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German violinist Franziska Pietsch will be a featured soloist in the Port Angeles Symphony’s first concert of the 2025-2026 season.

Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra poised for new season

Season passes on sale

  • Jul 4, 2025
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
German violinist Franziska Pietsch will be a featured soloist in the Port Angeles Symphony’s first concert of the 2025-2026 season.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Construction workers stand on what remains of the old U.S. 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Wednesday as the aging structure is dismantled. The old bridge, built in 1926, was in danger of washout when the river beneath changed course and engineers discovered the bridge piers were built on gravel instead of bedrock, leading to constructon of a new bridge, at right, which was opened to traffic in 2024. The old bridge was to remain in place until a fish-spawning window, which runs from mid-July until the end of August.
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Bridge removal

Construction workers stand on what remains of the old U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Wednesday as the aging structure is dismantled.… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Construction workers stand on what remains of the old U.S. 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Wednesday as the aging structure is dismantled. The old bridge, built in 1926, was in danger of washout when the river beneath changed course and engineers discovered the bridge piers were built on gravel instead of bedrock, leading to constructon of a new bridge, at right, which was opened to traffic in 2024. The old bridge was to remain in place until a fish-spawning window, which runs from mid-July until the end of August.

Canadians coming to support community

‘Neighbours’ to march in July 4 parade

OMC updates partner process

Says it is now in ‘decision phase’

Port Angeles council begins 2026 budgeting

Looks at staffing, taxes and expenditures

Electronic edition of newspaper set Friday

Peninsula Daily News will have an electronic edition only on Friday. The newspaper is making the change in anticipation of Independence Day,… Continue reading

Team Puget Sound Navigation Company from left to right; Molly Karas, Michael Karas and Anthony Boscolo celebrating with their champion belt, July 1. (Photo credit: Jim Meyers)

Port Townsend sailors win WA360

Broken record raises the bar for racers

Team Puget Sound Navigation Company from left to right; Molly Karas, Michael Karas and Anthony Boscolo celebrating with their champion belt, July 1. (Photo credit: Jim Meyers)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Oceanographer Mallory Ringham makes adjustments on a carbon dioxide sensor that will be deployed in Port Angeles Harbor.

Project aims to capture and store carbon dioxide on Port Angeles waterfront

Dye test a step in implementing electrochemical process

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Oceanographer Mallory Ringham makes adjustments on a carbon dioxide sensor that will be deployed in Port Angeles Harbor.

Reservoir change short funds

Site requires reconfiguring design

Beer garden at Clallam County Fair to extend through derby

Patrons will need admission plus tickets to event

David Ballif in the EDC Team Jefferson office last month.

EDC director brings a depth of experience

Former USAID diplomat returns to Washington

David Ballif in the EDC Team Jefferson office last month.
Peggy Finsterbusch of Port Angeles examines an outbuilding at the Sequim home of Amy Chance and Terry Anderson, a participating garden during the 30th annual Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour. The event showcased eight gardens in the Sequim and Port Angeles areas, arranged and coordinated by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garden tour

Peggy Finsterbusch of Port Angeles examines an outbuilding at the Sequim home of Amy Chance and Terry Anderson, a participating garden during the 30th annual… Continue reading

Peggy Finsterbusch of Port Angeles examines an outbuilding at the Sequim home of Amy Chance and Terry Anderson, a participating garden during the 30th annual Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour. The event showcased eight gardens in the Sequim and Port Angeles areas, arranged and coordinated by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Hog Wild fundraiser brings in $86,500

Money will go to OMC Children’s Clinic and healthcare scholarships

Port of Port Townsend considers future of dock

Commissioners concerned about safety issues

Best of the Peninsula.

Vote now in Best of Peninsula contests

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.
Jaiden Dokken, former Clallam County poet laureate and grand marshal of the 2025 Sequim Pride Parade, addresses the audience of Sequim Pride from the steps of Sequim City Hall during Saturday’s Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market. The event, celebrating Pride Month to honor the area’s LGBTQIA2S+ community, featured speeches and a march around downtown Sequim with more than 200 participants followed by a group photo at the city hall plaza. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Pride celebration

Jaiden Dokken, former Clallam County poet laureate and grand marshal of the 2025 Sequim Pride Parade, addresses the audience of Sequim Pride from the steps… Continue reading

Jaiden Dokken, former Clallam County poet laureate and grand marshal of the 2025 Sequim Pride Parade, addresses the audience of Sequim Pride from the steps of Sequim City Hall during Saturday’s Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market. The event, celebrating Pride Month to honor the area’s LGBTQIA2S+ community, featured speeches and a march around downtown Sequim with more than 200 participants followed by a group photo at the city hall plaza. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 3 Firefighters, pictured training in Carlsborg, responded to more than 9,000 calls for service in the Sequim area last year.

District to ask for levy lid lift

Sequim-area agency to be on August ballot

Clallam County Fire District 3 Firefighters, pictured training in Carlsborg, responded to more than 9,000 calls for service in the Sequim area last year.
Mark Nichols.

Prosecutor discusses sentencing reform, court challenges

Nichols highlights 1984 law that standardized punishment

  • Jun 30, 2025
  • By Christi Baron Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Mark Nichols.

Sequim police plan to forward charges in school vandalism case

Charges to be determined by prosecuting attorney’s office, detective says

Emergency prep event offers robust schedule

Individual, neighborhood and agency preparation covered