Daily Update Newsletter

Most school levies approved in Jefferson County

Initial results show Quilcene’s measure narrowly behind

Atsuko Gibson

Rhododendron society to meet

Atsuko Gibson will present “Rhododendron Diseases and Pests” at 1 p.m. Friday. Gibson will be addressing a meeting of the Juan de… Continue reading

Atsuko Gibson

Volunteers sought for Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

The city of Port Angeles is seeking applicants to fill four vacancies on its Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. The committee makes recommendations… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg drives the ball against Sammamish on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. The Roughriders lost the district playoff game 65-57, but they are still alive in the postseason and play again at home tonight at 6 p.m. against Steilacoom. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP PLAYOFF BASKETBALL: Port Angeles loses playoff opener but remains alive

This time, there would be no miracle finish for the Port Angeles boys basketball team. The last time Port Angeles and Sammamish… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg drives the ball against Sammamish on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. The Roughriders lost the district playoff game 65-57, but they are still alive in the postseason and play again at home tonight at 6 p.m. against Steilacoom. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Charlie Grider (11) defends the rim against Evergreen’s Mohamed Abdi (5) in Tuesday’s bidistrict basketball playoff game in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Sequim boys and Forks girls remain alive

Sequim’s seniors came through in their final game in Rick Kaps Gym as the Wolves stayed alive with a 73-61 Class 2A bi-district… Continue reading

Sequim’s Charlie Grider (11) defends the rim against Evergreen’s Mohamed Abdi (5) in Tuesday’s bidistrict basketball playoff game in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

1B BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay boys, girls qualify for state

The Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams both qualified for the state 1B basketball tournament with victories, while the Crescent boys… Continue reading

Aging schools deteriorating, PASD chief says

District to request November bond measure

Author to tell tale of online dating

Melissa Klein, a Sequim artist who performs standup comedy, will host a free presentation on Friday at the Grover Gallery in Port… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jack Henninger signs a letter of intent to play football at the University of Mary (North Dakota). The all-Olympic League kicker plans to study occupational therapy and kick for the Marauders’ football squad. Behind him are, from left, soccer coach David Breckenridge, football special teams coach Cody Buckmaster and football head coach Erik Wiker. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

COLLEGE SIGNING: Sequim’s Henninger signs to kick for University of Mary

Jack Henninger spent much of the fall with a laser focus of splitting the uprights. With the stroke of a pen, he now… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jack Henninger signs a letter of intent to play football at the University of Mary (North Dakota). The all-Olympic League kicker plans to study occupational therapy and kick for the Marauders’ football squad. Behind him are, from left, soccer coach David Breckenridge, football special teams coach Cody Buckmaster and football head coach Erik Wiker. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Comedy show set Thursday at Bar N9ne

Cheri Hardman will present a comedy show on Thursday at Bar N9ne. The sex-positive show, “Diary of an Ex Ho,” is based… Continue reading

Paraeducator negotiations at impasse

Representatives of the Port Angeles School District and the Port Angeles Paraeducator Association said a Feb. 7 meeting with a mediator from… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The 50th anniversary of the Boldt Decision

It’s been 50 years since the Boldt Decision of Feb. 12, 1974. The world has changed. You can see it in the barren rivers, smell… Continue reading

Program seeking to spur industry

Innovation hub hopes to bring jobs

The Flying Karamazov Brothers will perform Friday through Sunday in Port Townsend.

The Flying Karamazov Brothers to perform this weekend

The Flying Karamazov Brothers are returning to the Palindrome for the first time in 30 years. The juggling quartet will debut their… Continue reading

The Flying Karamazov Brothers will perform Friday through Sunday in Port Townsend.
Dave Logan / for Peninsula Daily News
Ryan O’Hara, a Clallam County election assistant, grabs a bundle of 83 ballots that had gone through the first step of validation in the electronic sorting machine after arrival to election headquarters in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse on Election Day.

Most special election measures headed for approval

Quilcene EP&O too close to call

Dave Logan / for Peninsula Daily News
Ryan O’Hara, a Clallam County election assistant, grabs a bundle of 83 ballots that had gone through the first step of validation in the electronic sorting machine after arrival to election headquarters in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse on Election Day.
A group of friends meets for coffee every Monday and then takes a walk with their dogs along a beach in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Beach walk

A group of friends meets for coffee every Monday and then takes a walk with their dogs along a beach in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

A group of friends meets for coffee every Monday and then takes a walk with their dogs along a beach in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Antarctic lecture set Thursday in Port Townsend

Barry McKenzie and Steve Hampton will present “Birds and Seals: An Antarctic Adventure” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The free lecture, an Admiralty… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, shoots against Sequim on Feb. 6. She scored 26 points in the Port Angeles victory and is the Peninsula Daily News Athlete of the Week sponsored by Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Paige Mason, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason has been a big part of the Roughriders girls basketball team for the past three years and is getting especially hot… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Paige Mason, right, shoots against Sequim on Feb. 6. She scored 26 points in the Port Angeles victory and is the Peninsula Daily News Athlete of the Week sponsored by Swain’s General Store in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Teyah Elofson-Cross, 11, of Port Angeles qualified for the UCI World BMX Championship in the 24-inch challenger class in Lexington, Va., this weekend. (Courtesy photo)

BMX: Port Angeles’ Elofson-Cross qualifies for second UCI World Championship event

Port Angeles’ 11-year-old Teyah Elofson-Cross traveled across the country this past weekend to qualify for the UCI World BMX Championship in May.… Continue reading

Teyah Elofson-Cross, 11, of Port Angeles qualified for the UCI World BMX Championship in the 24-inch challenger class in Lexington, Va., this weekend. (Courtesy photo)