Daily Update Newsletter

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

Wooden Boat Festival returns this weekend

Four-day event to kick off Thursday in Port Townsend

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Marine Area 3 to close to all salmon fishing Tuesday

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed Marine Area 3 (La Push) to salmon retention beginning today. All salmon fishing is… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Tyler Swan (34) picks up yardage against Wahkiakum on the turf of Spartan Stadium in Forks Friday night in this state playoff contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Neah Bay to be smaller, quicker this year

In Neah Bay, they don’t rebuild, they reload. The Red Devils, who have gone 30-6 over the past three seasons with four… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Tyler Swan (34) picks up yardage against Wahkiakum on the turf of Spartan Stadium in Forks Friday night in this state playoff contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Jesse Adams, front, of Port Townsend, and son Evan of Allyn paint eyes on a section of the fence surrounding Port Townsend’s Memorial Field as their contribution to the Outsiders Street Art Project Port Townsend during Jefferson County’s first community public art project. Adams’ project, titled “Eye Strain,” had to be submitted for approval before work could begin. Each artist had an 8-foot section of fence to work on. The fence will be taken down, most likely next spring, to be replaced with a new one. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Street art project

Jesse Adams, front, of Port Townsend, and son Evan of Allyn paint eyes on a section of the fence surrounding Port Townsend’s Memorial Field as… Continue reading

Jesse Adams, front, of Port Townsend, and son Evan of Allyn paint eyes on a section of the fence surrounding Port Townsend’s Memorial Field as their contribution to the Outsiders Street Art Project Port Townsend during Jefferson County’s first community public art project. Adams’ project, titled “Eye Strain,” had to be submitted for approval before work could begin. Each artist had an 8-foot section of fence to work on. The fence will be taken down, most likely next spring, to be replaced with a new one. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Townsend’s Kevin Mason, center, and the PT All Stars perform the last Concerts on the Dock set for the season on Thursday at Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Concerts on the dock

Port Townsend’s Kevin Mason, center, and the PT All Stars perform the last Concerts on the Dock set for the season on Thursday at Pope… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Kevin Mason, center, and the PT All Stars perform the last Concerts on the Dock set for the season on Thursday at Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim approves process to create improvement districts

Effort could help neighborhoods finance repair projects

Sequim school board approves $49.6 million budget for 2025-26

District planning to host 2,525 students at start of year

Sequim Wolf Pack will continue to practice at Sequim Little League’s fields due to new fees within Sequim School District for renting its field space. Organizers said they’ve practiced and played games at either Sequim High School or Sequim Middle School since 2010. School leaders said they’re meeting with groups through August to discuss concerns. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim school fees irk groups

Teams, productions move or await change

Sequim Wolf Pack will continue to practice at Sequim Little League’s fields due to new fees within Sequim School District for renting its field space. Organizers said they’ve practiced and played games at either Sequim High School or Sequim Middle School since 2010. School leaders said they’re meeting with groups through August to discuss concerns. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Rogue's Andre Estanoqui, left, and Peninsula's Max Pieper battle for control on Friday afternoon in Port Angeles.

MEN’S SOCCER: Defending champs Pirates ride pair of booming shots to victory

Peninsula beat Rogue 2-1 to open season

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Rogue's Andre Estanoqui, left, and Peninsula's Max Pieper battle for control on Friday afternoon in Port Angeles.

A GROWING CONCERN: Four essential elements to great gardening plans

AS WE BEGIN the month of September on Monday,we are but a few weeks from autumn and then the winter season. These are the seasons… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to hear potential parcel fee charge

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Becky Forrester participated in a project during which people living in Port Townsend and experiencing homelessness were given cameras to photograph their lives. After finding housing at Caswell-Brown Village, she started a community garden. (Becky Forrester)

Jefferson history exhibitions to open next week

Artist’s 30-year work highlights shows

Becky Forrester participated in a project during which people living in Port Townsend and experiencing homelessness were given cameras to photograph their lives. After finding housing at Caswell-Brown Village, she started a community garden. (Becky Forrester)

Jefferson Transit updates Port Townsend routes

Jefferson Transit Authority has announced several changes to its services effective Sept. 29. They include adding a midday trip on route 1… Continue reading

Murder retrial set for next year

Triple-homicide case slated for September 2026

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POINT OF VIEW: Recompete grant projects unfold across region

WHAT DOES IT take to strengthen the economy of a region and transform the livelihoods of those who live there? With the help of a… Continue reading

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Port Ludlow, Mats Mats Bay closed to shellfishing

Port Ludlow and Mats Mats Bay beaches have been closed for recreational shellfish harvesting due to high paralytic shellfish poison levels in… Continue reading

Kate Orzikh, owner of Sunflower Tastes bakery and deli at The Wharf in Port Angeles, holds loaves of sourdough bread created in the establishment’s kitchen. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ukrainian baker opens deli, donates proceeds from rye

Business grows out of success of two-day garage sale

Kate Orzikh, owner of Sunflower Tastes bakery and deli at The Wharf in Port Angeles, holds loaves of sourdough bread created in the establishment’s kitchen. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Cards in the garden

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an… Continue reading

Members of the 4H Garden Club, clockwise from left, front, Lucy Woods, 13, Eve Dry, 14, Astrid Asselin, 14, and Cedric Clark, 13, play an agricultural-themed card game “Abandon All Artichokes” under a table umbrella on Wednesday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. On the accompanying table are vegetables freshly harvested from the garden. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Library program encourages reading for children

‘1,000 books’ gets students ready for school, official says