Jefferson County commissioners increase no-shoot zone along Hood Canal shore

PORT TOWNSEND — In a 2-1 vote that shot down a citizens committee recommendation Monday, Jefferson County commissioners expanded the Teal Lake/Paradise Bay no-shooting zone… Continue reading

Kessler praises new transportation chief in dealing with state ferry woes

PORT TOWNSEND — The new state transportation secretary on Monday received high praise from state House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler for continuing to change the… Continue reading

Lawsuit filed by former Forks police officer over overtime payment

FORKS — A former Forks police officer has filed a lawsuit against the city seeking an unspecified amount of overtime pay. Jim Dixon had worked… Continue reading

Raising legends: New totems tell stories in Blyn

SEQUIM — The freshly planted woods are populated by powerful characters. There's the Salmon Bringer, the Bear of Heaven and the Four Supernatural Carpenters, who… Continue reading

Whaling plea bargain sours; trial expected to start April 8

CORRECTIVE: A spokeswoman for U.S. District Attorney Jeff Sullivan says he did not suggest electronic home monitoring as part of probation for five Makah whale… Continue reading

Makah whalers’ plea deal falls apart in federal court

Peninsula Daily News news sources TACOMA — A plea agreement involving five members of the Makah tribe who killed a gray whale during an unauthorized… Continue reading

  • Mar 24, 2008
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Animal-abuse trial to be delayed

PORT ANGELES — The trial of Julie Yu on eight counts of animal cruelty will be delayed. The trial that was to begin today will… Continue reading

Free needle exchange use soars

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health is making an effort to keep recreational needle users safe by supplying them clean syringes for free. To… Continue reading

Friends of parks spring into being

QUILCENE — It's a daunting job for one person, going out to a rural property in the spring and setting everything to rights after the… Continue reading

Hundreds of millworkers idled again — or still

More than 200 Clallam County forest products mill workers won't have a job to go to this week. Portac Inc.'s Beaver mill will be down,… Continue reading

Permit withdrawn; quarry must reapply for new work

PORT ANGELES — The permit allowing a quarry to operate near the Elwha River under the Forest Practices Act was withdrawn by the state Department… Continue reading

Big cat sighted in Port Ludlow back yard: ‘I don’t want a cougar to see my kids as prey’

PORT LUDLOW — A cougar sighting in a residential area has residents wondering why agents with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife aren't up… Continue reading

Grandaddy Easter egg hunt of ’em all this morning

The North Olympic Peninsula's oldest continuous Easter egg hunt will be at 7 a.m. today in Chetzemoka Park on Jackson Street in Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

Peninsula fetes clean and green at Make It Last fair

PORT ANGELES — Composting is "like going on a diet," said Ed Beil. Converting kitchen scraps into compost is "a brilliant idea, but you have… Continue reading

State adds two cleanup sites each in Clallam, Jefferson counties

PORT HADLOCK — An auto yard on Old Hadlock Road has been named a No. 1 hazardous site by the state Department of Ecology. Ecology… Continue reading

Trucks serving Port Townsend mill must take the long route north

PORT TOWNSEND — Sequim trucking firm owner Gary Parrish is chugging uphill when it comes to moving Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill's product between Port… Continue reading

Hunt eggs-zactly a labor of love in Forks

FORKS — It's a big job — and Bruce Guckenberg, family and friends have done it annually since 1980. Thanks to their work the 300… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula population closes in on 100,000 for first time

The North Olympic Peninsula's population is close to 100,000 today, based on newly released U.S. Census figures showing the region just shy of that mark… Continue reading

Other Easter egg hunts across the Peninsula

Other Easter egg hunts are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula. Here is a list:… Continue reading

Peninsula’s oldest continuous Easter egg hunt on Sunday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — At 7 a.m. on Easter morning, the gates will open at Chetzemoka Park, on Jackson Street in Port Townsend, and children who… Continue reading