Daily Update Newsletter

State agency will no longer give personal information to authorities

State agency stops giving personal info to feds

  • Jan 17, 2018
  • The Associated Press
Peninsula artists chosen for CVG show
Peninsula artists chosen for CVG show
Pennies for Quarters signs contract on Port Angeles property

Pennies for Quarters signs contract on Port Angeles property

Pennies for Quarters, the brainchild of a former military policeman to provide free, temporary, tiny-home housing for homeless veterans, has found new… Continue reading

Pennies for Quarters signs contract on Port Angeles property
Three vie for Educator of the Year award from Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce

Three vie for Educator of the Year award from Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce

What makes a good teacher? Ask Cindy Crumb, John Gallagher and Ron Jones. They are finalists for the inaugural Educator of the… Continue reading

Three vie for Educator of the Year award from Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Kitchen as classroom: Quilcene pupils make meals from scratch for fellow students

Kitchen as classroom: Quilcene pupils make meals from scratch for fellow students

Students at Quilcene School eat food prepared by their classmates for lunch, and much of it is either grown on campus or sourced… Continue reading

Kitchen as classroom: Quilcene pupils make meals from scratch for fellow students

Judge blasts lawyers in upholding $15M police shooting award

A federal judge has upheld a $15 million verdict against Lakewood police who shot and killed an unarmed black man,… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2018
  • The Associated Press
Large carnivore conservation focus of AAUW program in Port Townsend

Large carnivore conservation focus of AAUW program in Port Townsend

Guest speaker Lorna Smith will describe why education and understanding are key to large carnivore survival in a changing world at the… Continue reading

Large carnivore conservation focus of AAUW program in Port Townsend
GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts second at home meet

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts second at home meet

Port Angeles came in second at its home gymnastics meet, fending off Kingston and North Kitsap in a very close four-way contest.… Continue reading

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles gymnasts second at home meet
Jeannie McMacken/for Peninsula Daily News Dennis Daneau believes we all can learn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He’ll offer Kings’ speeches today during a free community presentation in Port Townsend.

Port Townsend man to play recordings of speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. today

When driving the coast from Ventura, Calif., to his new home in Port Townsend 11 years ago, Dennis Daneau did what many… Continue reading

Jeannie McMacken/for Peninsula Daily News Dennis Daneau believes we all can learn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He’ll offer Kings’ speeches today during a free community presentation in Port Townsend.
Peninsula’s state, federal reps eye coming election

Peninsula’s state, federal reps eye coming election

The 24th District’s two state representatives and the region’s 6th District congressman — all Democrats — are well on their way to… Continue reading

Peninsula’s state, federal reps eye coming election
Lodging tax revenue spikes on Peninsula; area produced more than $3 million in 2017

Lodging tax revenue spikes on Peninsula; area produced more than $3 million in 2017

The North Olympic Peninsula generated more than $3 million in lodging tax revenue in 2017 thanks to a spike in “heads in beds” at lodging… Continue reading

Lodging tax revenue spikes on Peninsula; area produced more than $3 million in 2017

Health, environmental threats focus of legislative efforts for state senator

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege reports that three of the things he’s working on in the Legislature’s new term involve “serious threats… Continue reading

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Jefferson Healthcare hospital

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Jefferson Healthcare hospital

Two people were transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital with minor injuries early Sunday after a two-car wreck near milepost 8 of state… Continue reading

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Jefferson Healthcare hospital
Sequim variety show to feature dance troupe

Sequim variety show to feature dance troupe

The Olympic Mountain Cloggers dance troupe will be featured at the next Your Community Variety Show, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The free… Continue reading

Sequim variety show to feature dance troupe

S’Klallam village featured in Longhouse exhibit

“Glimpses of a S’Klallam Village at Washington Harbor” continues at the Peninsula College Longhouse Art Gallery. The show, which opened Jan. 2,… Continue reading

‘Shattered Ceilings’ auditions set for next week

Auditions for a reading of “Shattered Ceilings” will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The play will be performed at the… Continue reading

Lawmakers say DISCLOSE Act would bring campaign donations out of the shadows

A proposed Senate bill and its companion in the House could provide Washington citizens greater transparency… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates come within 2.7 seconds of beating NWAC’s No. 2 team

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates come within 2.7 seconds of beating NWAC’s No. 2 team

The final score won’t show it, but the Peninsula College men came within 2.7 seconds of knocking off the No. 2-ranked team… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates come within 2.7 seconds of beating NWAC’s No. 2 team
Donations to keep Chimacum teen center open

Donations to keep Chimacum teen center open

The Jefferson Teen Center was set to close for good Friday. Funding had dried up and there was no way to pay the… Continue reading

Donations to keep Chimacum teen center open

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider pact with Clallam Public Defender

Clallam County commissioners will consider a one-year, $1.25 million contract with Clallam Public Defender to represent indigent clients in superior, juvenile and both district courts… Continue reading