Jefferson County

New regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties

The Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) has hired Kate Ingman as its regional manager for systems integration for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. CHPW… Continue reading

Children’s clinic sees opposition; nearly 200 get vaccine

Nearly 200 children received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Department of Emergency Management director Willie Bence reported in… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library to hold Third Thursday Trivia Night via Zoom

Jefferson County Library will host Third Tuesday Trivia at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The competition will stream at zoom.us/j/96795228208. Questions will feature science,… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Library to host three-part book discussion

The Jefferson County Library will host a discussion of the book, “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial… Continue reading

Peninsula continues to see COVID-19 transmission

National cases trending up again

Port Ludlow Art League to host discussion on creating collages

Carol Nielsen will present “The Artistry and Fun of Collage” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Nielsen will address a meeting… Continue reading

The waters of Lake Pleasant flooded the Lake Pleasant County Park on Monday. The water runs over the West Lake Pleasant Road and into neighboring homes. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Flooding shuts down Highway 101, cutting off West End

Thousands without power at peak of Monday rainstorm

The waters of Lake Pleasant flooded the Lake Pleasant County Park on Monday. The water runs over the West Lake Pleasant Road and into neighboring homes. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina who has lived in Port Townsend 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum's Port Townsend Writers Conference. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

From “The Hog Killing,” a chapbook by Gary Copeland Lilley (Blue Horse Press, 2018)

From “The Hog Killing,” a chapbook by Gary Copeland Lilley (Blue Horse Press, 2018) If you are twenty miles from a city and a dance… Continue reading

Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina who has lived in Port Townsend 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum's Port Townsend Writers Conference. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a North Carolina native who has lived in Port Townsend for 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum’s Port Townsend Writers Conference. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Poet named artistic curator of writers conference

Aims to encourage more diversity in poets, authors

Poet and teaching artist Gary Copeland Lilley, a North Carolina native who has lived in Port Townsend for 13 years, is the new artistic curator of Centrum’s Port Townsend Writers Conference. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Trial set in alleged hatchet attack

Woman: Spouse was ‘in a dream’

Troopers: Driver fell asleep before wreck

A driver from Tonopah, Nev., fell asleep on U.S. Highway 101 at 8:21 p.m. Friday, ended up in a ditch and was taken… Continue reading

A fisher from Alberta, Canada, is released into a new home in Olympic National Park.

Transplanted fishers released into park

Effort aims to increase genetic diversity

A fisher from Alberta, Canada, is released into a new home in Olympic National Park.
An etching, "Diary of a Little Girl," is among the artwork of Egor Shokoladov.

Egor Shokoladov’s solo exhibition featured at Peninsula College

Artist Egor Shokoladov’s solo exhibition, entitled “Semicolon),” will be on display in Peninsula College’s PUB Gallery of Art beginning Tuesday. The free… Continue reading

An etching, "Diary of a Little Girl," is among the artwork of Egor Shokoladov.
In this April 2014 photo provided by Olympic National Park, a log cabin teeters on the eroding bank of the Quinault River in Olympic National Park in Washington. The cabin has been added to the state list of most endangered historical properties. Built in 1930, the chalet was used as a lodge, summer ranger station and emergency shelter. It's located in the southwest corner of the park, 13 miles up the Graves Creek trail in the Enchanted Valley. (AP Photo/Olympic National Park)

Enchanted Valley chalet meeting Monday

A virtual meeting on Monday will provide an update on the Olympic National Park’s plans for the Enchanted Valley chalet while also… Continue reading

In this April 2014 photo provided by Olympic National Park, a log cabin teeters on the eroding bank of the Quinault River in Olympic National Park in Washington. The cabin has been added to the state list of most endangered historical properties. Built in 1930, the chalet was used as a lodge, summer ranger station and emergency shelter. It's located in the southwest corner of the park, 13 miles up the Graves Creek trail in the Enchanted Valley. (AP Photo/Olympic National Park)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Virtual meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89904295840, with Meeting ID 899 0429 5840. •… Continue reading

Football team COVID-19 cluster reported

Ventilation concern in long-term care facility outbreak

Local artist and author Dana Sullivan will teach classes for adults and youngsters in early 2022. His courses are among 52 offerings from the nonprofit Northwind Art School. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Northwind offers winter catalog of art classes

The Northwind Art School, formed after the merging of the Port Townsend School of the Arts and the Northwind Art Center, has… Continue reading

Local artist and author Dana Sullivan will teach classes for adults and youngsters in early 2022. His courses are among 52 offerings from the nonprofit Northwind Art School. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
"A Peek Inside" is among the colleges created by Carol Nielsen, who will be the guest speaker for the Port Ludlow Art League on Wednesday.

Port Ludlow Art League speaker to discuss collage

Collage artist Carol Nielsen will be the guest speaker for the November meeting of the Port Ludlow Art League on Wednesday. The… Continue reading

"A Peek Inside" is among the colleges created by Carol Nielsen, who will be the guest speaker for the Port Ludlow Art League on Wednesday.

Port Townsend Farmers Market makes switch to winter hours

The Port Townsend Farmers Market will begin winter hours, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The market is located at 650… Continue reading

Jenny Westdal, Jefferson County Historical Society board president, admires one of Adeline Willoughby McCormack’s paintings in the “Women Outdoors” show at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Women Outdoors displays work of early artists

Treks to scenic areas made in corsets, long skirts

Jenny Westdal, Jefferson County Historical Society board president, admires one of Adeline Willoughby McCormack’s paintings in the “Women Outdoors” show at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)