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BACK WHEN: Olympic Peninsula’s own world boxing champion

IT IS EASY to be amazed with the athletes who participate in the fighting sports, such as MMA and boxing. The level of skill is… Continue reading

Tod Morgan

A GROWING CONCERN: No shortcut for pruning

I’VE BEEN A pruning maniac this last 16 days! Taking full advantage of the “cold snap” has me almost caught up. But pruning is vital,… Continue reading

Auditons set for Neil Simon play

Auditions for the Port Angeles Community Players’ spring offering, “Rumors” by Neil Simon, will be conducted Feb. 17-18 . The auditions will… Continue reading

Laurie Davies This year’s Clallam County Fair royal court are, from left, Princess Aliya Gillett of Forks, Princess Tish Hamilton of Port Angeles, Queen Brooklyn McKnight of Port Angeles and Princess Olivia Ostlund of Sequim. The four were crowned Jan. 27 and will preside over the 2024 Clallam County Fair from Aug. 15-18. More than 150 people attended the coronation conducted at the Exposition Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. A silent auction raised more than $1,200 for scholarships.
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Clallam County Fair Royalty crowned

This year’s Clallam County Fair royal court are, from left, Princess Aliya Gillett of Forks, Princess Tish Hamilton of Port Angeles, Queen Brooklyn McKnight of… Continue reading

Laurie Davies This year’s Clallam County Fair royal court are, from left, Princess Aliya Gillett of Forks, Princess Tish Hamilton of Port Angeles, Queen Brooklyn McKnight of Port Angeles and Princess Olivia Ostlund of Sequim. The four were crowned Jan. 27 and will preside over the 2024 Clallam County Fair from Aug. 15-18. More than 150 people attended the coronation conducted at the Exposition Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. A silent auction raised more than $1,200 for scholarships.

Police bill gets pushback

Bill would give Attorney General more oversight power

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and restaurateur Kris Nelson talked with community members at the Creative District plan unveiling Tuesday in Port Townsend. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Creative District plan lays out strategies

Aim is to help artists connect

Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, left, and restaurateur Kris Nelson talked with community members at the Creative District plan unveiling Tuesday in Port Townsend. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

Solo exhibit to open at Peninsula College

Peninsula College will open the solo exhibition of Terry Anderson, “Journey to Abstract Expression,” on Tuesday at the PUB Gallery of Art.… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Thursday. Warm sunshine with temperatures in the 50s made the excursion seem more spring-like than wintery.
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Spring-like stroll in Sequim

Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Thursday. Warm sunshine with temperatures in the 50s made the excursion seem more spring-like than wintery.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: County boards consider money for Field Hall, health report

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma, right, races with Shoreline's Jamikal Davis on Wednesday in Port Angeles.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College slips past Shoreline into first-place tie

At one point late in the game, with the Peninsula College men’s basketball team hanging on for a victory over Shoreline, Pirates’… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma, right, races with Shoreline's Jamikal Davis on Wednesday in Port Angeles.
Kay Harper’s Tulip is among the artwork to be seen at Port Townsend Gallery.

Artists and their work on display in Port Townsend

A variety of artwork will be on view during the First Saturday Gallery Walk in Port Townsend. The monthly walk is from… Continue reading

Kay Harper’s Tulip is among the artwork to be seen at Port Townsend Gallery.

Building expo, art, a play and music available this weekend

A building expo, Peninsula-wide art exhibit and a solo performance about living as a mixed-race person are offered this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Clallam PUD may revise meter policy

Opt-out process would include digital displays

Fugitive from Texas arrested in downtown Port Angeles

A 46-year-old man was arrested in downtown Port Angeles as a fugitive from another state. Bryan Neal Finley was taken into custody… Continue reading

Habitat gets $2M for state CHIP grant

Project would build 50 affordable units

OUTDOORS: Puget Sound halibut season starts April 4

Sequim Dave Croonquist represents sports anglers in halibut season negotiations and participated in the International Pacific Halibut Commission meeting last week in Anchorage, Alaska. “As… Continue reading

Robinson 10th at state tournament

Port Angeles’ Abby Robinson finished 10th at the Class 1A/2A WIAA state bowling tournament held at Bowlero South Seattle. Robinson averaged a score… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2024
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Roundabout work to begin Monday in Sequim

Work crews will move into the roundabout at Sequim Avenue, Old Olympic Highway and Port Williams Road beginning at 7 a.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

A portion of Sequim’s original Sequim Prairie irrigation ditch is tentatively set to be piped as part of a conservation effort to help the Dungeness River’s flow and endangered fish. Some neighbors and shareholders are opposed to the project because they feel they weren’t given an opportunity to provide input to project owner the Sequim Prairie-Tri Irrigation Association (SPTIA). They feel enclosing the ditch will kill nearby vegetation and negatively impact wildlife. (Lucinda Hayes)

Sequim irrigation pipe proposal draws ire

Conservation District says it’s within legal right

A portion of Sequim’s original Sequim Prairie irrigation ditch is tentatively set to be piped as part of a conservation effort to help the Dungeness River’s flow and endangered fish. Some neighbors and shareholders are opposed to the project because they feel they weren’t given an opportunity to provide input to project owner the Sequim Prairie-Tri Irrigation Association (SPTIA). They feel enclosing the ditch will kill nearby vegetation and negatively impact wildlife. (Lucinda Hayes)