Firefighters battle flames at Hurricane Ridge on steep terrain.  NPS

UPDATE: Eagle Point Fire swells to 50 acres

Hurricane Ridge Road remains open but Obstruction Point Road closed

Firefighters battle flames at Hurricane Ridge on steep terrain.  NPS

Fire at pre-school put out with all safe

A fire in the basement of the Madrona Children’s Academy pre-school was extinguished quickly on Friday morning, with all teachers and 18… Continue reading

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Longtime river guide skeptical of fish restoration

Pat Neal tells Kiwanis some projects do more harm than good

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Quilcene upgrades discussed

Campground would give fiber optic contractors place to live

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Traffic diversion to begin Tuesday

A culvert-replacement detour will divert traffic on state Highway 19 and slow traffic on state Highway 104 beginning Tuesday and continuing for… Continue reading

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Walk-ons only on BI-Seattle ferry Sept. 7-13

If you’re an Uber driver, get ready to work some long hours but make some big bucks Thursday through Sept. 13. That’s… Continue reading

  • Sep 2, 2023
  • By Steven Powell Bainbridge Island Review
The Port Townsend City Council on Monday visited Mountain View Commons and the city golf course to get a first-hand look at the properties which are under consideration for alternative uses. Tim Caldwell, left, a member of the Port Townsend Golf Course stakeholder committee, describes the clubhouse and course layout. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Stakeholders, council members discuss future of Port Townsend Golf Course

Testy exchange dealt with government action, alternate uses

The Port Townsend City Council on Monday visited Mountain View Commons and the city golf course to get a first-hand look at the properties which are under consideration for alternative uses. Tim Caldwell, left, a member of the Port Townsend Golf Course stakeholder committee, describes the clubhouse and course layout. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Collective bargaining pact OK’d in PASD

Process smoother than last year

First Fed marks centennial with big celebration

First Fed will celebrate its centennial on Sunday with live music, a variety of family activities, a beer garden and food vendors.… Continue reading

PSP risk closes shellfish harvesting in many areas

The danger of potentially lethal paralytic shellfish poisoning has led to the closure of recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish all along the Strait… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge remains closed Wednesday

No update available from park about status of fires

Portion of ODT reopened

A portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail between 18th Street and Lower Elwha Road that was closed during a repair of a… Continue reading

Sept. 2; Port Ludlow Art League’s Labor Day Art Fair

The Port Ludlow Art League conduct its Labor Day Art Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The annual fair is… Continue reading

Sept. 2; Shuttle and Spindle Guild to meet

The North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday. The guild meets at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,… Continue reading

SSD cuts spending in district office

School board passes $48M budget

Personnel from East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) and Port Townsend police investigate the scene where a Toyota driven by a Quilcene woman crashed into the doorway of Papa Murphy’s pizza shop at 1220 W. Sims Way in Port Townsend before noon on Tuesday. She was not injured, but she was shaken up by the incident that occurred when her foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the accelerator, according to EJFR Chief Bret Black. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Accelerated instead of braking

Personnel from East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) and Port Townsend police investigate the scene where a Toyota driven by a Quilcene woman crashed into… Continue reading

Personnel from East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) and Port Townsend police investigate the scene where a Toyota driven by a Quilcene woman crashed into the doorway of Papa Murphy’s pizza shop at 1220 W. Sims Way in Port Townsend before noon on Tuesday. She was not injured, but she was shaken up by the incident that occurred when her foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the accelerator, according to EJFR Chief Bret Black. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Biotoxins close Sequim Bay to shellfish harvesting

Sequim Bay has been closed to the recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish due to a high level of marine biotoxins, the… Continue reading

Eighth Street bridges to be inspected

Work crews will conduct routine, biennial inspections of the Eighth Street bridges in Port Angeles on Friday. The Under-Bridge-Inspection-Truck will begin at… Continue reading