Daily Update Newsletter

Planned power outage to affect 4,100 West End customers Thursday night

Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 will turn off electricity to West End customers from 11 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Friday.… Continue reading

The Parking Lot Pipers, seen performing at the Sequim Lavender Weekend in 2023, are a modern trio keeping up a historically rich musical art form. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Bagpipe tradition forms family on Peninsula

Parking Lot Pipers keep Great Highland music marching on

The Parking Lot Pipers, seen performing at the Sequim Lavender Weekend in 2023, are a modern trio keeping up a historically rich musical art form. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)
From left to right are flutists Mary Ann Hagan, Janet See, Molly Warner, Marty Ronish, Liz Hunter, Nayoung Ham, Carla Lawrence and Miguel Rodé.

Baroque flute concert to be conducted Saturday

Early Music at the Grange will present Flûtes-en-Bois at 2 p.m. Saturday. The baroque flute ensemble will perform at Quimper Grange, 1219… Continue reading

From left to right are flutists Mary Ann Hagan, Janet See, Molly Warner, Marty Ronish, Liz Hunter, Nayoung Ham, Carla Lawrence and Miguel Rodé.
Celtic harpist David Michael will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday in Port Townsend.

Celtic harpist to perform at Candlelight Concert series on Thursday

David Michael will perform at the Candlelight Concerts series at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor… Continue reading

Celtic harpist David Michael will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday in Port Townsend.

Man arrested on firearms, drug and stolen property charges

A Clallam County man has been arrested on stolen property, firearms and drug charges following a month-long investigation by the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Out Loud Story Slam scheduled for Friday

Nessa Goldman and Meredith Vincent will co-host Out Loud Story Slam at 7 p.m. Friday. The storytelling program will be at Olympic Theatre… Continue reading

Port Angeles softball player Lynzee Reid pitches against Bremerton last week. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lynzee Reid, Port Angeles softball

Port Angeles’ Lynzee Reid had a great week for the Roughriders softball team. While the Riders have lots of senior leadership, sophomore Reid has contributed… Continue reading

Port Angeles softball player Lynzee Reid pitches against Bremerton last week. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Klahhane gymnasts and brothers Liam and Conor DeWolf both won all-around state championships earlier this month in Vancouver. (Courtesy photo)

MEN’S GYMNASTICS: Klahhane brothers all-around state champs

Brothers Conor DeWolf, 16, and Liam DeWolf, 14, both won first place in the all-around competition at the Level 9 Junior Nationals Division… Continue reading

Klahhane gymnasts and brothers Liam and Conor DeWolf both won all-around state championships earlier this month in Vancouver. (Courtesy photo)
Wings Up defeated the fall league champion I’d Hit That earlier this month 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 28-26) to win the Peninsula Volleyball League’s Winter League A Division championship at Peninsula College. Wings Up, made up of players mostly from the Sequim area, finished the regular season atop the standings with an 8-1 record before advancing through the playoffs. Set For Life placed third. From left, back row, are Ben Cowan, Cody Cowan and Jared Fodge. From left, front row, are Tayler Breckenridge, Brittney Gale and Tristen Myers. Not pictured is Allie Gale. (Peninsula College) Photo (L-R) Ben Cowan, Cody Cowan, Jared Fodge Tayler Breckenridge, Brittney Gale, Tristen Myers Not pictured: Allie Gale

PENINSULA VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE: Wings up, Chewblocka champions and A and B leagues

(Top) Wings Up defeated the fall league champion I’d Hit That earlier this month 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 28-26) to win the Peninsula Volleyball League’s Winter… Continue reading

Wings Up defeated the fall league champion I’d Hit That earlier this month 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 28-26) to win the Peninsula Volleyball League’s Winter League A Division championship at Peninsula College. Wings Up, made up of players mostly from the Sequim area, finished the regular season atop the standings with an 8-1 record before advancing through the playoffs. Set For Life placed third. From left, back row, are Ben Cowan, Cody Cowan and Jared Fodge. From left, front row, are Tayler Breckenridge, Brittney Gale and Tristen Myers. Not pictured is Allie Gale. (Peninsula College) Photo (L-R) Ben Cowan, Cody Cowan, Jared Fodge Tayler Breckenridge, Brittney Gale, Tristen Myers Not pictured: Allie Gale
State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, speaks Sunday at a gathering that celebrated the cancellation of the Power Plant sale. (John Gussman)

Cancellation of Power Plant sale celebrated

Supporters say they still need more protection

State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, speaks Sunday at a gathering that celebrated the cancellation of the Power Plant sale. (John Gussman)

Jefferson Healthcare gets $2 million for senior care

Grant will help expand services in Port Townsend

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as a line of cars wait to drop off unwanted electronic equipment during the club’s electronics recycling event on Saturday in the parking lot of Port Angeles Civic Field. The club, in partnership with SBK Recycling, collected hundreds of pounds of old computers, televisions, printers and other equipment as vehicles lined up for blocks along nearby Race Street to dispose of castoff electronics. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Kiwanis service programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Recycling electronics at Port Angeles Civic Field

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as… Continue reading

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as a line of cars wait to drop off unwanted electronic equipment during the club’s electronics recycling event on Saturday in the parking lot of Port Angeles Civic Field. The club, in partnership with SBK Recycling, collected hundreds of pounds of old computers, televisions, printers and other equipment as vehicles lined up for blocks along nearby Race Street to dispose of castoff electronics. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Kiwanis service programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters determine a course of action at a house fire Thursday to prevent flames going from the attic into the remainder of the home. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Garage fire displaces Sequim homeowners near Sunland

Homeowners safely escaped a fire that spread from their garage and shop to parts of their home. The fire was reported at 8:10… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters determine a course of action at a house fire Thursday to prevent flames going from the attic into the remainder of the home. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Man flown to Harborview after colliding with a tree

A Quilcene man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he crossed the centerline and hit an embankment, the State Patrol… Continue reading

Online learning keeps rising among state’s K-12 students

Online learning for Washington’s public school kids is here to stay. That’s according to a report from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public… Continue reading

Joey Belanger has been named the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s vice president of operations and YMCA of Sequim branch executive. (Olympic Peninsula YMCA)

YMCA names new Sequim branch executive

The Olympic Peninsula YMCA has welcomed new leadership and said happy trails to a Sequim-based executive. Joey Belanger was named the organization’s vice… Continue reading

Joey Belanger has been named the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s vice president of operations and YMCA of Sequim branch executive. (Olympic Peninsula YMCA)

A GROWING CONCERN: Learn your way around the cabbage patch

SINCE I STRAINED the limits last week trying to connect the madness of basketball in March to vegetable gardening, let me begin today by starting… Continue reading

Clallam Bay man pleads guilty to first-degree murder

Sentencing next month to be between 35 and 43 years

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Clallam Community Service Awards nominations deadline April 1

Nominations for the 2024 Clallam County Community Service Awards are due by the end of business on April 1. The awards, presented… Continue reading

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Deb Pavlich-Boaz and her husband Tony Boaz say strangers stop to feed her horses and it’s endangering their health. They care for aging equines and others with special dietary needs at their home off Old Olympic Highway in Agnew. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

HORSEPLAY: Hey, don’t touch the hay. Don’t feed strangers’ horses

“ONE BAD APPLE don’t spoil the whole bunch girl!” Today’s column is about reminding folks NOT to feed a horse they don’t own. Apples are… Continue reading

Deb Pavlich-Boaz and her husband Tony Boaz say strangers stop to feed her horses and it’s endangering their health. They care for aging equines and others with special dietary needs at their home off Old Olympic Highway in Agnew. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)