Peninsula Daily News

NEWS BRIEFS: Restrictions for salmon fishing in Admiralty Inlet in place . . . and other items

OLYMPIA — State fishery managers have set restrictions on salmon fishing in Admiralty Inlet on the east end of the North Olympic Peninsula effective Sunday.… Continue reading

Five-year-old Emma Hughes of Port Angeles receives a tiger design on her face from Amanda Sanders

PHOTO GALLERY: Trick-or-treaters brave rainy Halloween for eerie entertainment and ghoulish gluttony

Despite a rainy afternoon, children costumed as tigers, ladybugs and superheroes filled the streets of Port Angeles and Sequim to ply themselves with treats, whether… Continue reading

Five-year-old Emma Hughes of Port Angeles receives a tiger design on her face from Amanda Sanders

Port Townsend-based nonprofit receives state Council on Aging Award

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Council on Aging has awarded its 2015 Excellence in Action Award to the Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization of Port… Continue reading

Tsunami sirens to be tested today on North Olympic Peninsula

Tsunami sirens to be tested today on North Olympic Peninsula

Winchester chimes will be heard at noon today in Clallam and Jefferson counties during a test of the tsunami siren system. The North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Tsunami sirens to be tested today on North Olympic Peninsula
A two-vehicle head-on collision Friday on LaPush Road west of Forks put two people in intensive care in a Seattle hospital. Christi Baron/Forks Forum

Two Forks residents still recovering at Seattle hospital after Friday wreck on LaPush Road

LAPUSH — Two Forks residents were recovering Monday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, three days after being injured in a head-on wreck. Cheryl L.… Continue reading

A two-vehicle head-on collision Friday on LaPush Road west of Forks put two people in intensive care in a Seattle hospital. Christi Baron/Forks Forum
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Whiskey Bend Road reopens after months of closure

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Elwha Valley’s 4.5-mile Whiskey Bend Road has been reopened to vehicle use. The road, which had been closed since late… Continue reading

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Princess Angeline

‘Princess Angeline’ film to screen at Blyn dinner Nov. 12

BLYN — Peninsula College and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Library will present Thursday, Nov. 12, a dinner and a screening of a documentary film made… Continue reading

Princess Angeline

Aspiring poets invited to try out in Rainshadow Poetry Competition

SEQUIM — North Olympic Peninsula poets of every stage — beginners to seasoned writers — are invited to enter the second annual Rainshadow Poetry Competition,… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to discuss representative for Composite Recycling Technology Center board

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss a request from the Composite Recycling Technology Center for a county representative on its board Monday. The work… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Hearing set Monday on county six-year transportation improvement plan

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the six-year transportation improvement plan when they meet Monday. The hearing will begin at… Continue reading

Six cars were involved in a wreck at the approach to the Hood Canal Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Washington State Patrol

Four people injured in six-vehicle wreck near Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE — Four people were injured — with two being flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle — after a six-vehicle wreck near the Hood… Continue reading

Six cars were involved in a wreck at the approach to the Hood Canal Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Washington State Patrol
Klahhane Ridge south of Port Angeles emerges from the clouds Sunday morning to reveal a mantle of white

Hurricane Ridge sees its first snow closure of the season

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Hurricane Ridge closed due to snow this morning to notch the popular attraction's first storm closure of the 2015-16 winter season.… Continue reading

Klahhane Ridge south of Port Angeles emerges from the clouds Sunday morning to reveal a mantle of white
Know before you vote: PDN's North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide available online and in print

Know before you vote: PDN’s North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide available online and in print

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula Voter Guide, produced as a public service by the Peninsula Daily News, is available online and in print across Clallam and… Continue reading

Know before you vote: PDN's North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide available online and in print

NEWS BRIEFS: Restrictions for salmon fishing in Admiralty Inlet start today . . . and other items

OLYMPIA — State fishery managers have set restrictions on salmon fishing in Admiralty Inlet on the east end of the North Olympic Peninsula beginning today.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Marina Area 9 salmon fishing opens today, but for chum only

PORT TOWNSEND — Anglers fishing for salmon in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) will be allowed to keep chum only starting today, state fishery managers… Continue reading

Five-year-old Emma Hughes of Port Angeles receives a tiger design on her face from Amanda Sanders

PHOTO GALLERY: Trick-or-treaters brave rainy Halloween for eerie entertainment and ghoulish gluttony

Despite a rainy afternoon, children costumed as tigers, ladybugs and superheroes filled the streets of Port Angeles and Sequim to ply themselves with treats, whether… Continue reading

Five-year-old Emma Hughes of Port Angeles receives a tiger design on her face from Amanda Sanders
Sacramento man arrested after wreck at Carlsborg Road

Sacramento man arrested after wreck at Carlsborg Road

CARLSBORG — State Patrol troopers arrested a Sacramento, Calif., man after a wreck at U.S. Highway 101 and Carlsborg Road that injured a Port Angeles… Continue reading

Sacramento man arrested after wreck at Carlsborg Road
A two-vehicle head-on collision Friday on LaPush Road west of Forks put two people in intensive care in a Seattle hospital. Christi Baron/Forks Forum

Two severely hurt in crash near LaPush

LAPUSH — Two people were in intensive care in a Seattle hospital Saturday after a two-car head-on crash in LaPush on Friday in which one… Continue reading

A two-vehicle head-on collision Friday on LaPush Road west of Forks put two people in intensive care in a Seattle hospital. Christi Baron/Forks Forum
Woodworkers

Variety of woodworking on tap at yearly Port Townsend show next Saturday, Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Woodworkers from all over East Jefferson County will show off their creations at the 10th annual Port Townsend Woodworkers Show next weekend.… Continue reading

Woodworkers

WEEKEND: Author to share stories from ‘Sticks, Stones and Songs’ on today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Author Eleanor Corey Guderian will share stories from her book Sticks, Stones and Songs: The Corey Story at the Clallam County Historical… Continue reading