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Keeth Apgar of Harmonica Pocket will appear during the First Night festivities in downtown Port Townsend Friday afternoon. His musical set is one of his few live shows in 2021. (Harmonica Pocket)

Peninsula musician looks ahead to 2022

Moving through ‘uncomfortable, unstable time’

Keeth Apgar of Harmonica Pocket will appear during the First Night festivities in downtown Port Townsend Friday afternoon. His musical set is one of his few live shows in 2021. (Harmonica Pocket)
Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Lukas Cox uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk at The Gateway at Front and Lincoln streets on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ready for warmer weather

Forecast calls for melt of snow, ice this weekend

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Lukas Cox uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk at The Gateway at Front and Lincoln streets on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fireworks regulations on Peninsula

Hours and areas in Jefferson and Clallam counties

First Night and other celebrations to ring in new year

Cold weather prompted a few alterations

Polar Bear participants emerge from the chilly water of Port Angeles Harbor during the 2021 New Years Day plunge at Hollywood Beach, which happened despite a pandemic and the lack of an organized plan. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Freezing temperatures raise bar on polar bear dip challenge

New Year’s Day plunges planned on Peninsula

Polar Bear participants emerge from the chilly water of Port Angeles Harbor during the 2021 New Years Day plunge at Hollywood Beach, which happened despite a pandemic and the lack of an organized plan. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Coronavirus

Hospitals report employees out because of COVID-19

Olympic Medical Center lists 127 not working

Graceful as a sea lioness, Laura Rogers of Port Hadlock takes the plunge off the dock on New Year’s Day 2021. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Nordland polar bear plunge both traditional and unofficial

Freezing temperatures raise the bar

Graceful as a sea lioness, Laura Rogers of Port Hadlock takes the plunge off the dock on New Year’s Day 2021. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
A visitor to Hurricane Ridge pauses to take in the expanse of mountain peaks apparently floating above the lowland clouds. (John Gussman)

Snowstorm fuels Hurricane Ridge winter sports

Shift to more normal winter temperatures expected this weekend

A visitor to Hurricane Ridge pauses to take in the expanse of mountain peaks apparently floating above the lowland clouds. (John Gussman)

Attorneys argue instructions for Bauer jury

More witnesses subpoenaed to testify

Washington State Patrol adds emphasis patrols during holiday season

The Washington State Patrol is joining 10 other western states’ law enforcement agencies with emphasis patrols over the New Year’s holiday. The Western States Traffic… Continue reading

Here are places to get warm on the North Olympic Peninsula

Agencies provide shelter

FILE - Coach John Madden of the Oakland Raiders is carried from the field by his players after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 1977 John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, the NFL said. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)

NFL: Coaching, broadcasting legend John Madden dies

John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2021
  • By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer
FILE - Coach John Madden of the Oakland Raiders is carried from the field by his players after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 1977 John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, the NFL said. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)
Coronavirus

Omicron variant likely cause of most new cases on Peninsula

Vaccination, boosters especially important now

A pedestrian walks past a line of snow-covered vehicles on the lot of Randy’s Auto Sales in the 800 block of East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday. A small amount of overnight snow added to previous snowfalls that began on Christmas Day along most of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Crews clear roads as additional snow forecast

Deep freeze expected to relent on Saturday

A pedestrian walks past a line of snow-covered vehicles on the lot of Randy’s Auto Sales in the 800 block of East First Street in Port Angeles on Tuesday. A small amount of overnight snow added to previous snowfalls that began on Christmas Day along most of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Coronavirus

COVID-19 spike attributed to holidays, events

At least 13 confirmed to be omicron

Dave Schroeder of Port Angeles uses a snow blower to clear some of street near 16th and D streets. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Brace for extreme cold on Peninsula

Warmer weather expected by Thursday, weather service says

Dave Schroeder of Port Angeles uses a snow blower to clear some of street near 16th and D streets. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jesse Major Photography A view from the percussion section of the Sequim City Band, with director Tyler Benedict, during a concert this past August. Not visible are the tuba and percussion sections.

Sequim City Band receives donation from Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Capital drive aims to fund rehearsal hall

Jesse Major Photography A view from the percussion section of the Sequim City Band, with director Tyler Benedict, during a concert this past August. Not visible are the tuba and percussion sections.

Water conservation requested in Clallam Bay, Sekiu

The Clallam County Public Utility District is asking its customers in Sekiu and Clallam Bay to conserve water while it repairs an… Continue reading

Nearly a foot of snow fell in areas of the North Olympic Peninsula, including a neighborhood near Golf Course Road in Port Angeles. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

Winter storm turns off heat for many, drops more than a foot of snow in some areas of Peninsula

Entire Peninsula in deep freeze

Nearly a foot of snow fell in areas of the North Olympic Peninsula, including a neighborhood near Golf Course Road in Port Angeles. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)
Judith Alexander, center, pictured at Port Townsend’s Community Build Project site last summer, is the AAUW’s 2022 Woman of Excellence award honoree. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Community Build Project volunteer honored with award

People want to do the right thing, she says

Judith Alexander, center, pictured at Port Townsend’s Community Build Project site last summer, is the AAUW’s 2022 Woman of Excellence award honoree. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)