Clallam, citizens engage in budget discussions

Some county departments still paring down 7 percent goal

Housing considered at Port Townsend workshop

Participants favor higher-density alternatives

Restrictions lifted on two water systems

Clallam County Public Utility District #1 has lifted water restrictions for the Clallam Bay/Sekiu and Island View water systems. The restrictions were imposed… Continue reading

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge Farm off Center Road in Chimacum Valley. The patch will be open at least one more weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pumpkin hunting

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge… Continue reading

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge Farm off Center Road in Chimacum Valley. The patch will be open at least one more weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The family was out in a light rain to collect the perfect Jack ‘o Lantern for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rolling along

Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at… Continue reading

Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The family was out in a light rain to collect the perfect Jack ‘o Lantern for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Noah Glaude, North Olympic Library System’s executive director, looks over recent construction at the site of the Sequim Library’s expansion. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Noah Glaude, North Olympic Library System’s executive director, looks over recent construction at the site of the Sequim Library’s expansion. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

5 acres gifted to Jefferson County animal shelter

Jefferson County vets call it ‘central location’

Electric vehicle rebate program ends early

A program that offered rebates for the purchase or lease of an electric vehicle ended Monday when it exhausted its funding sooner than… Continue reading

Michelle Rhodes, executive director of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, shows festival royalty the new logo and tagline “When History Flows and Futures Grow” for the 130th festival on Oct. 12 at the Oasis Bar and Grill. Sherry Scharschmidt designed the logo using artificial intelligence technology. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival reveals 2025 logo, tagline for 130th year

The tagline for the 130th year of the Sequim Irrigation Festival is “Where History Flows and Futures Grow.” The festival is set for… Continue reading

Michelle Rhodes, executive director of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, shows festival royalty the new logo and tagline “When History Flows and Futures Grow” for the 130th festival on Oct. 12 at the Oasis Bar and Grill. Sherry Scharschmidt designed the logo using artificial intelligence technology. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port of Port Townsend examines its 2025 budget plans

More than 50 percent of capital budget to be Boat Haven projects

Shellfish harvesting closure partially lifted in Discovery Bay

Jefferson County Public Health has partially lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Discovery Bay. Those areas had been closed to harvesting… Continue reading

Workers guide a new 125-foot-long, 1,500-pound section of stormwater drain pipe into a trench above the Larry Scott Trail on Tuesday in Port Townsend. The new pipe is bigger and made from a different material than the PVC that it replaced. Last winter, the old pipe fractured in places due to weather and caused dirt and rocks to slide onto the trail. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pipe installation

Workers guide a new 125-foot-long, 1,500-pound section of stormwater drain pipe into a trench above the Larry Scott Trail on Tuesday in Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

Workers guide a new 125-foot-long, 1,500-pound section of stormwater drain pipe into a trench above the Larry Scott Trail on Tuesday in Port Townsend. The new pipe is bigger and made from a different material than the PVC that it replaced. Last winter, the old pipe fractured in places due to weather and caused dirt and rocks to slide onto the trail. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Medical Center to implement five-year safety plan

Hospital responding to increase in incidents locally and nationwide

Port of Port Angeles approves three ground leases

Agency finalizes 15-year pact with Amazon for warehouse

PT City Council votes to oppose I-2117

State to spend $3.2B from Climate Commitment Act in biennium

Two taken to hospital after collision blocks Highway 112

Two people were transported to Olympic Medical Center after a two-car collision that blocked both lanes of state Highway 112. Travis E.… Continue reading

Search and rescue teams locate disoriented hunter

Search and rescue teams from Clallam and Jefferson counties located a Port Angeles man who had become disoriented due to rain and foggy… Continue reading

The section of state Highway 20 leading into downtown Port Townsend is aglow with autumn color from the early morning sunshine reflecting off the poplar trees that line the roadway. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fall colors

The section of state Highway 20 leading into downtown Port Townsend is aglow with autumn color from the early morning sunshine reflecting off the poplar… Continue reading

The section of state Highway 20 leading into downtown Port Townsend is aglow with autumn color from the early morning sunshine reflecting off the poplar trees that line the roadway. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)