Peninsula Daily News

Boat backfire turns into spectacular blaze

PORT ANGELES - A 28-foot pleasure boat burned Thursday afternoon in the Port Angeles Boat Haven, sending billowing black smoke over the western part of… Continue reading

Rescue tug rescues sinking fishing boat — at dock

NEAH BAY - The Coast Guard and the Neah Bay rescue tug Gladiator pumped water out of a 70-foot fishing vessel that was sinking at… Continue reading

Cape Flattery school bond election ends today

Ballots in the Cape Flattery School District's all-mail bond issue election must be postmarked today or taken to the Clallam County Courthouse by 8 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Whittaker worried about climbers’ reliance on electronic beacons

PORT TOWNSEND - There's danger aplenty on Oregon's Mount Hood, including avalanches and crevasses that can swallow a climber and leave no trace. In the… Continue reading

Some Queets access due back in summer, Olympic National Park officials say

Interim access to the upper Queets River valley in the southwestern portion of Olympic National Park is expected to be restored this summer through connecting… Continue reading

Hat’s where it’s at with the Cat in the Hat

Students across the North Olympic Peninsula joined others across the country in reading and being read to on Friday, with a heavy emphasis on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper gets final approval for financing plan

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend Paper Corp. announced Thursday that the federal bankruptcy court has given final approval to financing that permits the company a… Continue reading

Salt Creek park is out of the (downed) woods

JOYCE - Campgrounds need firewood, but this was ridiculous. Salt Creek Recreation Area's lower campsites are set to reopen today after Clallam County employees, volunteers… Continue reading

Comment sought on ferry plans

PORT TOWNSEND - Washington State Ferries staffers will host a public hearing Tuesday night on a new fare-increase proposal and on a pilot program to… Continue reading

Election results official in Jefferson County, Port Angeles

PORT TOWNSEND - Final results of the Feb. 6 election released Wednesday showed the same outcome as the first ballot tally more than two weeks… Continue reading

‘Iraq Resolution’ excerpts

EXCERPTS FROM THE Port Townsend "Iraq Resolution" passed Tuesday night by the City Council by a 5-2 vote: A resolution of the City Council of… Continue reading

State Highway 112 reopens to Neah Bay

NEAH BAY - Both lanes of state Highway 112 have reopened after a mudslide closed both lanes Saturday night and part of Sunday. Crews had… Continue reading

Free pet neutering available on Spay Day

Low-income pet owners can enter a drawing for free spaying or neutering of their cat or dog thanks to a joint effort by four Clallam… Continue reading

Residents to get chance to sound off on ferry RSVP idea

PORT TOWNSEND - Residents will get a chance this month to discuss a first-of-its-kind pilot ferry reservation program, which would enable up to half of… Continue reading

Discovery Bay headlands to be preserved

DISCOVERY BAY - The Jefferson Land Trust has acquired about 20 acres of tide flats and salt marsh estuary where Salmon and Snow creeks enter… Continue reading

How we’ve changed: Old, new maps of Peninsula shorelines now online

A new tool allows people to peel away pages of the history of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal. Developed for salmon… Continue reading

Cancer center pharmacy gets license, perfect score

SEQUIM - The pharmacy at Olympic Medical Cancer Center has received a Class A license and a 100 percent score in an inspection by the… Continue reading

2-1-1 help line now statewide, expands Peninsula’s dial-up services

PORT ANGELES - The 2-1-1 non-emergency help line is now live across the state, announced Jody Moss, executive director of the United Way of Callam… Continue reading

Other Jefferson County elections

A levy for the Port Townsend School District appeared to be winning while a Port Townsend city measure to raise the tax on phone and… Continue reading

Nature spares Olympic National Park landmark chalet

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - With all the stress of cleaning up after the big storms in November and December, Olympic National Park officials can rest… Continue reading