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Lobbyist: State looking at cuts, revenue to solve shortfall

Impact expected in education, property tax, trust lands

Michelle Olsen.

Olsen hired for Port Angeles School District’s top job

New superintendent in district for 23 years

Michelle Olsen.

PA teen’s body rejecting heart transplant

Landon Smith readmitted to Seattle hospital

Penney Sanders.

Sanders to fill hospital position

Unexpired term to be on ballot

Penney Sanders.
Joseph Prince takes a photo of a hoodie jacket on Wednesday on a small hill overlooking the entrance to John Wayne Marina near Sequim. Prince, a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, said the weather was ideal for adding items to the catalog of his online vintage clothing business. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Vintage clothes

Joseph Prince takes a photo of a hoodie jacket on Wednesday on a small hill overlooking the entrance to John Wayne Marina near Sequim. Prince,… Continue reading

Joseph Prince takes a photo of a hoodie jacket on Wednesday on a small hill overlooking the entrance to John Wayne Marina near Sequim. Prince, a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, said the weather was ideal for adding items to the catalog of his online vintage clothing business. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Business association says DNR violated its legal responsibility

Argument could be grounds to file lawsuit against state

Gateway Visitor Center to be hub for transit options

Link to be created to ferry services

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce honored four citizens during a luncheon at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. Volunteer events photographer Ron Stecker, left, was named Citizen and the Year and philanthropist George Brown, right, was presented the Bill & Esther Littlejohn Humanitarian Award. Clallam County Fire District 3 volunteer Blaine Zechenelly, second from left, and Sequim Wheelers founder Nicole Lepping, second from right, were among the Citizen of the Year finalists. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim chamber names Citizen, Humanitarian of Year

Winners for 2024 announced at annual awards luncheon

The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce honored four citizens during a luncheon at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. Volunteer events photographer Ron Stecker, left, was named Citizen and the Year and philanthropist George Brown, right, was presented the Bill & Esther Littlejohn Humanitarian Award. Clallam County Fire District 3 volunteer Blaine Zechenelly, second from left, and Sequim Wheelers founder Nicole Lepping, second from right, were among the Citizen of the Year finalists. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sailboats jam up going around the first mark during a race on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. After being delayed a week due to stormy weather, 30 boats took to the calmer waters of Port Townsend Bay for the 34th Shipwrights’ Regatta hosted by the Port Townsend Sailing Association. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Shipwrights’ regatta

Sailboats jam up going around the first mark during a race on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. After being delayed a week due to stormy… Continue reading

Sailboats jam up going around the first mark during a race on Port Townsend Bay on Saturday. After being delayed a week due to stormy weather, 30 boats took to the calmer waters of Port Townsend Bay for the 34th Shipwrights’ Regatta hosted by the Port Townsend Sailing Association. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Joint meeting for public safety facility to come in April

Design still being finalized; grant on tight timeline

Lawsuit is filed against Strait View Credit Union

Alleges discrimination, hostile environment

PASD highlights career, tech education

Program offers more than 40 classes, director says

A portion of U.S. Highway 101 closed Monday for the next 80 days as crews work on culvert improvements. Heading east on Highway 101 just past Fairmount, traffic is diverted onto the Tumwater Truck Route to go through Port Angeles and connect back with Highway 101. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Highway 101 closes

A portion of U.S. Highway 101 closed Monday for the next 80 days as crews work on culvert improvements. Heading east on Highway 101 just… Continue reading

A portion of U.S. Highway 101 closed Monday for the next 80 days as crews work on culvert improvements. Heading east on Highway 101 just past Fairmount, traffic is diverted onto the Tumwater Truck Route to go through Port Angeles and connect back with Highway 101. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County looks to change virtual meeting platform

Move comes after racist, obscene material has been broadcast

Heart luncheon raises record $266K for cause

The 18th annual Red, Set Go! Heart Luncheon netted a record-breaking $266,000 to benefit the Olympic Medical Center Heart Center in Sequim.… Continue reading

Little free library opens for business

Grand opening Saturday at Jefferson Elementary School

Port Angeles School District superintendent search extended

Board expects to choose from two finalists on Thursday

Olympic Medical Center CEO Darryl Wolfe, left, and board President Ann Henninger present information and answer questions about the hospital’s exploration of a possible partnership with another health care system at a forum held by the Clallam County Democrats. Aligning with another organization could help address OMC’s financial challenges and meet community care needs, Wolfe said. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Services at center of Olympic Medical Center process

Partnership could improve financial stability, care delivery

Olympic Medical Center CEO Darryl Wolfe, left, and board President Ann Henninger present information and answer questions about the hospital’s exploration of a possible partnership with another health care system at a forum held by the Clallam County Democrats. Aligning with another organization could help address OMC’s financial challenges and meet community care needs, Wolfe said. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
The 130th Irrigation Festival’s queen, Lily Tjemsland, receives her crown after participating in the scholarship pageant, which included a monologue performance, a dance routine with her fellow contestants and answering questions, both on stage and off. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim High School student crowned queen for Irrigation Festival’s 130th year

Pricesses, prince also named at annual ceremony

The 130th Irrigation Festival’s queen, Lily Tjemsland, receives her crown after participating in the scholarship pageant, which included a monologue performance, a dance routine with her fellow contestants and answering questions, both on stage and off. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Portions of a crowd of more than 300 people hold signs and sing songs in support of fired national park and forest service employees during a Saturday protest at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain and surrounding areas along Front Street in Port Angeles. The assembly later marched through downtown streets, regrouping at the Clallam County Courthouse. The gathering was one of numerous protests at National Park Service sites across the United States against staffing reductions enacted by the Trump administration to reduce government expenditures. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Demonstration for parks

Portions of a crowd of more than 300 people hold signs and sing songs in support of fired national park and forest service employees during… Continue reading

Portions of a crowd of more than 300 people hold signs and sing songs in support of fired national park and forest service employees during a Saturday protest at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain and surrounding areas along Front Street in Port Angeles. The assembly later marched through downtown streets, regrouping at the Clallam County Courthouse. The gathering was one of numerous protests at National Park Service sites across the United States against staffing reductions enacted by the Trump administration to reduce government expenditures. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)