Harpist, state ferries agency make sweet music together

PORT TOWNSEND — Celtic harpist David Michael might perform again on a state ferry, but it could be aboard a new Island Home-model ferry in… Continue reading

Modern ‘tree traveler’ teaches ‘primal arts’

BLYN — At the end of a tunnel of trees, Tarzan awaits. He's a modern, Olympic Peninsula version of the jungle guy: Ben Sanford, founder… Continue reading

Port Angeles looks to finish big projects before starting new ones

PORT ANGELES — Not many new projects in Port Angeles are being planned until current large construction projects are completed, according to the city's 2008-2014… Continue reading

Inmate escapes chain gang, recaptured two hours later

PORT ANGELES — A 24-year-old Sequim man who escaped from the Clallam County Sheriff's Chain Gang on Thursday afternoon was recaptured following a two-hour search… Continue reading

Man in alleged ferry bomb hoax awaiting mental evaluation

PORT ANGELES — Arraignment of a 60-year-old Port Angeles man who said he had placed a bomb aboard the Victoria Express passenger ferry on Saturday… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper mill manager McComas fired

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill is without a manager now that Bruce McComas has been fired from his job by a… Continue reading

Workin’ on the chain gang? It’s a reward for good behavior nowadays

PORT ANGELES — Chain gangs have come a long way since the one made famous by Paul Newman in the 1967 movie "Cool Hand Luke."… Continue reading

Law-enforcers complete first Special Olympics Torch Run on North Olympic Peninsula in 22 years

The men and women who carried the torch across the North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday exceeded Ron Cameron's expectations. Cameron, the chief criminal deputy who… Continue reading

Man jailed for alleged bomb hoax involving Port Angeles ferry; mental evaluation ordered

PORT ANGELES — A 60-year-old Port Angeles man has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after telling Victoria Express owner Jack Harmon that… Continue reading

Man who ran into fire to try to save woman faces big medical bills

PORT TOWNSEND — Being a good Samaritan doesn't come with medical benefits, and Harborview Medical Center's burn unit isn't cheap. Gaining medical insurance is one… Continue reading

More ill will keeps Sequim City Council at odds; one member walks out

SEQUIM — The oft-divided City Council got together — mostly — on the funding of an affordable housing needs study. But by the end of… Continue reading

Of Elton and Pre: Nike pioneer to discuss memoirs at Sequim Library tonight

SEQUIM — In spite of the cancer in his lungs and liver, in spite of the chemotherapy that wracked his body, Geoff Hollister plans on… Continue reading

Passions stay peaceful at meeting on whaling

PORT ANGELES — Makah tribal members and passionate anti-whalers gathered Wednesday night in the Vern Burton Center, and the result was . . . "Calmness,"… Continue reading

Port Townsend schools likely to try bond election again

PORT TOWNSEND — Fresh off the defeat of a close bond election to rebuild an elementary school and refurbish others, the Port Townsend School District… Continue reading

‘It started oozing up’: ShoreBank septic loan helps couple

CAPE GEORGE — When smelly water bubbled to the surface of John and Jacqueline Lane's front lawn in early March, they sensed a problem. "It… Continue reading

3 candidates, including 2 Republicans, vie for Clallam commissioner

PORT ANGELES — Businessman Terry Roth made it a three-man race Tuesday for Clallam County commissioner. That's three candidates — two of them Republicans who… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s critical areas ordinance challenged in landowners’ petition

CHIMACUM — Saying Jefferson County has not complied with the state Growth Management Act, a group of farm and private landowners promoting voluntary land stewardship… Continue reading

Makah tribal member to fill EPA regional advisory post

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE — A member of the Makah tribe has been named senior adviser for regional tribal policy to the Environmental… Continue reading

  • May 27, 2008
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Meetings set to discuss Forks schools bond election try in November

FORKS — Quillayute Valley School District will hold a public meeting Thursday to discuss plans for a November bond election to finance the rebuilding of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station gets new wave of helicopters

PORT ANGELES — The three new helicopters delivered this month to Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles feature more reliable engines, better communications systems and… Continue reading