Peninsula: Mail ballot returns continue in key elections

Mail-in ballots continue to arrive for four school levy elections in Jefferson and Clallam counties. All ballots must be postmarked not later than Feb. 5,… Continue reading

Peninsula: No major wrecks but more snow on the way

Residents who took to Peninsula roadways Sunday survived new ice and show as safety officials reported no major wrecks. Snow was coming down hard in… Continue reading

Peninsula: Olympic park planning hearings this week

Olympic National Park officials are asking the public to participate in workshops Tuesday and Wednesday to address wilderness, access and other visitor issues as part… Continue reading

State drops Makah scenic byway idea, tribe might not

The state of Washington won't pursue the extension of a scenic byway designation for Highway 112 through the Makah reservation because of a lack of… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Officials monitoring filming of major motion picture

Olympic National Park officials monitoring production of "The Hunted" on federal land west of Port Angeles said Saturday that inclement weather has slowed work on… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Woman killed when Jeep plummets off Hurricane Ridge Road

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A Port Angeles man is being held in Clallam County jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide after a 21-year-old passenger in… Continue reading

On the Waterfront: Tall ships regatta to be substantially scaled down

By Dan Hart Few subjects, if any, have stirred more response to this column than the planned American Sail Training Association Tall Ships Challenge along… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2002
  • DAN HART

Peninsula: Changes at the PDN

Staffing changes in the news offices in Port Townsend and Sequim take effect this week. Stuart Elliott was named chief Port Townsend-Jefferson County correspondent by… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Chamber installation slated today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Chamber of Commerce installs its 2002 officers and board members at its annual brunch today at 11 a.m. at the Elks… Continue reading

Sequim: Forum informs community about health care after Virginia Mason departs

SEQUIM -- More than 300 people went to a public forum on health care Saturday hoping to find out how they'd be affected by the… Continue reading

Sequim: Popular downtown mural needs a new home

SEQUIM -- Eight years ago, Judith Winthrop received one of the best gifts she could get -- a $300 likeness of her deceased dog painted… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Canadian begins work as mill manager at Daishowa America

PORT ANGELES -- Daishowa America Co. has hired a Canadian to oversee its pulp and paper mill operations in Port Angeles. Harold Norlund, 46, of… Continue reading

Sequim: Kosovo teen may be forced to return home

SEQUIM -- After raising $26,000 to retain student visas and attend Peninsula College, one of two teen-age students from Kosovo may be forced to return… Continue reading

Star-struck women hope to meet movie stars in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Two burger purveyors have been rubbing elbows with crew members of "The Hunted," but they have yet to meet the movie's stars.… Continue reading

West End: Sinkhole opens on Upper Hoh Road

FORKS -- A portion of the Upper Hoh Road in Jefferson County was shut down Thursday morning after two logging trucks exposed a 20-foot-deep sinkhole… Continue reading

Clallam: Freeholders meet tonight

The Clallam County Charter Review Commission will meet tonight to hear reports from several county officials. Commission members are charged with reviewing the county charter,… Continue reading

Jefferson: Absentee ballots rolling in

Absentee ballots in Feb. 5 school maintenance and operations levy elections in Chimacum and Quilcene are coming in. Jefferson County elections officials issued 703 ballots… Continue reading

Peninsula families welcome USS Carl Vinson crew kin home

BREMERTON -- From her Port Townsend home, Trish Cobb waved at her son aboard the USS Carl Vinson Wednesday morning as the aircraft carrier returned… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man remembers fire-damaged building, great uncle

For 86-year-old Harlan McNutt of Port Angeles, Wednesday's Peninsula Daily News article about the suspected arson at the Pershing Hotel brought a flood of memories.… Continue reading

Search for wanted Jefferson County residents nets only 2

Law enforcement officers went door-to-door Wednesday in Jefferson County searching for residents with active warrants for their arrests. They apprehended two people in Brinnon. Officers… Continue reading