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PAT NEAL: Salmon berry season

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Westside station removed from plan

Costs reduced from its $28M estimate

McKinley paper mill to lay off 193 employees

McKinley Paper Company plans to lay off 193 employees at its Port Angeles location on Aug. 25. McKinley Operations Director Isaac Rosas… Continue reading

Shellfish closure lifted at Oak Bay

Jefferson County Public Health has lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Oak Bay. The area had been closed to harvesting due… Continue reading

Gary Valencia of Port Angeles, right, tees off at the start of the 2023 Clallam County Amateur tournament last July at Peninsula Golf Club as Scott Hendricks, also of Port Angeles, awaits his turn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GOLF: Clallam Amateur registration open

Open to all amateur golfers, the 54-hole 2024 Clallam County Amateur Championship will be contested at Peninsula Golf Club, Sunland Golf & Country… Continue reading

Gary Valencia of Port Angeles, right, tees off at the start of the 2023 Clallam County Amateur tournament last July at Peninsula Golf Club as Scott Hendricks, also of Port Angeles, awaits his turn. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A pitch, hit and run competition was held Monday at Civic Field in Port Angeles hosted by the Port Angeles Lefties. More than 50 kids from 7 to 14 years old, some from as far away as Seattle, competed for prizes and a chance to advance to state and regional competitions. Here, Jackson Carmichael, 8, of Port Angeles takes a mighty swing off a tee as Port Angeles Leftie Kosei Suzuki assists. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

CIVIC FIELD: Hit, pitch and run winners announced

More than 50 kids, some of them coming from as far away as Seattle, participated in a hit, pitch and run competition… Continue reading

A pitch, hit and run competition was held Monday at Civic Field in Port Angeles hosted by the Port Angeles Lefties. More than 50 kids from 7 to 14 years old, some from as far away as Seattle, competed for prizes and a chance to advance to state and regional competitions. Here, Jackson Carmichael, 8, of Port Angeles takes a mighty swing off a tee as Port Angeles Leftie Kosei Suzuki assists. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a stop on Saturday’s Petals and Pathways garden tour. The event, hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, showcased a collection of private and public gardens in Port Angeles and served as a fundraiser for the Woodcock Demonstration Garden near Agnew and Master Gardener plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles, as well as community outreach and education programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garden tour

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a… Continue reading

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a stop on Saturday’s Petals and Pathways garden tour. The event, hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, showcased a collection of private and public gardens in Port Angeles and served as a fundraiser for the Woodcock Demonstration Garden near Agnew and Master Gardener plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles, as well as community outreach and education programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Singer-songwriter Alice Howe with legendary rock bassist Freebo will perform at the Palindrome in Port Townsend on Saturday.

Alice Howe, Freebo to play at Palindrome in Port Townsend

Alice Howe, with bassist Freebo, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday the Palindrome at Eaglemount Winery and Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Alice Howe with legendary rock bassist Freebo will perform at the Palindrome in Port Townsend on Saturday.

Bayside Housing to take over Port Townsend shelter July 1

Jefferson County, service agency reach $350,000 agreement

Lino Rivera will perform at the Candlelight Concert series on Thursday in Port Townsend.

Candlelight Concerts series slated for Thursday in Port Townsend

Lino Rivera will perform at the Candlelight Concerts series at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor… Continue reading

Lino Rivera will perform at the Candlelight Concert series on Thursday in Port Townsend.
The Carpe Diem String Quartet, from left, Ariana Nelson, Korine Fujiwara, Marisa Ishikawa and Sam Weiser, will perform at Concerts in the Woods in Quilcene.

Carpe Diem String Quartet featured at Concerts in the Barn

The Carpe Diem String Quartet will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Concerts in the Barn, 7360 Center Road in Quilcene.… Continue reading

The Carpe Diem String Quartet, from left, Ariana Nelson, Korine Fujiwara, Marisa Ishikawa and Sam Weiser, will perform at Concerts in the Woods in Quilcene.

Clallam County Fire District 2 places two measures on ballot

Levy lid lift, EMS levy ‘a big ask,’ fire chief says

FUNKWAYS to host benefit concert Saturday

FUNKWAYS will perform a benefit concert for the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation and the Surfrider Foundation at 7 p.m. Saturday.… Continue reading

Toga Hertzog, foreground, and Kevin Joyce of EnJoy Productions perform as part of the circus presented in conjunction with Hog Wild. (Olympic Medical Center Foundation)

Hog Wild event raises record funds for Olympic Medical Center Foundation

A unique circus without tents or animals delighted an audience of 250 who donated a record $91,100 to the Olympic Medical Center… Continue reading

Toga Hertzog, foreground, and Kevin Joyce of EnJoy Productions perform as part of the circus presented in conjunction with Hog Wild. (Olympic Medical Center Foundation)

Port Angeles to host webinar on short-term rental process

The city of Port Angeles will host a webinar on its new short-term lodging regulations at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Staff from the… Continue reading

Joshua Percival of the Washington State Emergency Management Agency at Camp Murray installs a communications antenna on the recently replaced tsunami alert siren near Port Angeles Boat Haven on Friday in preparation for bringing a second siren into the downtown area online. The original siren at the same location was destroyed when an automobile struck the pole in April 2023, sending the siren crashing to the ground. The unit supplements a siren at First and Lincoln streets, covering the central Port Angeles area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Siren replaced

Joshua Percival of the Washington State Emergency Management Agency at Camp Murray installs a communications antenna on the recently replaced tsunami alert siren near Port… Continue reading

Joshua Percival of the Washington State Emergency Management Agency at Camp Murray installs a communications antenna on the recently replaced tsunami alert siren near Port Angeles Boat Haven on Friday in preparation for bringing a second siren into the downtown area online. The original siren at the same location was destroyed when an automobile struck the pole in April 2023, sending the siren crashing to the ground. The unit supplements a siren at First and Lincoln streets, covering the central Port Angeles area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Work to begin on fish project on Highway 101 south of Forks

Work crews will begin a fish passage improvement project on U.S. Highway 101 south of Forks today. The project is located between mileposts… Continue reading

Former Olympic Medical Center emergency department physician Josiah Hill, left, was sentenced on Monday to 179 days in jail during a hearing in Clallam County Superior Court. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Former ER doctor gets 179 days in jail

Hill pleads guilty to gross misdemeanors

Former Olympic Medical Center emergency department physician Josiah Hill, left, was sentenced on Monday to 179 days in jail during a hearing in Clallam County Superior Court. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Wilder Senior’s Ezra Townsend bunts against Whatcom Post No. 7 earlier this season. Wilder Senior and Wilder Junior both enter the Dick Brown Memorial Tournament having gone 3-1 this weekend at tournaments in Mount Vernon and Selah. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Dick Brown Memorial tournament begins Wednesday

Teams from all around Washington and British Columbia will descend on Port Angeles this weekend for games over five days at both… Continue reading

Wilder Senior’s Ezra Townsend bunts against Whatcom Post No. 7 earlier this season. Wilder Senior and Wilder Junior both enter the Dick Brown Memorial Tournament having gone 3-1 this weekend at tournaments in Mount Vernon and Selah. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Jeremy Giesegh was named the West Coast League Player of the Week after going 9-for-20 over his past five games. (West Coast League)

WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties’ Giesegh named WCL Player of the Week

The West Coast League’s Moss Adams Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, as announced by Commissioner Rob Neyer, are Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Jeremy Giesegh was named the West Coast League Player of the Week after going 9-for-20 over his past five games. (West Coast League)