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Miano leads Taggart for fire commissioner seat

Bill Miano was leading Mike Taggart on Tuesday night in a race for Position 3 on the Clallam County Fire District 3 board. The Carlsborg-based… Continue reading

Challengers leading Port Angeles school board races

Two challengers were leading their races for Port Angeles School Board in initial ballot returns Tuesday night. Ned Hammar held a slim lead over incumbent… Continue reading

Taylor leads Suggs in close Port Angeles City Council race

City Council positions were contested Tuesday in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Port Townsend. In Port Angeles, challenger James Taylor was leading incumbent LaTrisha Suggs… Continue reading

Stephanz Jr. leads incumbent Henninger for Olympic Medical Center board

Three contested positions on the seven-member Olympic Medical Center board of commissioners and two seats on the Jefferson Healthcare hospital board were on Tuesday’s general… Continue reading

Incumbents win seats for ports of Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Two incumbents have won their races for both the Port of Port Angeles and the Port of Port Townsend. In Port Angeles, incumbent Colleen McAleer… Continue reading

Coroner duties to be removed from Clallam prosecuting attorney

One Clallam County measure and one in Jefferson County were passing in initial ballot returns Tuesday night. In Clallam County, a charter amendment that would… Continue reading

Search efforts for missing man suspended

Missing dog found and reunited with family, Sheriff’s Office says

Janna Hall, 71, who said she lived at a homeless camp in Port Townsend for seven weeks, looks over her possessions that were to be moved by 5 p.m. Monday. Hall said she will be moving to an apartment in Portland today and she hopes to work part-time as a caregiver. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Homeless residents asked to move from encampment

Providers offer case management, help with transportation

Janna Hall, 71, who said she lived at a homeless camp in Port Townsend for seven weeks, looks over her possessions that were to be moved by 5 p.m. Monday. Hall said she will be moving to an apartment in Portland today and she hopes to work part-time as a caregiver. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam expects hike in insurance risk pool

Administrator provides options to commissioners

Honda Aircraft Company has acquired Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. and will be located on Port of Port Angeles property. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Honda Aircraft Company acquires Port Angeles business

Port transfers pair of leases to Port Angeles Composite LLC

Honda Aircraft Company has acquired Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. and will be located on Port of Port Angeles property. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jaclyn Wagner, co-owner of Sunshine Cafe and Bar, carries out an order to customers. She and her partner Alex Kirchner bought the restaurant just over a year ago and encourage locals to make it a weekly stop, whether for lunch or just coffee. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim business owners reflect on staying positive

Sunshine, Cardquest leaders talk about efforts to grow

Jaclyn Wagner, co-owner of Sunshine Cafe and Bar, carries out an order to customers. She and her partner Alex Kirchner bought the restaurant just over a year ago and encourage locals to make it a weekly stop, whether for lunch or just coffee. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim High School’s auditorium and all other Sequim School District facilities and fields will have revised rental rates following approval by the district’s board of directors. District leaders said they also created a new pilot program for renters that exceed 750-plus hours of use. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim approves rental hikes

Most tiers see increase from 2019 rates

Sequim High School’s auditorium and all other Sequim School District facilities and fields will have revised rental rates following approval by the district’s board of directors. District leaders said they also created a new pilot program for renters that exceed 750-plus hours of use. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Judy Lange stands in the craft store at the Shipley Center amid items made by the fiber arts group she leads. Items from the store will be sold at the Shipley Center Holiday Bazaar scheduled for Friday and Saturday. (Reba Renner)

Shipley Center kicks off holiday bazaars

Vendors to sell items Friday and Saturday

Judy Lange stands in the craft store at the Shipley Center amid items made by the fiber arts group she leads. Items from the store will be sold at the Shipley Center Holiday Bazaar scheduled for Friday and Saturday. (Reba Renner)

City of Port Townsend plans sweep of camp

Judge denies request for restraining order

Counselors encourage questions on Medicare

Benefit enrollment continues through Dec. 7

Trick or treaters and parents, from left, Angelina Simpson, Charlie Simpson, 6, Matt Simpson, Carmen Moody, Maximillion Dempsey, 7, and Holly Dempsey, all of Port Angeles, make their way through downtown Port Angeles under a moderate rain shower on Halloween Day. Many downtown merchants opened their doors with candy and treats to welcome soggy spooks, wet witches and other assorted cartoon characters in search of sweet snacks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Trickle treat

Trick or treaters and parents, from left, Angelina Simpson, Charlie Simpson, 6, Matt Simpson, Carmen Moody, Maximillion Dempsey, 7, and Holly Dempsey, all of Port… Continue reading

Trick or treaters and parents, from left, Angelina Simpson, Charlie Simpson, 6, Matt Simpson, Carmen Moody, Maximillion Dempsey, 7, and Holly Dempsey, all of Port Angeles, make their way through downtown Port Angeles under a moderate rain shower on Halloween Day. Many downtown merchants opened their doors with candy and treats to welcome soggy spooks, wet witches and other assorted cartoon characters in search of sweet snacks. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks medics await at the scene on the Bogachiel River near the Goodman Mainline west of Forks on Thursday afternoon after a boat overturned. Forks medics, law enforcement, Clallam County Fire District 1 and airlift all responded. Two people died and a third person is still missing, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two dead in boating accident identified; third person missing

Four people on boat when it overturned on Bogachiel River

Forks medics await at the scene on the Bogachiel River near the Goodman Mainline west of Forks on Thursday afternoon after a boat overturned. Forks medics, law enforcement, Clallam County Fire District 1 and airlift all responded. Two people died and a third person is still missing, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Linda Briley of Port Angeles sorts through bins of fresh fruit and vegetables at a traveling version of The Market, operated by the Port Angeles Food Bank, during a stop on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles. The Mobile Market makes weekly stops at nine locations around Port Angeles and Joyce, offering free food supplies and meals for those in need. Times and locations can be found at www.pamarket.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Mobile market

Linda Briley of Port Angeles sorts through bins of fresh fruit and vegetables at a traveling version of The Market, operated by the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Linda Briley of Port Angeles sorts through bins of fresh fruit and vegetables at a traveling version of The Market, operated by the Port Angeles Food Bank, during a stop on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles. The Mobile Market makes weekly stops at nine locations around Port Angeles and Joyce, offering free food supplies and meals for those in need. Times and locations can be found at www.pamarket.org. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Food banks bracing for cuts to SNAP

Government benefit could end Saturday