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Conservation measures requested on water system west of Sekiu

Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 has issued a stage 2 water alert for its Island View Water System. A stage 2… Continue reading

Rhody Princess Lorelei Turner, left, and Rhody Queen Taylor Frank at the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee, where they received the Golden Apple award. (Lori Morris)

Rhody festival celebrates 90 years

Four days of parades, races, events slated

Rhody Princess Lorelei Turner, left, and Rhody Queen Taylor Frank at the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee, where they received the Golden Apple award. (Lori Morris)

State leaders discuss budget

Importance of gas tax explained

Supreme Court justice addresses law day event

Clallam-Jefferson Pro Bono Lawyers hosted an observance of Law Day at the Elwha Heritage Center in Port Angeles. The organization provides free… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Riders rely on power and speed to beat Eatonville

Gooding belts HR; Williams throws complete game

Port Angeles’ Ian Smithson reaches first baseball safely as the throw to the Eatonville first baseman was high and pulled him off the bag. Port Angeles won 8-1 to stay alive in the District 3 tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Police: Man dies following assault in Sequim

A man died after he was allegedly assaulted in the 500 block of West Washington Street in Sequim. Sequim police arrested Aaron C.… Continue reading

Special candidate filing period to open Wednesday

The Clallam County elections office will conduct a special three-day filing period from 8 a.m. today through 5 p.m. Friday. Jefferson County,… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOFTBALL: Port Angeles romps, grabs sole possession of league title

The Port Angeles softball team locked up sole possession of the Olympic League championship, taking care of business against a decent Kingston… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith went 4-for-4 with a home run against Kingston as the Roughriders won 10-1 to win sole possession of first place. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Chimacum Elementary School sixth-grade students jump on a rotating maypole as they use the new playground equipment on Monday during recess. The playground was redesigned with safer equipment and was in use for the first time since inspections were completed last Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

New equipment

Chimacum Elementary School sixth-grade students jump on a rotating maypole as they use the new playground equipment on Monday during recess. The playground was redesigned… Continue reading

Chimacum Elementary School sixth-grade students jump on a rotating maypole as they use the new playground equipment on Monday during recess. The playground was redesigned with safer equipment and was in use for the first time since inspections were completed last Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Early Music Festival to present concert Friday

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present “Concerti from the Court of Frederick the Great” at 6 p.m. Friday. The concert,… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tobin Standley, right, hands a piece of stereo equipment to Gerald Casasola for disposal during Saturday’s electronics recycling collection day in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. Items collected during the roundup were to be given to Friendly Earth International Recycling for repairs and eventual resale, or else disassembled for parts. Club members were accepting monetary donations during the event as a benefit for Kiwanis community programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Electronics recycling

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tobin Standley, right, hands a piece of stereo equipment to Gerald Casasola for disposal during Saturday’s electronics recycling collection day in… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tobin Standley, right, hands a piece of stereo equipment to Gerald Casasola for disposal during Saturday’s electronics recycling collection day in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. Items collected during the roundup were to be given to Friendly Earth International Recycling for repairs and eventual resale, or else disassembled for parts. Club members were accepting monetary donations during the event as a benefit for Kiwanis community programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County discussion centers on fireworks

Potential future bans, pathway to public displays discussed

Microsoft purchases Peninsula credits

Carbon removal will come from area forests

Port Angeles Garden Club member Bobbie Daniels, left, and her daughter, Rose Halverson, both of Port Angeles, look at a table of plants for sale at the club’s annual plant sale and raffle on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The event featured hundreds of plants for sale as a fundraiser for club events and operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Plant sale

Port Angeles Garden Club member Bobbie Daniels, left, and her daughter, Rose Halverson, both of Port Angeles, look at a table of plants for sale… Continue reading

Port Angeles Garden Club member Bobbie Daniels, left, and her daughter, Rose Halverson, both of Port Angeles, look at a table of plants for sale at the club’s annual plant sale and raffle on Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior Center. The event featured hundreds of plants for sale as a fundraiser for club events and operations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles School District to reduce budget by $1.9M

Additional cuts could come if government slashes Title 1 funding

Natalie Maitland.

Port Townsend Main Street hires next executive director

Natalie Maitland will start new role with organization May 21

Natalie Maitland.

Rhododendron Festival to begin Wednesday

The 90th Rhododendron Festival will kick off at 6 p.m. Wednesday with Trike Races. The races, for ages 1 through 6, will… Continue reading

Artist Karen Sixkiller will speak at the Port Angeles Main Library on Saturday.

Sixkiller to host presentation at Port Angeles library

Karen Sixkiller will discuss her solo art exhibit “Cancer Sticks: The Corruption of Sacred Tobacco” during an artist talk at 2:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Artist Karen Sixkiller will speak at the Port Angeles Main Library on Saturday.

Two people transported to hospitals after three-car collision

Two people were transported to hospitals after a three-car collision on state Highway 19. Janet Bruhn, 48, of Port Hadlock was traveling southbound… Continue reading

Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer; Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer

In a remarkable day of postseason soccer at Peninsula College’s Wally Sigmar Field on Saturday, two Olympic Peninsula athletes stood out with their own remarkable… Continue reading

Left, Gus Halberg, Port Angeles soccer. Right, Evan Cisneros, Sequim soccer.