Daily Update Newsletter

Sequim Irrigation Festival begins its Grand Finale

Sequim Irrigation Festival begins its Grand Finale

Building on a 122-year-old tradition, the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Grand Finale Weekend will commence today and continue through the weekend. Consistent with this… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival begins its Grand Finale
OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

NO OFFICIAL HALIBUT catch total for Puget Sound marine areas (including Strait of Juan de Fuca) was forthcoming from the state Department of Fish and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Halibut anglers hope for extra days on the water

Early bird passes available for Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts

Early bird passes are available now for the 24th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, set May 26-29. The festival… Continue reading

Clallam adopts new public records policy

In what was described as an “important step” for public records management, Clallam County commissioners have adopted a new public records policy.… Continue reading

Cougar named Sequim found in Joyce now featured in Minnesota Zoo

Cougar named Sequim found in Joyce now featured in Minnesota Zoo

Sequim, a cougar found in Joyce, made its public debut last week at the Minnesota Zoo… Continue reading

Cougar named Sequim found in Joyce now featured in Minnesota Zoo
Mitch Ropelato of Odgen, Utah, placed second in the men’s pro division at the Northwest Cup downhill mountain biking races at Dry Hill in Port Angeles. Eric Ashley Photography

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Riders flock to town for downhill series

Hundreds of mountain bikers from far and wide, from novice to North America’s top pros, will… Continue reading

Mitch Ropelato of Odgen, Utah, placed second in the men’s pro division at the Northwest Cup downhill mountain biking races at Dry Hill in Port Angeles. Eric Ashley Photography
Equine therapy program offered breast cancer survivors in Quilcene

Equine therapy program offered breast cancer survivors in Quilcene

Connected Hearts, a equine therapy facility in Quilcene, is starting a program to help breast cancer survivors recover mentally from the trauma of… Continue reading

Equine therapy program offered breast cancer survivors in Quilcene
Donations pour in after scholarship fund theft in Joyce

Donations pour in after scholarship fund theft in Joyce

Donations poured in after a break-in at Joyce’s Blackberry Cafe in which a scholarship fund was stolen in March. And then they kept… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund theft in Joyce
Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

Two high school robotics teams from the North Olympic Peninsula held their own at the FIRST Robotics Competition in Houston, which gathered… Continue reading

Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

Port Townsend council OKs short-term rental changes, with final approval to be considered next week

The Port Townsend City Council approved on a first reading a city ordinance that changes parts of the city code regarding short-term… Continue reading

Clallam Public Defender lone bidder for indigent legal defense

Clallam County’s longstanding partnership with Clallam Public Defender will likely continue for several more years. The nonprofit Clallam Public Defender, which has… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum softball clinches third straight league crown; Port Angeles beats up on White River

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum softball clinches third straight league crown; Port Angeles beats up on White River

Chimacum erupted for six runs in the sixth inning to win the Olympic League 1A Division softball… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum softball clinches third straight league crown; Port Angeles beats up on White River
A fishing boat was stranded at the mouth of the Elwha River last weekend during fishing season for halibut and cod.

PAT NEAL: Dangerous halibut date defies logic

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the water. It seemed like we were in the middle of the world’s largest washing machine. That’s the feeling you can… Continue reading

A fishing boat was stranded at the mouth of the Elwha River last weekend during fishing season for halibut and cod.
Wet April sets new record on West End

Wet April sets new record on West End

Last month was the wettest April on record at Quillayute Airport near Forks, which has seen more than its share of rain since… Continue reading

Wet April sets new record on West End
Toddlers’ playground in Forks built in memory of teen’s father

Toddlers’ playground in Forks built in memory of teen’s father

A girl’s dream of honoring her late father opened its gates last week after the Tod Horton On Deck Playground project was adopted… Continue reading

Toddlers’ playground in Forks built in memory of teen’s father
Pilot project to use recycled carbon fiber composite for Port Angeles park benches

Pilot project to use recycled carbon fiber composite for Port Angeles park benches

The city Parks and Recreation Department is providing $10,000 in seed money for a pilot project with the Composite Recycling Technology Center… Continue reading

Pilot project to use recycled carbon fiber composite for Port Angeles park benches
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News George and Jolie Will of Sequim look for litter on the beach on Saturday near the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge near Sequim as part of statewide effort to remove trash and other unwanted debris from along Washington’s coasts. The event, hosted by the Washington CoastSavers program, saw volunteers spread out to scour beaches along the Pacific coastline and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Volunteers clean beaches of about 15 tons of debris during annual cleanup

The results are in after 1,330 volunteers cleaned debris from more than 60 Washington beaches during the 10th annual Washington Coast Cleanup. Jon Schmidt, Washington… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News George and Jolie Will of Sequim look for litter on the beach on Saturday near the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge near Sequim as part of statewide effort to remove trash and other unwanted debris from along Washington’s coasts. The event, hosted by the Washington CoastSavers program, saw volunteers spread out to scour beaches along the Pacific coastline and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Woman who had custody of Forks child pleads not guilty

Michelle Ward, who had been given custody of a 2-year-old boy who died Nov. 11 of blunt-force trauma, has pleaded not guilty… Continue reading

Apartment complex to arrive from Victoria on Wednesday

Apartment complex to arrive from Victoria on Wednesday

A small two-story apartment complex is scheduled to arrive in Port Townsend Bay on Wednesday after being brought across the Strait of… Continue reading

Apartment complex to arrive from Victoria on Wednesday

Clallam to consider investments from Opportunity Fund

Clallam County commissioners will consider using the Opportunity Fund to make investments that would take advantage of a low-interest rate on a… Continue reading