Fire destroys Port Angeles mobile home

PORT ANGELES — A fire Sunday night destroyed a singlewide trailer which was home to a Port Angeles couple. Firefighters arrived at the home at… Continue reading

State Oks two larger ferries for PT

PORT TOWNSEND — It's official. The state has abandoned plans to build a new 50-car ferry for the Port Townsend-Keystone route. Instead, it will build… Continue reading

Timber revenue sees sharp drop

PORT TOWNSEND — Washington Department of Natural Resources timber revenues to Jefferson and Clallam counties have fallen harder than a giant cedar over the past… Continue reading

Creosote driftwood removal ends in Jefferson

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — A state Department of Natural Resources official estimates 130 tons of creosote-tainted wood debris was removed from the Fort Worden and Fort… Continue reading

PA mulls private sponsorship of events, venues

PORT ANGELES — The city's parks and recreation department is considering allowing sponsorship of city recreation events and facilities. "We could start small and see… Continue reading

Port Townsend may get 2 larger ferries

Peninsula Daily News news sources PORT TOWNSEND — It would be a dream come true for Port Townsend residents and merchants. Instead of a smaller,… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2008
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Sequim chamber board members welcome new start

SEQUIM — They say friends have asked if they're nuts. But Bill Littlejohn and Liz Beth Harper are both optimistic about their future on Sequim's… Continue reading

First Federal changes name, logo

PORT ANGELES — Now it's just First Federal, and it has a new logo and Web site to highlight the assets of the locally owned… Continue reading

PA school leaders offer up pay raises to aid district

PORT ANGELES — Twenty-one Port Angeles School District administrators have asked the School Board to forgo their incremental raises. The district "leadership team" made the… Continue reading

SSNW counts its losses

GARDINER — The silence at Security Services Northwest's Fort Discovery compound is broken more by warbling goldfinch songs than gunfire these days. One range is… Continue reading

Garage door going haywire? It might be military interference

PORT TOWNSEND — If your garage door's wireless opener isn't working, you may need to replace more than just the batteries. A Kitsap Garage Door… Continue reading

New quake maps won’t change emergency plans

Revised government maps of earthquake faults that could cause serious damage on the North Olympic Peninsula won't change county emergency management plans. Emergency management directors… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend commissioners get the Point: Hudson, that is

PORT TOWNSEND — Two more Port of Port Townsend commissioners were successfully swayed Wednesday night to get to the point and avoid confusion, clearing the… Continue reading

Sequim chamber voter spurn dissident group

SEQUIM — Eight new leaders of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce were named Thursday, following an election that racked the community. The newly elected… Continue reading

Agency vows to hire veteran for shared county post

PORT ANGELES — Serenity House has promised to hire a vet for a veterans assistant position it could share with Clallam County. A successful applicant's… Continue reading

Anderson Lake, tainted by toxic algae woes past two summers, set to open for fishing season

PORT HADLOCK — Anderson Lake — which has been threatened the past two years with unpredictable, recurring outbreaks of deadly blue-green algae — is scheduled… Continue reading

Carlsborg neighbors oppose proposed Carlsborg crematory

PORT ANGELES — A proposal to build a crematory in Carlsborg met opposition from about a dozen possible neighbors Wednesday at a Clallam County land-use… Continue reading

Crane topples on Port Angeles pier; operator injured

PORT ANGELES — A crane toppled at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 pier, leaving the operator seriously injured on Wednesday. The man, who… Continue reading

Earthquake risk on North Olympic Peninsula detailed by scientists

Peninsula Daily News news sources PORT ANGELES — Government scientists are discussing two earthquake faults which could cause serious damage on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2008
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Police don’t plan to ticket skaterboarders yet

PORT TOWNSEND — Police don't plan to crack down on skaters quite yet. They want to give them a chance to know the rules first.… Continue reading