Daily Update Newsletter

Flag Day ceremony slated for Saturday

The American Legion’s Jack Grennan Post 62 will host a Flag Day celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday. The ceremony will be at the… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners pass $465K in budget appropriations

Election security grant will help pay for software services

Ken DeBuc, Toby Anderson and Anne Rutherford won the 2024 Liar’s Contest.

Liars Contest to be conducted at Field Hall on Thursday

The Story People of Clallam County will present its 10th Liars Contest at 7 p.m. Thursday. The contest will be at Field… Continue reading

Ken DeBuc, Toby Anderson and Anne Rutherford won the 2024 Liar’s Contest.

Port Townsend man sentenced to two years in prison

O’Donnell pleads guilty to residential burglary, second-degree theft

Studium Generale to conclude with legacy of Paddle to Seattle

Peninsula College will finish this year’s Studium Generale schedule with “Lifting the Old Ways: Memories of the 1989 Paddle to Seattle and… Continue reading

Towne Road is now finished

Overview highlights years-long project

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

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Salt Creek 24 provides opportunity to give back

The last race of the year by Peninsula Adventure Sports is the Salt Creek 24, but it’s not too early for participants… Continue reading

A flotilla of racers takes off in Tacoma on Friday on its way to Port Townsend for the 2025 SEVENTY48 human-powered race. (Mark Cole)

SEVENTY48: People power takes on the Puget Sound

The 2025 edition of SEVENTY48 is in the books, and this year’s finishers brought the fire in near record-setting time. From elite… Continue reading

A flotilla of racers takes off in Tacoma on Friday on its way to Port Townsend for the 2025 SEVENTY48 human-powered race. (Mark Cole)

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior outpitches Wilder Junior in 6-2 victory

The Wilder Senior and Wilder Junior baseball clubs for the most part pitched well this weekend at the Olympic College Invitational, but both… Continue reading

The Neah Bay state champion 4x100 and 4x200 team. From left, Brianna McGimpsey, Alexa Greene, Angel Halttunen and Qwaapeys Greene.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Brianna McGimpsey, Angel Halttunen, Qwaapeys Greene, Alexa Greene, Neah Bay Track and Field

The Neah Bay girls are used to being state champions, having won three straight state championships in basketball. Well, add two more to this year’s… Continue reading

The Neah Bay state champion 4x100 and 4x200 team. From left, Brianna McGimpsey, Alexa Greene, Angel Halttunen and Qwaapeys Greene.
Ivy Karlinsky of Seattle has her two daughters Isla, 6, and Ellie, 3, help her over the finish line during the last 20 meters of her half-marathon race at the Port Angeles Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: A hot time was had by all

They came, they ran and they conquered the elements in the 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Sunday. Runners from all… Continue reading

Ivy Karlinsky of Seattle has her two daughters Isla, 6, and Ellie, 3, help her over the finish line during the last 20 meters of her half-marathon race at the Port Angeles Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Best of the Peninsula 2025.

Nomination round open for Best of the Peninsula

Nominations are being accepted for the Best of Clallam and Jefferson counties and Best of the West End. Pick your favorites in… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula 2025.
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Rite Aid will close June 26 after its parent company announced its second filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early May. Pharmacy accounts will be transferred to Sequim’s QFC. The Port Angeles store at 621 S. Lincoln St. will also close, but a date has not been set.

Rite Aid stores are set to close

QFC to take on Sequim pharmacy accounts

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Rite Aid will close June 26 after its parent company announced its second filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early May. Pharmacy accounts will be transferred to Sequim’s QFC. The Port Angeles store at 621 S. Lincoln St. will also close, but a date has not been set.

Sequim Habitat project goes before hearing examiner

Decision expected soon on homes

Port Angeles Leftie Ryan Rodriguez pitches Saturday night at Victoria's Royal Athletic Park. He went three innings, allowing no runs and one hit. (Victoria News)

WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties drop rubber match in Victoria

The Port Angeles Lefties lost two out of three in a series at their cross-channel rival Victoria this weekend, dropping the rubber… Continue reading

Port Angeles Leftie Ryan Rodriguez pitches Saturday night at Victoria's Royal Athletic Park. He went three innings, allowing no runs and one hit. (Victoria News)
A young runner in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon's kids marathon gets a high-five at the starting line Saturday at the Port Angeles City Pier. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

KIDS MARATHON: Can I get a high five?

A young runner in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon’s kids marathon gets a high-five at the starting line Saturday at the Port Angeles City Pier.… Continue reading

A young runner in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon's kids marathon gets a high-five at the starting line Saturday at the Port Angeles City Pier. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let those pests rest

AS SPRING SLOWLY gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the beginning of late-late spring), most plants in your yard are growing rapidly.… Continue reading

Aiden Murdoch, 11, and his sister, Sylvia Murdoch, 8, both of Akron, Ohio, examine a display of animal silhouettes, skulls and tracks on Friday at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. The pair were on a family vacation to the park with a stop at the visitor center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Animal tracks

Aiden Murdoch, 11, and his sister, Sylvia Murdoch, 8, both of Akron, Ohio, examine a display of animal silhouettes, skulls and tracks on Friday at… Continue reading

Aiden Murdoch, 11, and his sister, Sylvia Murdoch, 8, both of Akron, Ohio, examine a display of animal silhouettes, skulls and tracks on Friday at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles. The pair were on a family vacation to the park with a stop at the visitor center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
“Adventuress Sunrise” by Mitchel Osborne is one of more than 50 artworks in Northwind Art’s online auction starting Monday. A pop-up gallery with all of the works on display is set for Tuesday and June 11 at the Cotton Building in Port Townsend. (Mitchel Osborne)

Art auction coming with Port Townsend pop-up gallery

Northwind Art will host its first Fundraising Art Auction and pop-up gallery next week with events online and in downtown Port Townsend.… Continue reading

“Adventuress Sunrise” by Mitchel Osborne is one of more than 50 artworks in Northwind Art’s online auction starting Monday. A pop-up gallery with all of the works on display is set for Tuesday and June 11 at the Cotton Building in Port Townsend. (Mitchel Osborne)