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A GROWING CONCERN: A dirty dozen chores to get your garden through August

IN JUST A couple of weeks, autumn will begin. But that only means another list of monthly chores, so enjoy these nice, sunny, warm days,… Continue reading

LETTER: Don’t feed wildlife

Stop feeding wildlife. Seriously, just stop. It might feel cute or kind, but you’re doing far more harm than good. Wild animals aren’t your pets.… Continue reading

LETTER: Ennis legacy

Few local issues have attracted my ire as Rayonier’s disregard for environmental destruction on their former mill site. Rayonier trashed its approximately 80-acre property before… Continue reading

LETTER: Full cleanup

This week’s special Port Angeles City Council meeting offered a rare moment of clarity and consensus, and I urge all Port Angeles residents to take… Continue reading

LETTER: Two types of war

There are two types of war: geopolitical and religious. In most cases, they are interchangeable, both striving for total servitude of the masses by force… Continue reading

LETTER: Vote out Republicans

The new Republican bill cut Medicaid, called Apple Health in Washington state, by $1 trillion. More than one-third of citizens in Clalllam County will lose… Continue reading

Options approved for new Port Angeles middle school

Synthetic field, lights to be added to budget

Det. Sgt. Jason Greenspane of the Port Townsend Police Department sets a drone in a hover mode after he brought it back from a test flight. Greenspane wanted to determine how far he could get a clear signal. On this flight, he flew the drone over the boat haven and all the way to Point Hudson Marina and back, a distance of about 2 1/2 miles. The drone is equipped with a camera that zooms, pans and swivels 360 degrees and can shoot still images as well as video. The police use the drone for search and rescue operations and other life-saving missions. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Test flight

Det. Sgt. Jason Greenspane of the Port Townsend Police Department sets a drone in a hover mode after he brought it back from a test… Continue reading

Det. Sgt. Jason Greenspane of the Port Townsend Police Department sets a drone in a hover mode after he brought it back from a test flight. Greenspane wanted to determine how far he could get a clear signal. On this flight, he flew the drone over the boat haven and all the way to Point Hudson Marina and back, a distance of about 2 1/2 miles. The drone is equipped with a camera that zooms, pans and swivels 360 degrees and can shoot still images as well as video. The police use the drone for search and rescue operations and other life-saving missions. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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

France has recognized Palestine as its own state. Should other nations also recognize Palestinian statehood?

France has recognized Palestine as its own state. Should other nations also recognize Palestinian statehood?… Continue reading

  • Jul 25, 2025

ISSUES OF FAITH: Power of prayer is no coincidence

“THIS IS WEIRD,” I said to myself again. I was driving out to Forks recently for a Sunday service, and as I crossed one of… Continue reading

Peninsula College to receive funding for workforce training

Computer program to help control mechanical tools

Do you think “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert should be canceled?

Do you think "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert should be canceled?… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2025

First Fed Bank adds board member amid settlement proceedings

SEC filings show institution includes $5.8M for ‘legal matter’

What is your favorite outdoor summer activity?

What is your favorite outdoor summer activity?… Continue reading

  • Jul 23, 2025

Port of Port Angeles to purchase downtown building

Location ideal to support Marine Trade Center, official says

Speaker Mike Johnson has said he is starting the House summer break early to avoid having to hold votes related to the Epstein files. Do you agree with this?

Speaker Mike Johnson has said he is starting the House summer break early to avoid having to hold votes related to the Epstein files. Do… Continue reading

  • Jul 22, 2025
Gov. Bob Ferguson, left, speaks with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles and Vice Chair Russ Hefner before a news conference on Sunday at the confluence of Indian Creek and the Elwha River after a fuel spill into the creek on Friday forced a shutdown of the Port Angeles municipal water system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Governor calls crash into river ‘heartbreaking’

Ecology official says hundreds of fish died after fuel spill

Gov. Bob Ferguson, left, speaks with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles and Vice Chair Russ Hefner before a news conference on Sunday at the confluence of Indian Creek and the Elwha River after a fuel spill into the creek on Friday forced a shutdown of the Port Angeles municipal water system. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Kevin Grau recorded his fourth career hole-in-one at The Cedars at Dungeness on July 12. (The Cedars at Dungeness)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Steven Gray in Forks for basketball camps

Former Chimacum, Gonzaga and European professional basketball player Steven Gray will lead separate camps for boys and girls on the West End. The… Continue reading

Sequim’s Kevin Grau recorded his fourth career hole-in-one at The Cedars at Dungeness on July 12. (The Cedars at Dungeness)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Bad start dooms PA

Starting pitcher Brad Johnson and reliever Kole Acker were lit up by Kelowna, the two arms allowing a combined 11 runs, all… Continue reading