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PAT NEAL: A short history of winter

As a kid, I remember the old-timers saying, “We don’t have winters like that anymore.” Referring to sometime in the distant past when things were… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center CEO: Hospital taking a step forward

This will be a year of stabilization and progress for Olympic Medical Center after a difficult 2023 and the post-pandemic financial crisis that… Continue reading

Pam Petranek, left, is sworn in for her second term as a Port of Port Townsend commissioner on Jan. 10 by Executive Director Eron Berg. (Photo courtesy Port of Port Townsend)

Poplars targeted for spring removal

Sims gateway project timeline is outlined

Pam Petranek, left, is sworn in for her second term as a Port of Port Townsend commissioner on Jan. 10 by Executive Director Eron Berg. (Photo courtesy Port of Port Townsend)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News) Left, Forks’ Nate Dahlgren made the first team of the 2B state football defensive team as a linebacker. Here, he is running the ball on offense against Friday Harbor in a game that was played in Sequim. Right, Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks’ Dahlgren, Neah Bay’s Wimberley among all-state selections

Four Neah Bay players named to 1B team

Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News) Left, Forks’ Nate Dahlgren made the first team of the 2B state football defensive team as a linebacker. Here, he is running the ball on offense against Friday Harbor in a game that was played in Sequim. Right, Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley scores a touchdown in 2022 against Wellpinit in a state playoff game in Forks. Wimberley, who gained 1,839 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns for the Red Devils, made the all-state offensive team as a running back. (Photos by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Susannah Sharp of Sequim, competing for the joint Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team, preforms on the balance beam Monday at a meet in Port Angeles against Bainbridge. Bainbridge edged Port Angeles/Sequim 164-139. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders fifth at Swimvitational

The Port Angeles boys swim team competed this weekend in the 10-team Swimvitational Meet, where each team could only field a maximum of… Continue reading

Susannah Sharp of Sequim, competing for the joint Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team, preforms on the balance beam Monday at a meet in Port Angeles against Bainbridge. Bainbridge edged Port Angeles/Sequim 164-139. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Small earthquakes shake Western Washington

3.5 earthquake detected south of Sequim

Winter storm watch in effect through Wednesday evening

West End could see up to five inches of snow

Frankey Ithaka answers questions from the media moments after a Kitsap judge denied a hearing that challenged former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the state ballot. (Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group)

Kitsap judge won’t rule on Trump’s eligibility for ballot

Hearing set in Olympia on Thursday

  • Jan 16, 2024
  • By Elisha Meyer Bainbridge Island Review
  • Regional News
Frankey Ithaka answers questions from the media moments after a Kitsap judge denied a hearing that challenged former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the state ballot. (Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group)
Katherine Hennessy of Port Angeles goes out for a morning jog on Cedar Street on upper Pine hill in Port Angeles on Tuesday. She said the cold and snowy weather doesn’t deter her from training for future distance runs. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Weather to warm as rain moves onto Peninsula

Hurricane Ridge expects more snow, could open soon

Katherine Hennessy of Port Angeles goes out for a morning jog on Cedar Street on upper Pine hill in Port Angeles on Tuesday. She said the cold and snowy weather doesn’t deter her from training for future distance runs. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
The Bunker, Northwind Art School's free studio for teens, is every Friday now. Recent participants include, from left, volunteer artists Corinne Humphrey and Julie Read and middle school student Grace Black.

‘Bunker’ teen art studio now every Friday

From the beginning, local artist Julie Read and her crew envisioned an open art studio for teenagers, a place to come to… Continue reading

The Bunker, Northwind Art School's free studio for teens, is every Friday now. Recent participants include, from left, volunteer artists Corinne Humphrey and Julie Read and middle school student Grace Black.
Dallas Dunning, Port Angeles basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dallas Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Dallas Dunning saved his best game of the season for the Rainshadow Rivalry against Sequim. Dunning, a 6-foot-5 forward who causes most teams… Continue reading

Dallas Dunning, Port Angeles basketball.

Creative writing festival to honor local authors

Dates are set and tickets are available for the Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival April 25-27 in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Nominations open for Sequim 2023 Citizen of Year award

Nominations of dedicated volunteers are being sought for Sequim’s top civic award. Created in 1968, the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of… Continue reading

Port Townsend looks to invest in sewer system

Infrastructure needs significant upgrades

Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes, right, evades the tackle of Olympic’s Donovan Weaver in a game in October at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes first team all-state

Port Angeles Roughriders’ football player Jason Hawes can add another honor to his long list. The Olympic League defensive MVP was named… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Jason Hawes, right, evades the tackle of Olympic’s Donovan Weaver in a game in October at Port Angeles Civic Field. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jesse Ahmann of the Port Angeles Symphony has composed "Dark to Light," which will premiere this week in concerts in Sequim and Port Angeles. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz

Sequim, Port Angeles concerts feature viola d’amore, world premiere

PASD alumni highlighted in weekend performances

Jesse Ahmann of the Port Angeles Symphony has composed "Dark to Light," which will premiere this week in concerts in Sequim and Port Angeles. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz
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Sequim’s Bacon opens Legislative session in song

Sequim resident Amanda Bacon performed the National Anthem to open the state legislative session in Olympia earlier this month. Bacon was nominated by… Continue reading

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State officials turn to schools in opioid fight

Legislation would require fentanyl-use prevention education once per year

Eighty teams, some from as far away as Anacortes, Stanwood and Enunclaw, braved the road conditions to play in the annual Port Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. youth basketball tournament Saturday and Sunday. Games were played at Stevens Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary, Dry Creek, Lower Elwha and Queen of Angels. Here, Port Angeles sixth-grader Justin Johnson (3) looks to the basket against a team from Neah Bay as Port Angeles’ Logan Garling (23) is in on the play. Neah Bay won 57-42 in the game played at Stevens Middle School. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO: MLK Jr. Tournament busy despite icy roads

Eighty teams, some from as far away as Anacortes, Stanwood and Enunclaw, braved the road conditions to play in the annual Port Angeles Martin Luther… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2024
  • By Dave Logan Peninsula Daily News
  • Area Sports
Eighty teams, some from as far away as Anacortes, Stanwood and Enunclaw, braved the road conditions to play in the annual Port Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. youth basketball tournament Saturday and Sunday. Games were played at Stevens Middle School, Roosevelt Elementary, Dry Creek, Lower Elwha and Queen of Angels. Here, Port Angeles sixth-grader Justin Johnson (3) looks to the basket against a team from Neah Bay as Port Angeles’ Logan Garling (23) is in on the play. Neah Bay won 57-42 in the game played at Stevens Middle School. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam’s Chance LaBounty on Friday evening in a nonleague game in Forks. Also in action for Forks are Titus Rowley (20) and Landin Davis (5). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks holds off Hoquiam; Sequim beats Clover Park

The Forks Spartans overcame a barrage of 3-pointers from Hoquiam, coming from behind from a double-digit deficit to beat Hoquiam 65-58 on Friday… Continue reading

Forks’ Kyle Lohrengel scores over Hoquiam’s Chance LaBounty on Friday evening in a nonleague game in Forks. Also in action for Forks are Titus Rowley (20) and Landin Davis (5). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)