Daily Update Newsletter

Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones

Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones

Each year, the Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare hospital hosts a community memorial service as a way to help those who have… Continue reading

Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones
Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler

Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler

A former Quileute tribe social services worker will avoid prosecution and potential jail time on a second-degree manslaughter charge involving the Nov.… Continue reading

Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler
Former port employee details allegations; PDN looks into trail of comments posted on website

Former port employee details allegations; PDN looks into trail of comments posted on website

A former Port of Port Angeles employee who was fired for insubordination and unsatisfactory performance claims the port violated the terms of… Continue reading

Former port employee details allegations; PDN looks into trail of comments posted on website
Shooting range to move? Fort Discovery owner eyes Tarboo area for facility

Shooting range to move? Fort Discovery owner eyes Tarboo area for facility

A proposed shooting and archery range on 40 acres near Tarboo Lake, if approved for a permit, would become Cedar Hills Recreational Facility,… Continue reading

Shooting range to move? Fort Discovery owner eyes Tarboo area for facility

South County residents feel quake near Silverdale

BRINNON— A small earthquake that shook the homes of residents in south Jefferson County was one of three reported by the U.S. Geological Survey in… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend Redhawk Jacob Boucher makes a catch for a short yardage gain during a game against Cascade Christian on Friday at Memorial Field in Port Towsend.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Big play Sequim wallops Kingston; Chimacum, Clallam Bay win

The Wolves’ Gavin Velarde has been threatening to have a big game all year… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend Redhawk Jacob Boucher makes a catch for a short yardage gain during a game against Cascade Christian on Friday at Memorial Field in Port Towsend.

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County planners to discuss housing

The Jefferson County Planning Commission will discuss the final Comprehensive Plan vision statement and an update on the housing element when they meet at 5:30… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County board to meet with tribe on various topics

Clallam County commissioners will hold a joint meeting with the Lower Elwha tribal council to discuss mental health, U.S. Highway 101 speed limits, the tribe’s… Continue reading

Sales tax hike, pool debt limit, second-class-city measures aired at Port Angeles forum

Sales tax hike, pool debt limit, second-class-city measures aired at Port Angeles forum

An election forum on a Nov. 7 ballot measure that would raise sales tax, one that would expand the debt limit for… Continue reading

Sales tax hike, pool debt limit, second-class-city measures aired at Port Angeles forum
Huge fee hike for park proposed; National Park Service seeks rise to $70 for one vehicle, one week

Huge fee hike for park proposed; National Park Service seeks rise to $70 for one vehicle, one week

Could a single visit to the Elwha Valley, Hurricane Ridge or the Sol Duc Salmon Cascades cost $70? That’s what the… Continue reading

Huge fee hike for park proposed; National Park Service seeks rise to $70 for one vehicle, one week
Spooks, haunts, activities planned for Halloween

Spooks, haunts, activities planned for Halloween

An array of haunted houses, pumpkin carving contests and other activities are on tap for this year’s Halloween celebrations across the North Olympic Peninsula. HAUNTED… Continue reading

Spooks, haunts, activities planned for Halloween

Port Angeles City Council mulls $108.28 million draft 2018 budget

The Port Angeles City Council has received a scaled-back $108.28 million draft budget for 2018. The total budget is the sum of… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to refrain from tax increase

The Port of Port Angeles will not increase property taxes next year, despite being allowed under state law to impose a 1… Continue reading

Clallam Public Defender offers new contract with county

The Clallam Public Defender office has offered to negotiate a contract with the county on a per-case basis, as county commissioners seek… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners set public hearing on changes to Chimacum Creek no-shooting ordinance

The Jefferson County commissioners have approved a public hearing to gather comment on two ordinances to amend a no-shooting measure for an… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners aim to improve code enforcement

Clallam County commissioners took steps during a work session Monday to improve code enforcement in the county. Mary Ellen Winborn, director of… Continue reading

Beloved paraeducator remembered at Port Angeles school

Beloved paraeducator remembered at Port Angeles school

Across the yellow child-height desk in Franklin Elementary School’s library, students penned messages in memory of para­educator Sheila R. Kettel. “Mrs. Kettel,… Continue reading

Beloved paraeducator remembered at Port Angeles school
Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson

Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson

Community members filled the Port of Port Townsend’s open house to learn about possible developments at Point Hudson that could affect the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson
Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses

Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses

Business in Port Townsend’s Undertown is back in full swing after stores were forced to close due to flooding, which inundated some… Continue reading

Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses
Free film to focus on mental illness

Free film to focus on mental illness

The Jefferson County branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a free film Saturday at the Rose Theater in… Continue reading

Free film to focus on mental illness