Daily Update Newsletter

Port Townsend council OKs loan extension for Homeward Bound

The Port Townsend City Council has approved a payment deadline extension for the Homeward Bound Olympic Housing Trust that gives the organization… Continue reading

Peninsula food banks distributing turkeys for Thanksgiving

Food banks across the North Olympic Peninsula will distribute turkeys and other Thanksgiving trimmings between Friday and Wednesday, or Thanksgiving eve. Sequim Food Bank The… Continue reading

High water closes Highway 112 near Pysht

State Highway 112 was closed near Pysht on Wednesday because of high water from the Pysht River, the state Department of Transportation said.… Continue reading

City of Sequim to discontinue passport service

The city of Sequim will no longer offer passport services beginning Jan. 1. The service is available at Clallam and Jefferson County offices… Continue reading

Port Angeles man gets 100 days for yelling at neighbor

A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to 100 days in jail for yelling at his neighbors, the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Suicides have more than doubled in Clallam County so far in 2017 compared to all of 2016, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney-Coroner Mark… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Pre-annexation agreement to be before council next year

The Port Townsend City Council has directed city staff to begin negotiating a pre-annexation memorandum that would change the governance and taxing… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to draft letter against park fee hike

The Port Angeles City Council will consider a letter urging the federal government to reconsider raising entrance fees at Olympic National Park… Continue reading

Rise in collisions prompts special patrol on Peninsula

A rise in collisions on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted a special emphasis patrol today, the State Patrol said Tuesday. Collisions… Continue reading

Stewardship Crew to be recognized at North Olympic Land Trust gathering

Stewardship Crew to be recognized at North Olympic Land Trust gathering

Hands that typically work behind the scenes of the North Olympic Land Trust will receive kudos for service at the organization’s 27th… Continue reading

Stewardship Crew to be recognized at North Olympic Land Trust gathering

Two people hurt in wreck on state Highway 20

Two people were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital after they were injured in a single-car wreck when a tree branch blew onto… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles swimmer Nadia Cole

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles swimmer Nadia Cole

Port Angeles’ Nadia Cole’s swimming performance at the West Central District III championships helped her team win the district crown for the second consecutive season.… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles swimmer Nadia Cole

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to consider lodging tax funding

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss and possibly take action on 2018 lodging tax funding recommendations from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee when they… Continue reading

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office has closed its investigation into the disappearance of Stanley K. Okumoto, whose remains were found floating Nov.… Continue reading

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death
Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds

Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds

The Jefferson County commissioners approved $494,343 in lodging tax funds to a number of local organizations including the Jefferson County Historical Society,… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds
High winds knock out power, cause wreck on North Olympic Peninsula

High winds knock out power, cause wreck on North Olympic Peninsula

A low pressure system that moved across Vancouver Island on Monday brought power outages to the North Olympic Peninsula and likely caused a wreck near… Continue reading

High winds knock out power, cause wreck on North Olympic Peninsula

Clallam commissioners readying letter to National Park Service over fee hike

Clallam County commissioners are preparing to send a letter to the National Park Service urging the federal government to reconsider increasing the… Continue reading

Port Angeles to consider lifting ban on scooters, BMX bikes at skate park

Scooters, roller blades and BMX bikes will be allowed at Port Angeles Skate Park if the City Council adopts a code change… Continue reading

EDC to host ‘Power of Play at Work’

The Clallam Economic Development Corporation will present “The Power of Play at Work” on Monday, Nov. 20. The presentation — set from… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women’s championship bid ends in overtime

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women’s championship bid ends in overtime

That’s the way the ball bounces. Peninsula’s bid for an undefeated season and a repeat Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer title ended abruptly… Continue reading

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women’s championship bid ends in overtime