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East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

Gordon Pomeroy, chief of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue, has been honored by the Washington Rural Health Association for his work in cooperation with… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients
Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

Olympic National Park is in a fight with the Elwha River in its goal to maintain visitor access to the Elwha… Continue reading

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish
The recovery boiler and smokestack at Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles topple in a controlled implosion Oct. 30, 1998. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rayonier: 20-year anniversary sees site still dormant, with 2026 as cleanup target

Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the Rayonier Inc. pulp mill’s demise, the death of what was Clallam County’s largest employer, the… Continue reading

The recovery boiler and smokestack at Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles topple in a controlled implosion Oct. 30, 1998. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Start of Highway 101 work around Lake Crescent delayed until April

The start of construction for the U.S. Highway 101 rehabilitation project around Lake Crescent has been delayed until April as the… Continue reading

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

The East Jefferson Little League is preparing to kick off the baseball season despite the league’s clubhouse still being under repair after… Continue reading

East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins
Jefferson PUD plans to replace old power meters throughout county

Jefferson PUD plans to replace old power meters throughout county

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have approved a proposal that will replace all of the mechanical meters currently used by its… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD plans to replace old power meters throughout county
Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey

Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey

The U.S. Navy’s natural resource managers have been conducting a wildlife survey at Naval Magazine Indian Island in order to gather up-to-date… Continue reading

Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey
Clallam health officer highlights needle exchange’s progress

Clallam health officer highlights needle exchange’s progress

About 400 people in Clallam County use the county’s syringe exchange, which is intended to save lives and reduce the risk of… Continue reading

Clallam health officer highlights needle exchange’s progress
Port of Port Angeles: Grant for air service needs closer look

Port of Port Angeles: Grant for air service needs closer look

The Port of Port Angeles’ effort to regain commercial air service from Port Angeles to Seattle has to overcome another hurdle before… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles: Grant for air service needs closer look
National Park Service denies Port Angeles’ claim on Elwha Water Facilities

National Park Service denies Port Angeles’ claim on Elwha Water Facilities

The National Park Service has denied Port Angeles’ $60 million claim regarding the Elwha River Surface Water Intake and treatment facilities, continuing… Continue reading

National Park Service denies Port Angeles’ claim on Elwha Water Facilities
Fort Worden volunteers win big in State Parks awards

Fort Worden volunteers win big in State Parks awards

Volunteers from Fort Worden were well-represented in this year’s Washington State Parks Volunteer Awards, earning accolades for the thousands of hours they… Continue reading

Fort Worden volunteers win big in State Parks awards
Plan to change Port Angeles park name centers on 9/11 tribute

Plan to change Port Angeles park name centers on 9/11 tribute

The recent city parks, recreation and beautification commission meeting was more than 5,600 days removed from Sept. 11, 2001. To more than… Continue reading

Plan to change Port Angeles park name centers on 9/11 tribute
Passenger air service provider makes presentation in Port Angeles

Passenger air service provider makes presentation in Port Angeles

An absence of commercial air passenger service on the North Olympic Peninsula that stretches back to Thanksgiving 2014 could end May 1… Continue reading

Passenger air service provider makes presentation in Port Angeles
Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)

Plant-A-Thon sets record as volunteers place 6,500 trees, shrubs

Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest Watershed Institute Plant-A-Thon at the Tarboo Wildlife… Continue reading

Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.

Olympic Discovery Trail section in Port Angeles being redesigned

A nearly 2-mile portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail that links central Port Angeles with the heavily residential west side is being… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.
A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)

PHOTO GALLERY: Plant-a-thon at Tarboo Reserve

Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest Watershed Institute Plant-A-Thon at the Tarboo Wildlife… Continue reading

A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)
Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

Mental health care in East Jefferson County, currently run by Discovery Behavioral Health, could be under the umbrella of Jefferson Healthcare by… Continue reading

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year
Port Angeles, Sequim food banks taking new paths to those in need

Port Angeles, Sequim food banks taking new paths to those in need

In the past year, both Sequim and Port Angeles food banks have seen a decline in the number of people served on their distribution days.… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim food banks taking new paths to those in need
Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean

Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean

The Jefferson County Public Utility District received a clean audit report on its 2015 finances, a welcome change from the troubling audit… Continue reading

Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean
Port Angeles man’s tribute song to Northwest gets attention online

Port Angeles man’s tribute song to Northwest gets attention online

A Port Angeles man’s musical tribute to the Pacific Northwest has gained some traction online after he posted it on Facebook. In… Continue reading

Port Angeles man’s tribute song to Northwest gets attention online