Boys Girls club raises $600K at annual event

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula raised $602,026 at a fundraising auction and dinner. The funds will support the Boys… Continue reading

Derek Kilmer.
Derek Kilmer.

Period now open for health questions

Open enrollment runs through Dec. 7

Port Townsend expects $18M in public works expenditures next year

Director covers more than $73M in six-year capital facilities plan

Former state Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Lake Sutherland, said 18 years in public office was a “life-altering experience.” (Kevin Van De Wege)

Van De Wege reflects on political career

Former senator to continue firefighting, begin consulting

Former state Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Lake Sutherland, said 18 years in public office was a “life-altering experience.” (Kevin Van De Wege)
Tracy Ryan, a nurse at Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, stands in front of one of the hospital’s maternity ward rooms. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Rural maternity wards are struggling to stay afloat

State and federal lawmakers are trying to help

Tracy Ryan, a nurse at Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, stands in front of one of the hospital’s maternity ward rooms. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Jefferson County approves transportation plan

Six-year improvement outlook budgeted for more than $94M

Rainwater collection presentation canceled

The Rainwater Collection 101 presentation scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday has been canceled. Organizer said they hope to reschedule the presentation for… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marty Brewer.

Port Angeles School District Superintendent to retire in August

Board to launch search in December

Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marty Brewer.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse, right, U.S. Coast Guard District 13 commander, was the guest speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles’ annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday. Chaplain Mike VanProyen, left, and Kelly Higgins, the commanding officer at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, also participated in the ceremony. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds gather in Port Angeles to honor service members

High school band, choral groups highlight event

Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse, right, U.S. Coast Guard District 13 commander, was the guest speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles’ annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday. Chaplain Mike VanProyen, left, and Kelly Higgins, the commanding officer at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, also participated in the ceremony. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Friends of the Library to host annual meeting

The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will conduct a membership meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The annual meeting will be in… Continue reading

Ceramic sculpture “Flora-Fauna” by Thomas Connery.

Library to host reception for ‘Second Look’ exhibition

The North Olympic Library System will host a reception for the opening of the “Second Look” art exhibition from 6:30 p.m. to… Continue reading

Ceramic sculpture “Flora-Fauna” by Thomas Connery.

Peninsula College to stage ‘The Thanksgiving Play’

Peninsula College will present its production of “The Thanksgiving Play” with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 23. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend ethics complaint dismissed

Officer examines argument on open meetings

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Rich Krebsbach, manager of the Highland Irrigation District, asks questions of Rhiana Barkie, Clallam County public works project coordinator. The map is one of four new options for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir project. Public input is being taken through the county’s website at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/188/Dungeness-Off-Channel-Reservoir-Project.

Sequim reservoir project draws crowd, questions

Clallam County, FEMA public comment period open through Nov. 21

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Rich Krebsbach, manager of the Highland Irrigation District, asks questions of Rhiana Barkie, Clallam County public works project coordinator. The map is one of four new options for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir project. Public input is being taken through the county’s website at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/188/Dungeness-Off-Channel-Reservoir-Project.

Christmas gift inspires playground cleanup

Veteran volunteer collects playground metal

Sequim City Council members finalized through their consent agenda to ban the sale of fireworks effective October 2025. They held a public hearing last month that garnered mostly support for the ban. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim finalizes ban on fireworks

Ordinance change will go into effect next October

Sequim City Council members finalized through their consent agenda to ban the sale of fireworks effective October 2025. They held a public hearing last month that garnered mostly support for the ban. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Veterans Day ceremonies set

Organizations across the Peninsula will conduct a variety of services in observance of Veterans Day this weekend. Gardiner • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest… Continue reading

Changes to code for floodplain delayed

Effects on Brinnon and farmland considered