

DISCOVERY BAY - A Bremerton man was listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Sunday after his van hit a road… Continue reading

PT duck race tickets now on sale

PORT TOWNSEND - Get quackin'! The next rubber duck race on the North Olympic Peninsula will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in… Continue reading

Clallam health board raises fees for shots, food safety

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County Board of Health members approved fee increases Tuesday for things ranging from vaccinations to food safety permits. Fees charged by… Continue reading

Crescent administrator to stay on another year

By Paige Dickerson JOYCE - Crescent School interim Superintendent Tom Anderson has agreed with the School Board to stay on as top administrator another year.… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade winners

SEQUIM - Flowers - blazing yellow, hot pink, of course lavender - were among the big winners in Saturday's 112th Irrigation Festival Grand Parade through… Continue reading

Olympic National Park seeks public comment on proposed fee increases

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Olympic National Park is seeking public comment about proposed increases in user fees that would include a $20 per year rise… Continue reading

Colorado man dies in wreck near Brinnon

BRINNON - A Colorado man died after the small car he was driving slammed into a motor home on U.S. Highway 101 near Brinnon Friday… Continue reading

Donors stand up for new DAV van

PORT ANGELES - The Disabled American Veterans has received numerous offers to donate to buying a new van to transport vets to medical appointments in… Continue reading

Lost wallaby seen, but she’s still loose

JOYCE - A neighbor caught a glimpse of a lost wallaby on Thursday, but it escaped before its owner was notified. "One person, a neighbor,… Continue reading

Hoh Rain Forest area to reopen today

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - The Hoh River Road will reopen today after being closed for about six months for repairs from the effects of winter… Continue reading

Five Jefferson ‘heroes’ to receive Heart of Service Awards

PORT TOWNSEND - Five community heroes will be honored May 10 with the Jefferson County Heart of Service Award for 2007. The recipients are: Linda… Continue reading