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A yellow oil-containment boom surrounds the 60-foot power cruiser Goldfinch after it sank at the Point Hudson Marina on Saturday. The boat was on its way from Seattle to Anacortes when it started taking on water. It made it to the Point Hudson and struck the breakwater as it entered the harbor but was able to be steered into slip 3, where it immediately sank. Port of Port Townsend staff responded and deployed the hard boom and absorbent material to contain the fuel spill. As of Monday afternoon, about 1,000 gallons of diesel had been recovered by Global Diving and Salvage with 650 gallons from the fuel tanks of the Goldfinch and the remainder being sopped up by absorbent material. The U.S. Coast Guard and the state Department of Ecology responded and performed additional containment. A plan for recovery was in the works, but it wasn’t expected to begin before Wednesday due to weather. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Boat sinks

A yellow oil-containment boom surrounds the 60-foot power cruiser Goldfinch after it sank at the Point Hudson Marina on Saturday. The boat was on its… Continue reading

A yellow oil-containment boom surrounds the 60-foot power cruiser Goldfinch after it sank at the Point Hudson Marina on Saturday. The boat was on its way from Seattle to Anacortes when it started taking on water. It made it to the Point Hudson and struck the breakwater as it entered the harbor but was able to be steered into slip 3, where it immediately sank. Port of Port Townsend staff responded and deployed the hard boom and absorbent material to contain the fuel spill. As of Monday afternoon, about 1,000 gallons of diesel had been recovered by Global Diving and Salvage with 650 gallons from the fuel tanks of the Goldfinch and the remainder being sopped up by absorbent material. The U.S. Coast Guard and the state Department of Ecology responded and performed additional containment. A plan for recovery was in the works, but it wasn’t expected to begin before Wednesday due to weather. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Bark House confirms reopening date

Open house to be held March 1

Colleen McAleer, Clallam County Economic Development Council

EDC: Retail leads business sectors in Clallam County

$518 million in taxable sales across all industries last year

Colleen McAleer, Clallam County Economic Development Council
Retired Sheriff Joe Nole pinning interim Sheriff Andy Pernsteiners new badge on, following his appointment at the Jefferson County Courthouse.

Jefferson County Sheriff appointed till next election

Commissioners favored stability over change

Retired Sheriff Joe Nole pinning interim Sheriff Andy Pernsteiners new badge on, following his appointment at the Jefferson County Courthouse.

New Oxford Houses in Port Angeles run into roadblocks

Larger, two-story building may not be approved for program

Clallam County working with North Olympic Library System to relocate its law library

Expanded access to materials is the goal, administrator says

Tristan Lowman.

Clallam Fire District 2 hosts annual recognition banquet

Kate Haworth, Taylor Counts and Tristan Lowman were among those honored during the annual Clallam County Fire District 2 awards and recognition… Continue reading

Tristan Lowman.

Director: Department continues to shrink

Public works projects not sustainable, he says

Samantha Herik, an EMT with the Port Angeles Fire Department, attaches a poster to the side of her department’s vintage 1956 Seagrave fire truck during a fundraising drive on Saturday in the Swain’s General Store parking lot in Port Angeles. PAFD is collecting donations to rebuild the retired vehicle, known as “No. 5,” with a restored engine and transmission. The truck is used primarily for the annual Operation Candy Cane food bank fundraising drive, along with other promotional purposes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Donation collection

Samantha Herik, an EMT with the Port Angeles Fire Department, attaches a poster to the side of her department’s vintage 1956 Seagrave fire truck during… Continue reading

Samantha Herik, an EMT with the Port Angeles Fire Department, attaches a poster to the side of her department’s vintage 1956 Seagrave fire truck during a fundraising drive on Saturday in the Swain’s General Store parking lot in Port Angeles. PAFD is collecting donations to rebuild the retired vehicle, known as “No. 5,” with a restored engine and transmission. The truck is used primarily for the annual Operation Candy Cane food bank fundraising drive, along with other promotional purposes. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County home show set for Saturday

The Home Show sponsored by the Jefferson County Homebuilders Association will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at… Continue reading

Sequim City Council member Kelly Burger takes the oath of office from City Clerk Heather Robley on Feb. 10 after council members voted to appoint him to replace Kathy Downer. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim council appoints Burger to fill seat

Appointed position goes through certification of 2025 general election

Sequim City Council member Kelly Burger takes the oath of office from City Clerk Heather Robley on Feb. 10 after council members voted to appoint him to replace Kathy Downer. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A mobile unit from the Jamestown Healing Clinic in Sequim drives to Clallam Bay on weekdays to provide treatment for 30-40 opioid use disorder patients in the West End. The program started last March. (Jamestown Healing Clinic)

Mobile health clinic treating patients on West End

Number of overdose deaths down, official says

A mobile unit from the Jamestown Healing Clinic in Sequim drives to Clallam Bay on weekdays to provide treatment for 30-40 opioid use disorder patients in the West End. The program started last March. (Jamestown Healing Clinic)
Sequim School District administrators, staffers, families and supporters gather in Stymie’s Bar and Grill on Feb. 11 after they learned the district’s bond and levy proposals were passing. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim School District leaders celebrate results

Construction bond, EPO levy both pass

Sequim School District administrators, staffers, families and supporters gather in Stymie’s Bar and Grill on Feb. 11 after they learned the district’s bond and levy proposals were passing. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The 2024 Citizen of the Year finalists include, from left, Nicole Lepping, Ron Stecker and Blaine Zechenelly. (Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce)

Three named finalists for Sequim Citizen of Year

Three finalists have been named for the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award. A winner will be announced at… Continue reading

The 2024 Citizen of the Year finalists include, from left, Nicole Lepping, Ron Stecker and Blaine Zechenelly. (Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There are no… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula boards, commissions set to meet

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Heart-healthy luncheon slated for next Friday

Event chair: Women can experience different symptoms

Steven Becker and Delma Morrison, both of Sequim, peer into a display tank on Friday at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier. The center features a wide variety of sea creatures on display as well as touch tanks and educational exhibits. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Life center display

Steven Becker and Delma Morrison, both of Sequim, peer into a display tank on Friday at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City… Continue reading

Steven Becker and Delma Morrison, both of Sequim, peer into a display tank on Friday at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier. The center features a wide variety of sea creatures on display as well as touch tanks and educational exhibits. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Two Totem Poles were missing from The Quileute Tribe’s 101 Building in Forks.

Missing totem poles discovered in Kitsap County

Totem poles believed to have been stolen from the Quileute Tribe’s 101 Building in Forks have been recovered, the Clallam County Sheriff’s… Continue reading

Two Totem Poles were missing from The Quileute Tribe’s 101 Building in Forks.
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Nominations open for Community Service awards

Forms due March 25; event scheduled for May 1

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