James Casey

Por Favor races through Johnstone Strait on its way to a third-place win in the Race to Alaska. — Nick Reid ()

Team MOB Mentality wins battle for blades with 2nd place finish in Race to Alaska

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — MOB Mentality has proven it can cut it in the continuing Race to Alaska. The 28-foot trimaran won the “knife fight” for… Continue reading

Por Favor races through Johnstone Strait on its way to a third-place win in the Race to Alaska. — Nick Reid ()
Rep. Steve Tharinger ()

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Most legislators get a week off while some stay in Olympia to strive for compromise

OLYMPIA — So you think all your legislators are in the capital hammering out a budget compromise that will fund education, operations, transportation and infrastructure… Continue reading

Rep. Steve Tharinger ()
Sequim residents Sally Savaglio

Sequim dedicates new Civic Center as totem towers over ceremonies

SEQUIM — Sqwqway beamed with all his might on Scqwe?yen's dedication of its new Civic Center. When darkness fell, his younger sibling Ceqtlqayc was waiting… Continue reading

Sequim residents Sally Savaglio
An oceanographic instrument is ready for deployment off the stern of the Tatoosh. (Kathy Hough/NOAA)

The buoys are back: Undersea instruments help predict salmon runs

NEAH BAY — Oh, buoys. Olympic Coast Marine Sanctuary scientists have sunk 10 monitors beneath the waves to take water temperatures at various depths along… Continue reading

An oceanographic instrument is ready for deployment off the stern of the Tatoosh. (Kathy Hough/NOAA)
Matt Steverson raises his arm as the Team Elsie Piddock trimaran is first to cross the finish line in the inaugural Race to Alaska that began in Port Townsend. Fellow crew are Graeme Esarey

Trimaran crew wins Port Townsend race to Alaska far ahead of the pack

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — Team Elsie Piddock has won the Race to Alaska stakes — but who'll get the second-place steak knives remained to be seen… Continue reading

Matt Steverson raises his arm as the Team Elsie Piddock trimaran is first to cross the finish line in the inaugural Race to Alaska that began in Port Townsend. Fellow crew are Graeme Esarey
An oceanographic instrument is ready for deployment off the stern of the Tatoosh. (Kathy Hough/NOAA)

The buoys are back: Undersea instruments help predict salmon runs

NEAH BAY — Oh, buoys. Olympic Coast Marine Sanctuary scientists have sunk 10 monitors beneath the waves to take water temperatures at various depths along… Continue reading

An oceanographic instrument is ready for deployment off the stern of the Tatoosh. (Kathy Hough/NOAA)
Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer

Port of Port Angeles commissioner names sources, customers for composites recycling center in testimony before Congress

WASHINGTON — A Composite Recycling Technology Center could supply Westport Shipyard with carbon-fiber material at a fraction of the current cost, a Port of Port… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer
Joe Seymour speaks to a group of tourists at Allen Logging Co. near Forks during a Forks Chamber of Commerce Logging & Mill tour. — Christi Baron/Forks Forum ()

West End’s last production lumber mill to close when Allen Logging Co. ends its 60-year run

FORKS — Allen Logging Co., the last production lumber mill on the North Olympic Peninsula’s West End, expects to cease operating by mid-July. The closure… Continue reading

Joe Seymour speaks to a group of tourists at Allen Logging Co. near Forks during a Forks Chamber of Commerce Logging & Mill tour. — Christi Baron/Forks Forum ()
Holley Carlson ()

Port Townsend School Board member resigns over alcohol toast on school grounds

PORT TOWNSEND — The chairwoman of the Port Townsend School Board has resigned over what she called “poor judgment” at an event last weekend on… Continue reading

Holley Carlson ()
Sen. Jim Hargrove ()

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Hargrove helps to hammer out state budget deal

OLYMPIA — The Legislature’s minorities rule — by compromising majority rule. After majority legislative leaders couldn’t reach agreement on how much money Washington state would… Continue reading

Sen. Jim Hargrove ()
Holley Carlson ()

Port Townsend School Board member resigns over alcohol toast on school grounds

PORT TOWNSEND — The chairwoman of the Port Townsend School Board has resigned over what she called “poor judgment” at an event last weekend on… Continue reading

Holley Carlson ()
Holley Carlson ()

Port Townsend School Board member resigns over alcohol toast on school grounds

PORT TOWNSEND — The chairwoman of the Port Townsend School Board has resigned over what she called “poor judgment” at an event last weekend on… Continue reading

Holley Carlson ()

Port Angeles port official to brief D.C. Senate panel on composites center proposal

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer will travel to Washington, D.C., to testify Tuesday for a composites-recycling demonstration project proposed by… Continue reading

Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is brought to the beach in Neah Bay. — The Associated Press ()

Public comment period for Makah whaling request is extended to July 31

SEATTLE — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service has extended to July 31 the period for public comment on the Makah… Continue reading

Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is brought to the beach in Neah Bay. — The Associated Press ()
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Southern strategy: Port Angeles restaurateur takes campaign for Best Town Ever to Chattanooga

EDITOR'S NOTE — To vote, go to http://tinyurl.com/pdn-best. You can also get current vote totals there. Online voting now underway between Port Angeles and Chattanooga… Continue reading

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Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press)

Public comment period for Makah whaling request is extended to July 31

SEATTLE — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service has extended to July 31 the period for public comment on the Makah… Continue reading

Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press)
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Southern strategy: Port Angeles restaurateur takes campaign for Best Town Ever to Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Pardon me, boy, but you bit off more than you can chew-chew. This Appalachian valley burg, Port Angeles’ rival in Outside magazine’s… Continue reading

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Tony Cook (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

Veteran wants draftees remembered with plaque in Port Angeles Veterans Park

PORT ANGELES — A conversation with Tony Cook probably begins with “Why?” but eventually may change to “Well, why not?” Cook, a Vietnam vet, wants… Continue reading

Tony Cook (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)
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Southern strategy: Port Angeles restaurateur takes campaign for Best Town Ever to Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Pardon me, boy, but you bit off more than you can chew-chew. This Appalachian valley burg, Port Angeles' rival in Outside magazine's… Continue reading

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Cut timber lies in piles at the Port of Port Angeles log yard near William R. Fairchild International Airport. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Port of Port Angeles pares $320,660 from spending; topside repairs, logs lead losses

PORT ANGELES — Sinking log exports and topside repairs that were shanghaied to Singapore have led the Port of Port Angeles to trim its spending… Continue reading

Cut timber lies in piles at the Port of Port Angeles log yard near William R. Fairchild International Airport. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()