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Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he was paddling out from Cline Spit to meet a group of other kayakers who were putting in at Port Williams. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Kayaking Dungeness Bay

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he… Continue reading

Ken Lincoln of Port Townsend kayaks across Dungeness Bay against a backdrop of the New Dungeness Lighthouse on Saturday north of Sequim. Lincoln said he was paddling out from Cline Spit to meet a group of other kayakers who were putting in at Port Williams. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Police say they've recently conducted out-of-county interviews about the murder of Sequim's Valerie Claplanhoo from January 2019. Now they await the processing of hundreds of pieces of evidence that could link to her killer(s). (Rebecca Ruby)

Murder probe remains active

Police waiting for evidence from state crime lab

Sequim Police say they've recently conducted out-of-county interviews about the murder of Sequim's Valerie Claplanhoo from January 2019. Now they await the processing of hundreds of pieces of evidence that could link to her killer(s). (Rebecca Ruby)
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Millie Long goes up for a layup and teammate Hope Glasser watches in the background. Long scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Pirates to a 67-61 win over Clackamas in the NWAC tournament semifinals in Everett on Saturday night.

NWAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Peninsula comes from behind to shock Clackamas

Pirates lose in championship game in overtime on a Lower Columbia buzzer-beater

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Millie Long goes up for a layup and teammate Hope Glasser watches in the background. Long scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Pirates to a 67-61 win over Clackamas in the NWAC tournament semifinals in Everett on Saturday night.

Open house to explore future of streateries

Parklets also on city’s docket

OUTDOORS: Comments sought on Ozette triangle

Olympic National Park is seeking public input on the proposed rehabilitation of the Cape Alava and Sand Point trails located within… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2022
  • Peninsula Daily News 
  • Outdoors

Pickup overturns off U.S. Highway 101

A Port Angeles man was taken to Olympic Medical Center after a single-car wreck Saturday morning. James E. Vess, 58, was not… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Roughrider girls belt 7 home runs in sweep

Sequim girls, Port Angeles boys both win

A line of sloops file past the committee boat, red flags, to start the 31st annual Shipwright’s Regatta on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. The regatta, open to sailing boats of all sizes, is generally considered the official start of sailing season for Port Townsend mariners. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Regatta opens season

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News A line of sloops file past the committee boat, red flags, to start the 31st annual Shipwright’s Regatta… Continue reading

A line of sloops file past the committee boat, red flags, to start the 31st annual Shipwright’s Regatta on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. The regatta, open to sailing boats of all sizes, is generally considered the official start of sailing season for Port Townsend mariners. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: The cole hard facts on cabbages

ISN’T IT GREAT? We are officially in the season of spring. Not so great that our own No. 1-seeded Washington basketball team, Gonzaga, went down… Continue reading

Stan Cummings

Chimacum man sentenced in death of Cummings

Widow: ‘I lost my best friend’

Stan Cummings
Accepting the Clallam Economic Development Council Champion Award Business of the Year award from Cherie Kidd of AAA Affordable Storage, award sponsor, right, were Interfor US, Inc.'s management team members Tyril Spence, left, and Chandra McGoff.

Clallam EDC presents 2021 champion awards

Interfor US, Inc., has been awarded the Clallam Economic Development Council Business of the Year award. Tyril Spence and Chandra McGoff, members of… Continue reading

Accepting the Clallam Economic Development Council Champion Award Business of the Year award from Cherie Kidd of AAA Affordable Storage, award sponsor, right, were Interfor US, Inc.'s management team members Tyril Spence, left, and Chandra McGoff.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Goodbye, but not for long

This is the last Sunday visit you will have from the Peninsula Daily News. Thank you for welcoming us into your homes each Sunday for… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths Cutline: At the horse trailer parking area off Happy Valley Road in Sequim, riders Teresa Crossley, left, Linda Morin and Judy Dupree were all smiles after finishing up the BCH Peninsula Chapter’s March 13th ride at the Dungeness Trails, located just outside city limits off River Road.

HORSEPLAY: Rides of March wander down Dungeness Trails

BEWARE THE RIDES of March. That was the phrase Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter Event Coordinator Linda Morin used to title the synopsis of the… Continue reading

Photo by Karen Griffiths Cutline: At the horse trailer parking area off Happy Valley Road in Sequim, riders Teresa Crossley, left, Linda Morin and Judy Dupree were all smiles after finishing up the BCH Peninsula Chapter’s March 13th ride at the Dungeness Trails, located just outside city limits off River Road.
Pictured from left to right are Roger Ferris, executive director of the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association; Fire Chief Greg Waters; Commissioner Terry Barnett; Commissioner Ben Pacheco, commission chair; Commissioner Sam Nugent; and Commissioner Lynne Kastner.
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Joyce Fire Department recognized

Clallam County Fire District #4, in Joyce, has been recognized for management excellence by the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association for the fifth consecutive year.… Continue reading

Pictured from left to right are Roger Ferris, executive director of the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association; Fire Chief Greg Waters; Commissioner Terry Barnett; Commissioner Ben Pacheco, commission chair; Commissioner Sam Nugent; and Commissioner Lynne Kastner.
Bee Redfield

New marine science center leader to begin Friday

Enthusiasm for community impressed board

Bee Redfield

Outdoor Storytime returns in Port Townsend

Outdoor Storytime returns to the Port Townsend Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Rain or shine, Storytime will be on the lawn… Continue reading

Owner John Pabst and long-term employee Stacey Sevier reminisce about years of good food and community connections at Pacific Pantry Eatery in Sequim, on the eve of the next phase of the business. Around them is the artwork by Jaiden Dokken. Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Pacific Pantry owner closes eatery

On the menu: Family, food, festivals, friends

  • Mar 27, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Owner John Pabst and long-term employee Stacey Sevier reminisce about years of good food and community connections at Pacific Pantry Eatery in Sequim, on the eve of the next phase of the business. Around them is the artwork by Jaiden Dokken. Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Clallam County master gardeners, from left to right, Jeanette Stehr-Green, Cindy Erickson, Nye Nelson and John Norgord discussing a problem with a hemlock tree during a plant clinic.

Plant clinics to be conducted in person

Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions in person beginning Monday. The WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners plant answer clinics… Continue reading

Clallam County master gardeners, from left to right, Jeanette Stehr-Green, Cindy Erickson, Nye Nelson and John Norgord discussing a problem with a hemlock tree during a plant clinic.
"Walking with the King" is a watercolor by Joan Astin, the Port Ludlow Art League's Artist of the Month for April

Port Ludlow Art League features artist, jeweler

Port Ludlow Art League has designated its artist and jeweler of the month for April and also is hosting a show of… Continue reading

"Walking with the King" is a watercolor by Joan Astin, the Port Ludlow Art League's Artist of the Month for April