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Westside station removed from plan

Costs reduced from its $28M estimate

McKinley paper mill to lay off 193 employees

McKinley Paper Company plans to lay off 193 employees at its Port Angeles location on Aug. 25. McKinley Operations Director Isaac Rosas… Continue reading

Shellfish closure lifted at Oak Bay

Jefferson County Public Health has lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Oak Bay. The area had been closed to harvesting due… Continue reading

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a stop on Saturday’s Petals and Pathways garden tour. The event, hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, showcased a collection of private and public gardens in Port Angeles and served as a fundraiser for the Woodcock Demonstration Garden near Agnew and Master Gardener plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles, as well as community outreach and education programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garden tour

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a… Continue reading

Lydia Madruga, left, and Judy Perry, both of Port Angeles, examine plants and flowers in the backyard garden of Lorenzo Portelli and Darlenme Sabo, a stop on Saturday’s Petals and Pathways garden tour. The event, hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, showcased a collection of private and public gardens in Port Angeles and served as a fundraiser for the Woodcock Demonstration Garden near Agnew and Master Gardener plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles, as well as community outreach and education programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bayside Housing to take over Port Townsend shelter July 1

Jefferson County, service agency reach $350,000 agreement

Clallam County Fire District 2 places two measures on ballot

Levy lid lift, EMS levy ‘a big ask,’ fire chief says

Former Olympic Medical Center emergency department physician Josiah Hill, left, was sentenced on Monday to 179 days in jail during a hearing in Clallam County Superior Court. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Former ER doctor gets 179 days in jail

Hill pleads guilty to gross misdemeanors

Former Olympic Medical Center emergency department physician Josiah Hill, left, was sentenced on Monday to 179 days in jail during a hearing in Clallam County Superior Court. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Health warning lifted at East Beach on Marrowstone Island

Jefferson County Public Health has lifted the health warning from East Beach on Marrowstone Island. Warning signs had been posted at the beach… Continue reading

The 95 Port Townsend High School seniors walk through the rhody garden at Fort Worden State Park on their way to the graduation ceremony on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Graduation walk

Port Townsend, Chimacum ceremonies

The 95 Port Townsend High School seniors walk through the rhody garden at Fort Worden State Park on their way to the graduation ceremony on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Martha Collins, Christian Speidel, Roberta Cooper and Liz Harper join 20 other artists displaying a wide variety of creativity at the Artworks² third annual Invitational Art Show, set for Friday and Saturday in Port Townsend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Annual show to feature variety of artisans at Fort Worden

Juried exhibition free on Friday, Saturday

From left, Martha Collins, Christian Speidel, Roberta Cooper and Liz Harper join 20 other artists displaying a wide variety of creativity at the Artworks² third annual Invitational Art Show, set for Friday and Saturday in Port Townsend. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Lands commissioner wary of federal plan to kill thousands of owls

Washington’s public lands commissioner, Hilary Franz, is voicing skepticism about a federal proposal to kill thousands of barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to help… Continue reading

The De Koch family at the Quilcene Lantern on May 29. From left to right are Willem, Laurie, Bergen and Steve. (Elijah Sussman/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Owners of historic property to present Tarboo Fest

Independent music event slated early next month

The De Koch family at the Quilcene Lantern on May 29. From left to right are Willem, Laurie, Bergen and Steve. (Elijah Sussman/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Best of the Peninsula.

Voting round open for Best of Peninsula contest

It’s time again to vote for the Best of the Peninsula. Now that the top five nominees from each category have been determined, the Best… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula.
Pictured left to right, Ginny Wagner, Xxzavyon (XJ) Square, Ewan Mordecai-Smith, Elise Sirguy, Mahayla Amendolare and Mallory Hartman cut the ribbon of the little free library at Jefferson Elementary School on Friday. (Darlene Cook)

Students come together to promote reading literacy

Free library constructed near Jefferson Elementary

Pictured left to right, Ginny Wagner, Xxzavyon (XJ) Square, Ewan Mordecai-Smith, Elise Sirguy, Mahayla Amendolare and Mallory Hartman cut the ribbon of the little free library at Jefferson Elementary School on Friday. (Darlene Cook)

Groups back natural gas initiative

Signature-gathering efforts end July 5

Port of Port Townsend focusing on five capital improvement projects

Stormwater improvement in permitting phase; construction may begin this year

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, carries a ceremonial torch with Special Olympian William Sirguy, center, accompanied by his mother, Katie Sirguy, during Friday’s Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run along the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles. The event, designed to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics movement, brought together law enforcement officers from Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties for a march across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Torch run

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, carries a ceremonial torch with Special Olympian William Sirguy, center, accompanied by his mother, Katie Sirguy, during Friday’s Special… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, carries a ceremonial torch with Special Olympian William Sirguy, center, accompanied by his mother, Katie Sirguy, during Friday’s Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run along the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles. The event, designed to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics movement, brought together law enforcement officers from Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties for a march across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
An Orca spy hops for a better look at its surroundings during an encounter on Wednesday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Sequim. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Spy hopping

An orca spy hops for a better look at its surroundings during an encounter on Wednesday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Sequim.… Continue reading

An Orca spy hops for a better look at its surroundings during an encounter on Wednesday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Sequim. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

League of Women Voters sets candidate forum schedule

Hopefuls for state seats, county commissioner position invited to debate

OMC CEO lobbies on Medicare efforts

Hospital converting travelers to staff