Daily Update Newsletter

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A crew from Olympic Electric installs a new scoreboard at Port Angeles Civic Field on Tuesday. The Port Angeles Lefties begin their 2025 West Coast League season at 6:35 p.m. Friday against Kamloops. The old scoreboard on the left is coming down and will be donated.

STANDALONE PHOTO: Civic Field scoreboard/video board nears completion

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A crew from Olympic Electric installs a new scoreboard at Port Angeles Civic Field on Tuesday. The new scoreboard will contain… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A crew from Olympic Electric installs a new scoreboard at Port Angeles Civic Field on Tuesday. The Port Angeles Lefties begin their 2025 West Coast League season at 6:35 p.m. Friday against Kamloops. The old scoreboard on the left is coming down and will be donated.

Court denies request to halt logging activity in Elwha Watershed

DNR compelled to produce records by June 18

Family, friends and co-workers give Corey Alton a spirited send-off to celebrate the final shift of the Port Angeles driver's 36 years with UPS. Alton drove about 3.5 million miles over the course of his career without an accident or a ticket. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Driver delivers his last truckload

Travels 3.6 million miles to supply Peninsula

Family, friends and co-workers give Corey Alton a spirited send-off to celebrate the final shift of the Port Angeles driver's 36 years with UPS. Alton drove about 3.5 million miles over the course of his career without an accident or a ticket. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Historical Society may present to commissioners

Providing access and expanding cultural awareness

PAT NEAL: The call of the Swainson’s thrush

THIS MUST BE my favorite time of year. We’ve emerged from hibernation and all danger of frost has passed. The birds have returned from the… Continue reading

Eamon Myers, age 10 of Port Angeles, feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie Grange — both inside and out. It included many vendors with sheep, goats, llamas and related products. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Shepherd’s Festival

Eamon Myers, age 10, of Port Angeles feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie… Continue reading

Eamon Myers, age 10 of Port Angeles, feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie Grange — both inside and out. It included many vendors with sheep, goats, llamas and related products. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.

FIELD ARTS AND EVENTS HALL; Port Angeles athletic legends to speak

Four of the best athletes in the history of Port Angeles High School will be featured speakers as part of “Game On… Continue reading

Leigh Morgan and the 1986 Port Angeles girls basketball team finished second on the state. Morgan will be the moderator of a "Game On For Life" event at the Port Angeles Field Arts and Events Hall on June 3.
Composer Philip Hirschi performing.

Benefit concert set Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church

There will be a concert to benefit Toni Boutilier at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Composer Philip Hirschi performing.

Dance performance to be staged at Port Townsend High School

Ling Hui will present “Fairies and Dragons,” her 29th dance performance, with shows at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. The annual… Continue reading

Four people taken to hospitals after motorcycle hits pickup

Four people were transported to hospitals after a motorcycle crashed into a pickup on state Highway 19 near West Valley Road. Michael Erby,… Continue reading

Kelsey Macias, left, a U.S. Marine veteran, played taps on her bugle on Monday at Mount Angeles Cemetery. At the conclusion of the Memorial Day Service, a three-gun salute was fired by a veteran honor guard. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Memories of fallen honored in Memorial Day ceremony

Small flags mark graves of military veterans at cemetery

Kelsey Macias, left, a U.S. Marine veteran, played taps on her bugle on Monday at Mount Angeles Cemetery. At the conclusion of the Memorial Day Service, a three-gun salute was fired by a veteran honor guard. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

No injuries after fully involved carport fire

Two people were evacuated from a residence following a fire in a carport that extended into a home, East Jefferson Fire Rescue… Continue reading

Northwest Watershed Institute’s field restoration crew, from left to right, are Megan Brookens, Grace Burke, Hanna Petersen, Bernt Goodson, Eva Ellis, Veronica Phelan, Zach Hawkes and Wesley Meyers. They worked at a restoration site at the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve. (Northwest Watershed Institute)

NWI plants 19,000 native trees, shrubs

Conservation nonprofit continues mission to restore Tarboo Valley

Northwest Watershed Institute’s field restoration crew, from left to right, are Megan Brookens, Grace Burke, Hanna Petersen, Bernt Goodson, Eva Ellis, Veronica Phelan, Zach Hawkes and Wesley Meyers. They worked at a restoration site at the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve. (Northwest Watershed Institute)

Operations scheduled at Bentinck range this week

The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday, the Royal… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District’s enrollment numbers holding steady

$30M bond sale to focus on design process

The Richard Russell Group will present “One World Music” at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Richard Russell Group to present ‘One World Music’

The Richard Russell Group will present “One World Music” at 4 p.m. Saturday. The world fusion concert will be at Unity Center… Continue reading

The Richard Russell Group will present “One World Music” at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Schola Galante, from left, include Lee Inman, viola da gamba; Miguel Rode, flute; Dahti Blanchard, harpsichord; and Douglass Hjelm, flute. They will perform Saturday for Early Music at the Grange.

Schola Galante to open Early Music at the Grange

Schola Galante will present “Elegance and Intimacy — Music of the French Baroque” at 2 p.m. Saturday. The concert, which will open… Continue reading

Schola Galante, from left, include Lee Inman, viola da gamba; Miguel Rode, flute; Dahti Blanchard, harpsichord; and Douglass Hjelm, flute. They will perform Saturday for Early Music at the Grange.

Woman sentenced to nearly 12 years for burglaries

Jury convicts Woods after nine-day trial

Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball

Port Angeles’ Heidi Leitz had a spectacular season coming in to the state 2A softball tournament this weekend. Before this weekend, Leitz struck out 147… Continue reading

Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.
Port Angeles’ Zoe Ernst signs to play soccer for Lower Columbia College surrounded by her, from left, father Jaxon Ernst, brother Clayton Ernst and mother Emily Ernst. (Port Angeles High School)

COLLEGE SIGNING: Zoe Ernst found her way back to the pitch and is now off to college

Plenty of kids playing sports have to overcome something before they find success, be it sprains or other injuries or being stuck… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Zoe Ernst signs to play soccer for Lower Columbia College surrounded by her, from left, father Jaxon Ernst, brother Clayton Ernst and mother Emily Ernst. (Port Angeles High School)