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Members of the Bear Tracks team compete at the third Frosty Moss Relay Race in May 2021. A total of 44 teams competed in the event held by Peninsula Adventure Sports.
Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss returns to winter run this weekend

The first Peninsula Adventure Sports series race of the year is coming this weekend with the Frosty Moss Team Relay, which has… Continue reading

Members of the Bear Tracks team compete at the third Frosty Moss Relay Race in May 2021. A total of 44 teams competed in the event held by Peninsula Adventure Sports.
Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films
Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean greeted Jefferson Transit’s No. 14 Kingston Express bus Tuesday morning as it began its first trip — with eight passengers — to the Kingston ferry dock. Rides are free through March 31 on the new route, whose departures are at 7:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday from Port Townsend’s Haines Place transit center. The bus stops at Jefferson Transit’s Four Corners park-and-ride lot and at the Gateway Visitors Center in Port Ludlow on its 72-minute journey to Kingston, where riders can catch the Kitsap Transit foot ferry to Seattle or the Washington state ferry to Edmonds. Information can be found at https://jeffersontransit.com/14kingstonexpress. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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with eight passengers… Continue reading

Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean greeted Jefferson Transit’s No. 14 Kingston Express bus Tuesday morning as it began its first trip — with eight passengers — to the Kingston ferry dock. Rides are free through March 31 on the new route, whose departures are at 7:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday from Port Townsend’s Haines Place transit center. The bus stops at Jefferson Transit’s Four Corners park-and-ride lot and at the Gateway Visitors Center in Port Ludlow on its 72-minute journey to Kingston, where riders can catch the Kitsap Transit foot ferry to Seattle or the Washington state ferry to Edmonds. Information can be found at https://jeffersontransit.com/14kingstonexpress. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Natalie Johnson shows off her first-place medal she won at the state folkstyle wrestling tournament.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Natalie Johnson wins first place at state wrestling meet

Port Angeles’ Natalie Johnson on Sunday won the championship in her division at the Washington State Wrestling Association Folkstyle Wrestling tournament held at… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Natalie Johnson shows off her first-place medal she won at the state folkstyle wrestling tournament.

Bentinck range operations slated daily this week

The Royal Canadian Navy has announced that the land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use from 9 a.m. to… Continue reading

Brothers sentenced in assault on a bus

Man agrees to life in prison

Nicolina Miller

Community health coalition selects executive director

The Olympic Peninsula Healthy Community Coalition has a new leader. The community 501(c)(3) nonprofit has announced the hiring of Nicolina Miller as… Continue reading

Nicolina Miller

COVID omicron sub-variant raising concern nationally

Strategies changing to respond to endemic disease situation

Green Thumb lecture discusses alternative oils

Bob Cain will present “Using Horticultural Oils” at noon on Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips… Continue reading

Pictured, left, is Levi Douglas, the center’s Clallam County veteran program director, receiving a check from Rod Souza of Jim’s Pharmacy.

Jim’s Pharmacy charity of month named

The Northwest Veterans Resource Center was the November 2021 recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. The nonprofit provides emergency… Continue reading

Pictured, left, is Levi Douglas, the center’s Clallam County veteran program director, receiving a check from Rod Souza of Jim’s Pharmacy.
Jolene Dalton Gailey of Port Angeles conducts the Junior All-State Treble Choir in concert at the Capitol Theatre last Saturday with James Ray, Gailey’s former Port Angeles High School colleague, playing violin at left. (Monika Tabor)
Jolene Dalton Gailey of Port Angeles conducts the Junior All-State Treble Choir in concert at the Capitol Theatre last Saturday with James Ray, Gailey’s former Port Angeles High School colleague, playing violin at left. (Monika Tabor)

PAT NEAL: Fishing without hooks

It was another tough week in the news. The Washington state Department of Wildlife threatened us with yet another emergency closure. We were warned last… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged with child porn possession, voyeurism

Arraignment set for Friday in Clallam County Superior Court

Port Townsend Public Library announces change in hours

The Port Townsend Public Library has announced that it is open on Sundays again. The library’s operating hours are from 10 a.m.… Continue reading

Tufts dean’s list includes Port Townsend student

Tufts University has announced that Max Morningstar of Port Townsend has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester.… Continue reading

U.S., Canada conduct joint naval training exercise

The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy conducted a two-day joint exercise last week. The exercise on Thursday and Friday… Continue reading

Work to learn gardening in Sequim

The Sequim Botanical Garden Society will conduct Work to Learn party at 1 p.m. Saturday. The program will be in the Terrace Garden… Continue reading

The inaugural THING festival in 2019 drew thousands to Fort Worden State Park and was then postponed by the pandemic until 2022. The three-day event is scheduled to return to the fort in August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

THING coming back in August

Tickets for event to go on sale Friday

The inaugural THING festival in 2019 drew thousands to Fort Worden State Park and was then postponed by the pandemic until 2022. The three-day event is scheduled to return to the fort in August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Terry Khile.
Terry Khile.
Hayden Queen, Forks wrestling

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hayden Queen, Forks wrestling

Hayden Queen made the most of his opportunity this weekend at the Mat Classic state wrestling championships. Queen, wrestling in his final tournament for Forks,… Continue reading

Hayden Queen, Forks wrestling
Pictured is a portion of the damaged roadway on state Highway 112 near Neah Bay. (state Department of Transportation)

Highway 112 work outside Neah Bay begins Tuesday

The state Department of Transportation will begin work Tuesday on fixing a 2-mile stretch of state Highway 112 near Neah Bay. This… Continue reading

Pictured is a portion of the damaged roadway on state Highway 112 near Neah Bay. (state Department of Transportation)