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Two women jailed for investigation of drug sales

Emphasis patrol targeted area at Third, Laurel in Port Angeles

Do you feel that your generation is better or worse off than your parents generation?

Do you feel that your generation is better or worse off than your parents' generation?… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2023

Do you agree with the US and Germany for their decisions to send tanks to help Ukraine fend off Russia?

Do you agree with the US and Germany for their decisions to send tanks to help Ukraine fend off Russia?… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2023

LETTER:Thanks for lights

As the holiday season comes to a close, the Christmas lights are being removed for one more year. I want to thank Emily Wescott, Captain… Continue reading

LETTERS:Shalt not kill

I’m quite sure I’m not the only person within this reading area who received an e-mail letter from Senator Patty Murray. She assured me that… Continue reading

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Dr. Suzanne Ames.
The MV Coho, pictured in dry dock at the Anacortes Ship Yards, will be back in service Thursday. Yearly maintenance began Jan. 3. The maintenance is taking a few days longer due to COVID-19 the past two years, Black Ball Ferry Line officials have said. The ship returns to twice-daily round trips across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and Port Angeles at 8:20 a.m. Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Coho maintenance

The MV Coho, pictured in dry dock at the Anacortes Ship Yards, will be back in service Thursday. Yearly maintenance began Jan. 3. The maintenance… Continue reading

The MV Coho, pictured in dry dock at the Anacortes Ship Yards, will be back in service Thursday. Yearly maintenance began Jan. 3. The maintenance is taking a few days longer due to COVID-19 the past two years, Black Ball Ferry Line officials have said. The ship returns to twice-daily round trips across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and Port Angeles at 8:20 a.m. Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Swiftsure, a whale-watching tour boat operated by Port Townsend-based Puget Sound Express, is the first vessel to take advantage of the early reopening of the Point Hudson Marina on Wednesday after four months of closure to rebuild its north jetty. The marina will close again after the Wooden Boat Festival ends Sept. 10, when rebuilding the south jetty will start with a scheduled re-opening in March 2024. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Point Hudson marina reopens

The Swiftsure, a whale-watching tour boat operated by Port Townsend-based Puget Sound Express, is the first vessel to take advantage of the early reopening of… Continue reading

The Swiftsure, a whale-watching tour boat operated by Port Townsend-based Puget Sound Express, is the first vessel to take advantage of the early reopening of the Point Hudson Marina on Wednesday after four months of closure to rebuild its north jetty. The marina will close again after the Wooden Boat Festival ends Sept. 10, when rebuilding the south jetty will start with a scheduled re-opening in March 2024. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Should hospitals have ratios that establish a maximum number of patients per nurse?

Should hospitals have ratios that establish a maximum number of patients per nurse?… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2023

East Jefferson Fire Rescue town halls focus on lid lift

Ballot measure to go before voters on Feb. 14

Peninsula hospitals oppose staffing legislation

Proposal would require set ratios for nurses to patients

Will federal funds be successful in rejuvenating Olympia oyster populations to Sequim Bay and Dungeness Bay?

Will federal funds be successful in rejuvenating Olympia oyster populations to Sequim Bay and Dungeness Bay?… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2023
Trimming an Italian plum, gleaners Scott Swantner, left, Seth Rolland and Tim Lawson devote their Sunday to trimming and pruning the Blue Heron orchard at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend, to promote growth and health of the fruit trees, some of which were planted in 2010. The fruit goes to the school and is available to students. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pruning fruit trees

Trimming an Italian plum, gleaners Scott Swantner, left, Seth Rolland and Tim Lawson devote their Sunday to trimming and pruning the Blue Heron orchard at… Continue reading

Trimming an Italian plum, gleaners Scott Swantner, left, Seth Rolland and Tim Lawson devote their Sunday to trimming and pruning the Blue Heron orchard at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend, to promote growth and health of the fruit trees, some of which were planted in 2010. The fruit goes to the school and is available to students. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Point Hudson Marina opening ahead of schedule

Point Hudson Marina and RV Park will re-open more than a month ahead of schedule on Wednesday after they have been closed… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony soloist wins international prize

Ceremony to be held in Poland about a month after PA performance

Should the super rich pay a higher percentage in taxes?

Should the super rich pay a higher percentage in taxes?… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2023

Clallam Transit approves funds for officer

Four-year agreement adds to Port Angeles City Council allocation

Media group plans to start newspaper in southern Oregon

An Oregon-based media group has announced it will start a newspaper in a southern Oregon city that saw a… Continue reading

Toni Wilhelm of Port Townsend visits “One from the Art,” an exhibition of Jay Haskins’ work, at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

‘One from the Art’ celebrates a creative life

Display honors Haskins, a foundation of Northwind Art

Toni Wilhelm of Port Townsend visits “One from the Art,” an exhibition of Jay Haskins’ work, at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Are job cuts in the tech industry a sign of coming out of the pandemic economy, or could it signal the beginning of a recession?

Are job cuts in the tech industry a sign of coming out of the pandemic economy, or could it signal the beginning of a recession?… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2023