Daily Update Newsletter

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend eyes security ordinance

The Port Townsend City Council will hear an ordinance related to the public health, safety and welfare of owners of publicly owned property when it… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Riders splash past Klahowya plus volleyball, boys tennis, cross country and girls soccer recaps

Two Port Angeles relay teams qualified for the state meet and Nadia Cole achieved two individual… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Tipped pass for TD caps epic Sequim comeback; Riders blanked by North Kitsap; PT falls at home

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Tipped pass for TD caps epic Sequim comeback; Riders blanked by North Kitsap; PT falls at home

Lying on the end zone grass, Sequim’s Jarrett Allen caught a ball deflected by a Centralia defender for the tying touchdown with 49… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Tipped pass for TD caps epic Sequim comeback; Riders blanked by North Kitsap; PT falls at home
Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings

Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings

Passes were handed out for the 18th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, and screenings began this morning in downtown Port Townsend. “We… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings
Boulders bounce off highway into lake as workers clear cliff on U.S. 101

Boulders bounce off highway into lake as workers clear cliff on U.S. 101

Rocks of all shapes and sizes were cast off a 275-foot cliff near the base of Mount Storm King on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Boulders bounce off highway into lake as workers clear cliff on U.S. 101
Nelson, former Sequim police chief, dies at age 77

Nelson, former Sequim police chief, dies at age 77

Byron Nelson, who finished a 34-year police career as Sequim police chief in 2002, died Sept. 2. Family members say Nelson, 77,… Continue reading

Nelson, former Sequim police chief, dies at age 77

Clallam County seeks balanced budget

Clallam County commissioners, facing a projected $1.8 million county deficit next year, asked staff Tuesday to return with a balanced budget before… Continue reading

Sharon Quesnell and Priscilla Hudson listen in on a discussion about downtown Sequim at the city of Sequim’s Neighborhood Visioning Meeting in the Guy Cole Convention Center last Saturday. Quesnell said city staff “have done a good job of getting people involved.” (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim’s vision meeting brings together 170-plus residents

Staff with the city of Sequim say they have a better picture of what residents hope to improve in the city in the… Continue reading

Sharon Quesnell and Priscilla Hudson listen in on a discussion about downtown Sequim at the city of Sequim’s Neighborhood Visioning Meeting in the Guy Cole Convention Center last Saturday. Quesnell said city staff “have done a good job of getting people involved.” (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
AP, Sound, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers

AP, Sound, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers

Sound Publishing, owner of the Peninsula Daily News, has joined a coalition of news organizations led… Continue reading

AP, Sound, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers

Jefferson commissioners approve deal to provide transitional housing

Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved an eight-month service agreement with the Olympic Community Action Programs to provide transitional housing for people… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board approves elements of capital facilities plan

“We have more needs than money,” Nolan Duce said, as he presented the Port Angeles School District’s 2017-2029 proposed capital facilities plan.… Continue reading

Jim Blaiklock was awarded a lifetime achievement award for community spirit and culture. Blaiklock has experience working on boats but is also well-known for his volunteerism at the Wooden Boat Festival and with the Wooden Boat Foundation. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Three honored in Port Townsend for maritime industry contributions

The Wooden Boat Foundation and Wooden Boat Magazine has honored three men — Jim Blaiklock, Tim Nolan and Miguel Winterburn — with… Continue reading

Jim Blaiklock was awarded a lifetime achievement award for community spirit and culture. Blaiklock has experience working on boats but is also well-known for his volunteerism at the Wooden Boat Festival and with the Wooden Boat Foundation. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
Ethan Wood, then 15, left, shows a piece of collected beach trash to Sydney Evans, then 14, on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles during a beach cleanup outing as part of the 2015 International Coast Cleanup effort. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Some beaches lack volunteers for coastal cleanup on Saturday

Although 236 volunteers had signed up as of Thursday to help clean North Olympic Peninsula beaches in the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup on… Continue reading

Ethan Wood, then 15, left, shows a piece of collected beach trash to Sydney Evans, then 14, on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles during a beach cleanup outing as part of the 2015 International Coast Cleanup effort. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Walk to End Alzheimer’s set Sunday in Port Angeles

Teams already have raised $11,790 for the Alzheimer’s Association, and more donations are expected as people participate in Sunday’s Walk to End… Continue reading

Oxford House invites public to new Port Angeles location Saturday

The Port Angeles Oxford House chapter is hosting an open house Saturday at its newest home for recovering drug addicts. The public… Continue reading

Clallam County administrator talks 2018 budget

Clallam County administrator talks 2018 budget

Clallam County, which is facing a $1.8 million structural deficit in the 2018 preliminary roll-up budget, is the best fiscally positioned county… Continue reading

Clallam County administrator talks 2018 budget

Highway closure could run through Friday

The full closure of U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent might last for one more day. Olympic National Park officials announced Wednesday… Continue reading

Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at Rockford high school

Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at Rockford high school

A student who opened fire in a hallway at a Washington state high school killed a… Continue reading

Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at Rockford high school
Sequim approves $200,000 kitchen remodel in the Guy Cole Convention Center

Sequim approves $200,000 kitchen remodel in the Guy Cole Convention Center

Despite bids coming in higher than expected, Sequim City Council members opted to move forward with… Continue reading

Sequim approves $200,000 kitchen remodel in the Guy Cole Convention Center