Daily Update Newsletter

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)
Cellist Gregorio Nieto, pictured rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in December, will return for a gala concert with the orchestra March 15 at Field Arts & Events Hall. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Cellist returns to Port Angeles for symphony gala

He was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, and captivated early by a particular instrument: the cello. Gregorio Nieto, the soloist who now lives… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2025
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Cellist Gregorio Nieto, pictured rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in December, will return for a gala concert with the orchestra March 15 at Field Arts & Events Hall. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/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

OCEAN school to stage production of ‘The Hobbit’

Port Townsend’s OCEAN K-12 School will present a stage production of “The Hobbit” with performances at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Arts Council to host open house

The Port Angeles Arts Council will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, following its 5:30 p.m. board meeting.… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested after vehicle pursuit

A vehicle pursuit through Clallam County and Port Angeles ended with one man’s investigation for attempting to allude, driving under the influence… Continue reading

Port Townsend Marine Science Center to host photography exhibit

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will host an exhibit call Aves: Photographs of Birds beginning Friday. The exhibit will be in… Continue reading

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)
The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates its third-straight state 1B championship in Spokane this weekend. (Cherish Moss)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Neah Bay girls keep legacy going with another title

Neah Bay boys come within seconds of making championship game

The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates its third-straight state 1B championship in Spokane this weekend. (Cherish Moss)

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

Fire agencies respond to blaze on Gasman Road

Wiinuk Martin, Neah Bay girls basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Wiinuk Martin, Neah Bay girls basketball

Pretty much the entire starting five for the Neah Bay girls basketball team contributed to the team’s third straight state Class 1B championship this weekend… Continue reading

Wiinuk Martin, Neah Bay girls basketball.
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)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Bremerton state champions in boys 2A basketball

For the second time in five years, a boys basketball state 2A champion has come out of the Olympic League. Olympic League co-champion… Continue reading

STATE 1B BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay boys finish fifth

Heartbreaking loss in semifinals to rival Lummi