Jefferson County

Antonieta Carpio, left, has the title role while Olivia Pedroza provides the music for “Carmelita,” opening this week at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Mel Carter)

‘A woman with such ferocity’ on Key City stage

Season’s final show opens this week

Antonieta Carpio, left, has the title role while Olivia Pedroza provides the music for “Carmelita,” opening this week at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Mel Carter)

Candlelight Concerts series to present ‘Classical Connections’

Michelle Huang will present “Classical Connections” at the Candlelight Concerts series at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series, at Trinity United Methodist Church,… Continue reading

Interfund loan to pay for Port Townsend meter replacement

City will repay over four years; work likely this winter

PAT NEAL: Fond memories of opening day

ONE OF MY many guilty pleasures is to look through copies of old newspapers as a way of looking backwards. For example, in a 1965… Continue reading

Mike Glenn.

Take care of rural communities, hospitals

SAY WHAT YOU want about the efforts to downsize the government in Washington, D.C., and balance the budget in Olympia, but make no mistake, healthcare… Continue reading

Mike Glenn.
Rikki Rodger, left, holds a foam float, and Mark Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez drop off 9.2 pounds of trash and debris they collected at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend during the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Earth Day Beach Cleanup event Saturday at Fort Worden State Park. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Beach cleanup

Rikki Rodger, left, holds a foam float, and Mark Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez drop off 9.2 pounds of trash and debris they collected at… Continue reading

Rikki Rodger, left, holds a foam float, and Mark Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez drop off 9.2 pounds of trash and debris they collected at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend during the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Earth Day Beach Cleanup event Saturday at Fort Worden State Park. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County adjusts budget appropriations

Money for parks, coroner and substance abuse treatment in jail

Motorcycle rider airlifted to Seattle hospital

A Sequim man was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after his motorcycle went down on state Highway 104. Cole Smithson, 20, was traveling… Continue reading

Emily Randall.

Randall reflects on first 100 days

Public engagement cited as top priority

Emily Randall.

Sequim company manufactures slings for its worldwide market

Heavy-duty rigging includes windmills, construction sites

This excited toddler is focused on his next prize and misses the ones right in front of him during the 95th annual Port Townsend Elks Club Easter Egg Hunt at Chetzemoka Park on Sunday. Volunteers hid more than 1,500 plastic eggs around the park with some redeemable for prizes. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

On the hunt

This excited toddler is focused on his next prize and misses the ones right in front of him during the 95th annual Port Townsend Elks… Continue reading

This excited toddler is focused on his next prize and misses the ones right in front of him during the 95th annual Port Townsend Elks Club Easter Egg Hunt at Chetzemoka Park on Sunday. Volunteers hid more than 1,500 plastic eggs around the park with some redeemable for prizes. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam to consider lodging tax applications

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Jefferson names finalists for administrator position

Four vying to become county’s top job

Three friends and their dogs take advantage of a low tide to enjoy morning beach walk along Port Townsend Bay. The snow-capped Olympic Mountains glow in the background. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Scenic stroll

Three friends and their dogs take advantage of a low tide to enjoy morning beach walk along Port Townsend Bay. The snow-capped Olympic Mountains glow… Continue reading

Three friends and their dogs take advantage of a low tide to enjoy morning beach walk along Port Townsend Bay. The snow-capped Olympic Mountains glow in the background. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Kids’ fishing derby tops Peninsula weekend events

Music performances, a kids’ fishing derby and a craft fair and flea market highlight events this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Fat Ferdie… Continue reading

Revenue proposals undecided for state

Peninsula legislators differ on their support

Jason Squire, manager of the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend, shows off the new $150,000 Barco SP4K laser projector installed last month. The projector, one of three that the movie house needs for each of its screens, replaces an aging one that failed in June 2024, necessitating a GoFundMe drive for the owners, George Marie and Michael D’Alessandro, to help pay for a new one. More than $105,000 was raised from 777 donors. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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New projector

Jason Squire, manager of the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend, shows off the new $150,000 Barco SP4K laser projector installed last month. The projector, one… Continue reading

Jason Squire, manager of the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend, shows off the new $150,000 Barco SP4K laser projector installed last month. The projector, one of three that the movie house needs for each of its screens, replaces an aging one that failed in June 2024, necessitating a GoFundMe drive for the owners, George Marie and Michael D’Alessandro, to help pay for a new one. More than $105,000 was raised from 777 donors. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)