Daily Update Newsletter

Increase proposed for weed control

Funding comes from property taxes

Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic reports increase in services

Agency works with law enforcement, meets patients in field

Paving operation to begin near Forks

Maintenance crews from the state Department of Transportation were set to begin repaving a section of state Highway 110 on Monday. Crews will… Continue reading

“The Day the Light Returned” by MinHi England will be part of the “Lighten Up” exhibit that will open Friday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center to host reception for ‘Lighten Up’

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will host a reception for the opening of “Lighten Up” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.… Continue reading

“The Day the Light Returned” by MinHi England will be part of the “Lighten Up” exhibit that will open Friday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.

Quilcene Fair and Parade set for Saturday

The Quilcene Fair and Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. The free, family-friendly event will be at the Quilcene School, 294715, U.S.… Continue reading

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Forks tight end Kaden Ward, center, scrambles for a way past Port Angeles’ Hunter Flores as teammate Conner Roberts, right, sets up a block on Friday evening in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Port Angeles snaps losing streak; East Jefferson and Sequim win

The Port Angeles Roughriders football team got a huge monkey off its back, blowing open a rugged defensive battle in the second… Continue reading

Forks tight end Kaden Ward, center, scrambles for a way past Port Angeles’ Hunter Flores as teammate Conner Roberts, right, sets up a block on Friday evening in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam PUD issues mandatory water restrictions

Stage 3 alert on three of agency’s systems

Port Townsend’s “Wonderquad,” sculling in a quad, took the top prize in the 5K rowing and paddling race at Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s annual Reach and Row for Hospice benefit this weekend. Team members are Kathleen Wood-Smith, David Winters, Ron Moller and Amy Grace.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Reach and Row for Hospice races raise $2,835

Saturday’s rowing and paddling race that kicks off Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s annual Reach and Row for Hospice benefit for Volunteer Hospice of… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s “Wonderquad,” sculling in a quad, took the top prize in the 5K rowing and paddling race at Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s annual Reach and Row for Hospice benefit this weekend. Team members are Kathleen Wood-Smith, David Winters, Ron Moller and Amy Grace.
Jude Wallace, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jude Wallace, Port Angeles football

Jude Wallace played a big role in Port Angeles’ 26-7 victory over Forks at Civic Field on Friday. Wallace, who didn’t get to play a… Continue reading

Jude Wallace, Port Angeles football.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Max Pieper, left, returns a header as teammate Rei Sato, goalkeeper Max Woithe and Edmonds' Omar Kongira keep watch on Saturday afternoon in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula squads crush Edmonds

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team showed it’s not missing a beat from its past two NWAC championship seasons, blowing out Edmonds… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Max Pieper, left, returns a header as teammate Rei Sato, goalkeeper Max Woithe and Edmonds' Omar Kongira keep watch on Saturday afternoon in Port Angeles.

Alternating one-way traffic near Neah Bay begins today

Travelers on state Highway 112 between Neah Bay and Sekiu will want to add more travel time to help prevent delays. Drivers… Continue reading

Wayne and Carolyn Stewart of Portland, Ore., look over Port Angeles Harbor as the sailboat Cytherea, homeported in Tomales Bay, Calif., sits at anchor off Port Angeles City Pier. The Stewarts were visiting the North Olympic Peninsula with plans for a journey to Victoria. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Visiting the Peninsula

Wayne and Carolyn Stewart of Portland, Ore., look over Port Angeles Harbor as the sailboat Cytherea, homeported in Tomales Bay, Calif., sits at anchor off… Continue reading

Wayne and Carolyn Stewart of Portland, Ore., look over Port Angeles Harbor as the sailboat Cytherea, homeported in Tomales Bay, Calif., sits at anchor off Port Angeles City Pier. The Stewarts were visiting the North Olympic Peninsula with plans for a journey to Victoria. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Vera Eksteen masters an obstacle course at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club while Hunter Brown, left, and Rome Martin look on. (Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula)

Boys Girls Clubs launch new Project L.A.N.E. lifestyle program

Initiative named in honor of late community advocate

Vera Eksteen masters an obstacle course at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club while Hunter Brown, left, and Rome Martin look on. (Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula)
Matthew Nash / Olympic Peninsula News Group “Inherit the Wind” actors, from left, Ron Graham, as Matthew Harrison Brady, Nikki Forrest, as Rachel Brown, Joe Schulz, as the judge, and Steve Rodeman, as Henry Drummond, rehearse a scene in Olympic Theatre Arts’ upcoming production set for Sept. 12-28 in the Gathering Hall.

OTA brings topical ‘Inherit the Wind’ to stage

Actors share connection to Scopes trial adaptation

Matthew Nash / Olympic Peninsula News Group “Inherit the Wind” actors, from left, Ron Graham, as Matthew Harrison Brady, Nikki Forrest, as Rachel Brown, Joe Schulz, as the judge, and Steve Rodeman, as Henry Drummond, rehearse a scene in Olympic Theatre Arts’ upcoming production set for Sept. 12-28 in the Gathering Hall.
In the next 30 days, The Wenaha Group and Sequim School District staff will schedule the tentative timelines for construction of the district’s bond and CTE building projects. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim approves school contract

Firm to help with project timelines

In the next 30 days, The Wenaha Group and Sequim School District staff will schedule the tentative timelines for construction of the district’s bond and CTE building projects. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Highway 101 to close near Tumwater Truck Route

U.S. Highway 101 is expected to be closed to all travelers for close to two weeks near the Tumwater Truck Route, also… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall is time to celebrate the propagate

OK, YOU FOLKS are lucky today. Finally, after all these months of harping on you to pinch and prune your plants, we will learn how… Continue reading

Jeremy Pederson of Sequim leads a prayer during a gathering at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Thursday honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed by a single shot in a targeted attack during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University. About 100 people attended the vigil. (Jesse Major/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Candlelight vigil

Jeremy Pederson of Sequim leads a prayer during a gathering at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Thursday honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie… Continue reading

Jeremy Pederson of Sequim leads a prayer during a gathering at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Thursday honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed by a single shot in a targeted attack during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University. About 100 people attended the vigil. (Jesse Major/for Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Officials to discuss joint public safety facility

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula