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Clallam County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Stanley is sworn in by Judge Simon Barnhart on Thursday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Stanley, elected in November to Position 1, takes the role left by Judge Lauren Erickson, who retired. Barnhart and Judge Brent Basden also were elected in November. All three ran unopposed. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Judge sworn in

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Stanley is sworn in by Judge Simon Barnhart on Thursday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Stanley, elected in November… Continue reading

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Stanley is sworn in by Judge Simon Barnhart on Thursday at the Clallam County Courthouse. Stanley, elected in November to Position 1, takes the role left by Judge Lauren Erickson, who retired. Barnhart and Judge Brent Basden also were elected in November. All three ran unopposed. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Man who died in collision identified

Blood tests indicate high level of methampetamine, sheriff’s office says

Clallam County lodging tax funds awarded

$1.39 million to be provided to four organizations

Clallam trending toward more blue

Most precincts supported Harris in 2024

Forks DSHS outstation updates service hours

The state Department of Social and Health Services has announced a change to the staffing hours for its community services outstation in Forks.… Continue reading

Port, Lower Elwha approve agreement

Land exchange contains three stormwater ponds for infrastructure

Landon Smith, 19, is waiting for a heart transplant at Children’s Hospital of Seattle. (Michelle Smith)

Teenager awaits heart transplant in Seattle

Being in the hospital increases his chances, mom says

Landon Smith, 19, is waiting for a heart transplant at Children’s Hospital of Seattle. (Michelle Smith)

Increased police presence expected at Port Angeles High School on Friday

An increased police presence is expected at Port Angeles High School on Friday due to what the school district described as a… Continue reading

A 65-foot-long historic tug rests in the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven Marina’s 300-ton marine lift as workers use pressure washers to blast years of barnacles and other marine life off the hull. The tug was built for the U.S. Army at Peterson SB in Tacoma in 1944. Originally designated TP-133, it is currently named Island Champion after going through several owners since the army sold it in 1947. It is now owned by Debbie Wright of Everett, who uses it as a liveaboard. The all-wood tug is the last of its kind and could possibly be entered in the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival.(Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Wooden wonder

A 65-foot-long historic tug rests in the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven Marina’s 300-ton marine lift as workers use pressure washers to blast years… Continue reading

A 65-foot-long historic tug rests in the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven Marina’s 300-ton marine lift as workers use pressure washers to blast years of barnacles and other marine life off the hull. The tug was built for the U.S. Army at Peterson SB in Tacoma in 1944. Originally designated TP-133, it is currently named Island Champion after going through several owners since the army sold it in 1947. It is now owned by Debbie Wright of Everett, who uses it as a liveaboard. The all-wood tug is the last of its kind and could possibly be entered in the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival.(Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Kevin Russell, right, with his wife Niamh Prossor, after Russell was inducted into the Building Industry Association of Washington’s Hall of Fame in November.

Building association’s priorities advocate for housing

Port Angeles contractor inducted into BIAW hall of fame

Kevin Russell, right, with his wife Niamh Prossor, after Russell was inducted into the Building Industry Association of Washington’s Hall of Fame in November.
A 35-year-old man was taken by Life Flight Network to Harborview Medical Center following a Coast Guard rescue on Monday. (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles via Facebook)

Injured man rescued from remote Hoh Valley

Location requires precision 180-foot hoist

A 35-year-old man was taken by Life Flight Network to Harborview Medical Center following a Coast Guard rescue on Monday. (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles via Facebook)
Mark Nichols.

Petition filed in murder case

Clallam asks appeals court to reconsider

Mark Nichols.
Crew members from the USS Pomfret, including Lt. Jimmy Carter, who would go on to become the 39th president of the United States, visit the Elks Lodge in Port Angeles in October 1949. (Beegee Capos)

Former President Carter once visited Port Angeles

Former mayor recalls memories of Jimmy Carter

Crew members from the USS Pomfret, including Lt. Jimmy Carter, who would go on to become the 39th president of the United States, visit the Elks Lodge in Port Angeles in October 1949. (Beegee Capos)

Thursday’s paper to be delivered Friday

Peninsula Daily News will have an electronic edition on Thursday that will be printed and delivered along with a separate Friday paper.… Continue reading

Counties agree on timber revenue

Recommendation goes to state association

Five taken to hospitals after three-car collision

Five people were taken to three separate hospitals following a collision that involved three vehicles at Center Road and state Highway 104, the… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles, tribe agree to land swap

Stormwater ponds critical for infrastructure upgrades

Poet Laureate Conner Bouchard-Roberts is exploring the overlap between poetry and civic discourse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

PT poet laureate seeks new civic language

City library has hosted events for Bouchard-Roberts

Poet Laureate Conner Bouchard-Roberts is exploring the overlap between poetry and civic discourse. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
John Gatchet of Gardiner, left, and Mike Tabak of Vancouver, B.C., use their high-powered scopes to try to spot an Arctic loon. The recent Audubon Christmas Bird Count reported the sighting of the bird locally so these bird enthusiasts went to the base of Ediz Hook in search of the loon on Sunday afternoon. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Bird watchers

John Gatchet of Gardiner, left, and Mike Tabak of Vancouver, B.C., use their high-powered scopes to try to spot an Arctic loon. The recent Audubon… Continue reading

John Gatchet of Gardiner, left, and Mike Tabak of Vancouver, B.C., use their high-powered scopes to try to spot an Arctic loon. The recent Audubon Christmas Bird Count reported the sighting of the bird locally so these bird enthusiasts went to the base of Ediz Hook in search of the loon on Sunday afternoon. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Forks schools to ask for levy

Measure on Feb. 11 special election ballot