Daily Update Newsletter

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Short-term rentals before Port Townsend council

The Port Townsend City Council will conduct a public hearing before considering approval on a first reading of an ordinance related to short-term property rentals… Continue reading

Representatives with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office investigate the death of Cynthia Little in Sunland on Thursday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Bainbridge Island man, 18, arrested following killing of 71-year-old Sequim woman

A Bainbridge Island man has been arrested following the killing of a 71-year-old Sequim woman, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office. Benjamin… Continue reading

Representatives with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office investigate the death of Cynthia Little in Sunland on Thursday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School

Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School

Angie Gooding, an eighth-grade teacher at Stevens Middle School and founder of Port Angeles Citizen Action Network, has seen a student go… Continue reading

Health center proposed for Port Angeles High School
Councilman Brad Collins

Port Angeles council members give nod to second-class-city question, fluoridation advisory vote

They didn’t like what they were doing but did it anyway. Port Angeles City Council members on Tuesday approved 4-1, with Brad… Continue reading

Councilman Brad Collins
Peninsula man serving double-murder sentence files for high court review

Peninsula man serving double-murder sentence files for high court review

Darold Stenson has asked the state Supreme Court to review his 1993 double-murder case. Stenson, 64, was convicted in November 2013 on… Continue reading

Peninsula man serving double-murder sentence files for high court review
Port Townsend City Council approves action on two projects

Port Townsend City Council approves action on two projects

The Port Townsend City Council has taken steps to move forward on two major projects: a stormwater management plan and development of… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council approves action on two projects
Displaced owners cheer Port Angeles hotel proposal; negotiations to determine selling price, taxes

Displaced owners cheer Port Angeles hotel proposal; negotiations to determine selling price, taxes

A $25 million hotel that the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe wants to build in downtown Port Angeles would displace several businesses —… Continue reading

Displaced owners cheer Port Angeles hotel proposal; negotiations to determine selling price, taxes

Dan Kelly Road urged as alternative to replacing Highway 101 bridge over Elwha River

The state Department of Transporation should consider Dan Kelly Road an alternative to replacing the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha… Continue reading

Firefighters knock down car fire near Port Angeles

Firefighters knock down car fire near Port Angeles

Firefighters responded Sunday after a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle caught fire south-east of Port Angeles. The car’s owner, David Louden, told Clallam County… Continue reading

Firefighters knock down car fire near Port Angeles

Navy tells public of Jefferson County training proposal

The Navy heard concerns about proposed onshore training areas during an open house on plans for special operations training. Community members cycled… Continue reading

Sequim’s Irrigation Festival begins 122nd year this weekend

Sequim’s Irrigation Festival begins 122nd year this weekend

Hometown pride flows strong in Sequim starting today as the first of two weekends of the Sequim Irrigation Festival begins. With the tagline… Continue reading

Sequim’s Irrigation Festival begins 122nd year this weekend
Sunday’s maritime poker run to benefit Relay for Life

Sunday’s maritime poker run to benefit Relay for Life

The inaugural Paddle for a Cure Louie’s World Kayak Poker Run, a fundraiser for Relay for Life, is planned Sunday. The poker… Continue reading

Sunday’s maritime poker run to benefit Relay for Life
Port Townsend Yacht Club opens season with parade

Port Townsend Yacht Club opens season with parade

The Port Townsend Yacht Club will kick off the 2017 season Saturday with its annual boat parade, which is expected to include… Continue reading

Port Townsend Yacht Club opens season with parade
Operetta ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ opens Sequim Irrigation Festival weekend

Operetta ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ opens Sequim Irrigation Festival weekend

Whether fistfights or frolicking love stories are your thing, the Sequim High School Operetta Club has… Continue reading

Operetta ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ opens Sequim Irrigation Festival weekend
Joyce Wilkerson works on a piece for the Port Townsend Wearable Art Show.

Tickets available for Port Townsend Wearable Art Show

Tickets are still available for the seventh annual Port Townsend Wearable Art Show on May 13. Two shows are planned at the… Continue reading

Joyce Wilkerson works on a piece for the Port Townsend Wearable Art Show.

Get revved up for 34th annual Mustang Show & Shine

The 34th annual North Olympic Mustang Show &Shine will roar into the area this weekend. The event will kick off Saturday with… Continue reading

Watercolors by Shirley Mercer are among the works at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Port Townsend Gallery Walk spotlights paintings, ceramics, wood

The Port Townsend Gallery Walk returns this Saturday. The Gallery Walk, lasting from 5:30 p.m. until about 8 p.m., encompasses several downtown… Continue reading

Watercolors by Shirley Mercer are among the works at the Port Townsend Gallery.
Sen. Maria Cantwell

Sen. Cantwell in effort to restore the Secure Rural Schools Program

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is pushing new legislation for restoring the Secure Rural Schools Program, which has historically provided funding for a… Continue reading

Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sequim transplant wins T-shirt contest

Sequim transplant wins T-shirt contest

Sequim transplant Matthew Fleming channeled his passion for cycling into his career in graphic design to win the 2017 Amgen Breakaway from Cancer… Continue reading

Sequim transplant wins T-shirt contest
Chief Operations Officer Dave Walter shows off the Composite Recycling Technology Center’s first product, the Aero Paddle-brand Swift pickleball paddle, at the Washington Manufacturing Awards event, held at the Seattle Museum of Flight on April 26.

Composite Recycling Technology Center wins award for sustainability

In the first five months of operation, the Composite Recycling Technology Center has earned the Silver Award for Sustainability from Seattle Business… Continue reading

Chief Operations Officer Dave Walter shows off the Composite Recycling Technology Center’s first product, the Aero Paddle-brand Swift pickleball paddle, at the Washington Manufacturing Awards event, held at the Seattle Museum of Flight on April 26.