Daily Update Newsletter

Tickets on sale for bewitching tea, silent auction

Tickets are on sale for the Soroptimist International of Port Angeles Jet Set’s Bewitching Tea and Silent Auction set for 1 p.m.… Continue reading

Walk-by fiber exhibit installed in Uptown Port Townsend

Lora Armstrong has curated a walk-by exhibit of wool felting in Uptown Port Townsend. The exhibit will be open 24 hours a… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jordin Dunaway (8) hits a smash against the North Mason's Mari Morris and Sophia Sparks-Zabel (9). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Peninsula spikers have a good week

The Port Angeles volleyball team beat North Mason 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-23) to improve to .500 in Olympic League play. “The court… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jordin Dunaway (8) hits a smash against the North Mason's Mari Morris and Sophia Sparks-Zabel (9). (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles opens up offensively against North Mason

Desjardins notches hat trick, Alton three assists

Man arrested following investigation into fraudulent vehicle purchase

A Port Angeles man has been arrested on investigation of vehicle theft and forgery and booked on an extraditable warrant on 57… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin contest

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam budget may have layoffs

Deficit amounts to nearly $2 million

PAT NEAL: The great clam hunt of 2025

THIS MUST BE the best autumn weather in years. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, it did with the opening of… Continue reading

The Production Alliance will press cider on site, boiling it and making hot cider. (Sarah Wright)

Peninsula apple, cider festival set across multiple locations

Music, dancing, games and a parade highlight event

The Production Alliance will press cider on site, boiling it and making hot cider. (Sarah Wright)
Jennifer Hanshaw, left, her daughter Ember, center, and friend Skyler Adair enjoy cream sodas during a fundraiser for the Hanshaw family at Rainshadow Cafe on Sept. 27. Jacque Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Rainshadow Cafe hosts fundraiser for Sequim student

Ember Hanshaw has conditions that affect one in 100 million, doctors say

Jennifer Hanshaw, left, her daughter Ember, center, and friend Skyler Adair enjoy cream sodas during a fundraiser for the Hanshaw family at Rainshadow Cafe on Sept. 27. Jacque Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Kasey Ulin coached the Port Angeles boys basketball team from 2015 to 2025. He announced his resignation late last month. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Kasey Ulin’s departure leaves huge hole in Port Angeles sports scene

I was sad to hear the news a couple of weeks ago that Kasey Ulin was stepping down as the longtime head coach for the… Continue reading

Kasey Ulin coached the Port Angeles boys basketball team from 2015 to 2025. He announced his resignation late last month. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Corban College's Jack Gladfelter, left and The Evergreen State College's Max Baeder, right, after competing in the Charles Bowles Cross-Country Invitational in Salem, Ore., last week. (Joe Gladfelter)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Gladfelter sixth at Charles Bowles Invite

Port Angeles graduate Jack Gladfelter improved on his time in the 50th running of the Charles Bowles Willamette Cross-Country Invitational at Willamette… Continue reading

Corban College's Jack Gladfelter, left and The Evergreen State College's Max Baeder, right, after competing in the Charles Bowles Cross-Country Invitational in Salem, Ore., last week. (Joe Gladfelter)
Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Making a splash

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants had… Continue reading

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

‘Explosive Welding’ to be discussed at lecture series

Michael Drum will present “Explosive Welding” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. Drum’s presentation is part of the Studium Generale lecture series in the… Continue reading

Brian Conway will perform at the Friends Meeting Hall in Port Townsend on Thursday.

Brian Conway to perform traditional Irish music

Brian Conway will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Friends Meeting Hall, 1841 Sheridan St., Port Townsend. Admission is by a… Continue reading

Brian Conway will perform at the Friends Meeting Hall in Port Townsend on Thursday.

Clallam County could replace parcel

Doc Holliday unit under consideration

Hadley Harp, 7, accompanied by brother Van Harp, 3, and mother Ashton Harp, all of Port Angeles, stroll through a room filled with evil clowns as part of a haunted house set up by the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in its Kitty City animal shelter west of Sequim. Saturday’s haunted attraction was a highlight of the organization’s Howl-O-‘Ween event that benefitted the humane society along with a food drive for the Sequim Food Bank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Haunted fundraiser

Hadley Harp, 7, accompanied by brother Van Harp, 3, and mother Ashton Harp, all of Port Angeles, stroll through a room filled with evil clowns… Continue reading

Hadley Harp, 7, accompanied by brother Van Harp, 3, and mother Ashton Harp, all of Port Angeles, stroll through a room filled with evil clowns as part of a haunted house set up by the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in its Kitty City animal shelter west of Sequim. Saturday’s haunted attraction was a highlight of the organization’s Howl-O-‘Ween event that benefitted the humane society along with a food drive for the Sequim Food Bank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Historical society to provide behind-the-scenes tours

The Jefferson County Historical Society will host behind-the-scenes tours of its research collection from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The tours… Continue reading

Mark Gregson.

Interim CEO: Medicare, financial stability are OMC’s top priorities

Gregson says public can expect to see more transparency

Mark Gregson.
Lora Armstrong will display her wearable and decorative fiber art at Harbor Art Gallery during Port Angeles’ Second Saturday Art Walk this weekend and throughout October.

Port Angeles Arts Council to host Second Saturday Art Walk

The Port Angeles Arts Council will sponsor the Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this weekend at various… Continue reading

Lora Armstrong will display her wearable and decorative fiber art at Harbor Art Gallery during Port Angeles’ Second Saturday Art Walk this weekend and throughout October.