Sequim: City comes oh-so-close to national honor

SEQUIM -- It's billed as a national community beautification program, but the judges who hand out awards for the annual America in Bloom contest are… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners will name new sheriff Tuesday

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners will name the county's next sheriff on Tuesday during their action meeting, a day before Sheriff Joe Hawe leaves… Continue reading

Clallam: Leaders express thanks to retiring sheriff

PORT ANGELES -- Retiring Sheriff Joe Hawe choked back tears Tuesday while Clallam County commissioners and Sheriff's Department employees honored him for 13 years of… Continue reading

Forks: Preview of swimming pool plans Thursday

FORKS -- Final plans for a long-awaited community swimming pool on the West End will be on display during a public meeting this week in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Archeological survey finding Native American items at graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- Five days into a multi-week archeological survey of the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state Department of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: First tests show no food tampering worry

PORT ANGELES -- Preliminary testing on an item seized in a food tampering investigation at a Safeway store east of downtown Port Angeles has not… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council votes to raise its pay in increments

PORT TOWNSEND -- A pay increase approved this week by the City Council will be implemented on an incremental basis and has the potential to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: More film celebrities than ever at this weekend’s festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Spotlights will scan the skies and fans flock for autographs as movie stars arrive in town this week for the fourth annual… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff hopefuls answer 10 questions

PORT ANGELES -- Two of the three finalists for Clallam County sheriff told county commissioners Monday they would cut administrators to place more deputies on… Continue reading

Forks: Inmates join community volunteers to help stoke the fires for Community Wood Project

FORKS -- Staying warm this winter has been made much easier for some West End residents. For the second consecutive year, the Community Wood Project… Continue reading

Peninsula’s wireless world heats up

For several lodging and coffee establishments across the North Olympic Peninsula, "hotspot" is a term with a whole new meaning. Customers with properly equipped laptop… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council enacts limits on tree cutting

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council voted to enact an ordinance Monday night that will limit cutting of trees on some pieces of property in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Prosecutor to get paperwork on Aldrich’s fire soon

PORT TOWNSEND -- The results of the investigation into the Aug. 4 fire that destroyed historical Aldrich's grocery in uptown should be in the hands… Continue reading

Sequim: Only pistol taken from John Wayne display — why?

SEQUIM -- The weekend theft of a replica pistol from a collection of John Wayne memorabilia kept at the John Wayne Marina at Sequim Bay… Continue reading

Unwired businesses: Where to find them on the Peninsula

The Peninsula Daily News knows of the following wireless Internet business hotspots available to local residentss and visitors around the North Olympic Peninsula: * Bread… Continue reading

Peninsula: Last day of summer today

Autumn officially arrives early Tuesday, and -- typically of the North Olympic Peninsula -- the weather outlook for the first week of fall looks almost… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Medical center expected to buy MRI clinic

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center commissioners are expected to OK the purchase of the Olympic MRI radiology clinic at their next meeting in October,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Museum spotlights Hollywood connections

PORT TOWNSEND -- The show doesn't open for another day, but organizers, including Bill Tennent, are already on the edge of their seats. Tennent is… Continue reading

Sequim: City just misses out on national beautification award

Sequim just barely missed top honors in the 2003 America in Bloom community beautification program. The nonprofit organization this year awarded Sequim three out of… Continue reading

Sequim: Pistol taken from John Wayne memorabilia display

SEQUIM -- A movie pistol from the John Wayne family private collection on display at the John Wayne Marina building has been reported stolen. No… Continue reading