Peninsula Daily News

Sequim extends utility tax to additional functions

Sequim will begin collecting an expanded utility tax on Feb. 10. The city already levies a 3 percent tax on electricity and telephone service. The… Continue reading

Wide loads prohibited from U.S. 101 around Lake Crescent slide area

U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent is now closed to vehicles wider than 12 feet because of a pesky Barnes Point slide that fell Saturday… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry cancellations this week

Low tides and unfavorable currents are spurring a new round of cancellations of ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone this week. Today's scheduled 5:15… Continue reading

U.S. 101 still limited to one lane at Lake Crescent stretch

U.S. Highway 101 remains limited to one lane of alternating traffic near the east end of Lack Crescent due to a weekend rockslide. Stabilizing work… Continue reading

Clallam: No smoking rules monitored

Port Angeles and Sequim police rolled out on butt busts Saturday under the state's new no-smoking law, but they could issue no citations. Port Angeles… Continue reading

State wary of rockfall on U.S. 101 near Lake Crescent

LAKE CRESCENT -- U.S. Highway 101 will be limited to one lane of alternating traffic near the east end of Lake Crescent while crews stabilize… Continue reading

Small fire causes $1,000 in damage to K Ply mill

PORT ANGELES -- A small fire broke out in an office at K Ply's plywood processing plant Saturday afternoon, causing about $1,000 in damage, the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Local family wins $50,000 on Fox’s ‘Trading Spouses’

A Port Angeles family's 15 minutes of fame ended Wednesday night as they won $50,000 on Fox's reality-show "Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy." However,… Continue reading

Pearl Harbor veteran to organize two events on Wednesday

SEQUIM -- World War II veteran Winford "Wink"' Mays will host two events Wednesday to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public harbor task force meeting set for Dec. 7

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Harbor Task Force will hold a workshop from this week to allow residents to provide direction on the future… Continue reading

Buck wins seat on Clallam Fire Protection District No. 4 board

PORT ANGELES -- Donna Kay Buck has officially won the commissioner seat on Fire Protection District 4's board by a two-vote margin, according to a… Continue reading

Highways closed, fouled as snow falls across Peninsula; weather improves this weekend

Drivers on state Highway 112 on the West End bore the brunt of snow that fell on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday. The highway… Continue reading

Construction testing planned on Hood Canal Bridge

Construction testing will cause brief closures on the Hood Canal Bridge between 10 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. tonight and again on Friday, the state Department… Continue reading

Bill for investigative reports a month away

It will take about a month before Clallam County gets the bill for private investigations into misconduct in the Sheriff's Office. Marge Upham, county director… Continue reading

Fire destroys 31-year-old motor home

PORT ANGELES -- A tipped over propane heater is being cited as the cause of a fire that destroyed a 24-foot 1974 Travco motor home… Continue reading

Holiday spirit abounds this weekend

The Christmas holidays arrive this weekend with these events: Port Angeles * Today, 5:45 p.m. -- Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Port Angeles Exchange… Continue reading

Sen Murray to visit Peninsula on Monday

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is scheduled to visit the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday, according to her Washington, D.C., office. Murray's schedule begins at 10:30… Continue reading

2005 Peninsula Home Fund debuts today

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. A fourth-grade student… Continue reading

Home Fund: a ‘hand up, not a handout’

From Jan. 1 to Nov. 15, the PDN's Peninsula Home Fund has helped 1,396 individuals and households in Jefferson and Clallam counties, spending $99,544.25 of… Continue reading

Man dies in head-on collision

A man died of injuries sustained in a head-on collision Tuesday night south of town, Washington State Patrol reported. The collision occurred on state Highway… Continue reading