Foreclosures, bankruptcies on the rise across Peninsula

Foreclosures and bankruptcy filings in the North Olympic Peninsula continue to rise on the heels of the national home-foreclosure crisis. Both Clallam and Jefferson counties… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School football coach says he was forced out

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles High School football coach Keith Moorman said he was forced out of his position last week after back-to-back losing seasons.… Continue reading

Public vs. private: Ex-deputy prosecuting attorney says Supreme Court is on her side

PORT ANGELES -- Former Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Shirley Nixon cites two Supreme Court cases to bolster her contention that the city acted illegally… Continue reading

Public vs. private: Gag rule not ironclad, assistant attorney general says

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles city staff and City Council members said they could not discuss what occurred in executive sessions that led to the… Continue reading

Public vs. private: Was the Port Angeles City Council too secretive in its city manager selection?

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles City Council may have skirted the law during its selection of City Manager Kent Myers. The City Council hired… Continue reading

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ALL OF PENINSULA EXCEPT COMMUNITIES IN RAIN SHADOW AND ALONG HOOD CANAL

The National Weather Service has a blizzard warning in effect for the Olympic Peninsula -- particularly the West End and Olympic Mountains -- for wind… Continue reading

More fishers to be released into Olympic National Park on Sunday

PORT ANGELES -- About 15 fishers will be released into Olympic National Park on Sunday as part of a reintroduction of the species to the… Continue reading

Port Townsend graduate writes about First Amendment

PORT TOWNSEND -- Stop people on the street in this town of artists and free thinkers and ask what rights the First Amendment guarantees, and… Continue reading

Volunteers needed to staff day shelter in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- There's sufficient overnight shelter space for homeless people during the current icy blast, but Serenity House seeks volunteers to staff a daytime… Continue reading

‘Ugly’ cuts to Peninsula state parks in governor’s budget, Kessler says

EDITOR'S NOTE: A story about Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed state budget and an outline of proposed cutbacks can be accessed toward the bottom of the… Continue reading

I can see clearly now: PDN Home Fund gives glasses for residents

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 19 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the "hand up, not a handout" Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2008
  • By Tim Hockett for Peninsula Daily News

Little new snow, but cold and ice in Jefferson County

Jefferson County didn't see much new snow on Thursday, but the snow already on the ground, combined with temperatures below freezing, meant a whole lot… Continue reading

Snow gives Jefferson schools extended break

Some students will get an extended Christmas break due to the flurries of snow that continued to fall on the North Olympic Peninsula. All school… Continue reading

Snow gives schools extended break; some Clallam schools may convene today

Some students will get an extended Christmas break due to the flurries of snow that continued to fall on the North Olympic Peninsula. All school… Continue reading

Winter weather grips Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- The second wave of a stubborn polar onslaught brought more snow to the North Olympic Peninsula lowlands on Thursday. The region hunkered… Continue reading

’10 explosions,’ heavy smoke cause anxiety but little damage

PORT TOWNSEND -- A series of small explosions and fire in an underground utility box on Water Street snarled traffic and interrupted power to one… Continue reading

Boaters helped by kindness of stranger, but still working out troubles

PORT ANGELES -- A stranger on Wednesday came to the rescue of a Port Angeles boater whose sailboat washed ashore during Sunday's storm. During high… Continue reading

Commercial ferry for big trucks to run from Port Townsend during Hood Canal Bridge closure

PORT TOWNSEND -- The state ferry agency has agreed to provide Port Townsend-to-Edmonds ferry service for commercial trucking operations during the scheduled six-week Hood Canal… Continue reading

Gregoire offers no-new-taxes budget against $6 billion shortfall

By Curt Woodward The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- Sticking to her campaign pledge, Gov. Chris Gregoire today unveiled a no-new-taxes budget plan that would fix… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2008
  • By Curt Woodward The Associated Press

Growing the local economy: Farm kitchen available to canners, bakers to rent

11Manning-Cline is manager of the Sequim Family Farms kitchen off of Cays Road, which has at last gained Clallam County's approval as a commercial facility… Continue reading