Breaking News

Port Angeles roughriders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls fend off Sequim comeback in fourth quarter

East Jefferson gets 30 points from Dylin Shockley in win

Port Angeles roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys regroup, roll past Raymond-South Bend

Shockley drains (8) 3-pointers, scores 30 for East Jefferson girls

Left, Calm Beneath Castles will be shown at the Port Angeles Field Hall and Events Center on Jan. 16. Right, Jaida Wood, Pacific Lutheran University.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Three Red Devils named all-state and much more

New ski film, razor clams and former Rider shines for PLU

Left, Calm Beneath Castles will be shown at the Port Angeles Field Hall and Events Center on Jan. 16. Right, Jaida Wood, Pacific Lutheran University.
Crew members from the USS Pomfret, including Lt. Jimmy Carter, who would go on to become the 39th president of the United States, visit the Elks Lodge in Port Angeles in October 1949. (Beegee Capos)

Former President Carter once visited Port Angeles

Former mayor recalls memories of Jimmy Carter

Crew members from the USS Pomfret, including Lt. Jimmy Carter, who would go on to become the 39th president of the United States, visit the Elks Lodge in Port Angeles in October 1949. (Beegee Capos)

Thursday’s paper to be delivered Friday

Peninsula Daily News will have an electronic edition on Thursday that will be printed and delivered along with a separate Friday paper.… Continue reading

Counties agree on timber revenue

Recommendation goes to state association

Five taken to hospitals after three-car collision

Five people were taken to three separate hospitals following a collision that involved three vehicles at Center Road and state Highway 104, the… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: A short history of geology

THE GEOLOGY OF the Olympic Peninsula offers a fascinating glimpse into the massive forces of nature that shaped this land into one of the most… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles, tribe agree to land swap

Stormwater ponds critical for infrastructure upgrades

Poet Laureate Conner Bouchard-Roberts is exploring the overlap between poetry and civic discourse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

PT poet laureate seeks new civic language

City library has hosted events for Bouchard-Roberts

Poet Laureate Conner Bouchard-Roberts is exploring the overlap between poetry and civic discourse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
Chloe Gaydeski of Forks battles for a rebound over Ilwaco's Madison Smolorak on Monday in Forks. The Spartans won their Pacific 2B League opener 63-23. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls romp; Neah Bay girls win 27th straight

Plagued by turnovers all season, the Forks girls basketball team took care of the basketball and had its most complete win of the… Continue reading

Chloe Gaydeski of Forks battles for a rebound over Ilwaco's Madison Smolorak on Monday in Forks. The Spartans won their Pacific 2B League opener 63-23. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
John Gatchet of Gardiner, left, and Mike Tabak of Vancouver, B.C., use their high-powered scopes to try to spot an Arctic loon. The recent Audubon Christmas Bird Count reported the sighting of the bird locally so these bird enthusiasts went to the base of Ediz Hook in search of the loon on Sunday afternoon. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Photo

Bird watchers

John Gatchet of Gardiner, left, and Mike Tabak of Vancouver, B.C., use their high-powered scopes to try to spot an Arctic loon. The recent Audubon… Continue reading

John Gatchet of Gardiner, left, and Mike Tabak of Vancouver, B.C., use their high-powered scopes to try to spot an Arctic loon. The recent Audubon Christmas Bird Count reported the sighting of the bird locally so these bird enthusiasts went to the base of Ediz Hook in search of the loon on Sunday afternoon. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

‘Inspired by Art’ featured at Studium Generale this week

Peninsula College will begin its Winter 2025 Studium Generale program with “Inspired by Art: A collection of ekphrastic poetry” at 12:35 p.m.… Continue reading

Forks schools to ask for levy

Measure on Feb. 11 special election ballot

Jefferson County commissioners name Pernsteiner acting sheriff

Jefferson Democrats to nominate three interim candidates

Second Saturday Art Walk to feature multiple locations

The Port Angeles Arts Council will begin its 2025 Second Saturday Art Walk season from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at… Continue reading

State commission fines fire commissioner

PDC says Kraft owes more than $4,600

Ethan Melnick of Sequim (0) drives against W.F. West late last year. Also in on the play are Solomon Sheppard (3) and Jamison Gray (33). (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim boys, Neah Bay girls remain perfect after weekend action

The Sequim boys basketball team remained perfect this season, nearly doubling up Fife in a 75-40 win Friday. The victory pushed the Wolves’… Continue reading

Ethan Melnick of Sequim (0) drives against W.F. West late last year. Also in on the play are Solomon Sheppard (3) and Jamison Gray (33). (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim Wolves, left, and Neah Bay Red Devils.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Red Devils, Wolves lead the teams standing out so far this winter

Now that 2024 has rolled into 2025 and various teams around the Olympic Peninsula are getting into the meat of league play, let’s see which… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves, left, and Neah Bay Red Devils.
Penina Vailolo, left, and Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Penina Vailolo, Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball

Penina Vailolo and Kay Botkin both had huge games last week to lead the East Jefferson girls basketball team to two straight wins. First on… Continue reading

Penina Vailolo, left, and Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball.