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Pacific Northwest Fiber Expo slated for this weekend

The third Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo is set for this weekend. The free event will take place from 2 p.m. to… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The composting chronicles

IT MIGHT HAVE been the American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who was credited with saying, “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a… Continue reading

Safety Fair set for Saturday at Guy Cole center

The Community Emergency Response Team will host its second Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The annual event will be… Continue reading

State House candidates split on ballot initiatives

Roberson favors repealing issues; Bernbaum wants to modify them

The top racers in the first- through second-grade division at the Little Hurt celebrate their medals Sunday. From left are Kelton Fogerty, Henry Herschmiller, Isaac Simoneau and Magnus Jensen. Herschmiller won his age group. (Photo by Courtney Nestler)

LITTLE HURT: Little ones get out and get active

More than 70 kids rode, ran and rowed around the campus of Peninsula College this weekend in the annual Little Hurt. The… Continue reading

The top racers in the first- through second-grade division at the Little Hurt celebrate their medals Sunday. From left are Kelton Fogerty, Henry Herschmiller, Isaac Simoneau and Magnus Jensen. Herschmiller won his age group. (Photo by Courtney Nestler)

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles tennis sweeps Kingston

The Port Angeles boys tennis team swept Kingston 7-0, not losing a single set during the entire meet. In fact, Garret Buerer… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. The club took in stacks of used computers, television sets, printers and other home electronics with donations going to the club’s children’s programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Recycling day

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the… Continue reading

Olympic Kiwanis Club member Tom Clark of Joyce loads a discarded computer onto a truck for recycling during Saturday’s e-Waste Recycling Day at in the parking lot at Port Angeles Civic Field. The club took in stacks of used computers, television sets, printers and other home electronics with donations going to the club’s children’s programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Casey Raiha, left, portrays the titular fugitive while Ricky Spauldng is Sheriff Giles Quimby in “Wild Man of the Wynoochee” at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

‘Wild Man’ to premiere at Key City Public Theatre

Musical follows manhunt into the woods

Casey Raiha, left, portrays the titular fugitive while Ricky Spauldng is Sheriff Giles Quimby in “Wild Man of the Wynoochee” at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)
Denise Arey, owner of Expressions at 834 Water St. in Port Townsend, celebrates Girls’ Night Out during the 2023 event.

Annual Girls’ Night Out event set for Thursday

“Vino and Velvet” is the theme for the 20th Girls’ Night Out event, set for Thursday in downtown Port Townsend. Starting at… Continue reading

Denise Arey, owner of Expressions at 834 Water St. in Port Townsend, celebrates Girls’ Night Out during the 2023 event.

Clallam County draft highlights 43 funded projects

Six-year program identifies transportation infrastructure

Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn and COO Jacob Davidson observe as the top steel member is prepared to be installed on the new building. (Jefferson Healthcare)

Design-build process helps Jefferson Healthcare building

Partners help reduce embodied carbon with local materials

Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn and COO Jacob Davidson observe as the top steel member is prepared to be installed on the new building. (Jefferson Healthcare)
“Foot Race,” oil on canvas by Hattie Kauffman, part of “To Move, Focus on Movement or Motion,” is on display at the Sequim Civic Center through Jan. 21.

First Friday Art Walk set this weekend in Sequim

First Friday Art Walk will celebrate autumn with an orange-themed art walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at various venues in… Continue reading

“Foot Race,” oil on canvas by Hattie Kauffman, part of “To Move, Focus on Movement or Motion,” is on display at the Sequim Civic Center through Jan. 21.

Man transported to hospital after collision near Port Townsend

One person was transported to a hospital following a collision at state Highway 20 and Four Corners Road south of Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Theater companies to present ‘Olympic Stages Showcase’

Ghostlight Productions, Olympic Theatre Arts and Port Angeles Community Players will present “Olympic Stages Showcase: An Evening of Community Theater” at 7… Continue reading

Sculptor Jan Hoy will bring 10 of her works to Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery for a two-woman show opening Thursday. (Jan Hoy)

Two-woman show opens this week at Northwind Art gallery

One day, Jan Hoy watched her art have an effect on a man who was just walking by. “He stopped in front… Continue reading

Sculptor Jan Hoy will bring 10 of her works to Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery for a two-woman show opening Thursday. (Jan Hoy)
Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke ran for 148 yards on 24 carries against the Port Angeles Roughriders on Friday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Sequim takes back the trophy; Quilcene wins a thriller

The Sequim Wolves had surely been looking forward to getting back the Rainshadow Rumble trophy all year after the Port Angeles Roughriders won… Continue reading

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke ran for 148 yards on 24 carries against the Port Angeles Roughriders on Friday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Left, Andrew Perez-Lopez, Quilcene football, and Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Andrew Perez-Lopez, Quilcene football, and Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer

This week, we recognize a pair of athletes who came through in the clutch for their teams in dramatic victories. Andrew Perez-Lopez pretty much did… Continue reading

Left, Andrew Perez-Lopez, Quilcene football, and Lilly Anne Lancaster, Port Angeles girls soccer.
Henry Nelson finishes the mountain bike stage in second place at Saturday’s Big Hurt at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles. Nelson finished third overall in the ironman category. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BIG HURT: More than 200 endurance athletes take on 55-mile race

A total of 48 ironman athletes and 68 two- , three- and four-person teams took on the annual Big Hurt in and… Continue reading

Henry Nelson finishes the mountain bike stage in second place at Saturday’s Big Hurt at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles. Nelson finished third overall in the ironman category. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the “So Every BODY Can Move” teams competing at the Big Hurt get await their mountain bike teammates Saturday at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles. From left are Katya Madden (kayak), Nicole Ver Kuilen (cycling, running), Sierra Landholm (kayak) and Katy Gaastra (cycling). The group is working to require insurance companies to help pay for orthotics and prosthetics so people can not only be mobile but to be able to run and cycle. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BIG HURT: Adaptive teams compete and advocate for change

The two “So Every BODY Can Move” teams at this year’s Big Hurt weren’t just out for a race this weekend. They… Continue reading

Members of the “So Every BODY Can Move” teams competing at the Big Hurt get await their mountain bike teammates Saturday at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles. From left are Katya Madden (kayak), Nicole Ver Kuilen (cycling, running), Sierra Landholm (kayak) and Katy Gaastra (cycling). The group is working to require insurance companies to help pay for orthotics and prosthetics so people can not only be mobile but to be able to run and cycle. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Man arrested in murder investigation

Bail set at $500K; charges could be filed Wednesday