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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles loses tough one 1-0 to powerhouse North Kitsap

There are no moral victories in the standings, but the Port Angeles girls soccer team knows it can very much hold its… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Layla Bejar, right, gets blocking assistance from teammate Shiori Shintaku as Shoreline's Milka Embaye advances for the ball on Saturday in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women set scoring record

For the second time in two years against the same team, the Port Angeles women’s soccer team set a school scoring record,… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Layla Bejar, right, gets blocking assistance from teammate Shiori Shintaku as Shoreline's Milka Embaye advances for the ball on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Asante Korsmo holds up the  Rainshadow Rumble trophy as he and the rest of his Roughriders team celebrate Friday night's 27-14 victory over Sequm at Port Angeles Civic Field.

RAINSHADOW RUMBLE: Port Angeles defense swarms Sequim in 27-14 win

Dylan Mann four TDS, Wallace 184 yards of offense

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Port Angeles' Asante Korsmo holds up the  Rainshadow Rumble trophy as he and the rest of his Roughriders team celebrate Friday night's 27-14 victory over Sequm at Port Angeles Civic Field.
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Sequim's (#10), left, passes the ball past Port Angeles' Brooke Pierce as Pierce's teammates Sophia Ritchie and Becca Manson prepare to give chase on Thursday in Port Angeles.

PREP SOCCER: Young Port Angeles players lead Riders past Wolves

Youth was served by the Port Angeles girls soccer team in its Rainshadow Rivalry with Sequim, as the Roughriders broken open a… Continue reading

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Sequim's (#10), left, passes the ball past Port Angeles' Brooke Pierce as Pierce's teammates Sophia Ritchie and Becca Manson prepare to give chase on Thursday in Port Angeles.
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Kasey Ulin coaches the Port Angeles boys basketball team in a February 2022 state regional round contest with Lynden at Mount Vernon High School. Ulin has resigned after leading the Riders from 2014-25.
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Kasey Ulin coaches the Port Angeles boys basketball team in a February 2022 state regional round contest with Lynden at Mount Vernon High School. Ulin has resigned after leading the Riders from 2014-25.

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let frost leave you out in the cold

NOW THAT AUTUMN is here, cold weather will soon be upon us, and Jack Frost will come to visit your yard. These first few frosts… Continue reading

A pair of pedestrians stroll along Port Angeles City Pier past the American Cruise Lines ship American Constitution on Thursday on the Port Angeles waterfront. The ship is one of several used by the company for cruises to ports of call around Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, including Port Angeles and Port Townsend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

American Constitution

A pair of pedestrians stroll along Port Angeles City Pier past the American Cruise Lines ship American Constitution on Thursday on the Port Angeles waterfront.… Continue reading

A pair of pedestrians stroll along Port Angeles City Pier past the American Cruise Lines ship American Constitution on Thursday on the Port Angeles waterfront. The ship is one of several used by the company for cruises to ports of call around Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, including Port Angeles and Port Townsend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Board names middle school

Hurricane Ridge to replace Stevens

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

Tom Swanson and his golden retriever, Tyler, during a Society of American Foresters replanting project at Lake Pleasant, five months after a 1985 fire that burned 550 acres on the West End and shut down U.S. Highway 101. (Courtesy photo)

Forty years later, residents remember West End blaze

East wind picked up embers from slash fire in Forks

Tom Swanson and his golden retriever, Tyler, during a Society of American Foresters replanting project at Lake Pleasant, five months after a 1985 fire that burned 550 acres on the West End and shut down U.S. Highway 101. (Courtesy photo)
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Prize riders Michelle Neville, on Ellie, (Spanaway) left, Mary Quinn, on Scarlet, (Tahoma) and Camille Rucker, on Fancy (Rainier) take a break along the trail at the Snack Water Stop (set up for the ride by Peninsula Chapt).

HORSEPLAY: Trail rides are an adventure for rider and horse

THE COWBOY SPIRIT was alive and well during the wildly successful Spirit Prize Ride at Sage Horse Camp last Saturday. Hosted by the HH Peninsula… Continue reading

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Prize riders Michelle Neville, on Ellie, (Spanaway) left, Mary Quinn, on Scarlet, (Tahoma) and Camille Rucker, on Fancy (Rainier) take a break along the trail at the Snack Water Stop (set up for the ride by Peninsula Chapt).

Jefferson County officials connecting with STR owners

Plan implemented in April starting to permit rentals

Peninsula College to observe day of reconciliation

Peninsula College will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The gathering will be on Robins Green… Continue reading

Peninsula counties receive state grants

Funding will go toward habitat, conservation projects

Portion of Francis Street to be closed for sewer work

The city of Port Angeles will begin re-lining the sanitary sewers beneath Francis Street on Monday. Francis Street will be closed between… Continue reading

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

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Why Recompete matters for North Olympic Peninsula

IF YOU’VE HEARD that the North Olympic Peninsula is receiving funding through the Recompete grant and aren’t quite sure what it means, you’re not alone.… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles Roughriders celebrate their 27-14 win over the Sequim Wolves Friday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. More details online to come on the game. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

RAINSHADOW RUMBLE: Port Angeles shuts down Sequim 27-14

The Port Angeles Roughriders celebrate their 27-14 win over the Sequim Wolves Friday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. More details online to come… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Roughriders celebrate their 27-14 win over the Sequim Wolves Friday night at Civic Field in Port Angeles. More details online to come on the game. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

VOLLEYBALL: Sequim sweeps past pesky Port Angeles

Service runs lift Wolves in rivalry match