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Interfaith read set for winter

The Interfaith Community of Clallam County will begin its Winter Read of the book, “Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation”… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Ten years of trials

Our youngest son will turn 10 soon. That is not so remarkable unless you know his history. When he was born, it was a big… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2022
  • By Jason Bringhurst For Peninsula Daily News
Black Diamond Junction — from left, Todd Ortloff on keyboard, Harry Bidasha on drums, singer Amanda Bacon, bassist Rudy Maxion and guitarist Bob Allen  — is the featured band Saturday evening during the Juan de Fuca Foundation's Winter Benefit. The event will be livestreamed from the Naval Elks Lodge in downtown Port Angeles. (Black Diamond Junction)
Black Diamond Junction — from left, Todd Ortloff on keyboard, Harry Bidasha on drums, singer Amanda Bacon, bassist Rudy Maxion and guitarist Bob Allen  — is the featured band Saturday evening during the Juan de Fuca Foundation's Winter Benefit. The event will be livestreamed from the Naval Elks Lodge in downtown Port Angeles. (Black Diamond Junction)

Lawsuit says new majority Latino district a ‘facade’

A Latino civil rights organization and others have filed a federal lawsuit that says new political maps in Washington state approved by a… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon habitat could get a boost from riparian bill

A wide-ranging habitat restoration and riparian habitat bill that would earmark $90 million for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife had its first reading… Continue reading

Pollinators topic of garden and yard series

Eric Lee-Mäder will present “Bring Back the Pollinators: Sowing Biodiversity for Bees and Beneficial Insects” at 10 a.m. Saturday. The webinar is… Continue reading

Salish Sea topic of Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Future of Oceans series

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will host “We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea” at 3 p.m. Sunday.… Continue reading

State House passes pause to long-term care tax

Nearly three years ago, Washington became the first state in the nation to establish a defined benefit to help offset the costs of… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present "In the Flow of Life" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present “In the Flow of Life” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in… Continue reading

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present "In the Flow of Life" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the pastor at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Young artists compete on video

Musicians can be seen online on Saturday

Todd Horton has installed his new exhibition, "Mystic West," at Port Townsend's Grover Gallery. The show includes six afternoons of live painting by the artist, this weekend and in February and March. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Mystic West artist to paint live

Exhibit ‘journey beneath glimmering moons’

Todd Horton has installed his new exhibition, "Mystic West," at Port Townsend's Grover Gallery. The show includes six afternoons of live painting by the artist, this weekend and in February and March. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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A man was treated and discharged form a Seattle hospital after a rollover on U.S. Highway 101 in West Jefferson County.
Forks Fire Department
A man was treated and discharged form a Seattle hospital after a rollover on U.S. Highway 101 in West Jefferson County.
Jaymon Skinner of Bernt Ericsen Excavating is part of the crew moving earth for the foundation of 7th Haven, the Olympic Community Action Programs’ housing project at Seventh and Hendricks streets in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

7th Haven on schedule and on budget

First residents of housing project expected in spring ‘23

Jaymon Skinner of Bernt Ericsen Excavating is part of the crew moving earth for the foundation of 7th Haven, the Olympic Community Action Programs’ housing project at Seventh and Hendricks streets in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

COVID-19 cases keep rising on Peninsula

Olympic Medical Center transfers cases to Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson County Library gets large bequest

Board welcomes ‘amazing, unexpected’ gift

King County sued over lack of protection during trafficking investigation

A woman is suing King County, contending that as a teenage runaway decades ago, sheriff’s deputies investigating a prostitution ring knew she and… Continue reading

Police rescue 2 after Bellevue home slides off foundation

Police in Bellevue rescued two people from a home that slid off its foundation. The Seattle Times reported police received a call of… Continue reading