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Michele Carson

Jefferson Healtcare recognizes staff member

The nursing leadership team at Jefferson Healthcare has recognized Michele Carson with its October Difference Maker award. The monthly award highlights the… Continue reading

Michele Carson

New regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties

The Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) has hired Kate Ingman as its regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. CHPW… Continue reading

Oregon Coast Guard saves five off sinking boat from Neah Bay

The Coast Guard rescued five people from a life raft late Monday after a fishing boat homeported in Neah Bay sank about… Continue reading

From left, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers; Rebecca Fox, CEO of Northwest Kidney Centers; and state Rep. Mike Chapman, D-24, break ground for the new Port Angeles Kidney Center on Chase Street.

Port Angeles Kidney Center breaks ground

Northwest Kidney Centers recently broke ground on its future Port Angeles Kidney Center. The 8,500-square-foot clinic, at 707 S. Chase St., will provide expanded outpatient… Continue reading

From left, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers; Rebecca Fox, CEO of Northwest Kidney Centers; and state Rep. Mike Chapman, D-24, break ground for the new Port Angeles Kidney Center on Chase Street.
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The Lefties' Nick Oakley was a leader for the Port Angeles team in 2021.

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties’ full 2022 schedule released; 36 games at Civic Field

The Port Angeles full schedule was released this week, adding nine nonleague games to a slate of 54 West Coast League games,… Continue reading

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The Lefties' Nick Oakley was a leader for the Port Angeles team in 2021.
Dalton Kilmer

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dalton Kilmer, Forks football

Dalton Kilmer played a huge role in helping the Forks Spartans win their first state playoff game since 2000 this weekend. Kilmer had three interceptions,… Continue reading

Dalton Kilmer
Peninsula College women battle for a ball in the box in front of the Clark goal in Sunday's NWAC soccer championship game. From left are Peninsula players Tommylia Dunbar, Cerese McMillian (33), Kascia Muscutt (5) and Addy Becker (30). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women use 2019 loss to spur 2021 title run

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team collected its fifth NWAC championship at the Starfire Soccer Complex on Sunday, beating Clark College 1-0 in… Continue reading

Peninsula College women battle for a ball in the box in front of the Clark goal in Sunday's NWAC soccer championship game. From left are Peninsula players Tommylia Dunbar, Cerese McMillian (33), Kascia Muscutt (5) and Addy Becker (30). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

Children’s clinic sees opposition; nearly 200 get vaccine

Nearly 200 children received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Department of Emergency Management director Willie Bence reported in… Continue reading

Clallam County mulls nuisance law

Peach suggests ordinance focusing on process

Heavy rains bring flooding, evacuations, school closures across Western Washington

Heavy rainfall and high winds in Washington on Monday caused flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations and closed schools and part of Interstate… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library to hold Third Thursday Trivia Night via Zoom

Jefferson County Library will host Third Tuesday Trivia at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The competition will stream at zoom.us/j/96795228208. Questions will feature science,… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Library to host three-part book discussion

The Jefferson County Library will host a discussion of the book, “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial… Continue reading

Port Angeles Friends of the Library to hold Bag of Books sale

The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will host a Bag of Books sale during library hours Thursday through Saturday. The monthly… Continue reading

Port Ludlow Art League to host discussion on creating collages

Carol Nielsen will present “The Artistry and Fun of Collage” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Nielsen will address a meeting… Continue reading

Sequim Food Bank to hand out holiday meal bags

The Sequim Food Bank will distribute family holiday meal bags from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The bags will be passed out… Continue reading

Dennis Bauer, left, consults with attorney Karen Unger on Monday during opening statements. Bauer is charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder. (Rob Ollikainen/for Peninsula Daily News)

Trial for triple murder opens

Witnesses set to testify today

Dennis Bauer, left, consults with attorney Karen Unger on Monday during opening statements. Bauer is charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder. (Rob Ollikainen/for Peninsula Daily News)
The waters of Lake Pleasant flooded the Lake Pleasant County Park on Monday. The water runs over the West Lake Pleasant Road and into neighboring homes. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Flooding shuts down Highway 101, cutting off West End

Thousands without power at peak of Monday rainstorm

The waters of Lake Pleasant flooded the Lake Pleasant County Park on Monday. The water runs over the West Lake Pleasant Road and into neighboring homes. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina who has lived in Port Townsend 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum's Port Townsend Writers Conference. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

From “The Hog Killing,” a chapbook by Gary Copeland Lilley (Blue Horse Press, 2018)

From “The Hog Killing,” a chapbook by Gary Copeland Lilley (Blue Horse Press, 2018) If you are twenty miles from a city and a dance… Continue reading

Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina who has lived in Port Townsend 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum's Port Townsend Writers Conference. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
The Elwha River breached its banks by Sunday morning at the end of Lower Elwha Road after recent heavy rain. The weather forecast calls for more rain Monday morning before a possibility of some clearing and sunshine on Tuesday. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Elwha River flooding

The Elwha River breached its banks by Sunday morning at the end of Lower Elwha Road after recent heavy rain. The weather forecast calls for… Continue reading

The Elwha River breached its banks by Sunday morning at the end of Lower Elwha Road after recent heavy rain. The weather forecast calls for more rain Monday morning before a possibility of some clearing and sunshine on Tuesday. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)