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Deputies seek information about woman reported missing

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a Port Angeles woman reported as missing after she traveled to California. The… Continue reading

Jacqueline “Jackie” Cary
Robert Collins, left, and Heidi Gali.

Habitat hires two to help keep up with demand for housing

Need for affordable homes ‘unprecedented’

Robert Collins, left, and Heidi Gali.
Seaview Academy instructor Eric Pickens, top, and Olympic Nature Experience teacher Amanda Erickson, right, sit with Outdoor, Real-world, Child-centered Academic Program students during an outdoor gathering at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thope/Peninsula Daily News)

ORCA classroom features weekly lessons outdoors

Child-centered academic program offered weekly

Seaview Academy instructor Eric Pickens, top, and Olympic Nature Experience teacher Amanda Erickson, right, sit with Outdoor, Real-world, Child-centered Academic Program students during an outdoor gathering at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thope/Peninsula Daily News)

Property tax payments due Oct. 31

The second half of this year’s property taxes are due by Oct. 31 in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Mailed payments must be postmarked, put in… Continue reading

A road crew from the Port Townsend Public Works Department — Rafe Thornton, bucket driver, Tracy Benson, with hard hat, Chris MacDonald and Lane Dotson in the background — finishes repaving a section of Walnut Street on Thursday. The section of street was degraded for months with barriers set up to direct traffic around the worst part, essentially making it a one-lane roadway. The street was slated to be open for traffic later in the afternoon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Repaving Walnut Street

Rafe Thornton, bucket driver, Tracy Benson, with hard hat, Chris MacDonald and Lane Dotson… Continue reading

A road crew from the Port Townsend Public Works Department — Rafe Thornton, bucket driver, Tracy Benson, with hard hat, Chris MacDonald and Lane Dotson in the background — finishes repaving a section of Walnut Street on Thursday. The section of street was degraded for months with barriers set up to direct traffic around the worst part, essentially making it a one-lane roadway. The street was slated to be open for traffic later in the afternoon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Diana Dupuis, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission director, talks about development of the Miller Peninsula State Park property with meeting attendees following an open house in Blyn. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Residents still oppose park plan

Scrutiny continues for Miller Peninsula

Diana Dupuis, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission director, talks about development of the Miller Peninsula State Park property with meeting attendees following an open house in Blyn. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Big ships in North Puget Sound asked to slow down for orcas

Big ships entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall in… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2022
  • The Associated Press

Friday rain expected to clear smoke

Air quality alerts in place today

Port Angeles approves utility rate hikes

Expansion of assistance to be considered

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Smoke from the Cascade fires paints the sunrise in Port Townsend on Monday as the MV Salish heads for Whidbey Island on its 7:30 a.m. run. Continuing air pollution from the fires prompted a National Weather Service air quality alert that lasts until midnight today in Jefferson County. For more information, see Page A14.
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Smoky skies over Port Townsend

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Smoke from the Cascade fires paints the sunrise in Port Townsend on Monday as the MV Salish heads for Whidbey… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Smoke from the Cascade fires paints the sunrise in Port Townsend on Monday as the MV Salish heads for Whidbey Island on its 7:30 a.m. run. Continuing air pollution from the fires prompted a National Weather Service air quality alert that lasts until midnight today in Jefferson County. For more information, see Page A14.

WAVE Food Drive ‘gigantic act of kindness’

Food, financial donations can be dropped off on Saturday

Ballots sent out on North Olympic Peninsula

Midterm election voting now underway

At the Sunday Chimacum Farmers Market, Jill and Kevin — aka Jill McAnally and Kevin McConell — sing country, swing and blues songs to vendors and shoppers. The produce and artisan market, outside the Chimacum Corner at 9122 Rhody Drive, will be held just two more Sundays before it wraps up for the season on Oct. 30. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Farmers Market music

aka Jill McAnally and Kevin McConell — sing country, swing and blues songs to vendors… Continue reading

At the Sunday Chimacum Farmers Market, Jill and Kevin — aka Jill McAnally and Kevin McConell — sing country, swing and blues songs to vendors and shoppers. The produce and artisan market, outside the Chimacum Corner at 9122 Rhody Drive, will be held just two more Sundays before it wraps up for the season on Oct. 30. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Great ShakeOut includes tests on MyShake App, tsunami sirens

The Great Washington ShakeOut on Thursday will feature a test using the MyShake Earthquake Early Warning App. At 10:20 a.m. Thursday, all are invited to… Continue reading

A boat floats placidly on Dungeness Bay on Saturday as hikers walk along Dungeness Spit in the background and Striped Peak stands on the horizon. Unseasonably warm and dry conditions made for good boating weather, despite hazy skies from wildfire smoke from east of the Cascades. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Hazy Day on Dungeness Bay

Hazy day on Dungeness Bay A boat floats placidly on Dungeness Bay on Saturday as hikers walk along Dungeness Spit in the background and Striped… Continue reading

A boat floats placidly on Dungeness Bay on Saturday as hikers walk along Dungeness Spit in the background and Striped Peak stands on the horizon. Unseasonably warm and dry conditions made for good boating weather, despite hazy skies from wildfire smoke from east of the Cascades. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County eyes extending emergency

COVID action to be considered on Monday

A bulldozer levels dirt along a new levee being built along the Dungeness River on Saturday not far from the mouth of the river near the Dungeness community north of Sequim. The first phase of the multi-year levee setback project includes construction of a new levee and an embankment to realign Towne Road, as well as culverts and restoration of the river’s floodplain. In the background is the historic Dungeness Old Schoolhouse. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Levee construction

A bulldozer levels dirt along a new levee being built along the Dungeness River on Saturday not far from the mouth of the river near… Continue reading

A bulldozer levels dirt along a new levee being built along the Dungeness River on Saturday not far from the mouth of the river near the Dungeness community north of Sequim. The first phase of the multi-year levee setback project includes construction of a new levee and an embankment to realign Towne Road, as well as culverts and restoration of the river’s floodplain. In the background is the historic Dungeness Old Schoolhouse. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Michael Rocha.

Sequim school leaders pick Rocha for open director position

Michael Rocha selected for seat

Michael Rocha.

Property value notices sent out in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Local values see large increase from 2021, assessors say

Bail set for man following standoff

Sequim man held in lieu of $250K