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Port of Port Angeles approves Dash Air lease

Waives $2,200 in monthly charges, includes revenue guarantee

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Should insurance companies be able to refuse coverage for FDA approved, prescribed medication?

Should insurance companies be able to refuse coverage for FDA approved, prescribed medication?… Continue reading

  • Aug 11, 2023
Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz Hook toward the city. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Birds on a boom

Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz… Continue reading

Thousands of seagulls roost and fly near a log boom inside the Port Angeles Harbor earlier this week. This view is looking south from Ediz Hook toward the city. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Stories of fact and meaning

THE HUNT WAS good and the people gathered around the campfire are feasting. Nothing beats those juicy fresh strips of game roasted over an open… Continue reading

Some Sequim residents are concerned about the impact of a proposed mining operation on a vacant gravel lot near Happy Valley Road. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Proposed mining operation worries neighbors

Hearing examiner to consider operation Sept. 7

Some Sequim residents are concerned about the impact of a proposed mining operation on a vacant gravel lot near Happy Valley Road. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Do you think the federal government is in danger of a shutdown at the end of September?

Do you think the federal government is in danger of a shutdown at the end of September?… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2023
Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay and Russ James, right, are visiting from Orland, Calif., where the temperature has been over 100 degrees. They rested at the pier after visiting Hurricane Ridge and the Dungeness Spit. The couples have known each other for years from when they both lived in Arizona. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Catching up with friends

Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay… Continue reading

Carol and Greg Shinsky of Port Angeles take an afternoon break on a picnic table at the Port Angeles City Pier with visiting friends. Gay and Russ James, right, are visiting from Orland, Calif., where the temperature has been over 100 degrees. They rested at the pier after visiting Hurricane Ridge and the Dungeness Spit. The couples have known each other for years from when they both lived in Arizona. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

2022-2023 NOHN Mobile Health Clinic statistics

• Total number of overall visits: 404 • Individual students served: 98 (nearly 50-50 boys and girls) • Students accessing behavioral health service: 87 •… Continue reading

LETTER:So what?

Those who want to save the planet, so their grandchildren can actually live here, are accepting the fact that climate change is real, and we… Continue reading

North Olympic Healthcare Network’s Mobile Health Clinic ends first year of serving students

Behavioral health services top service sought

Washington Scuba Alliance diver Glenn Grant holds the regulator of dive buddy Randy Williams while Williams adjusts his flipper before submerging at the breakwater at the entrance to the Point Hudson Marina. The divers were volunteering their services to relocate marine animals, such as sea stars, sea anemone and other invertebrates in advance of the re-placing the south entrance to the marina after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in September. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Scuba divers relocate Point Hudson creatures

Action taken to preserve marine life during breakwater work

Washington Scuba Alliance diver Glenn Grant holds the regulator of dive buddy Randy Williams while Williams adjusts his flipper before submerging at the breakwater at the entrance to the Point Hudson Marina. The divers were volunteering their services to relocate marine animals, such as sea stars, sea anemone and other invertebrates in advance of the re-placing the south entrance to the marina after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in September. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

After the fall of the Pac-12 conference, should Washington State and Oregon State consider the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference?

After the fall of the Pac-12 conference, should Washington State and Oregon State consider the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference?… Continue reading

  • Aug 9, 2023

Shuttle to summit remains popular

When Olympic National Park and Clallam Transit encouraged visitors to get out of their vehicles and take a shuttle to Hurricane Ridge,… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: West Coast League playoffs underway

The West Coast League’s playoffs opened Tuesday night with four divisional series games with Victoria and Bellingham two of the teams in… Continue reading

Should Clallam County go after a grant that would help it install a single point of entry with a security screening device at the courthouse?

Should Clallam County go after a grant that would help it install a single point of entry with a security screening device at the courthouse?… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2023
Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Tour de Lavender enjoys its biggest turnout to date

More than 900 people register for annual bike ride

Stephen Fisher, from the Kenmore area, tows 2-year-old Juniper and pugs Jackie and JoJo, with wife Catherine Creason following. They participated in the couple’s sixth Tour de Lavender this weekend. Creason said they were married during the event five years ago. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Man found dead in structure fire identified

The man who died in a structure fire off East Sequim Bay Road last week has been identified. Brian J. Long, 44,… Continue reading

Should the state Department of Fish and Wildlife keep the northern spotted owl on the state’s endangered species list?

Should the state Department of Fish and Wildlife keep the northern spotted owl on the state's endangered species list?… Continue reading

  • Aug 7, 2023
More than 900 cyclists from the U.S. and Canada took on the Ride the Hurricane Challenge up Hurricane Ridge Road on Sunday morning, including unicyclist Chris Hoy. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND PHOTOS: Hillclimbs and ballgames on the Olympic Peninsula

Kaden Miller of the Port Angeles 12U All-Stars pitches against the Mudcats on Saturday during the 24th annual Dick Brown Youth Baseball tournament held at… Continue reading

More than 900 cyclists from the U.S. and Canada took on the Ride the Hurricane Challenge up Hurricane Ridge Road on Sunday morning, including unicyclist Chris Hoy. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)