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West Boat Haven Marina master plan to take shape

Approved contract will create design, feasibility analysis

Chuck Hancock of Tacoma raises a glass to toast the launching of his boat, Diana Lee, named after his wife, which was built by the students of the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Hadlock. The boat is a 24-foot one-off design by designer Jonathan Madison of Lummi Island and was trailered in and launched from the travel lift at Point Hudson Marina on Friday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Boat launched

Chuck Hancock of Tacoma raises a glass to toast the launching of his boat, Diana Lee, named after his wife, which was built by the… Continue reading

Chuck Hancock of Tacoma raises a glass to toast the launching of his boat, Diana Lee, named after his wife, which was built by the students of the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Hadlock. The boat is a 24-foot one-off design by designer Jonathan Madison of Lummi Island and was trailered in and launched from the travel lift at Point Hudson Marina on Friday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Workers from Jefferson Transit repaint the bus stop parking area at the corner of Madison and Jefferson streets in Port Townsend on Friday. The yellow paint was purchased from a local hardware store. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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A fresh coat

Workers from Jefferson Transit repaint the bus stop parking area at the corner of Madison and Jefferson streets in Port Townsend on Friday. The yellow… Continue reading

Workers from Jefferson Transit repaint the bus stop parking area at the corner of Madison and Jefferson streets in Port Townsend on Friday. The yellow paint was purchased from a local hardware store. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quillayute Valley School District maintenance and facilities manager Bill Henderson, left, and Superintendent Diana Reaume check out the site on campus where new softball and baseball fields will be constructed. The $3 million project is scheduled to open sometime in 2026. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Forks baseball, softball teams to get new fields

State grant to help fund $3 million project

Quillayute Valley School District maintenance and facilities manager Bill Henderson, left, and Superintendent Diana Reaume check out the site on campus where new softball and baseball fields will be constructed. The $3 million project is scheduled to open sometime in 2026. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Legislative conversations focus on federal changes

State-level housing bills also top priority

Potential solution coming to fix Hoh Road

Commissioner: Past sources not an option

Structure fire destroys four-car garage

A structure fire resulted in total loss of a garage and workshop, Clallam County Fire District 2 reported. Firefighters were dispatched to… Continue reading

Part of a crowd of nearly 200 people gathers in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Saturday for International Women’s Day. The gathering was one of numerous events around the world honoring women and their contributions to global society. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Women’s day

Part of a crowd of nearly 200 people gathers in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Saturday for International Women’s Day.… Continue reading

Part of a crowd of nearly 200 people gathers in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Saturday for International Women’s Day. The gathering was one of numerous events around the world honoring women and their contributions to global society. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Child, 5, dies in fire; 1-year-old flown to Seattle

Fire agencies respond to blaze on Gasman Road

Participants in the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run take off from the starting line on Saturday at the Albert Haller Play Fields near Carrie Blake Park. The two-day festival featured numerous activities, food, music and a drone show on Saturday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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And they’re off

Participants in the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run take off from the starting line on Saturday at the Albert Haller Play Fields near… Continue reading

Participants in the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run take off from the starting line on Saturday at the Albert Haller Play Fields near Carrie Blake Park. The two-day festival featured numerous activities, food, music and a drone show on Saturday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Residents expressed concerns on Feb. 27 to Sequim’s hearing examiner that improvements should be made to West Brownfield Road before any developments go in nearby. City staff said they’re negotiating with a developer to pay some of the costs to realign and repair the road so it’s safer and has better drainage. The funds would be refunded if they’re not used by the city within five years. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Examiner to rule on two projects

Neighbors seek improvements before one moves forward

Residents expressed concerns on Feb. 27 to Sequim’s hearing examiner that improvements should be made to West Brownfield Road before any developments go in nearby. City staff said they’re negotiating with a developer to pay some of the costs to realign and repair the road so it’s safer and has better drainage. The funds would be refunded if they’re not used by the city within five years. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A volunteer helps at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge detect and trap European green crab. The refuge seeks more volunteers for various shifts from April to September or October by emailing Volunteer Coordinator Leshell Michaluk-Bergan at leshell@dungenessrivercenter.org. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

Jamestown Tribe seeks volunteers for green crab detection

Invasive species continues to be found across Peninsula waterways

A volunteer helps at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge detect and trap European green crab. The refuge seeks more volunteers for various shifts from April to September or October by emailing Volunteer Coordinator Leshell Michaluk-Bergan at leshell@dungenessrivercenter.org. (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)
A new parking lot for Sequim city staff is slated to be finished sometime this summer. City council members agreed to a contract with Hoch Construction of Port Angeles to build the lot. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim contracts to build new parking lot

Spots to be open to public on weekends

A new parking lot for Sequim city staff is slated to be finished sometime this summer. City council members agreed to a contract with Hoch Construction of Port Angeles to build the lot. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Work zone to be set up for fish barrier removal

Contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation will beginning setting up the work zone for a fish barrier removal project… Continue reading

Deputy to patrol south Jefferson County

Internal candidates to interview for role

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to consider solution for Upper Hoh Road

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Four injured in crash near Hood Canal Bridge

Four people were injured in a three-car collision on state Highway 3 just south of state Highway 104 near the Hood Canal… Continue reading

Lucas Niclas, 23 months, hangs onto to the leg of his father, Ben Niclas of Sequim, as they make their way around the pump track on Friday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were on a family outing to the popular attraction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Going for a ride

Lucas Niclas, 23 months, hangs onto to the leg of his father, Ben Niclas of Sequim, as they make their way around the pump track… Continue reading

Lucas Niclas, 23 months, hangs onto to the leg of his father, Ben Niclas of Sequim, as they make their way around the pump track on Friday at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The pair were on a family outing to the popular attraction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Nominees named for United Way awards

United Way of Clallam County has announced the nominees for its 2025 Live United awards. The winners will be announced during the… Continue reading

Port Angeles work plan identifies 81 projects tied to vision, objectives

Areas include community resilience, optimization, housing, infrastructure