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Lost Mountain fire station near Sequim could be sold

Second recruitment meeting renders no volunteers

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A dog and owner were safely rescued from a steep ravine off of Henry Boyd Road.

Man, dog rescued from 200-foot ravine

Fire agencies use rope system to pull both to safety

A dog and owner were safely rescued from a steep ravine off of Henry Boyd Road.

A GROWING CONCERN: For a winning garden, add Brassica to your basket

WELL, WE ARE down to the Elite Eight in basketball. And now, you can pick your own winners from the Brassica bracket, and to help… Continue reading

Port Townsend Creative District Manager Mitzi Jo Gordon.

Gordon hired to manage Port Townsend Creative District

Mitzi Jo Gordon has been hired as the manager of the Port Townsend Creative District. Gordon will implement the district’s newly created… Continue reading

Port Townsend Creative District Manager Mitzi Jo Gordon.
Kyle LeMaire.

Juan de Fuca Foundation seeking new director

Kyle LeMaire to step down after Memorial Day festival

  • Mar 30, 2024
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Kyle LeMaire.

Port Angeles School Board selects Stevens Middle School contractor

Lower district enrollment means loss of state funds

Port Townsend hires finance, technology services director

The city of Port Townsend has hired Jodi Adams as its finance and technology services director. Adams, a Port Townsend resident who… Continue reading

Propst appointed to Olympic Workforce Development Council

Molly Propst has been appointed to the Olympic Workforce Development Council for a term that ends March 1, 2027. The Olympic Workforce… Continue reading

2024's snow water equivalent was the third lowest on record since 2000 according to data from U.S. Department of Agriculture's SNOTEL snow monitoring system. The data shows snow water equivalent levels from the Waterhole site near Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. (Courtesy image/ U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Ridge ski season to end on Sunday

Low snow levels part of growing trend

2024's snow water equivalent was the third lowest on record since 2000 according to data from U.S. Department of Agriculture's SNOTEL snow monitoring system. The data shows snow water equivalent levels from the Waterhole site near Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. (Courtesy image/ U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Supporters of paraeducators rally outside the Port Angeles School District administration headquarters at Lincoln Center on Thursday. The Port Angeles Paraeducators Association has voted to strike April 8 if an agreement with the PASD for a 3.7 percent wage increase can't be reached. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

School board rally in Port Angeles

Supporters of paraeducators rally outside the Port Angeles School District administration headquarters at Lincoln Center on Thursday. The Port Angeles Paraeducators Association has voted to… Continue reading

Supporters of paraeducators rally outside the Port Angeles School District administration headquarters at Lincoln Center on Thursday. The Port Angeles Paraeducators Association has voted to strike April 8 if an agreement with the PASD for a 3.7 percent wage increase can't be reached. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Three men arrested for Sequim home invasion robbery

Suspects allegedly held three victims by gunpoint

Two sent to hospital after motorcyle collides with truck

Two people suffered significant injuries when the motorcycle they were riding collided into the back of a truck in the 200 block… Continue reading

A pileated woodpecker in Quimper West in the Quimper Wildlife Corridor. (Wendy Feltham)

More than 100 acres added to Quimper Wildlife Corridor

Land moved from state into permanent conservation through Land Trust

A pileated woodpecker in Quimper West in the Quimper Wildlife Corridor. (Wendy Feltham)
Paulo Cesar is a versatile instrumentalist, improviser, composer, arranger, orchestrator and sound engineer.

Musical, Easter egg hunts scheduled for this weekend

A Disney musical, several music performances and Easter egg hunts are set for this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • “The Little Mermaid Jr.” will… Continue reading

Paulo Cesar is a versatile instrumentalist, improviser, composer, arranger, orchestrator and sound engineer.
A cluster of daffodils show their colorful blooms beneath a tree at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. With spring moving into full swing, flowers are beginning to blossom and trees are starting to reveal their leaves across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Spring blooms

A cluster of daffodils show their colorful blooms beneath a tree at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. With spring moving into full swing, flowers… Continue reading

A cluster of daffodils show their colorful blooms beneath a tree at Port Angeles City Pier on Thursday. With spring moving into full swing, flowers are beginning to blossom and trees are starting to reveal their leaves across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Teachers’ union set to honor picket line

Without agreement, paraeducators to strike

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Ashlynn Northaven, Princess Kailah Blake, Princess Sophia Treece and Queen Ariya Goettling stand with their new float that they’ll ride on for 14 parades this year. It was shown to them for the first time on Saturday at 7 Cedars Casino. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival royalty, crowd find fun in float

Annual kickoff dinner ushers in 129th year for event

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Ashlynn Northaven, Princess Kailah Blake, Princess Sophia Treece and Queen Ariya Goettling stand with their new float that they’ll ride on for 14 parades this year. It was shown to them for the first time on Saturday at 7 Cedars Casino. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Artist Glo Lamson will host an Open Creative Studio at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden on Sunday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

Free open creative studio Sunday in Port Townsend

The public is invited to a free Open Creative Studio on Sunday at the nonprofit Northwind Art School at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Artist Glo Lamson will host an Open Creative Studio at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden on Sunday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)