Broadband projections show profits in 2025

Jefferson PUD success in grant funding aids progress

Mike Glenn.

Jefferson Healthcare in post-COVID phase

Hospital leaders turn focus to pre-construction on modernization project

Mike Glenn.

Plane search resumes

The search for a missing 2006 Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane resumed on Monday and continued Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.… Continue reading

Counties close in on opioid settlement

Peninsula could see funds over many years

DOT expecting to firm up bridge closure dates

Agency says it will decide by early April on summer shutdowns

Man found dead inside car at shopping center

Deputies were working over the weekend to notify the next of kin of a man found dead in a car at a… Continue reading

Parcels to be added to Quimper Wildlife Corridor

Jefferson purchases acres for conservation

Fire Protection District 3 special meeting set for Tuesday

The Clallam County Fire Protection District 3 commissioners will discuss 2024 budget priorities during a special meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The hybrid… Continue reading

Conservation easements applications accepted

The Clallam County Conservation Futures Program is accepting applications for conservation futures easements on farmland. The program is funded by a special… Continue reading

Cynthia Malane, left, accepts the Olympic Leader of the Year award on behalf of her late husband, Ryan Malane, during the Clallam Economic Development Council’s annual gala on Friday night at 7 Cedars Casino. At the podium is Jeremy Weist, plant manager for Port Angeles Hardwood, which was the award sponsor. (Peggy Simmons/Clallam Economic Development Council)

EDC gala honors businesses, individuals

Malane receives posthumous award for work with ferry line

Cynthia Malane, left, accepts the Olympic Leader of the Year award on behalf of her late husband, Ryan Malane, during the Clallam Economic Development Council’s annual gala on Friday night at 7 Cedars Casino. At the podium is Jeremy Weist, plant manager for Port Angeles Hardwood, which was the award sponsor. (Peggy Simmons/Clallam Economic Development Council)

Essay contest asks students about value of news

The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County asks, “What would your community be like without news?” The League of Women Voters-Jefferson… Continue reading

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National Park on Friday. The pair were exploring features of the Elwha River Valley southwest of Port Angeles during a visit to the park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Nature photography

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic… Continue reading

Larissa Lupp of Frankfurt, Germany, left, and Alex Nebel of Graz, Austria, take cellphone photos of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National Park on Friday. The pair were exploring features of the Elwha River Valley southwest of Port Angeles during a visit to the park. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
An estimate to build a new Dungeness Station 31, a volunteer station, came in more than $3 million than what Clallam County Fire District 3 officials were looking to spend. They’re now reassessing options for the facility with a $2 million budget. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

New fire station is over budget

Chief seeks finish of facilities plan

An estimate to build a new Dungeness Station 31, a volunteer station, came in more than $3 million than what Clallam County Fire District 3 officials were looking to spend. They’re now reassessing options for the facility with a $2 million budget. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Townsend woman taken to hospital after one-car wreck

A Port Townsend woman was taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend following a one-vehicle rollover Friday morning at Kennedy Road… Continue reading

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the annual Squatchcon comic and arts convention, during Saturday’s Kiwanis KidsFest and Clallam County Community Safety Day in and around Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The free event brought together a variety of organizations and agencies to promote parenting and community awareness. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sasquatch and friends

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the… Continue reading

Annalise Sanchez, 2, along with her mother, Yvonne Bolstron of Port Angeles, look in awe at Sasquatch, portrayed by Jess Grello, an organizer of the annual Squatchcon comic and arts convention, during Saturday’s Kiwanis KidsFest and Clallam County Community Safety Day in and around Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The free event brought together a variety of organizations and agencies to promote parenting and community awareness. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Search to continue for plane down near Queets

The state Department of Transportation hopes to continue air searches today for a plane thought to have gone down in the rugged forest… Continue reading

Sequim School Board backs Habitat, expansion of shop

The Sequim School Board has unanimously offered letters of support for two local efforts, one for increased housing and another for expansion of… Continue reading

Nicholas Dostie
Appointee

New city engineer named for Sequim

The city of Sequim has appointed Nicholas Dostie as city engineer and deputy public works director. Dostie holds a bachelor’s degree in civil… Continue reading

Nicholas Dostie
Appointee
A Laysan Albatross found on the Columbia River in February was released from the back of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Cape Flattery Wednesday after spending a month at a wildlife sanctuary in Lynnwood. (Courtesy photo / USCG Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

Albatross released off Cape Flattery after surgery

Rare in coastal waters, bird needed a hand getting home

A Laysan Albatross found on the Columbia River in February was released from the back of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Cape Flattery Wednesday after spending a month at a wildlife sanctuary in Lynnwood. (Courtesy photo / USCG Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)