Peninsula Daily News

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Clallam official attends debut of law academy . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Undersheriff Ron Cameron of the Clallam County Sheriff's Office recently attended the first Homeland Security Leadership Academy, hosted by the Federal Law… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division

BELLINGHAM — Peninsula College's men's and women's soccer teams are both tied for first place in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division. For the Peninsula… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men drop into first-place tie; women maintain tie atop division

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon meetings usually are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to eye recommended 2016 budget Monday

The three Clallam County commissioners will receive the county administrator’s recommended 2016 budget in their weekly work session Monday. The meeting will begin at 9… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend City Council to discuss 2016 budget Monday

The Port Townsend City Council will discuss the 2016 budget when it meets Monday. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at… Continue reading

More Clallam County beaches reopened to recreational shellfish harvesting

More Clallam County beaches reopened to recreational shellfish harvesting

OLYMPIA — Beaches along the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Cape Flattery eastward to the Jefferson County line, except for Sequim Bay, are open… Continue reading

More Clallam County beaches reopened to recreational shellfish harvesting
Port Angeles Fire Department firefighters Mike Adamich

Morning fire leaves smoke damage in Port Angeles home

PORT ANGELES — A Sunday morning house fire on Georgiana Street resulted in a lot of smoke damage but little from flames, according to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Fire Department firefighters Mike Adamich

NEWS BRIEFS: Social-change theater classes start Tuesday in Port Townsend . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble, part of Port Townsend's Mandala Center for Change, will offer a free five-week class in social-change theater… Continue reading

Northern elephant seal to be topic of talk in Forks on Friday

FORKS — The Olympic Natural Resources Center will present a program on the northern elephant seal this Friday. The talk by Rob Wamstad will be… Continue reading

Video surveillance footage of the suspect.

Port Angeles police, FBI continue to seek bank robber

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police continue to work with federal investigators as they search for a man who robbed Umpqua Bank on Tuesday. The… Continue reading

Video surveillance footage of the suspect.
Klahowya linebacker Austin Keller tackles Chimacum's Sam Golden  at the end of a big gain by Golden at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim shuts down North Mason, leads postseason race; other area reports

BELFAIR — Sequim dominated North Mason offensively and defensively to keep itself in postseason position. Freshman quarterback Riley Cowan tossed four first-half touchdowns, two to… Continue reading

Klahowya linebacker Austin Keller tackles Chimacum's Sam Golden  at the end of a big gain by Golden at Memorial Field. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay football lights up Tulalip Heritage with 50-point first quarter; Sequim boys tennis deals Port Angeles a loss

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay football lights up Tulalip Heritage with 50-point first quarter; Sequim boys tennis deals Port Angeles a loss

MARYSVILLE — Cameron Buzzell caught the opening kickoff and was off to the races. So was Neah Bay. Buzzell took the ball 87 yards for… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay football lights up Tulalip Heritage with 50-point first quarter; Sequim boys tennis deals Port Angeles a loss
Port Angeles' Mathilde Warda swims the 50-yard freestyle during the Roughriders' Olympic League win over Olympic. Patty Reifenstahl

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls swim past Olympic: other area reports

BREMERTON — Port Angeles claimed victories in 10 of 12 events and outscored Olympic in nine of 12 events to remain undefeated in Olympic League… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Mathilde Warda swims the 50-yard freestyle during the Roughriders' Olympic League win over Olympic. Patty Reifenstahl
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Razor clam season’s start delayed due to marine toxin levels

OLYMPIA — State shellfish managers have postponed the fall start of razor clam digging on ocean beaches because of high levels of a marine toxin… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Scammer poses as officer to attempt 'tax' shakedown; fraud disrupted when call is taken at Port Townsend police headquarters

Scammer poses as officer to attempt ‘tax’ shakedown; fraud disrupted when call is taken at Port Townsend police headquarters

PORT TOWNSEND — A con artist picked the wrong time, with his victim in the wrong place, to work a scam on a woman he'd… Continue reading

Scammer poses as officer to attempt 'tax' shakedown; fraud disrupted when call is taken at Port Townsend police headquarters

Sequim schools set tour, forums about proposed bond measure; events to start Tuesday

SEQUIM — The Sequim School District plans a guided walking tour of school facilities and three public forums on its proposed $49.3 million school construction… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Clallam Transit to fete its 35th year with presentation today

PORT ANGELES — Clallam Transit will celebrate its 35th anniversary today. A public presentation will be held at The Gateway transit center downtown at 11… Continue reading

Casey MacGill

WEEKEND: Hapa-haole pair to perform at Port Townsend’s Key City Playhouse today

PORT TOWNSEND — The sound of vintage Hawaiian jazz will fill the snug Key City Playhouse as Casey MacGill and Orville Johnson, specialists in what's… Continue reading

Casey MacGill
Dave Stringer will lead a kirtan concert at Port Townsend's Madrona MindBody Institute today.

WEEKEND: Kirtan concert on tap today in Port Townsend’s Madrona MindBody Institute

PORT TOWNSEND — Dave Stringer, a performer who blends traditional Indian instruments with American gospel music and the harmonies of Appalachia, is coming to the… Continue reading

Dave Stringer will lead a kirtan concert at Port Townsend's Madrona MindBody Institute today.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Tax workshop set Oct. 20 in Port Angeles . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Revenue will host a free tax workshop for new and small-business owners Oct. 20. The event will be… Continue reading