Daily Update Newsletter

Peninsula sees slight rise in unemployment numbers

Unemployment inched up in Clallam and Jefferson counties in January but remained below January 2016 levels, state officials said. Clallam County’s estimated jobless rate rose… Continue reading

‘The Lion King Jr.’ roars its way into Sequim starting tonight

‘The Lion King Jr.’ roars its way into Sequim starting tonight

Broadway is coming to town. Sequim Middle School students are gearing up for Disney’s “The Lion… Continue reading

‘The Lion King Jr.’ roars its way into Sequim starting tonight
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles bats’ active in blowout win

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles bats’ active in blowout win

Port Angeles found a momentary respite from the rain and walloped Class 3A… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles bats’ active in blowout win
PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Salgado signs to play with Peninsula College men

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Salgado signs to play with Peninsula College men

Port Angeles High School’s Jesse Salgado made a decision to keep it local, signing a letter… Continue reading

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Salgado signs to play with Peninsula College men
Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Port Townsend’s new elementary school will be named Salish Coast Elementary when it opens for the 2018-19 school year. The Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Carlsborg sewer law adopted; commissioners change connection requirements

Clallam County has adopted a new ordinance that will regulate the management of the nearly completed Carlsborg sewer system. The three commissioners… Continue reading

Workshop answers some questions about short-term rental rules in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend City Council continued discussions of the city’s regulation of short-term rentals in a workshop meeting with members of the… Continue reading

Bank CEO, representatives talk with President Trump

Bank CEO, representatives talk with President Trump

Sequim native Laurie Stewart, president/CEO of Sound Community Bank, joined other community bankers from across the country in meeting President Donald Trump to… Continue reading

Bank CEO, representatives talk with President Trump

Possible scam uses Sequim class of 2018 to target homeowners

School district administrators warn that a student might be fraudulently collecting funds for the junior class… Continue reading

Libraries offer free Microsoft certification exams

Free Microsoft certification exams will be offered later this month at the Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks public libraries. The two-hour tests for Microsoft Office… Continue reading

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Firefighters from across the North Olympic Peninsula have trekked up the 1,356 steps of the Columbia Center in Seattle to fight leukemia and… Continue reading

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Clallam considering software to aid tracking of public information

Clallam County has identified software that would help citizens and staff keep track of financial performance and other public information. County commissioners… Continue reading

States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect

States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect

More than a half-dozen states trying to block President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban moved forward Monday… Continue reading

States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nizhoni Wheeler, Port Angeles girls basketball, all-state senior

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nizhoni Wheeler, Port Angeles girls basketball, all-state senior

Port Angeles basketball player Nizhoni Wheeler was selected this week by the Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association to play in the senior 2A All-State… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nizhoni Wheeler, Port Angeles girls basketball, all-state senior
CYCLING: Hundreds of riders compete in Tour de Dungeness

CYCLING: Hundreds of riders compete in Tour de Dungeness

Tour de Dungeness riders faced showers mixed with pleasant sun all day in the first leg of the 2017 race Saturday. Race organizer… Continue reading

CYCLING: Hundreds of riders compete in Tour de Dungeness

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Doherty, Port Angeles’ Wheeler make senior All-State teams

Neah Bay’s Kenrick Doherty Jr. and Port Angeles’ Nizhoni Wheeler have been selected to play for boys and girls senior All-State Teams.… Continue reading

Jig & Lure restaurant hopes sink as new business model folds

Jig & Lure restaurant hopes sink as new business model folds

When a Port Angeles East Boat Haven restaurant was sold March 12, 2016, to Vancouver-based Art and Soul Hospitality LLC, new owners… Continue reading

Jig & Lure restaurant hopes sink as new business model folds

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers approve levy cliff measure but school funding still ahead

Both houses of the Legislature have passed a measure extending the deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can… Continue reading

Halfway: Bills alive, dead or signed in state Legislature

State lawmakers are more than halfway through this year’s 105-day legislative session, and fully funding education has… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

The Port of Port Townsend commissioners will replace a hoist which was broken after a cable snapped in January. The commissioners looked… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January