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Clallam, Jefferson push to see populations get flu vaccinations

Jefferson and Clallam counties have struggled in recent years to get their populations vaccinated against the flu, an effort underscored by the… Continue reading

Flu outbreak on Peninsula called worst in recent memory as season enters full swing

Flu outbreak on Peninsula called worst in recent memory as season enters full swing

If you’ve had the flu this winter you’re not alone. Health officials say it’s the worst outbreak in recent memory, with hospitals and clinics reporting… Continue reading

Flu outbreak on Peninsula called worst in recent memory as season enters full swing
You spoke, we listened: Peninsula Daily News rolls out new Arts & Entertainment section

You spoke, we listened: Peninsula Daily News rolls out new Arts & Entertainment section

YOU SPOKE AND we listened. The Peninsula Daily News has repackaged Peninsula Spotlight and Peninsula Weekend into one handy section named, Arts &Entertainment. Everything you… Continue reading

You spoke, we listened: Peninsula Daily News rolls out new Arts & Entertainment section
This white minivan ended up suspended on a guardrail following a wreck on state Highway 20.

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Seattle hospital

Two Jefferson County residents were in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle late Thursday afternoon after a head-on collision on… Continue reading

This white minivan ended up suspended on a guardrail following a wreck on state Highway 20.
Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases

Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases

Port of Port Townsend commissioners are considering raising rates from between 10 percent and 16 percent over the 2016 rates. More than… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases
Construction of a new Navy pier at Ediz Hook along the shoreline of Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles will be delayed until July. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Navy pier construction in Port Angeles set for July

Construction on the Navy’s 425-foot submarine-escort-vessel pier project in Port Angeles Harbor will be delayed until after July 16, when piles will… Continue reading

Construction of a new Navy pier at Ediz Hook along the shoreline of Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles will be delayed until July. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants

Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants

The Jefferson County commissioners have approved $586,550 in grants to local nonprofits and community service providers. The three commissioners unanimously approved $158,800… Continue reading

Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants
The Fort Worden is slotted for just over a million dollars in capital projects in 2017. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Fort Worden Public Development Authority plans capital improvements

More than $1.3 million in capital projects are planned for Fort Worden during 2017, according to the budget adopted by the Fort… Continue reading

The Fort Worden is slotted for just over a million dollars in capital projects in 2017. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
City Manager Charlie Bush

Sequim council supports dialogue on discrimination

The Sequim City Council plans to open a dialogue on discrimination after a report of the removal of racist notebook papers posted in… Continue reading

City Manager Charlie Bush

Navy gets permit for pier off Ediz Hook

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given the Navy permission to remove a jetty at Ediz Hook for a 425-foot submarine-escort-vessel… Continue reading

Forum set on name for school; Port Townsend board delays decision so it can hear from public

The public will have a chance to weigh in on a name for the new school that will replace Grant Street Elementary.… Continue reading

Memorial service set for last full-blooded Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member

Memorial service set for last full-blooded Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member

A memorial service is planned Saturday for the last full-blooded Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member, a former tribal chairman and council member who helped… Continue reading

Memorial service set for last full-blooded Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member

Clallam expected to renew $26,000 agreement with conservation district

Clallam County is expected to renew a $26,000 agreement with the Clallam Conservation District. The district will use the money to provide… Continue reading

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

What will be the name of the new elementary school in Port Townsend — Chetzemoka, Kah Tai or something Salish? The 68,000-square-foot… Continue reading

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight
A woman holds a sign amidst a sea of pink caps before a women’s march Saturday in Seattle. Women across the Pacific Northwest marched in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington and to send a message in support of women’s rights and other causes. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

Women across Pacific Northwest march for women, other causes

Nancy Davenport marched on Washington 28 years ago to stand up for women’s equality. The 72-year-old was… Continue reading

A woman holds a sign amidst a sea of pink caps before a women’s march Saturday in Seattle. Women across the Pacific Northwest marched in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington and to send a message in support of women’s rights and other causes. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)
Freeland man dies in Highway 19 wreck

Freeland man dies in Highway 19 wreck

A 66-year-old Freeland man died in a three-car wreck on state Highway 19 between Chimacum and Port Ludlow that backed up traffic… Continue reading

Freeland man dies in Highway 19 wreck
Over 200 march in Port Angeles Gathering for Hope

Over 200 march in Port Angeles Gathering for Hope

Hope and hugs abounded in Port Angeles on Saturday. A crowd of well over 200 marched from Veterans Memorial Park to the… Continue reading

Over 200 march in Port Angeles Gathering for Hope

Permit holds up Navy pier project at Ediz Hook

The cost and timeline for the Navy’s $25.6 million pier and uplands construction project at Ediz Hook is being re-evaluated while the… Continue reading

Republicans celebrate, hope for brighter future

Republicans in Clallam and Jefferson counties celebrated the inauguration of Donald Trump as president and talked of their hopes for eased business regulations, more freedom… Continue reading

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

Hundreds of Peninsula residents came to Port Townsend to march in one of the multitude of women’s marches that occurred across the… Continue reading

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend