Daily Update Newsletter

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Jessica Adams scrapes off flaking paint from a bollard along the parking area at Haynes Viewpoint on Thursday in Port Angeles. Adams said the bollards and adjoining guard chains are scheduled for future repainting. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Beautification efforts

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Jessica Adams scrapes off flaking paint from a bollard along the parking area at Haynes Viewpoint on Thursday… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Jessica Adams scrapes off flaking paint from a bollard along the parking area at Haynes Viewpoint on Thursday in Port Angeles. Adams said the bollards and adjoining guard chains are scheduled for future repainting. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Counties awarded $2.1M in grant funds

Agencies aim to protect near-shore habitat

Highway reopens to traffic near Kalaloch Campground

Work crews have completed emergency repairs on U.S. Highway 101 near Kalaloch Campground. Both lanes of the highway are open to traffic, the… Continue reading

Library system seeking public feedback on strategic process

North Olympic Library System is seeking public input for its five-year strategic roadmap. The public is invited to fill out a survey… Continue reading

Joel Kawahara prepares his famous fish head stew in 2018. (Kellie Henwood)

Longtime Quilcene fisherman lost at sea

Loved ones remember him for his work, personality

Joel Kawahara prepares his famous fish head stew in 2018. (Kellie Henwood)

Makah Days, Butoh festival slated this weekend

Makah Days, a history center fundraiser and the Salish Sea Butoh Festival highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Makah Days, the… Continue reading

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OMC hires interim CEO, works to resolve CMS issues

Hospital has fixed many deficiencies cited by state agency

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Tickets on sale for Clallam County Republicans luncheon

Tickets are on sale for the Clallam County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Luncheon and Auction. The annual fundraiser will be at the… Continue reading

Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walk past stalks of sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The sunflowers are among several towering stands in the park and surrounding area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sunflower scenery

Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walk past stalks of sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The… Continue reading

Val and Tim Cullinan of Sequim walk past stalks of sunflowers on their way to the pickleball courts at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The sunflowers are among several towering stands in the park and surrounding area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Butoh performances set at Fort Worden

Dance form seeks to connect with the primordial

Council narrows vacancy to three

Candidates to be interviewed Sept. 2

Former Olympic Peninsula YMCA employee Mikki Hughes, center, stands on Wednesday in front of the Port Angeles YMCA with friends and co-workers who protested Hughes’ dismissal from her longtime duties as fitness instructor and fitness coordinator. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Former YMCA fitness instructor says she was fired after 30 years

Demonstrators say organization needs to follow its values

Former Olympic Peninsula YMCA employee Mikki Hughes, center, stands on Wednesday in front of the Port Angeles YMCA with friends and co-workers who protested Hughes’ dismissal from her longtime duties as fitness instructor and fitness coordinator. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Primary election results certified in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Clallam and Jefferson county auditors have certified results of the Aug. 5 primary election. Washington primary election results must be certified and… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Democrats luncheon

Tickets are on sale for the Clallam County Democrats’ Roosevelt Luncheon on Sept. 6. The annual fundraiser will be in Club 7… Continue reading

Woman dies in crash near Lake Crescent

Fire district, park rangers among responding agencies

Babe Ruth World Series

BABE RUTH WORLD SERIES: North Olympic splits final two games

The North Olympic 13U team got a win at the Babe Ruth World Series, but it appears the team will not move… Continue reading

Babe Ruth World Series

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gives new cutoff date for Olympic Medical Center

OMC now has until Sept. 20 for corrections

PAT NEAL: The problem with cougars

ONE OF THE most popular questions that we in the trenches of the tourist industry routinely answer is, “Are cougars dangerous?” This is a perfectly… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District to host back to school fair

The Port Angeles School district will host its Back-to-School Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson Elementary School, 218… Continue reading

Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour set for this weekend

The Raw Art Collective will host the 20th Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.… Continue reading