Daily Update Newsletter

Port Angeles would be first in state to lower status to second-class city if proposition approved

Port Angeles would be first in state to lower status to second-class city if proposition approved

Forget about Port Angeles voters petitioning to reduce the city limits or having the authority to assist with the development of low-income… Continue reading

Port Angeles would be first in state to lower status to second-class city if proposition approved
Port Angeles woman hurt in Jeep rollover

Port Angeles woman hurt in Jeep rollover

A 67-year-old Port Angeles woman was transported to Olympic Medical Center following a rollover wreck at the River Road exit of U.S. Highway… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman hurt in Jeep rollover

State’s health exchange rates to increase by 24 percent

The board for Washington’s health insurance exchange has approved an average rate increase of 24 percent, the largest premium increase since the exchange… Continue reading

Plane crash near Quilcene kills one

Plane crash near Quilcene kills one

A small passenger airplane crash in the Buck Mountain area near Quilcene killed one person and injured another, officials said Saturday. The Jefferson… Continue reading

Plane crash near Quilcene kills one

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County eyes pact on Lake Anderson Management Plan

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a $66,667 agency agreement with the state Department of Ecology for the Lake Anderson Management Plan when they… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Clallam County board to discuss shoreline plan

Clallam County commissioners will discuss the Shoreline Master Program update in their weekly work session Monday. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Scooter Chapman gets his due at Civic Field ceremony

SPORTS: Scooter Chapman gets his due at Civic Field ceremony

The longtime voice of the Roughriders will long have his name on display at Civic Field. Howard “Scooter” Chapman was honored before… Continue reading

SPORTS: Scooter Chapman gets his due at Civic Field ceremony
Three running for Forks fire district seat in general election

Three running for Forks fire district seat in general election

The Forks-area Fire District 1 race has an unusual circumstance in the Nov. 7 general election: Three names are on the ballot. Incumbent… Continue reading

Three running for Forks fire district seat in general election
Jefferson County commissioner answers complaint about funds transfer to Homes Now

Jefferson County commissioner answers complaint about funds transfer to Homes Now

Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan admits he made a mistake when he moved surplus campaign funds to Homes Now, the organization behind… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioner answers complaint about funds transfer to Homes Now
Port Townsend workshops to focus on community recovery from disaster

Port Townsend workshops to focus on community recovery from disaster

Residents and community leaders are invited to attend workshops today and Friday on making the 7-acre Mountain View Commons campus a community… Continue reading

Port Townsend workshops to focus on community recovery from disaster
Caption: Anderson Lake in Chimacum is closed again due to toxic algae blooms. The lake will be closed to swimming, fishing and boating, however the state park will still be open to hikers. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson commissioners delay on funds for grant to study Anderson Lake toxins

The Jefferson County commissioners are holding off on a decision on matching funds for a grant from the state Department of Ecology… Continue reading

Caption: Anderson Lake in Chimacum is closed again due to toxic algae blooms. The lake will be closed to swimming, fishing and boating, however the state park will still be open to hikers. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

$322,000 grant intended to boost Clallam families’ access to Peninsula produce

A $322,000 federal grant announced at Monday’s Clallam County commissioners meeting will make Peninsula-grown fruits and vegetables more accessible to low-income Clallam… Continue reading

A 2016 Ford F-350 is shown after a fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent early Monday. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

Port Angeles man dies in Highway 101 wreck at Lake Crescent

A Port Angeles man died in a single-vehicle rollover wreck at Lake Crescent early Monday, Olympic National Park officials said. The victim… Continue reading

A 2016 Ford F-350 is shown after a fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent early Monday. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)
Fire commissioners deny grant over concerns for future finances

Fire commissioners deny grant over concerns for future finances

Despite the possibility of adding six full-time firefighters to the workforce, Clallam County Fire District 3… Continue reading

Fire commissioners deny grant over concerns for future finances
Sit-in grows into bullying protest at Port Angeles High School

Sit-in grows into bullying protest at Port Angeles High School

A sit-in at Port Angeles High School on Friday that stemmed from a fight between two students broadened to a protest of… Continue reading

Sit-in grows into bullying protest at Port Angeles High School

Port Angeles man’s death not due to foul play, police say

The circumstances behind the death of a 29-year-old Port Angeles man whose body was found Monday on the floor of his tiny… Continue reading

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Water fluoridation foes file complaint with state

A complaint to the state Public Disclosure Commission by Sequim-based Protect the Peninsula’s Future challenges Clallam County Health and Human Services over… Continue reading

Eloise Kailin
State faults county: Auditor’s office says glitch now corrected

State faults county: Auditor’s office says glitch now corrected

The state Auditor’s Office is preparing to issue a “substantial finding” that takes issue with how Clallam County officials reported, on financial… Continue reading

State faults county: Auditor’s office says glitch now corrected

Port Townsend gathers information on stormwater at open house

About a dozen community members lent their insight to city officials during an open house on some of Port Townsend’s problem areas… Continue reading

FDR impersonator to retrace steps of historic figure

FDR impersonator to retrace steps of historic figure

Little has been documented about former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 8,100-mile, two-week trip across the Pacific Northwest in 1937. Scott Larsen arrived… Continue reading

FDR impersonator to retrace steps of historic figure