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Port of Port Angeles completes repairs of Terminal 1

Port of Port Angeles completes repairs of Terminal 1

The Port of Port Angeles has completed nearly $5 million in repairs and improvements on Terminal 1, its oldest piece of infrastructure.… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles completes repairs of Terminal 1
Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR’S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have… Continue reading

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans
From left are Clallam County Public Utility District General Manager Doug Nass, Commissioner Will Purser, Joe Helvey, Sam Parks, Commissioner Ted Simpson and Commissioner Hugh Haffner.

Clallam Public Utility District linemen honored for heroism

The quick action and life-saving heroism of two linemen has been recognized with the Clallam County Public Utility District’s inaugural Heroes Program awards.… Continue reading

From left are Clallam County Public Utility District General Manager Doug Nass, Commissioner Will Purser, Joe Helvey, Sam Parks, Commissioner Ted Simpson and Commissioner Hugh Haffner.
Clallam deputy takes extra step to help lost Army veteran

Clallam deputy takes extra step to help lost Army veteran

A Clallam County sheriff’s deputy is earning praise from the department after buying groceries for an 83-year-old veteran who got lost on… Continue reading

Clallam deputy takes extra step to help lost Army veteran
Carnegie Library featured in annual glass ornament release

Carnegie Library featured in annual glass ornament release

The 2016 Port Townsend Main Street Christmas ornament features the Carnegie Library in Port Townsend’s uptown. The limited edition glass ornament depicts… Continue reading

Carnegie Library featured in annual glass ornament release
Aldrich’s Market in Port Townsend to close next year unless buyer is found

Aldrich’s Market in Port Townsend to close next year unless buyer is found

There still might be hope for stopping the now impending closure of Aldrich’s Market in uptown Port Townsend, but owner Milton Fukuda… Continue reading

Aldrich’s Market in Port Townsend to close next year unless buyer is found
The Pennies For Quarters board, from left, Matthew Rainwater, Debbie Spinks and Jerry Stewart, hope to help homeless veterans in and around Port Angeles by providing a 1-year transitional program. (Pennies For Quarters)

Pennies for Quarters seeks to build tiny houses for homeless veterans

The Pennies for Quarters board has an idea that would give homeless veterans in and around Port Angeles a hand up and… Continue reading

The Pennies For Quarters board, from left, Matthew Rainwater, Debbie Spinks and Jerry Stewart, hope to help homeless veterans in and around Port Angeles by providing a 1-year transitional program. (Pennies For Quarters)
Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

A 23-year-old Port Angeles man who now lives in New Zealand woke early this morning to the powerful earthquake that struck… Continue reading

Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake
10-year-old Carlsborg girl puts together gift bags for homeless

10-year-old Carlsborg girl puts together gift bags for homeless

A 10-year-old Carlsborg girl is making more than 500 gift bags that she plans to distribute to the homeless in Port Angeles and… Continue reading

10-year-old Carlsborg girl puts together gift bags for homeless
Port Townsend’s Maritime Discovery Initiative connecting students, careers

Port Townsend’s Maritime Discovery Initiative connecting students, careers

The Port Townsend School District in now three years into its five-year Maritime Discovery Initiative, which brings place-based learning opportunities to students… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Maritime Discovery Initiative connecting students, careers
Clallam Sheriff’s Office warns of counterfeit bills

Clallam Sheriff’s Office warns of counterfeit bills

Keep an eye out for realistic-looking counterfeit currency with Chinese characters printed in red ink on both sides, the Clallam County Sheriff’s… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Office warns of counterfeit bills
Several old cracks being monitored in Elwha River bridge

Several old cracks being monitored in Elwha River bridge

The state Department of Transportation is now monitoring several cracks found in the Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 west of… Continue reading

Several old cracks being monitored in Elwha River bridge
Port Townsend theater adds devices for hearing-, vision-impaired

Port Townsend theater adds devices for hearing-, vision-impaired

The historic Rose Theatre in Port Townsend is now equipped with devices to assist the hearing- and vision-impaired, bringing the two theaters… Continue reading

Port Townsend theater adds devices for hearing-, vision-impaired
Jefferson County Library donates retired bookmobile to Skagit County

Jefferson County Library donates retired bookmobile to Skagit County

The Jefferson County Library found a new home for its old bookmobile at a library in Skagit County. The old bookmobile that… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library donates retired bookmobile to Skagit County
Peninsula beaches on Strait open for most types of shellfish harvesting

Peninsula beaches on Strait open for most types of shellfish harvesting

All Clallam County beaches on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from Cape Flattery to the Jefferson County line, have been re-opened… Continue reading

Peninsula beaches on Strait open for most types of shellfish harvesting
Claim filed against Port Angeles in police dog attack

Claim filed against Port Angeles in police dog attack

Bogey’s bite has triggered a $2.74 million claim for damages against his owner, the city of Port Angeles. The attorney for the… Continue reading

Claim filed against Port Angeles in police dog attack
Joyce residents make filtration system to create emergency water supply

Joyce residents make filtration system to create emergency water supply

Researchers have said it’s not a question of if but when a quake of at least 9.0 magnitude will strike in the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

Joyce residents make filtration system to create emergency water supply
Archaeologists find Sequim girls’ message in a bottle

Archaeologists find Sequim girls’ message in a bottle

More than six years later, one writer recalls the message.

Archaeologists find Sequim girls’ message in a bottle
Work underway on damaged section of Rialto revetment at La Push

Work underway on damaged section of Rialto revetment at La Push

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates that the repairs on the 300-foot-long section of the protective jetty will be finished in about three weeks.

Work underway on damaged section of Rialto revetment at La Push
Where the money is going: Port Townsend School Board discusses levy funds

Where the money is going: Port Townsend School Board discusses levy funds

“We’re in the fourth year and a four-year levy with $2 million,” one school board member said. “That means we’ve done everything pretty cost-effectively.”

Where the money is going: Port Townsend School Board discusses levy funds