Daily Update Newsletter

Clallam sheriff seeks man who failed to report

Clallam sheriff seeks man who failed to report

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a registered sex offender who failed to report to the state Department of Corrections.… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff seeks man who failed to report
OUTDOORS: Area 9 opening to salmon, Beardslee trout beauty, hit for the cycle in the Sol Duc River

OUTDOORS: Area 9 opening to salmon, Beardslee trout beauty, hit for the cycle in the Sol Duc River

ANGLERS IN MARINE Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) are waiting with breathless anticipation for their salmon opener Sunday while hearing of the good chinook reports coming… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Area 9 opening to salmon, Beardslee trout beauty, hit for the cycle in the Sol Duc River

LEFTIES: Sour ending vs. Sweets

Walla Walla finally got the best of Port Angeles, rallying late to down the Lefties 6-5 Wednesday night at Borleske Field. Port… Continue reading

Shakespearean fashion on display: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens exhibit with a party

Shakespearean fashion on display: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens exhibit with a party

Titania’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” cloak, lush and leafy, awaits. So do the costumes of Lady Capulet — Romeo’s mother-in-law — plus portly… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2017
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz for Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Shakespearean fashion on display: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens exhibit with a party
Quileute Tribal Drummers ready for the parade during last year’s Quileute Days. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Quileute Days celebrate heritage

Quileute Days 2017 will celebrate Quileute tribal and cultural heritage with traditional activities scheduled throughout this weekend, including canoe races, stick games,… Continue reading

Quileute Tribal Drummers ready for the parade during last year’s Quileute Days. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

Hikers and bikers will travel through North Olympic Peninsula history when Spruce Railroad Trail reopens this weekend. Crews have nearly completed a… Continue reading

Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

Peninsula health officials review medicine return program

Public health officials on the North Olympic Peninsula are monitoring regulations that require pharmaceutical companies to pay for and coordinate drug take-back… Continue reading

Port Angeles artist creates portrait to comfort grieving mother

Port Angeles artist creates portrait to comfort grieving mother

When a Port Angeles artist learned about two children who died in a flash flood in Arkansas, she decided to use her… Continue reading

Port Angeles artist creates portrait to comfort grieving mother

Jefferson County commissioners set hearing for housing tax levy

The Jefferson County commissioners have approved a public hearing to get input on a proposed property tax levy aimed at tackling the… Continue reading

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

Clallam County voters this November will decide whether to support a one-tenth of 1 percent juvenile justice sales tax. The tax would… Continue reading

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot
Boat-building school aims to save Port Hadlock’s Ajax Cafe

Boat-building school aims to save Port Hadlock’s Ajax Cafe

The Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building plans to purchase a small piece of property in Port Hadlock that includes the now… Continue reading

Boat-building school aims to save Port Hadlock’s Ajax Cafe

Coroner identifies body of woman found with vehicle in Olympic National Park

A woman whose body was discovered with a vehicle near Hurricane Ridge on July 2 has been identified as Kathryn Grace Kennedy,… Continue reading

Clallam County suggests routes for residents, visitors during McDonald Creek bridge closure

Clallam County suggests routes for residents, visitors during McDonald Creek bridge closure

“So far, so good.” That was Clallam County Engineer Ross Tyler’s assessment of the traffic situation one day after McDonald Creek Bridge was… Continue reading

Clallam County suggests routes for residents, visitors during McDonald Creek bridge closure
Entrance realignment for Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park set to begin mid-August

Entrance realignment for Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park set to begin mid-August

Construction will soon begin to realign the entrance to Carrie Blake Park. Sequim city engineer Matt Klontz said construction tentatively will begin in… Continue reading

Entrance realignment for Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park set to begin mid-August

Port of Port Angeles OKs rent credit for Merrill & Ring

The Port of Port Angeles has approved a nearly $70,000 rent credit for Merrill & Ring after the company paved the port’s… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures set tonight

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed tonight and early Friday at least four times for up to 75 minutes at a time,… Continue reading

Skills center options to be heard at Port Angeles School Board meeting tonight

Options ranging from closure of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center to operating as a satellite campus of the Bremerton skills center… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board to consider budget tonight

The Port Angeles School Board will discuss changes to the 2017-18 budget in light of legislative action when it meets today. The… Continue reading

Public to meet two who hope to replace Jefferson County Library director

The Jefferson County Library will host two open houses to give the public an opportunity to meet the final candidates for the… Continue reading

John Goar, a volunteer who has offered free telescope viewing at Hurricane Ridge throughout the past eight summers, told those who attended the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday that light pollution from Port Angeles is getting worse. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Dark Ranger’ warns of light pollution

Olympic National Park’s “Dark Ranger” warned those at a Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday of increasing light pollution. John… Continue reading

John Goar, a volunteer who has offered free telescope viewing at Hurricane Ridge throughout the past eight summers, told those who attended the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday that light pollution from Port Angeles is getting worse. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)