Daily Update Newsletter

Peninsula building expo this weekend to highlight building, energy

Peninsula building expo this weekend to highlight building, energy

The North Peninsula Building Association will open the doors on its 20th anniversary Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo this weekend at Sequim High… Continue reading

Peninsula building expo this weekend to highlight building, energy
Wine, cider, chocolate tour continues to flow for second weekend

Wine, cider, chocolate tour continues to flow for second weekend

The Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ Wine, Cider & Chocolate Tour continues for a second weekend beginning Saturday. Nine North Olympic Peninsula wineries and cideries in Port… Continue reading

Wine, cider, chocolate tour continues to flow for second weekend
Vibrant old-timey duo to play in Coyle’s Concert in Woods

Vibrant old-timey duo to play in Coyle’s Concert in Woods

Lake Toba, a duo from Eugene, Ore., will perform in the ongoing Concerts in the Woods series at 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission will… Continue reading

Vibrant old-timey duo to play in Coyle’s Concert in Woods

National park offers free entrance Monday

Olympic National Park and the U.S. Forest Service will offer free entrance and the U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at… Continue reading

High winds knock out power to hundreds in Jefferson County

Residents of Quilcene were without power for hours Wednesday after trees took down power lines during a windstorm. High winds caused several power… Continue reading

Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle ‘dreamer’

Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle ‘dreamer’

Immigration activists and some U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for the immediate release of… Continue reading

Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle ‘dreamer’
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.

Olympic Discovery Trail section in Port Angeles being redesigned

A nearly 2-mile portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail that links central Port Angeles with the heavily residential west side is being… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.

Lawyers in CIA torture case argue over secret documents

Defense attorneys in a lawsuit filed by three men who claim they were victims of waterboarding and other torture by… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay claws out Tri-District Tournament win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay claws out Tri-District Tournament win

The Clallam Bay girls basketball team was in full control from the opening moments against the Lopez Lobos and pushed to a… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clallam Bay claws out Tri-District Tournament win
PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams is Evergreen boys co-MVP; Gooding Coach of the Year

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams is Evergreen boys co-MVP; Gooding Coach of the Year

Forks’ Marky Adams was named co-Most Valuable Player of the Evergreen League this week. Adams, a 6-9 post, was named boys basketball co-MVP… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams is Evergreen boys co-MVP; Gooding Coach of the Year

GYMNASTICS: District-champion Port Angeles sets sights on state meet

For the first time in 21 years, the Port Angeles High School gymnastics team is going to the state 2A/3A meet as district… Continue reading

Chimacum voters OK levy renewal

Chimacum voters OK levy renewal

The Chimacum School District measure on today’s ballot was approved, according to the resutls of the initial count tonight. A total of… Continue reading

Chimacum voters OK levy renewal

Sequim, Quillayute Valley ballot items gaining approval in first counts

Two measures for Sequim School District and one for Quillayute Valley School District appeared headed for approval tonight as initial votes were… Continue reading

Voters approve Port Angeles levy

Port Angeles voters approved a $36.4 million education programs and operation replacement levy in the initial count of ballots tonight. A total… Continue reading

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

A 60-year-old former military electronics technician who admitted Tuesday he viciously attacked a woman on a bus and a female housemate in… Continue reading

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

Jefferson County seeks funds for Port Hadlock wastewater system

Jefferson County is struggling to find funds for the Port Hadlock wastewater system as officials aim to keep the system affordable for… Continue reading

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys lose second-round playoff game

Forks didn’t let a 230-mile-long road trip deter them from playing King’s Way Christian tough in three out of four quarters, but… Continue reading

A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)

PHOTO GALLERY: Plant-a-thon at Tarboo Reserve

Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest Watershed Institute Plant-A-Thon at the Tarboo Wildlife… Continue reading

A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)
Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

Mental health care in East Jefferson County, currently run by Discovery Behavioral Health, could be under the umbrella of Jefferson Healthcare by… Continue reading

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year