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Portion of Francis Street to be closed for sewer work

The city of Port Angeles will begin re-lining the sanitary sewers beneath Francis Street on Monday. Francis Street will be closed between… Continue reading

Ann Livingston.

Trails coalition names first executive director

Livingston says she has passion for hiking, biking

Ann Livingston.
Fallen leaves cling to a fence as Chris White of Port Townsend sets up for a forehand volley during a tennis match at the Fort Worden tennis courts on Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Fall is in the air

Fallen leaves cling to a fence as Chris White of Port Townsend sets up for a forehand volley during a tennis match at the Fort… Continue reading

Fallen leaves cling to a fence as Chris White of Port Townsend sets up for a forehand volley during a tennis match at the Fort Worden tennis courts on Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson utility settles dispute

PUD to pay $62,500 to property owner

Port of Port Townsend examines fee increases in draft budget

Cruise ship docking would see bump to $2,000 per day

Port Townsend woman wins Washington State Book Award

Tessa Hulls of Port Townsend won a 2025 Washington State Book Award in the Creative Nonfiction/Memoir category for “Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir.”… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News Editor Brian McLean and Publisher Eran Kennedy cut ceremonial ribbons on Thursday in front of the newspaper’s new building at 1102 E. First St. in Port Angeles. Newspaper employees and ambassadors from both the Port Angeles and Sequim-Dungeness chambers of commerce celebrated the event. (Peninsula Daily News)
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Ribbon cutting

Peninsula Daily News Editor Brian McLean and Publisher Eran Kennedy cut ceremonial ribbons on Thursday in front of the newspaper’s new building at 1102 E.… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News Editor Brian McLean and Publisher Eran Kennedy cut ceremonial ribbons on Thursday in front of the newspaper’s new building at 1102 E. First St. in Port Angeles. Newspaper employees and ambassadors from both the Port Angeles and Sequim-Dungeness chambers of commerce celebrated the event. (Peninsula Daily News)
Lummi master carver Jewell James stands with the totem pole at a rally in Olympia. (Se’Si’Le)

Totem pole reaches Elwha after 1,700-mile journey

Conservation movement focuses on stopping repeal of Roadless Rule

Lummi master carver Jewell James stands with the totem pole at a rally in Olympia. (Se’Si’Le)
Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez, left, stands with an attorney outside of the ICE detention center where he was held for nearly four weeks. Hernandez, a firefighter who was detained while battling a wildfire in Washington state, was released Tuesday, his attorneys said. (Courtesy photo/Innovation Law Lab)

Firefighter arrested at wildfire released by ICE

A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been released from detention by U.S. Immigration and… Continue reading

Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez, left, stands with an attorney outside of the ICE detention center where he was held for nearly four weeks. Hernandez, a firefighter who was detained while battling a wildfire in Washington state, was released Tuesday, his attorneys said. (Courtesy photo/Innovation Law Lab)

Great Washington ShakeOut drill set for Oct. 16

The Washington Emergency Management Division has scheduled the Great Washington ShakeOut at 10:16 a.m. Oct. 16. The annual drill encourages residents to… Continue reading

Retired plumber John Gilbertson cuts out a soil pipe in the process of removing one of a pair of toilets in the public restroom at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles. Members of North Olympic Baseball & Softball are converting the restroom to be compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines on handicap accessibility, removing a toilet for improved space on the women’s side and adding handrails to both sides, as well as installation of wider access doors and other upgrades. The restroom will serve the nearby Lincoln Park athletic fields. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Park improvements

Retired plumber John Gilbertson cuts out a soil pipe in the process of removing one of a pair of toilets in the public restroom at… Continue reading

Retired plumber John Gilbertson cuts out a soil pipe in the process of removing one of a pair of toilets in the public restroom at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles. Members of North Olympic Baseball & Softball are converting the restroom to be compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines on handicap accessibility, removing a toilet for improved space on the women’s side and adding handrails to both sides, as well as installation of wider access doors and other upgrades. The restroom will serve the nearby Lincoln Park athletic fields. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim man is sentenced in assault

‘Rare’ incident on Olympic Discovery Trail

Clallam approves $5 parcel charge

Conservation District to use funds for programs

Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig is known for its kinetic architecture, portrayed in the short film "Counterweight."

Festival features talk on housing situations

Shorts, documentaries describe environments

Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig is known for its kinetic architecture, portrayed in the short film "Counterweight."

State port association honors Sen. Chapman

Sen. Paul Harris also receives WPPA’s Compass Award

Aadya Karanam, 10, of Monroe emerges from the cabin of a Piper PA-24-250 after taking her Young Eagles flight on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport. The event, part of a nationwide pilots initiative to introduce children to aviation, was hosted locally by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 430. About 40 youngsters were signed up free plane rides on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Young eagles

Aadya Karanam, 10, of Monroe emerges from the cabin of a Piper PA-24-250 after taking her Young Eagles flight on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport.… Continue reading

Aadya Karanam, 10, of Monroe emerges from the cabin of a Piper PA-24-250 after taking her Young Eagles flight on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport. The event, part of a nationwide pilots initiative to introduce children to aviation, was hosted locally by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 430. About 40 youngsters were signed up free plane rides on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ada Belle of Sequim drives a team of draft horses, Jim and Jake, along the side of Old Olympic Highway west of Sequim on Saturday. She said the horses are used for a variety of farm tasks and were being moved from one field to another. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Draft horses

Ada Belle of Sequim drives a team of draft horses, Jim and Jake, along the side of Old Olympic Highway west of Sequim on Saturday.… Continue reading

Ada Belle of Sequim drives a team of draft horses, Jim and Jake, along the side of Old Olympic Highway west of Sequim on Saturday. She said the horses are used for a variety of farm tasks and were being moved from one field to another. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Bull Kelp Brigade, a community group promoting awareness of ecology of the Salish Sea, marches on Washington Street during the Port Townsend Film Festival’s Filmmakers Parade on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Filmmakers parade

The Bull Kelp Brigade, a community group promoting awareness of ecology of the Salish Sea, marches on Washington Street during the Port Townsend Film Festival’s… Continue reading

The Bull Kelp Brigade, a community group promoting awareness of ecology of the Salish Sea, marches on Washington Street during the Port Townsend Film Festival’s Filmmakers Parade on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Funding request would create an opiate report

Data would be posted on Health and Human Services website

Damian Eldritch, a resident of the encampment located behind the Department of Social and Health Services building in Port Townsend. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Homeless camp will close on Nov. 3

Port Townsend city officials cite public health, safety

Damian Eldritch, a resident of the encampment located behind the Department of Social and Health Services building in Port Townsend. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)