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Essay contest asks students about value of news

The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County asks, “What would your community be like without news?” The League of Women Voters-Jefferson… Continue reading

Firm picked for site work of Monroe Playfield

The Port Angeles School Board has approved hiring Bruch & Bruch Construction of Port Angeles for the Monroe Playfield Project. The Port… Continue reading

Jazz Ensemble Winter Concert set for Tuesday

The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will host its Winter Quarter Concert on Tuesday. The free concert, much of which was performed on… Continue reading

Man charged with attempted murder

Several agencies coordinate to locate suspect in Puyallup

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National Park on Friday. The pair were exploring features of the Elwha River Valley southwest of Port Angeles during a visit to the park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Nature photography

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic… Continue reading

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National Park on Friday. The pair were exploring features of the Elwha River Valley southwest of Port Angeles during a visit to the park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
An estimate to build a new Dungeness Station 31, a volunteer station, came in more than $3 million than what Clallam County Fire District 3 officials were looking to spend. They’re now reassessing options for the facility with a $2 million budget. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

New fire station is over budget

Chief seeks finish of facilities plan

An estimate to build a new Dungeness Station 31, a volunteer station, came in more than $3 million than what Clallam County Fire District 3 officials were looking to spend. They’re now reassessing options for the facility with a $2 million budget. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Townsend woman taken to hospital after one-car wreck

A Port Townsend woman was taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend following a one-vehicle rollover Friday morning at Kennedy Road… Continue reading

East Jefferson’s Isaac Gurney, left, dribbles the ball against Port Angeles’ Keane McClain at Memorial Stadium in Port Townsend on Saturday. Port Angeles won 7-0. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOYS SOCCER: Roughriders begin season with shutout

PA’s Matthew Miller: 3 goals and 3 assists

East Jefferson’s Isaac Gurney, left, dribbles the ball against Port Angeles’ Keane McClain at Memorial Stadium in Port Townsend on Saturday. Port Angeles won 7-0. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the annual Squatchcon comic and arts convention, during Saturday’s Kiwanis KidsFest and Clallam County Community Safety Day in and around Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The free event brought together a variety of organizations and agencies to promote parenting and community awareness. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sasquatch and friends

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the… Continue reading

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the annual Squatchcon comic and arts convention, during Saturday’s Kiwanis KidsFest and Clallam County Community Safety Day in and around Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The free event brought together a variety of organizations and agencies to promote parenting and community awareness. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Search to continue for plane down near Queets

The state Department of Transportation hopes to continue air searches today for a plane thought to have gone down in the rugged forest… Continue reading

Sequim School Board backs Habitat, expansion of shop

The Sequim School Board has unanimously offered letters of support for two local efforts, one for increased housing and another for expansion of… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Roosevelt Williams Jr. goes up for a layup around Columbia Basin’s Ta’Veus Randle on Saturday in the NWAC tournament held in Pasco. Peninsula lost 77-73. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Peninsula College’s Roosevelt Williams Jr. goes up for a layup around Columbia Basin’s Ta’Veus Randle on Saturday in the NWAC tournament held in Pasco. Peninsula lost 77-73. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Nicholas Dostie
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New city engineer named for Sequim

The city of Sequim has appointed Nicholas Dostie as city engineer and deputy public works director. Dostie holds a bachelor’s degree in civil… Continue reading

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A GROWING CONCERN: Spring into action with gardening chores

NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 20, at 2:24 p.m., Spring officially begins here on the Peninsula! What this translates to is a tremendous to-do list needing to… Continue reading

A Laysan Albatross found on the Columbia River in February was released from the back of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Cape Flattery Wednesday after spending a month at a wildlife sanctuary in Lynnwood. (Courtesy photo / USCG Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

Albatross released off Cape Flattery after surgery

Rare in coastal waters, bird needed a hand getting home

A Laysan Albatross found on the Columbia River in February was released from the back of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Cape Flattery Wednesday after spending a month at a wildlife sanctuary in Lynnwood. (Courtesy photo / USCG Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

AREA SPORTS: Semipro Northern Peninsula FC sets soccer tryouts

Coed youth soccer registration through March 17 in JeffCo

District 24 scorecard

Among more than 1,600 bills state lawmakers filed this legislative session, 328 made it past… Continue reading

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