Arwyn Rice

WEEKEND: Port Angeles, Sequim residents to take to soccer field in inaugural cup event this Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles and Sequim residents will break out their community pride —and their old high school gear — to go head-to-head Sunday… Continue reading

Heather Short

Dust settles in Sequim School Board election with large leads

SEQUIM — The Sequim School Board general election appears to be settled with the first count of ballots with large leads by the top candidates.… Continue reading

Heather Short
G. Michael Gawley

Longtime fire volunteers head for November showdown for Clallam Fire District No. 3 commissioner seat

PORT ANGELES — Two longtime fire department volunteers appear headed for a November showdown for a Clallam County Fire District No. 3 board of commissioners… Continue reading

G. Michael Gawley
G. Michael Gawley

Gawley, Ryan enjoy comfortable margin over Slind in primary race for Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commissioner

SEQUIM — G. Michael Gawley and Sean Ryan held strong leads over Alan. W. Slind in the Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commissioner primary… Continue reading

G. Michael Gawley
Heather Short

Short takes half the vote while Payne leads Meyer in primary race for Sequim School Board director post; other school director race neck and neck

SEQUIM — After the first count of ballots, Heather Short took more than half of the vote, and William Payne held a strong lead to… Continue reading

Heather Short
A firefighter hoses down a hot spot at a small wildfire at a wooded hillside at the edge of the Valley Creek gorge

Brush fire burns about 2 acres along Valley Creek in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A brush fire just west of Port Angeles High School burned about 2 acres early Tuesday morning near where Valley Creek forks… Continue reading

A firefighter hoses down a hot spot at a small wildfire at a wooded hillside at the edge of the Valley Creek gorge

Fences go up today in preparation for demolition at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s tennis courts will soon be gone, making way for a new Allied Health and Early Childhood Development Center. A public… Continue reading

Paradise firefighters change tactics as blaze reaches Bob Creek

Firefighters changed their tactics in fighting the Paradise Fire on Tuesday after the blaze reached Bob Creek. The total area burned by the blaze in… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a call early Tuesday off Ranger Road west of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Port Angeles teen badly hurt in wreck on Lower Elwha Reservation

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man was in surgery in a Seattle hospital Tuesday afternoon after an early morning wreck on the Lower Elwha… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a call early Tuesday off Ranger Road west of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2
Heather Short

Short takes half the vote while Payne leads Meyer in primary race for Sequim School Board director post

SEQUIM — After the first count of ballots, Heather Short took more than half of the vote, and William Payne held a strong lead to… Continue reading

Heather Short
G. Michael Gawley

Gawley, Ryan enjoy comfortable margin over Slind in primary race for Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commissioner

SEQUIM — G. Michael Gawley and Sean Ryan held strong leads over Alan. W. Slind in the Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commissioner primary… Continue reading

G. Michael Gawley
A firefighter hoses down a hot spot at a small wildfire at a wooded hillside at the edge of the Valley Creek gorge

Brush fire burns about 2 acres along Valley Creek in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A brush fire just west of Port Angeles High School burned about 2 acres early Tuesday morning near where Valley Creek forks… Continue reading

A firefighter hoses down a hot spot at a small wildfire at a wooded hillside at the edge of the Valley Creek gorge
Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a call early Tuesday off Ranger Road west of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Port Angeles teen badly hurt in wreck on Lower Elwha Reservation

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man was in surgery in a Seattle hospital Tuesday afternoon after an early morning wreck on the Lower Elwha… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a call early Tuesday off Ranger Road west of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Fairview Water District users can water lawns, gardens, crops again [corrected]

Corrects when the new water system went online. PORT ANGELES — Residents of the upper Fairview Water District can water their lawns, gardens and crops… Continue reading

Smoke from the Paradise Fire billows from the forest near the Queets River in Olympic National Park on Monday. The blaze grew by 504 acres over the weekend. — Olympic National Park

Paradise Fire still growing in Olympic National Park; blaze blossoms by 504 acres

QUEETS — The Paradise Fire grew by 504 acres between Thursday and Sunday and as of Monday had scorched a total of 2,292 acres in… Continue reading

Smoke from the Paradise Fire billows from the forest near the Queets River in Olympic National Park on Monday. The blaze grew by 504 acres over the weekend. — Olympic National Park

Hot, dry conditions stir up Paradise Fire in West Jefferson County

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Paradise Fire flared up Saturday evening and Sunday morning, creating a smoky haze and advancing the western fire front. The… Continue reading

Revitalize Port Angeles founder Leslie Robertson on Wednesday carried a sign from Port Angeles to the Lee Highway memorial for victims of the July 16 shootings at the adjacent Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga

Revitalize Port Angeles founder Leslie Robertson returns after delivering condolences, support in Chattanooga

PORT ANGELES — Leslie Kidwell Robertson of Revitalize Port Angeles has returned from her visit to Chattanooga, Tenn., tired but elated after her trip. “It's… Continue reading

Revitalize Port Angeles founder Leslie Robertson on Wednesday carried a sign from Port Angeles to the Lee Highway memorial for victims of the July 16 shootings at the adjacent Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga

WEEKEND: Participants to ‘Boot Cancer’ at Relay For Life in Forks

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 31. FORKS — Thirteen teams and 114 registered participants in Relay For Life of Forks are ready… Continue reading

Revitalize Port Angeles founder Leslie Robertson talks with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke on Thursday in City Hall after delivering to the city banners with messages of condolence from Port Angeles residents. Angela Lewis Foster/Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga ‘moved and touched’ by sympathy from Port Angeles

By Arwyn Rice Peninsula Daily News CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Twenty banners expressing condolences to the people of Chattanooga deeply moved those who saw them when… Continue reading

Revitalize Port Angeles founder Leslie Robertson talks with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke on Thursday in City Hall after delivering to the city banners with messages of condolence from Port Angeles residents. Angela Lewis Foster/Chattanooga Times Free Press
Slices of blackberry pie await purchase by Joyce Daze visitors last year. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

JOYCE DAZE FESTIVAL: Blackberry pie, music, games, parade to be served at one-day festival in Joyce this Saturday

JOYCE — The blackberries for pie — plain or a la mode — are plentiful and sweet this year, ready to serve as the centerpiece… Continue reading

Slices of blackberry pie await purchase by Joyce Daze visitors last year. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News