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Peninsula legislators stake out positions on state education funding

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, and Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, voted against the basic education funding plan passed Friday by the… Continue reading

Mark Nichols

Nichols denies sexual harassment, investigation agrees

Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols denies that he sexually harassed or retaliated against a former office manager. An independent investigation backs… Continue reading

Mark Nichols

Jefferson PUD seeks to return to hydrant maintenance

The Jefferson County Public Utility District is looking for new ways to work with local government and fire districts to ensure that… Continue reading

Puffin cruises to circle Protection Island

Puffin cruises to circle Protection Island

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is bringing back its annual Puffin Cruises beginning Saturday. The cruises will run every Saturday night… Continue reading

Puffin cruises to circle Protection Island

Hood Canal Bridge closures set for tonight into Friday

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic several times tonight, with each closure lasting for up to an hour. The… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, at an earlier appearance in Clallam County Superior Court. (JesseMajor/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man who bailed out on drug and weapons charges returns to jail

A 26-year-old Port Angeles man who posted $200,000 bond on drug and weapons charges in May is back in jail. Gerald Neil… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, at an earlier appearance in Clallam County Superior Court. (JesseMajor/Peninsula Daily News)

Volunteers hand out information to aid crabbing

Two organizations are teaming up to help educate crabbers to cut back on the number of crab pots that are lost each… Continue reading

Apple pie contest volunteers, from left, Sally Fulton, Iantha Frazer and Edna Petersen sort through entries prior to judging during Independence Day festivities at Port Angeles City Pier. The contest was one of several events around Port Angeles on Tuesday, including a Fourth of July parade through the downtown area and fireworks over Port Angeles Harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles pie contest draws 40 entries on Fourth of July

The inaugural Fourth of July apple pie baking contest in Port Angeles attracted so many entries that organizers had to pull judges… Continue reading

Apple pie contest volunteers, from left, Sally Fulton, Iantha Frazer and Edna Petersen sort through entries prior to judging during Independence Day festivities at Port Angeles City Pier. The contest was one of several events around Port Angeles on Tuesday, including a Fourth of July parade through the downtown area and fireworks over Port Angeles Harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Hood Canal Bridge closures planned tonight

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic several times tonight, with each closure lasting for up to an hour. The… Continue reading

Behind the scenes: Pyrotechnician tells of prep for Port Townsend fireworks show

Behind the scenes: Pyrotechnician tells of prep for Port Townsend fireworks show

Port Townsend’s third annual Old School 4th of July fireworks are a summer staple for families in Jefferson County, but the show… Continue reading

Behind the scenes: Pyrotechnician tells of prep for Port Townsend fireworks show
Port Angeles City Council agrees to remove Lincoln Park trees from flight path

Port Angeles City Council agrees to remove Lincoln Park trees from flight path

More than 70 trees at Lincoln Park obstructing a Fairchild International Airport flight path will be cut, the Port Angeles City Council… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council agrees to remove Lincoln Park trees from flight path
Port Angeles has a new parade route this year starting on North Cedar Street, creating a loop along Marine Drive to Front Street and back to Valley Road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Celebrations to dazzle for the Fourth of July

Celebrations will explode all over Clallam County today on the Fourth of July. The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce’s Fourth of July all-day celebration will… Continue reading

Port Angeles has a new parade route this year starting on North Cedar Street, creating a loop along Marine Drive to Front Street and back to Valley Road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County celebrations fete the Fourth

Celebrations in Jefferson County today will mark the Fourth of July. The third annual “Old School” 4th of July will be from 4 p.m. to… Continue reading

Carving option floated for tree removal at Lincoln Park

Carving option floated for tree removal at Lincoln Park

Obstructive Lincoln Park trees could become fodder for carvers instead of logging revenue for the city, city council members said this week.… Continue reading

Carving option floated for tree removal at Lincoln Park
Port Angeles police searching for man in waterfront area

Port Angeles police searching for man in waterfront area

More than a dozen officers and a canine unit were searching east Port Angeles including along the Olympic Discovery Trail this morning… Continue reading

Port Angeles police searching for man in waterfront area
Marrowstone Island barn burns

Marrowstone Island barn burns

Engulfed in flames, a large barn on Marrowstone Island was beyond saving when firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the Friday… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island barn burns
Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Community members, city officials and business owners are working together to hone the city’s final plan for the Upper Sims Way and… Continue reading

Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

State Patrol finds officers acted to protect selves, others in killing

A State Patrol investigation has concluded law enforcement officers were protecting themselves and Beaver mobile home park residents when a Clallam County sheriff’s… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Governor signs $43.7 budget deal, averting partial state government shutdown

With less than an hour to spare, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year $43.7… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press
Brian McKenzie

Two step into principal positions in Chimacum

Chimacum schools will be under new leadership in the 2017-18 school year with two new principals, one for the high school and another… Continue reading

Brian McKenzie