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OTA sets ‘Charlotte’s Web’ youth workshop, performances in 2024

Olympic Theatre Arts is hosting a youth workshop in January and the cost is $21 cheaper if registration is before Dec. 31. Young… Continue reading

Vendors from the Port Townsend Farmers Market, from left to right, are Sean Janssen, Jet Capps, Chuck Henry, Lois Sherwood, Al Latham and Marshall Brennan. (Susan Capps)

Procrastinators Christmas sale set Saturday

Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary will conduct its inaugural Procrastinators Christmas Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The holiday sale is… Continue reading

Vendors from the Port Townsend Farmers Market, from left to right, are Sean Janssen, Jet Capps, Chuck Henry, Lois Sherwood, Al Latham and Marshall Brennan. (Susan Capps)

Graduation requirement waiver considered due to COVID-19

School districts are hoping the State Board of Education will extend the emergency high school graduation waiver for the class of 2024, citing… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Yes, Virginia, there is a steelhead

I am 8 years old. My family and I have been fishing for steelhead all year and haven’t caught one. Some of my friends say… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders bounce Bearcats

Port Angeles tops tall team from W.F. West

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson, right, charges past W.F. West’s Weston Potter during Tuesday’s game at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS SWIMMING: Ellefson part of three victories as Port Angeles sinks Shelton

Port Angeles found competition for the first time this season but didn’t blink, knocking off Shelton 94-75 in a nonleague boys swim… Continue reading

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Library Manager of Youth & Outreach Services Emily Bufford marvel at the dozens of entries in the library’s Uptown Gingerbread Contest. Voting ended Monday and winners of the all-edible competition will be announced Friday. At the Jefferson County Library, 31 gingerbread houses — 18 from youth — were entered into the Home for the Holidays: Gingerbread House Making Contest. The deadline to vote in that contest is 5 p.m. today. Winners in both contests will be announced on Friday. Houses are on display at the Port Townsend Library at 1220 Lawrence St. and the Jefferson County Library at 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Gingerbread housing

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Library Manager of Youth & Outreach Services Emily Bufford marvel at the dozens of entries in… Continue reading

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and Library Manager of Youth & Outreach Services Emily Bufford marvel at the dozens of entries in the library’s Uptown Gingerbread Contest. Voting ended Monday and winners of the all-edible competition will be announced Friday. At the Jefferson County Library, 31 gingerbread houses — 18 from youth — were entered into the Home for the Holidays: Gingerbread House Making Contest. The deadline to vote in that contest is 5 p.m. today. Winners in both contests will be announced on Friday. Houses are on display at the Port Townsend Library at 1220 Lawrence St. and the Jefferson County Library at 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crescent holds off Quilcene comeback

The Crescent boys basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season, fending off a comeback attempt from Quilcene in a 54-46 victory. “That… Continue reading

More than $2.7 million proposed for transition in governor’s office

Preparation for newly elected requires about half-year, large budget

  • Dec 20, 2023
  • By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard
  • Regional News
Mark Nichols.

Nichols: Case clearance, data are goals for 2024

Prosecuting attorney says new staff will help

Mark Nichols.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rivals split pair of games; Crescent has won 6 straight

The East Jefferson girls split a pair of games this weekend, falling on the road Monday night to a tough Crosspoint team 63-45.… Continue reading

State sets aside 2,000 acres of forestland

Controversial Power Plant sale is canceled

Whidbey SAR rescues fallen hiker from Mount Ellinor

A 30-year-old man was rescued by helicopter Saturday evening after falling more than 1,200 feet into a ravine on Mount Ellinor in Olympic… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Boat Haven is all aglow with holiday lights on various boats. Temperatures on the North Olympic Peninsula are forecast to be in the mid- to upper 40s this week with overnight lows dipping into the upper 30s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Holiday reflections

The Port Angeles Boat Haven is all aglow with holiday lights on various boats. Temperatures on the North Olympic Peninsula are forecast to be in… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Boat Haven is all aglow with holiday lights on various boats. Temperatures on the North Olympic Peninsula are forecast to be in the mid- to upper 40s this week with overnight lows dipping into the upper 30s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Tigran Arakelyan.

Artistic director of Port Townsend Symphony honored

Tigran Arakelyan, the music director of Northwest Mahler Festival and Port Townsend Symphony, has been named one of the Top 30 Professionals… Continue reading

Tigran Arakelyan.
Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball

Port Angeles girls basketball player Lindsay Smith is off to a great start this season. Smith, a 5-foot-11 guard who plays bigger than her height,… Continue reading

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.

Jefferson County Commissioners approve review for taxing district

Healthier Together Initiative could raise funds for new pool

Man held in jail for discharging weapon

Sheriff’s office investigating shooting

Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers to host free Christmas singalong

The Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers will perform Christmas carols on Friday. The free program, which will begin at 7 p.m., will be… Continue reading