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Port Townsend wins community sustainability award

PORT TOWNSEND – The city of Port Townsend won the 2024 award for Local Government Excellence in Community Sustainability by the International City/County Management Association.… Continue reading

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats to play at Palindrome

Rick Estrin and The Nightcats will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The concert will be in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Winery and… Continue reading

Victoria-based Team Malolo was poised to win the 2024 Race to Alaska on Monday. At midday, the team was 20 miles out from the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, while the second-place team was still about 70 miles behind. (Taylor Bayly/Northwest Maritime)

Team Malolo poised to win Race to Alaska

Trimaran had 70-mile lead over competitors

Victoria-based Team Malolo was poised to win the 2024 Race to Alaska on Monday. At midday, the team was 20 miles out from the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, while the second-place team was still about 70 miles behind. (Taylor Bayly/Northwest Maritime)

Tickets on sale for Dine on Dungeness

Tickets are on sale for Dine on the Dungeness, which is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 26 and July 27.… Continue reading

Chris DuBois battles the elements on the road during Saturday’s Gravel Unravel in the mountains northwest of Quilcene. DuBois, of Seattle, raced on the 55-mile-long course. (Dan James/Peninsula Adventure Sports)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Gravel Unravel turns into a mud bath

Riders face heavy rain, mud and even hail

Chris DuBois battles the elements on the road during Saturday’s Gravel Unravel in the mountains northwest of Quilcene. DuBois, of Seattle, raced on the 55-mile-long course. (Dan James/Peninsula Adventure Sports)
Wilder Senior’s Ezra Townsend takes a big cut at a pitch against Whatcom Post No. 7 on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder teams play tough but swept Sunday

It was a rough Sunday for the Wilder Senior and Wilder Junior baseball clubs as both teams were swept in doubleheaders at… Continue reading

Wilder Senior’s Ezra Townsend takes a big cut at a pitch against Whatcom Post No. 7 on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Lefties.

WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties give Knights all they can handle

The Port Angeles Lefties gave the defending West Coast League champion Corvallis pretty much all they could handle this weekend, but in… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties.

Print edition available today, e-edition only this Wednesday

Peninsula Daily News has a print edition available to subscribers today but will have an electronic version only on Wednesday. The newspaper… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduates, from left, Uri Crawford, Samantha Combs and Jordan McTear, decorate a vehicle in preparation for Friday’s graduation parade from Ediz Hook to the high school. Dozens of adorned cars and trucks carried grads through the streets of Port Angeles as a lead-up to the graduation ceremony that evening at Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Congrats, grads!

Port Angeles High School graduates, from left, Uri Crawford, Samantha Combs and Jordan McTear, decorate a vehicle in preparation for Friday’s graduation parade from Ediz… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School graduates, from left, Uri Crawford, Samantha Combs and Jordan McTear, decorate a vehicle in preparation for Friday’s graduation parade from Ediz Hook to the high school. Dozens of adorned cars and trucks carried grads through the streets of Port Angeles as a lead-up to the graduation ceremony that evening at Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County art barn to get new roof before fair

Commissioners approve $85,000 contract with company from Kent

Dash Air to leave Port Angeles

‘Nothing to do’ with viability of air service, owner says

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Three-year-old Archie Hanson takes a spin on a merry-go-round pushed by his mother, Justine Hanson of Port Angeles, with sister Arlene Hanson 7 months, during Sunday's grand reopening of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground was rebuilt earlier this month by volunteers after an arson fire destroyed much of the playground equipment in December. Although there are still details to attend to and minor adjustments to be made, the facility will be open daily from dawn until dusk.
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Grand reopening at Dream Playground

Three-year-old Archie Hanson takes a spin on a merry-go-round pushed by his mother, Justine Hanson of Port Angeles, with sister Arlene Hanson 7 months, during… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Three-year-old Archie Hanson takes a spin on a merry-go-round pushed by his mother, Justine Hanson of Port Angeles, with sister Arlene Hanson 7 months, during Sunday's grand reopening of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground was rebuilt earlier this month by volunteers after an arson fire destroyed much of the playground equipment in December. Although there are still details to attend to and minor adjustments to be made, the facility will be open daily from dawn until dusk.

Scheduled Hood Canal bridge closures canceled

Overnight closures of the Hood Canal bridge on state Highway 104 that had been rescheduled for today through Saturday have been canceled. The… Continue reading

Sequim chamber to host tax credit event

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a family tax credit event from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 10… Continue reading

Sequim schools drop proposal to bump back start time

Survey respondents prefer to keep Greywolf Elementary at 8:30 a.m.

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Carston Seibel (No. 7) had a hit and an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Whatcom Post No. 7 on Saturday at Volunteer Field. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Jr. sweeps Whatcom AA

The Wilder Junior Baseball Club won one game easily and the other game in a tough battle that came down to the… Continue reading

Carston Seibel (No. 7) had a hit and an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Whatcom Post No. 7 on Saturday at Volunteer Field. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles lefties

WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties lose pair of close ones against defending champion Corvallis

The Port Angeles Lefties gave the Corvallis Knights everything they could handle for two games, but the Knights showed why they are the… Continue reading

Port Angeles lefties
East Jefferson's Athletic Director Shelby Box in Shelby, Mont.

EAST JEFFERSON: Rivals athletic director Shelby Box wins InSideOut award

East Jefferson Athletic Director Shelby Box will be presented with the InSideOut Leadership Award later this week. Box is the director of… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Athletic Director Shelby Box in Shelby, Mont.

Wind returns for Day 3 of Race to Alaska

Teams pushing north along Vancouver Island