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Water quality to be topic of open house in Brinnon

Residents of East Jefferson County are invited to the county public health department’s open house for the Central Hood Canal Water Quality Project… Continue reading

Port Angeles wellness event slated for Wednesday

PORT ANGELES – Lisa Hennings will present during the inaugural Wellness Wednesday event at Park View Villas at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The public is invited… Continue reading

Tidal energy, forestry to be discussed in Forks

Experts and researchers will discuss tidal energy and forestry this week at the Olympic Natural Resources Center. On Tuesday, a panel of experts… Continue reading

Water presentation planned at two area libraries

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect a change in day for the presentations. Humanities Washington speaker Rachel Cardone will present “H2OMG! Making… Continue reading

American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Northwest Colonial Festival bursts into life at historic George Washington Inn

The third annual Northwest Colonial Festival will wrap today with two landmark events that occurred April 19, 1775: the skirmish on Lexington… Continue reading

American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bridge closure canceled

Tonight’s scheduled closure of the Hood Canal Bridge has been canceled. Additional night closures — which have been from 11 p.m.to 4 a.m.… Continue reading

East Beach Road to be closed to through traffic starting Monday

East Beach Road will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday through Aug. 25. Crews will replace the Log Cabin Creek… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off… Continue reading

Motorcyclist in satisfactory condition after wreck near Quilcene

A Shelton motorcyclist was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center on Saturday after a three-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 101. Timothy… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Outage in Clallam County knocks out power to about 520 … and other items

About 520 people in Forks, Quillayute, La Push and surrounding areas were out of power for about 30 minutes Friday. The Clallam County PUD’s power… Continue reading

Port Angeles Library renovation to replace carpet, limit services temporarily

Renovations will curtail some services at the Port Angeles Library from Aug. 21 to Sept. 8. Nearly 6,000 square feet of worn… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Public hearing set on interim zoning restricting structure size

Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on a six-month extension of interim zoning that restricts structure sizes in rural residential zones to 10,000… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend council to discuss housing, audit

The Port Townsend City Council will cover affordable housing tasking, midyear financial briefings, a review of the 2016 audit and LED street lighting when it… Continue reading

Deputies arrest man in theft of memorial statue of dog

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of the theft of a memorial statue of a popular dog. Adam Lux,… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: It’s all about the pie at Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival

PHOTO GALLERY: It’s all about the pie at Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival

The 35th annual Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival was Saturday in Joyce. The downtown event featured a crafts fair, parade, salmon bake, live… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: It’s all about the pie at Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival
Olympic National Park has constructed a foot log in place of the Crystal Creek Bridge on Boulder Creek Trail. The trail is now open. (D. Myers)

Boulder Creek Trail now open for hikers

Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley reopened Thursday above the Glines Canyon Overlook to the Boulder Creek Trailhead. Olympic… Continue reading

Olympic National Park has constructed a foot log in place of the Crystal Creek Bridge on Boulder Creek Trail. The trail is now open. (D. Myers)

Unity of Effort on Saturday celebrates security

Security Services Northwest will host on Saturday an annual celebration that recognizes the unified effort between military, law enforcement and emergency responders to… Continue reading

Sequim’s Stuff the Bus event set today

The Sequim School District supply donation drive will culminate in a Stuff the Bus event from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today. Donors… Continue reading

Home-grown musicians to offer benefit concert in Port Angeles this Saturday

More than a dozen musicians who nurtured their talent in Port Angeles School District music programs will perform a benefit concert —… Continue reading

‘Big Bad’ puts fairy-tale character on trial

‘Big Bad’ puts fairy-tale character on trial

A trial is about to begin for an infamous criminal accused of stealing sheep, blowing down houses and impersonating a grandmother. Notorious… Continue reading

‘Big Bad’ puts fairy-tale character on trial