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Sequim's Ben Sweet sits in second place after the first day of the 2A boys state golf championships.

STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT: (Updated) Sequim’s Sweet in second place

Five other Olympic Peninsula golfers make second-day cut

Sequim's Ben Sweet sits in second place after the first day of the 2A boys state golf championships.
Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

18 students, 3 adults killed in shooting at Texas elementary

Students in second, third, fourth grades

  • May 24, 2022
  • By Eugene Garcia and Dario Lopez-Mills The Associated Press
Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Event slated for youths interested in learning rodeo

The Peninsula Junior Rodeo Association is hosting a free event at the Clallam County Fairgrounds rodeo arena at 1608 W. 16th St.… Continue reading

Adrian Brown, Sequim track and field.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Adrian Brown, Sequim track and field

Adrian Brown has quietly put together a dominant season in track and field this spring. Brown specializes in the hurdles but will also run sprints… Continue reading

Adrian Brown, Sequim track and field.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Four PA, Sequim players make all-Olympic League baseball first team

Port Angeles got three players on the baseball all-Olympic League first team, while Sequim’s Connor Bear made the first team. Making the first… Continue reading

Couple pleads not guilty to thefts

Separate four-day trials set for July

A crow makes off with a crab stolen from a gull on the beach at the Port Townsend Boat Haven. Cloudy skies are forecast Tuesday and Wednesday with high temperatures near 60 degrees. A chance of rain returns for Memorial Day weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Crab dinner to go at boat haven

A crow makes off with a crab stolen from a gull on the beach at the Port Townsend Boat Haven. Cloudy skies are forecast Tuesday… Continue reading

A crow makes off with a crab stolen from a gull on the beach at the Port Townsend Boat Haven. Cloudy skies are forecast Tuesday and Wednesday with high temperatures near 60 degrees. A chance of rain returns for Memorial Day weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County seeks volunteers for planning commisson

Jefferson County is seeking two volunteers to sit on the its Planning Commission. The seats are for four-year terms that will begin… Continue reading

Orca, stuck overnight, finds its way into Strait

Researchers identify whale as 8-year-old male from transient pod

Port Ludlow Art League to host its spring Art Fair on Saturday

The Port Ludlow Art League will host its spring Art Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bay Club,… Continue reading

Port Townsend Urban Sketchers to meet Saturday at Chetzemoka Park

The Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will meet at Chetzemoka Park entrance, 1000 Jackson St., at 1o a.m. Saturday. After sketching around downtown,… Continue reading

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Franklin School students Theodore Miller, 8, and McHenry Miller, 12, look for ladybugs in a raised planter in the school's garden.

Students learn in outdoor classrooms

Teacher: Gardens teach about ecosystems

  • May 24, 2022
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
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Franklin School students Theodore Miller, 8, and McHenry Miller, 12, look for ladybugs in a raised planter in the school's garden.

Washington state’s rate of COVID-19 cases on the rise

The rate of COVID-19 cases is rising in Washington. The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228 per 100,000… Continue reading

Holding their Leadership trophies presented to them in an awards program Saturday at the Port Ludlow Marina are, from left, Rob Birman, executive director of Centrum, Business Leader of the Year; Akira Anderson, Future Business Leader of the Year; and Wendy and Brent Davis, owners of Lila’s Kitchen, Rising Entrepreneur of the year. Two other winners who were unable to attend are Ariel Speser, Citizen of the Year, and Dr. Allison Berry, Young Professional of the Year. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Community leadership awards honor heroes

Former City Council member Citizen of Year

Holding their Leadership trophies presented to them in an awards program Saturday at the Port Ludlow Marina are, from left, Rob Birman, executive director of Centrum, Business Leader of the Year; Akira Anderson, Future Business Leader of the Year; and Wendy and Brent Davis, owners of Lila’s Kitchen, Rising Entrepreneur of the year. Two other winners who were unable to attend are Ariel Speser, Citizen of the Year, and Dr. Allison Berry, Young Professional of the Year. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Malory Morey returns a volley with teammate Jordan Hegtvedt in the background in the West-Central District 3 tennis tournament held this weekend in Bremerton. Morey and Hegtvedt won two matches at district. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DISTRICT GIRLS TENNIS: Sequim’s Hastings finishes second

Sequim’s Kendall Hastings won three matches to come in second place at the 2A West Central District 3 girls tennis tournament this weekend.… Continue reading

Sequim's Malory Morey returns a volley with teammate Jordan Hegtvedt in the background in the West-Central District 3 tennis tournament held this weekend in Bremerton. Morey and Hegtvedt won two matches at district. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Riley Pyeatt (1) won the 400, 800, 1,600 and anchored the Wolves' 4x400 girls relay team that took first at the 2A West-Central District 3 track and field meet in Belfair. (Michel Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

DISTRICT TRACK: Pyeatt dominates; Sequim girls second

East Jefferson boys and girls second at 1A meet

Sequim's Riley Pyeatt (1) won the 400, 800, 1,600 and anchored the Wolves' 4x400 girls relay team that took first at the 2A West-Central District 3 track and field meet in Belfair. (Michel Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Duck Derby winners

Thirty-three people won prizes in the 33rd annual Duck Derby while three were winners in the Very Important Duck Race on Sunday.… Continue reading

First Fed provides grants to nonprofits

Funding supporting economic development and COVID-19 recovery

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Milestone: Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s honored

The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s was recently selected by the Seattle Children’s Guild Association, from among more than 600 guilds in four… Continue reading

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