Breaking News

Soroptimists International of Port Angeles – Jet Set to hear about managing stress

Julie Plachta and Cindy Horsfall will address a meeting of Soroptimist International of Port Angeles - Jet Set at 7 a.m. Thursday.… Continue reading

Pam Rushton.

Clallam County assessor: Skyrocketing housing market has ‘huge impact’ for locals

Valuation jumps to $11.9 billion

Pam Rushton.
Washington State coach Nick Rolovich watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

COUGARS FOOTBALL: Washington State fires coach Nick Rolovich

Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, a person… Continue reading

Washington State coach Nick Rolovich watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Coronavirus

Olympic Medical Center opens new clinic

Olympic Medical Center will open a new drive-through for COVID-19 testing and vaccination Monday. The OMC Front Street Clinic at 901 E.… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Jerome Reaux Jr. (11) outruns all defenders on one of his two touchdowns in Saturday's 47-6 win over Bellevue Christian.of the game. (Courtesy of Lisa Jensen)

PREP FOOTBALL: East Jefferson crushes Bellevue Christian 47-6 to win fourth straight

Consolidating players from Chimacum and Port Townsend has certainly worked out great so far for the East Jefferson Rivals football team. The Rivals… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Jerome Reaux Jr. (11) outruns all defenders on one of his two touchdowns in Saturday's 47-6 win over Bellevue Christian.of the game. (Courtesy of Lisa Jensen)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women erupt on offense in 7-0 win

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team has been dominating teams all year in shots, possession and defense. But if there is one… Continue reading

Forums to inform search for Peninsula College president

Public feedback must be submitted by Nov. 4

Sequim’s Russ Britton (507) jumps through the finish line after he completes the Run the Peninsula 5K on the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Saturday. Taran Johnson, (547) also from Sequim, races to the finish. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds of runners take on Larry Scott Trail

High-schoolers, locals among 264 live-event entrants

Sequim’s Russ Britton (507) jumps through the finish line after he completes the Run the Peninsula 5K on the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Saturday. Taran Johnson, (547) also from Sequim, races to the finish. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Backs Wennstrom

I strongly support Libby Wennstrom for Port Townsend City Council. As an elected precinct committee officer with the Jefferson County Democratic Party, I’ve come to… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2021

LETTER: For Jena Stamper

As the local elections draw near, I would like you to consider what kind of city we want to be. In the last few years,… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2021

LETTER: Vote for incumbents

I’m casting my ballot for the current Port Angeles City Council because of their accomplishments. Notable of these are tax relief for low-income property owners,… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2021

Port Angeles, Sequim school districts warn of social media challenges

Vandalism, other acts encouraged on apps

Neah Bay's Neil Bowechop is tackled by Quilcene's James Miller (10) as the Rangers' Jeremy Allen (15) and Neah Bay's Azriel Swan-Jimmicum (77) are in on the play. (Steven Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Budnek back on the attack for Quilcene in 41-16 win over Neah Bay

Bowechop, Carrick score for Red Devils

Neah Bay's Neil Bowechop is tackled by Quilcene's James Miller (10) as the Rangers' Jeremy Allen (15) and Neah Bay's Azriel Swan-Jimmicum (77) are in on the play. (Steven Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Port of Port Townsend’s Herb Beck Marina in Quilcene was the subject of an outreach survey conducted this past summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Quilcene wants more of Herb Beck Marina

Changes needed, residents tell Port of Port Townsend

The Port of Port Townsend’s Herb Beck Marina in Quilcene was the subject of an outreach survey conducted this past summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Stairclimbers, from left, Tim Davis, Margie Brueckner, Matt Aston and Esther McKellar of the Port Angeles Fire Department, practice ascending the Laurel Street Stairs above downtown Port Angeles on Saturday in preparation for next spring’s 31st annual LLS Firefighter Stairclimb on March 13 at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. The climb, a benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, requires firefighters and emergency personnel to make a timed ascent of the 788-foot skyscraper’s 69 flights of stairs to help fund cancer research. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Photo

Taking the stairs for a good cause

Stairclimbers, from left, Tim Davis, Margie Brueckner, Matt Aston and Esther McKellar of the Port Angeles Fire Department, practice ascending the Laurel Street Stairs above… Continue reading

Stairclimbers, from left, Tim Davis, Margie Brueckner, Matt Aston and Esther McKellar of the Port Angeles Fire Department, practice ascending the Laurel Street Stairs above downtown Port Angeles on Saturday in preparation for next spring’s 31st annual LLS Firefighter Stairclimb on March 13 at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. The climb, a benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, requires firefighters and emergency personnel to make a timed ascent of the 788-foot skyscraper’s 69 flights of stairs to help fund cancer research. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
image 11=Spartan running back Nate Dahlgren (40) picks up more big yardage behind the blocking of Conner Earls (56) and Kalab Blanton (11), It was a big night for both the Forks offense and defense against the Morton-White Pass Timberwolves on Homecoming Night at Spartan Stadium.. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks runs wild in monsoon

Sequim rallies to win thriller

image 11=Spartan running back Nate Dahlgren (40) picks up more big yardage behind the blocking of Conner Earls (56) and Kalab Blanton (11), It was a big night for both the Forks offense and defense against the Morton-White Pass Timberwolves on Homecoming Night at Spartan Stadium.. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group Sequim's Samantha Gonzalez, left, gets tangled up with Bainbridge's Gabby Weis at midfield during a 1-0 loss to the Spartans on Thursday.

PREP SOCCER: Sequim plays Bainbridge tough; PA and East Jefferson win close ones

Sequim couldn’t pick up the road win in a 1-0 loss to league unbeaten Class 3A Bainbridge, but the shorthanded Wolves didn’t go… Continue reading

Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group Sequim's Samantha Gonzalez, left, gets tangled up with Bainbridge's Gabby Weis at midfield during a 1-0 loss to the Spartans on Thursday.

A GROWING CONCERN: Paint your fall garden in swaths of red, gold and orange

WE JUST FINISHED two weeks of discussing the “right plant for the right spot.” The next eight weeks are the best time to plant shrubs… Continue reading

TEASER

Agnew’s free pantry expands, supporters honored

Storage building named after Florence and Michael Bucierka

TEASER
john mauro

Council, city manager talk parks, police car funding

Investing nearly $1.4 million of federal money

john mauro