Daily Update Newsletter

ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles terminal construction to pave way for water treatment

CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN digging in the dirt around Terminal 3 in Port Angeles for the past couple of weeks. I asked around and determined that… Continue reading

Man shot in leg now at Harborview Medical Center

A man who was shot in the leg was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The man, who has not been… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Power restored after electrical outage in Forks … and other items

Electrical power was restored just before noon Saturday to about 500 Clallam County Public Utility District customers who lost power for about two… Continue reading

Peninsula sites proposed for state trust land exchange

Three sites on the North Olympic Peninsula, including an off-stream reservoir for the Dungeness River, have been proposed in a state trust… Continue reading

Port Townsend Energy Lunch this Thursday to focus on solar

A regional sales manager for a solar company in Bellingham will speak at Energy Lunch in Port Townsend on Thursday. Jesse Wear… Continue reading

Standing Rock protest, benefit variety show planned in Port Townsend this weekend

Standing Rock protest, benefit variety show planned in Port Townsend this weekend

Local activists have organized two more events this weekend to raise money and awareness for protesters rallying against the Dakota Access Pipeline… Continue reading

Standing Rock protest, benefit variety show planned in Port Townsend this weekend
OUTDOORS: West End rivers opening Wednesday, plus other fishing and hunting reports

OUTDOORS: West End rivers opening Wednesday, plus other fishing and hunting reports

THE WAIT CONTINUES until Wednesday for West End rivers like the Calawah, Bogachiel and Sol Duc to open for a short, two-week long salmon season.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: West End rivers opening Wednesday, plus other fishing and hunting reports
Veterans honored with ceremonies today
Veterans honored with ceremonies today
OUTDOORS: State confirms Dungeness River will open to hatchery coho retention Sunday

OUTDOORS: State confirms Dungeness River will open to hatchery coho retention Sunday

Still waiting on potential Sol Duc River coho opening

OUTDOORS: State confirms Dungeness River will open to hatchery coho retention Sunday
A tribute to four Peninsula residents who have received Medal of Honor

A tribute to four Peninsula residents who have received Medal of Honor

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column by PDN Senior Staff Writer Paul Gottlieb first appeared Nov. 10, 2000. We print an updated version every Veterans Day. A… Continue reading

A tribute to four Peninsula residents who have received Medal of Honor

Free haircuts offered to veterans on Veterans Day

A Port Angeles hair salon is offering free haircuts to veterans on Veterans Day. Today, veterans are invited to Fringe Hair Studio,… Continue reading

Johnson, Coughenour widen leads in Clallam County elections

Johnson, Coughenour widen leads in Clallam County elections

Randy Johnson and Brian Coughenour widened their leads on their respective opponents in Tuesday’s general election after the Clallam County Auditor’s Office… Continue reading

Johnson, Coughenour widen leads in Clallam County elections
Dean, Randall maintain leads after third ballot count in Jefferson County

Dean, Randall maintain leads after third ballot count in Jefferson County

Those who led in contested Jefferson County races in Tuesday’s initial count of general election ballots maintained significant advantages when the county… Continue reading

Dean, Randall maintain leads after third ballot count in Jefferson County
Broken boilers leave Mountain View Common offices without heat, pool closed

Broken boilers leave Mountain View Common offices without heat, pool closed

Mountain Vew Commons is without heat and the municipal pool will be closed for about another three weeks after the boilers were… Continue reading

Broken boilers leave Mountain View Common offices without heat, pool closed

Lost hunter found safe near Forks

An elk hunter who became lost in the woods was found cold, wet and tired — but otherwise unharmed — the next morning,… Continue reading

Mike Chapman

Peninsula Democrats take 24th District seats

Voters have turned the 24th Legislative District into an all-Clallam County team of three Democrats who said Wednesday that education funding must be a top… Continue reading

Mike Chapman
Trump election means big changes ahead, say Peninsula residents

Trump election means big changes ahead, say Peninsula residents

Whether dismayed or encouraged, North Olympic Peninsula residents said Republican billionaire Donald Trump’s stunning victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton… Continue reading

Trump election means big changes ahead, say Peninsula residents
Dean wins Jefferson County commissioner seat

Dean wins Jefferson County commissioner seat

Kate Dean was voted into the Jefferson County commissioner District 1 seat with 66 percent of the vote against opponent Tim Thomas’… Continue reading

Dean wins Jefferson County commissioner seat
Neupert holding out hope in Clallam Superior Court race against Coughenour

Neupert holding out hope in Clallam Superior Court race against Coughenour

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brian Coughenour held a four-point lead over a “hopeful” Dave Neupert after the first batch of general… Continue reading

Neupert holding out hope in Clallam Superior Court race against Coughenour
Johnson holds 9-point lead in Clallam commissioners’ race

Johnson holds 9-point lead in Clallam commissioners’ race

The two candidates vying to replace longtime Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman will wait for more election results before declaring victory or… Continue reading

Johnson holds 9-point lead in Clallam commissioners’ race