Daily Update Newsletter

Prize-winning poet to appear at Peninsula College

Prize-winning poet to appear at Peninsula College

Poet Charlotte Gould Warren will return to the Peninsula College stage Thursday to celebrate her newest poetry manuscript, “Dangerous Bodies,” which recently… Continue reading

Prize-winning poet to appear at Peninsula College
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Maddy Hinrichs signs to play for Idaho State

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Maddy Hinrichs signs to play for Idaho State

Port Angeles High School product Madison (Maddy) Hinrichs has signed to continue her college basketball career with NCAA Division I Idaho State… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Maddy Hinrichs signs to play for Idaho State
Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail

Construction has begun on a long-awaited Discovery Bay section of the Olympic Discovery Trail, which will bring the trail one step closer… Continue reading

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail
Patricia Foster of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 1024 speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Angeles Memorial Park cemetery on Monday. She is flanked by Richard Smelling of VFW Post 1024, far left, post Commander John Kent, post Trustee Tom McKeown and post Chaplain Sonja Schimmele. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News )

‘Sincere reverence’: Departed comrades honored in Port Angeles Memorial Day ceremony

Veterans gathered inside a flag-lined section of Mount Angeles Memorial Park cemetery Monday to pay respects to their departed comrades. A crowd… Continue reading

Patricia Foster of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 1024 speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Angeles Memorial Park cemetery on Monday. She is flanked by Richard Smelling of VFW Post 1024, far left, post Commander John Kent, post Trustee Tom McKeown and post Chaplain Sonja Schimmele. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News )
Oracle Holms of Port Hadlock places flags at the gravestones of veterans in the cemetery at Fort Worden on Monday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds join American Legion members for Memorial Day in Port Townsend

Members of American Legion Post 26 were joined by hundreds of community members Monday as they honored their departed comrades on Memorial… Continue reading

Oracle Holms of Port Hadlock places flags at the gravestones of veterans in the cemetery at Fort Worden on Monday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Golf tournament, concert to raise money for disabled veterans

Last year’s Fourth of July inaugural fundraiser for disabled veterans was such a success that organizer Bill Ellis is throwing another party this… Continue reading

T.J. Quandt was promoted to business manager for the Port of Port Townsend in April. Quant has worked for the Port for seven years in the boat yard and on moorage. (Port of Port Townsend)

Port of Port Townsend adds positions and fills long-vacant post

The Port of Port Townsend has added two new positions and filled a third one that had been vacant for more than… Continue reading

T.J. Quandt was promoted to business manager for the Port of Port Townsend in April. Quant has worked for the Port for seven years in the boat yard and on moorage. (Port of Port Townsend)
SUV overturns in two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles

SUV overturns in two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles

Three people escaped with minor injuries Sunday after a two-vehicle rollover wreck at Second and Vine streets in Port Angeles, police said.… Continue reading

SUV overturns in two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles

Saving seeds topic of free presentation

The North Olympic Library System will host Washington State University’s Master Gardeners of Clallam County for a discussion about saving seeds Monday,… Continue reading

COLLEGE ROWING: Sequim rower Beuke helps UW women win national championship

COLLEGE ROWING: Sequim rower Beuke helps UW women win national championship

Sequim’s Elise Beuke was part of a historic achievement this weekend by the University of Washington’s rowing team. Beuke was part… Continue reading

COLLEGE ROWING: Sequim rower Beuke helps UW women win national championship
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alexis Gray, Quilcene softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alexis Gray, Quilcene softball

Quilcene’s Alexis Gray came up huge for the Rangers this weekend in their run to the state championship game and a second place finish in… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alexis Gray, Quilcene softball
Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba

Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba

More than 30 students from Jefferson Community School in Port Townsend are in Cuba for the culmination of almost a year of… Continue reading

Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba
Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help

Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help

Port Angeles High School sophomore Bradley Shumway had already registered for next year’s classes when he found out the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help
Dozens gather to honor fallen at Captain Joseph House

Dozens gather to honor fallen at Captain Joseph House

Men and women who died in combat were honored Sunday in a ceremony at the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles. A… Continue reading

Dozens gather to honor fallen at Captain Joseph House

Eye on Olympia: Chapman sees end in sight

Rep. Mike Chapman thinks negotiators likely will reach agreement within two or three weeks of the second special session called by Gov. Jay… Continue reading

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Port Townsend Farmers Market swapped its usual musical performances for cooking demonstrations by area chefs using locally-grown food in celebration of the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Clallam Marine Resources Committee offers paid internships; application deadline is Friday

The Clallam Marine Resources Committee is offering four paid summer internships to qualified students. The interns will work closely with committee members… Continue reading

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Roger Gregory gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)

Q&A: A look at latest legal loss for Trump travel ban

A Virginia-based federal appeals court pulled no punches in refusing to reinstate President Donald Trump’s revised travel… Continue reading

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Roger Gregory gestures during an interview in his office in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles softball team with its second-place trophy at the state 2A softball championships. The girls went 3-1 at the tournament and made it to the championship game.

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Loss leaves Rider girls hungry

Port Angeles comes to a crossroads after coming home with the Class 2A state softball second-place trophy. Returning with the school’s first true… Continue reading

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles softball team with its second-place trophy at the state 2A softball championships. The girls went 3-1 at the tournament and made it to the championship game.
STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Disappointment, but no gloom for second-place PA girls

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Disappointment, but no gloom for second-place PA girls

There were plenty of tears after Port Angeles fell 5-1 to W.F. West (Chehalis) in the Class… Continue reading

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Disappointment, but no gloom for second-place PA girls