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A tsunami alert siren in the public parking lot at First and Lincoln streets in downtown Port Angeles sounded during Thursday’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ShakeOut practice evaluated

Drill is preparation for big earthquake

A tsunami alert siren in the public parking lot at First and Lincoln streets in downtown Port Angeles sounded during Thursday’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A shed fire was extinguished early Friday morning. Chief Jake Patterson said firefighters knocked down the flames in about 10 minutes. The district responded with two fire engines, one ambulance and two chief officers. The Port Angeles Fire Department responded with one fire engine and one chief officer, along with Port Angeles police officers and Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

Shed burns in Port Angeles

A 15-foot by 15-foot wooden shed filled with firewood on Bean Road just north of Lincoln Park caught fire and burned part… Continue reading

A shed fire was extinguished early Friday morning. Chief Jake Patterson said firefighters knocked down the flames in about 10 minutes. The district responded with two fire engines, one ambulance and two chief officers. The Port Angeles Fire Department responded with one fire engine and one chief officer, along with Port Angeles police officers and Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)
Forks Nate Dahlgren (40) finds a hole in the Titans defense as he runs for a touchdown Friday night under the lights of Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Pe Ell/Willapa Valley 21-18. Blocking are Walker Wheeler (63), Brody Lausche (46) and DeAnthony Davila (20). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks defense holds in tense fourth quarter

Spartans fend off Pe Ell 21-18 to improve to 7-1

Forks Nate Dahlgren (40) finds a hole in the Titans defense as he runs for a touchdown Friday night under the lights of Spartan Stadium where Forks defeated Pe Ell/Willapa Valley 21-18. Blocking are Walker Wheeler (63), Brody Lausche (46) and DeAnthony Davila (20). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Gary Zambor Jr. runs the ball for East Jefferson football in Friday night's game at Klahowya. Klahowya won 49-20. (Lisa Jensen)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson falls to Klahowya; Neah Bay romps

North Kitsap beats Sequim

Gary Zambor Jr. runs the ball for East Jefferson football in Friday night's game at Klahowya. Klahowya won 49-20. (Lisa Jensen)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Leia Larson of Port Angeles takes thrid place in Thursday's Olympic League Championships at Lincoln Park.

OLYMPIC LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sequim, Port Angeles runners open postseason in good form

Bloomenrader 2nd, Larson 3rd, Ellefson 4th

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Leia Larson of Port Angeles takes thrid place in Thursday's Olympic League Championships at Lincoln Park.

Rite Aid stores on Peninsula safe from closure according to list

None of the three Rite-Aid stores on the North Olympic Peninsula are on the company’s list of stores being closed. Two stores in Port Angeles… Continue reading

  • Oct 21, 2023
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A GROWING CONCERN: Get to the root of fall gardening

BOY, THE WEATHER has changed! Now the cool, damp days of fall are definitely upon us. That change ushers in many new and ideally timed… Continue reading

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden faces tough battle to secure $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel, the border

The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster… Continue reading

  • Oct 21, 2023
  • By Chris Megerian and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off… Continue reading

Phone outages in Brinnon prompt concern

Some CenturyLink customers say landline phones have been out for weeks

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Nor'Wester Rotary Club on Friday heard from Port Angeles School Board candidates Chris Noble, left, and Sandy Long. Noble is a write-in candidate for Position 3 and incumbent Long is running unopposed for Position 4. The two other candidates did not appear at the event.

Two of four PASD hopefuls speak at forum

Write-in candidate introduced

Nor'Wester Rotary Club on Friday heard from Port Angeles School Board candidates Chris Noble, left, and Sandy Long. Noble is a write-in candidate for Position 3 and incumbent Long is running unopposed for Position 4. The two other candidates did not appear at the event.

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

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Contracts, building codes before county boards

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Coach Dustin Clark talks to his players after the Port Angeles Roughriders crushed Kingston 63-0 on Thursday night in Kingston. The Riders have all but locked up a playoff spot with one game remaining against North Mason. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Eight Roughriders score in 63-0 romp over Kingston

Port Angeles guarantees a winning season

Coach Dustin Clark talks to his players after the Port Angeles Roughriders crushed Kingston 63-0 on Thursday night in Kingston. The Riders have all but locked up a playoff spot with one game remaining against North Mason. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles soccer and volleyball produce solid senior night efforts

Port Angeles played well on its senior night against No. 5 North Kitsap, rallying from a two-goal deficit to… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighter/paramedics Jeremy Church, left, and Jeff Albers practice resuscitation techniques during a training session on Thursday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. Numerous medical personnel from fire districts 2, 3 and 4, along with the Port Angeles Fire Department and Olympic Ambulance, took part in the “Difficult Airway Course” featuring a variety of resuscitation situations in an event hosted by the Clallam County EMS Council. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Resuscitation training

Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighter/paramedics Jeremy Church, left, and Jeff Albers practice resuscitation techniques during a training session on Thursday at Vern Burton Community… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighter/paramedics Jeremy Church, left, and Jeff Albers practice resuscitation techniques during a training session on Thursday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. Numerous medical personnel from fire districts 2, 3 and 4, along with the Port Angeles Fire Department and Olympic Ambulance, took part in the “Difficult Airway Course” featuring a variety of resuscitation situations in an event hosted by the Clallam County EMS Council. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Justin Stapleton, as Ben, attempts to survive a horde of zombies coming through the windows in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Night of the Living Dead.” The OTA show opens tonight and runs through Halloween evening.

‘Night of the Living Dead’ resurrected at OTA

The dead rise once again on Olympic Theatre Arts’ stage this Halloween season. “Night of the Living Dead” returns to the OTA stage,… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Justin Stapleton, as Ben, attempts to survive a horde of zombies coming through the windows in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Night of the Living Dead.” The OTA show opens tonight and runs through Halloween evening.
Joseph Bednarik

Bednarik will present ‘Wisdom Teachings from The Twilight Zone’ at service

Joseph Bednarik will present “Content Warning: Buckle Up!” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Bednarik will be the guest speaker at Olympic Unitarian Universalist… Continue reading

Joseph Bednarik

Gallery exhibit closing

A closing celebration is planned from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for the “sčáy ʔaʔ cə nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm ʔay̕c̕ɬtáyŋxʷ” or “Creations by… Continue reading