Clallam County

NEWS BRIEFS: One man injured in semi wreck … and other items

A Kent man involved in a single-vehicle wreck Monday evening about six miles south of Brinnon at milepost 312 was not injured, the… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants

Clallam County commissioners named a committee Monday to screen applicants for the vacancy created by former elected Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis, who resigned… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants
Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

A meeting with the Lower Elwha Tribal Council and all seven Port Angeles City Council members who will be seated as of… Continue reading

Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

Downtown Port Angeles businesses offer special for last-minute shoppers

Downtown shops will stay open late Thursday for last-minute Christmas shoppers during Shop ’Til You Drop. The Port Angeles Downtown Association is… Continue reading

Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl & Poker Walk set Thursday in Port Angeles

Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles will host its second annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl & Poker Walk from 6:30 p.m. to… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

By Marc Abshire and Richard Stephens “SHOP LOCAL” CAMPAIGNS are not new. For decades, small businesses in small- to medium-sized towns have urged local residents… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays
Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Diana Assumpcao reached into her file cabinet and pulled out a manila folder bulging with papers, measuring almost three inches thick. A… Continue reading

Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Winter storm warning issued for Olympic Mountains

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Olympic Mountains above 3,000 feet, including Hurricane Ridge. The winter… Continue reading

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new… Continue reading

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass
State terminates Cooke’s lease for Port Angeles salmon farm

State terminates Cooke’s lease for Port Angeles salmon farm

Meetings are expected to begin this week between the state Department of Natural Resources and Cooke Aquaculture Pacific on plans to shut… Continue reading

State terminates Cooke’s lease for Port Angeles salmon farm
The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family

The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family

Chelsea and Amith Dutta want to start their young family with an international adoption. In order to make this dream a reality, the… Continue reading

The Duttas’ adoption journey: Sequim couple looks to bring boy from India into family
Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Thanks to the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild, emergency responders can continue doing what they do best: saving lives. Clallam County Fire District 3 accepted… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $11,000 to fire department

Winter Wishes program provides gifts to students

Sequim High School sophomore Kyah Fukanaga will strum away her Christmas break this year. Fukanaga was among many Sequim High School students who… Continue reading

Bremerton police officers shot; suspect killed by return fire

Two Bremerton police officers were shot and the suspect killed Sunday morning. Police said the officers contacted Willie Mccord shortly before 2 a.m.… Continue reading

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

“Widgeons … mallards … we got some scaups … we have a bunch of American coots, a great blue heron … one… Continue reading

Christmas Bird Counts begin on Olympic Peninsula

Click here for today’s e-edition of the Peninsula Daily News

Due to vendor issues, the e-edition of today’s Peninsula Daily News is not available in its usual place on our homepage. The following links will… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund provides ‘just a little bit more to get by’

Peninsula Home Fund provides ‘just a little bit more to get by’

When life gives you crates of lemons with no way to juice them, how do you make lemonade? Billi and Eric Smoot… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund provides ‘just a little bit more to get by’

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles students honored for achievements … and other items

The Port Angeles Education Foundation honored five Port Angeles High School seniors at a recent academic awards luncheon. Freja Jarvegren-Uecker, Senator Atwater,… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering features… Continue reading

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March

The closure of the McDonald Creek Bridge along Old Olympic Highway has been an inconvenience for… Continue reading

McDonald Creek Bridge completion tentatively set for March