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Celtic singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is including rural Jefferson County on her national tour. She'll appear at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Friday night. Phil Nichols

Celtic singer-songwriter arrives in Coyle on Friday amid national tour

COYLE — Celtic singer and songwriter Sarah McQuaid, an artist whose voice listeners have compared to malt whiskey, is adding rural Jefferson County's Laurel B.… Continue reading

Celtic singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is including rural Jefferson County on her national tour. She'll appear at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Friday night. Phil Nichols

Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman poetry to be read today in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Ten well-known writers from across the Pacific Northwest will converge on the Northwind Arts Center in “Bloom: A Celebration of the Poetry… Continue reading

Former North Olympic Peninsula resident's death in Lynnwood determined to be homicide; investigation ongoing

Former North Olympic Peninsula resident’s death in Lynnwood determined to be homicide; investigation ongoing

LYNNWOOD — The investigation into the death of a 32-year-old man who once lived in Port Townsend and Port Angeles continues and is being treated… Continue reading

Former North Olympic Peninsula resident's death in Lynnwood determined to be homicide; investigation ongoing
Gary Locke

Gary Locke, former state governor, to speak at Democrats’ fundraiser at 7 Cedars on Oct. 23

BLYN — Gary Locke — former Washington state governor, U.S. secretary of commerce and ambassador to China — will speak at the Clallam County Democrats'… Continue reading

Gary Locke
A young Roosevelt elk searches for food among the ferns which flourish along the Hoh River. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Hoh Campground closed temporarily due to rutting elk

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Hoh Campground will be closed to overnight use starting at noon today because the elk are in rut. The campground… Continue reading

A young Roosevelt elk searches for food among the ferns which flourish along the Hoh River. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Man arrested in Sequim on felony warrant for alleged child sex crimes in San Diego County

Man arrested in Sequim on felony warrant for alleged child sex crimes in San Diego County

PORT ANGELES — A man arrested in Sequim on a felony warrant from San Diego, Calif., remained in the Clallam County jail Wednesday on $1… Continue reading

Man arrested in Sequim on felony warrant for alleged child sex crimes in San Diego County

NEWS BRIEFS: Mad Hatter’s Tea on Friday in Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — The 18th annual Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for cancer survivors will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The annual event will… Continue reading

Guitarist Eli Rosenblatt and his band

Port Angeles Library concert Friday will celebrate renovated children’s area

PORT ANGELES — Seattle performer Eli Rosenblatt and his five-piece band will bring a mix of salsa, swing, and samba music to the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Guitarist Eli Rosenblatt and his band
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend hold onto spots in Associated Press poll

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend hold onto spots in Associated Press poll

No movement by area teams in this weeks Associated Press high school football poll. Neah Bay is still ranked second in Class 1B, and Quilcene… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay and Port Townsend hold onto spots in Associated Press poll
Port Angeles' Taylar Clark

PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles girls soccer tops Klahowya for first time in 15 seasons; Quilcene volleyball falls for first time

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls soccer team has knocked off a defending state champion for the second time this season. The Roughriders clipped… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Taylar Clark
Five Sequim runners

PREP SPORTS: Sequim boys and girls teams sweep cross country meet with Port Angeles and Port Townsend; other area reports

PORT TOWNSEND — Sequim teams swept all three cross country races against area foes Port Angeles and Port Townsend at Port Townsend Golf Club. The… Continue reading

Five Sequim runners
A pair of tow trucks assist with a tractor-trailor that that left the roadway on U.S. Highway 101 near Laird Road west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Tractor-trailer veers to miss pickup; lands in ditch on Highway 101 west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A tractor-trailer veered to miss a pickup truck and ended up in a ditch on U.S. Highway 101 at Laird Road on… Continue reading

A pair of tow trucks assist with a tractor-trailor that that left the roadway on U.S. Highway 101 near Laird Road west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Volunteers sought for butterfly bush removal at Morse Creek on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Salmon Coalition seeks volunteers for a weed-removal party at Morse Creek from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers… Continue reading

Artist to speak about new show at Peninsula College on Thursday

Artist to speak about new show at Peninsula College on Thursday

PORT ANGELES — “Life Stream,” an art installation created by Gloria Lamson of Port Townsend, awaits visitors at the PUB Gallery of Art at Peninsula… Continue reading

Artist to speak about new show at Peninsula College on Thursday
Breakfast special (with a free Peninsula Daily News) continues at 'The Bear' in Sequim

Breakfast special (with a free Peninsula Daily News) continues at ‘The Bear’ in Sequim

WEEKDAY BREAKFAST CUSTOMERS at the Black Bear Diner in Sequim are getting something FREE with their entrée. Can you guess what that is? Read more… Continue reading

Breakfast special (with a free Peninsula Daily News) continues at 'The Bear' in Sequim

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Document shredding event set Oct. 17 in Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — First Federal will partner with the Sequim Food Bank for the semiannual “First Fed Shred” event at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim… Continue reading

Celtic singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is including rural Jefferson County on her national tour. She’ll appear at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Friday night. — Phil Nichols

Celtic singer-songwriter to perform in Coyle on Friday

COYLE — Celtic singer and songwriter Sarah McQuaid, an artist whose voice listeners have compared to malt whiskey, is adding rural Jefferson County’s Laurel B.… Continue reading

Celtic singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is including rural Jefferson County on her national tour. She’ll appear at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Friday night. — Phil Nichols

Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman poetry to be read Thursday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Ten well-known writers from across the Pacific Northwest will converge on the Northwind Arts Center in “Bloom: A Celebration of the Poetry… Continue reading

Groups gather to test wine and home brew during the Fish N Brew at the Old Mill Roundhouse in Forks in 2013 during the Hickory Shirt-Heritage Days. — Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Forks to celebrate its timber industry heritage starting today

FORKS — Hickory Shirt-Heritage Days 2015 begins today with the theme “Echoes of Axes,” celebrating the history and heritage of timber communities on the West… Continue reading

Groups gather to test wine and home brew during the Fish N Brew at the Old Mill Roundhouse in Forks in 2013 during the Hickory Shirt-Heritage Days. — Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Former North Olympic Peninsula resident's death in Lynnwood determined to be homicide; investigation ongoing

Former North Olympic Peninsula resident’s death in Lynnwood determined to be homicide; investigation ongoing

LYNNWOOD — The investigation into the death of a 32-year-old man who once lived in Port Townsend and Port Angeles continues and is being treated… Continue reading

Former North Olympic Peninsula resident's death in Lynnwood determined to be homicide; investigation ongoing