Daily Update Newsletter

Port Townsend native to tell of plans for Pacific trek

Port Townsend native to tell of plans for Pacific trek

Eliza Dawson is a scientist who is passionate about the health of the planet. She’s also an NCAA championship athlete. And she… Continue reading

Port Townsend native to tell of plans for Pacific trek
Sequim Council votes against neighborhood commercial development

Sequim Council votes against neighborhood commercial development

After nearly a month of consideration, the Sequim City Council has opted to leave a residential 2-acre parcel as such rather than change… Continue reading

Sequim Council votes against neighborhood commercial development
OMC appoints new commissioner

OMC appoints new commissioner

Olympic Medical Center commissioners have selected a recently-retired registered nurse and longtime health care professional to fill a vacancy on their board.… Continue reading

OMC appoints new commissioner

Washington, Idaho officials say saving roadkill makes sense

Laws in Idaho and Washington that allow people to salvage roadkill have yielded some benefits, according to wildlife officials in… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2018
  • The Associated Press
Young Artist Competition set for Saturday

Young Artist Competition set for Saturday

A new name, 14 competitors and a day of live music. All are part of a public event Saturday. The Nico Snel… Continue reading

Young Artist Competition set for Saturday
Guest artist to tango with ensemble in pair of concerts

Guest artist to tango with ensemble in pair of concerts

This is a pairing loaded with passion. “Piazzolla is a tango composer.… Continue reading

Guest artist to tango with ensemble in pair of concerts
Sequim seeing rise in swan population

Sequim seeing rise in swan population

This winter, locals can look to Sequim’s skies and waters for booming trumpeter swan populations. “They’ve definitely been rising in recent years,” said… Continue reading

Sequim seeing rise in swan population
Six Port Townsend schools staff members receive national certification

Six Port Townsend schools staff members receive national certification

Five Port Townsend teachers and a counselor who earned National Board Certification recently will be recognized during the district’s School Board meeting… Continue reading

Six Port Townsend schools staff members receive national certification

Fair positions open in Port Angeles

The Clallam County Fair announced that it is accepting applications for building-barn superintendent positions. Those interested can call the fair office at… Continue reading

Sequim School officials mull changes to community school project

Sequim School officials mull changes to community school project

A significant portion of the Sequim Community School remains in line for demolition. But the overall plan for deconstruction of the aging and… Continue reading

Sequim School officials mull changes to community school project
PREP HOOPS: Forks and PA boys win to stay in first; PA girls give up 15 points in win

PREP HOOPS: Forks and PA boys win to stay in first; PA girls give up 15 points in win

There would be no letdown for the Forks basketball boys. After knocking off Montesano, the big bully of the Evergreen 1A League, last… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: Forks and PA boys win to stay in first; PA girls give up 15 points in win
OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

THOSE LOOKING FOR a way to beat the winter blahs should tap into some winter birding activities offered by area chapters of the Audubon Society.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

Study: Decline of salmon numbers also impacts salmon genetics

As chinook salmon populations declined across the Pacific Northwest, scientists suspected the fish lost a great deal… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2018
  • By Chad Sokol The Associated Press

OMC considering new board member

Olympic Medical Center commissioners will interview applicants for a board vacancy and possibly name Jim Cammack’s successor today. The hospital board will… Continue reading

UPDATE: Second escaped Forks inmate now in custody; first found dead of apparent suicide

UPDATE: Second escaped Forks inmate now in custody; first found dead of apparent suicide

Boe James Baker and Alejandro Cendejas-Montoya allegedly assaulted a female guard in the jail break.

UPDATE: Second escaped Forks inmate now in custody; first found dead of apparent suicide
Jefferson County approves mediation over D’Amico’s Tarboo Lake plans

Jefferson County approves mediation over D’Amico’s Tarboo Lake plans

Jefferson County commissioners unanimously agreed to enter into mediation with Fort Discovery Inc., over what the moratorium on new shooting ranges means… Continue reading

Jefferson County approves mediation over D’Amico’s Tarboo Lake plans
Women’s March set for Saturday on Peninsula

Women’s March set for Saturday on Peninsula

This year’s Women’s March in Port Townsend is shaping up to be larger than last year’s, organizers say. Libby Urner Wennstrom, who… Continue reading

Women’s March set for Saturday on Peninsula

Price talks further delay Dungeness crab season

The commercial Dungeness crab season had been set to open Monday in most of Oregon and Washington state, but… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2018
  • The Associated Press

Applications accepted for Jefferson County Conservation Futures projects

Jefferson County is accepting applications for funds to protect open space land through the county’s Conservation Futures Program. The deadline to submit… Continue reading

Senate committee passes bump stock bill after well-attended hearing on gun measures

A couple who survived last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas were among those who asked… Continue reading