Daily Update Newsletter

Port Angeles School District enrollment figures get boost

Online academy also sees more students in first four months

Three juveniles arrested after high-speed chase

Two juveniles are in their parents’ custody and one is at Clallam County’s Youth Center following a high-speed car chase on Thursday.… Continue reading

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a quick trip to Port Townsend to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Anniversary visit

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a… Continue reading

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a quick trip to Port Townsend to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Cider festival tops list of Peninsula entertainment

A cider festival, music performances and an art walk highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The Olympic Peninsula Apple and Cider Festival… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners to host budget town hall

The Board of Clallam County Commissioners will conduct a town hall meeting to present the proposed 2026 budget at 5 p.m. Tuesday.… Continue reading

Workers set up the main tent for the Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday evening. (Kelley Lane/Peninsula Daily News)

Dungeness Crab Festival opens three-day run

Food, music and vendors highlight annual event

Workers set up the main tent for the Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday evening. (Kelley Lane/Peninsula Daily News)

Instructor art exhibit on display at Peninsula College

The Community Education: Instructor Art Exhibition is on display at Peninsula College until Nov. 20. The free exhibit can be viewed weekdays… Continue reading

Jefferson County department asks for funding for employee training

Six staff members bolstered by several volunteer organizations

Mixed media artist to speak to Port Ludlow Art League

Erika Wurm will address a meeting of the Port Ludlow Art League at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The league will meet at the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend capital projects examined

Development funds to expire in 2027

State disability council to meet in Port Angeles

The state Developmental Disabilities Council will conduct its next quarterly meeting in Port Angeles. The council will meet from 9 a.m. to… Continue reading

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Autumn colors

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Candidate forum set for Port Angeles School Board positions

The Clallam County Democrats will host a forum for Port Angeles School Board candidates at 6 p.m. Monday. The hybrid forum will… Continue reading

Group adds features to Port Townsend park

City leaders praise organization’s progress

Guest soloist Colin Davin, rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2023, will return to the Peninsula for solo recitals in Port Angeles on Friday and in Sequim on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Guitarist to play recitals in Port Angeles, Sequim

Performances will be first chamber concerts in symphony’s season

  • Oct 9, 2025
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Guest soloist Colin Davin, rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2023, will return to the Peninsula for solo recitals in Port Angeles on Friday and in Sequim on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated at Longhouse

c’ic’áyx̣ʷmu Rachel Sullivan-Owens will be the featured poet at the fifth Indigenous Peoples’ Day Poetry Reading at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The annual… Continue reading

Jefferson Conservation District to host native plant sale

The Jefferson County Conservation District will begin accepting orders for its native plant sale on Monday. Orders for the annual online sale… Continue reading

Legislative session may focus on backfilling Medicaid cuts

Rep. Bernbaum: State anticipates drop in enrollees

Port Townsend artist Elisabeth Mention’s “Camargue Horses” is among the new artworks at Jefferson Healthcare hospital.

Northwind installs new art at Jefferson Healthcare hospital

Artist Elisabeth Mention was in southern France with her French husband, Michel. They traveled to the coastal locale of Camargue, hoping to… Continue reading

Port Townsend artist Elisabeth Mention’s “Camargue Horses” is among the new artworks at Jefferson Healthcare hospital.