Joe Smillie

Dave Mattingley

Opponent opinions sought after Sequim school bond failure

SEQUIM –– School district officials plan to meet with opponents of a $154 million construction and renovation bond proposition after voters rejected it. District Superintendent… Continue reading

Dave Mattingley
A planned expansion of Port Townsend Paper Corp. in Port Townsend

Public hearing set May 20 on Port Townsend Paper’s proposal to add equipment

PORT TOWNSEND –– The state Department of Ecology plans a public hearing on a Port Townsend Paper Corp. request to add new processing equipment to… Continue reading

A planned expansion of Port Townsend Paper Corp. in Port Townsend
Suquamish Chairman Leonard Forsman

U.S. Interior Secretary: Western Washington tribes ‘on point end of spear’ in climate change

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND –– The federal government has a “moral obligation” to act to offset rising sea levels and protect wildlife habitat threatened by a changing… Continue reading

Suquamish Chairman Leonard Forsman
The expansion of Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend has been delayed due to rising cost estimates. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson Healthcare hospital delays $20 million expansion in light of increasing cost estimates

PORT TOWNSEND –– Jefferson Healthcare hospital officials say a boom in Seattle construction has raised the cost of building to the point that they must… Continue reading

The expansion of Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend has been delayed due to rising cost estimates. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Dave Mattingley

Opponent opinions sought after Sequim school bond failure

SEQUIM –– School district officials plan to meet with opponents of a $154 million construction and renovation bond proposition after voters rejected it. District Superintendent… Continue reading

Dave Mattingley
A planned expansion of Port Townsend Paper Corp. in Port Townsend

Public hearing set May 20 on Port Townsend Paper’s proposal to add equipment

PORT TOWNSEND –– The state Department of Ecology plans a public hearing on a Port Townsend Paper Corp. request to add new processing equipment to… Continue reading

A planned expansion of Port Townsend Paper Corp. in Port Townsend
Michael McAleer

‘That’s shocking’: Sequim School District voters soundly reject $154 million bond measure

SEQUIM –– School district officials are considering their next move after voters rejected a request for a $154 million bond to renovation of Sequim schools… Continue reading

Michael McAleer
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

Kilmer talks jobs, tribal veterans’ benefits on Peninsula

Area leadership needs help in keeping the best and brightest of the North Olympic Peninsula living and working on the North Olympic Peninsula, young professionals… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

2nd UPDATE — Sequim’s $154 million school bond being rejected by voters

SEQUIM ­— Sequim voters appear to have roundly rejected the school district's $154 million slate of school construction. Voters districtwide rejected with 6,077 votes, or… Continue reading

Biking enthusiast and Dungeness River Audubon Center director Powell Jones will speak about his cycling passion as part of the River Center Rally’s speaker series Wednesday.

Speakers start Wednesday as part of River Center Rally in Sequim

SEQUIM –– For Powell Jones, director of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, his bicycle is more than a means of conveyance; it’s his connection to… Continue reading

Biking enthusiast and Dungeness River Audubon Center director Powell Jones will speak about his cycling passion as part of the River Center Rally’s speaker series Wednesday.
Gov. Jay Inslee snaps a photo of the skeleton of a gray whale hunted by Makah whalers in 1999 during a visit to the Makah Museum on Friday.  — Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Governor discusses environmental issues with West End tribes during first North Olympic Peninsula visit

NEAH BAY –– Environmental issues dominated discussion as Gov. Jay Inslee met with leaders of West End Native American tribes in his first visit to… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee snaps a photo of the skeleton of a gray whale hunted by Makah whalers in 1999 during a visit to the Makah Museum on Friday.  — Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
A crowd of more than 30 people attend the final forum about the Sequim School District's $154 million construction bond request at the high school library. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim school officials wait for voters’ verdict

SEQUIM –– As election day nears, Sequim School District officials wait to hear whether voters within the district approve more than $154 million in bonds… Continue reading

A crowd of more than 30 people attend the final forum about the Sequim School District's $154 million construction bond request at the high school library. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

No charges to be filed in fake abduction in Sequim; brothers apologize on ‘Today’ show

SEQUIM –– No charges will be filed against the twin brothers who claim to have staged a fake child abduction in Carrie Blake Park last… Continue reading

Mike Colgan

Stores in Port Angeles, Port Townsend to mark Record Store Day on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — At least two North Olympic Peninsula merchants are making special arrangements for Saturday's national Record Store Day. In Port Angeles, that means… Continue reading

Mike Colgan
Erik Kinslow

WEEKEND: Volunteers hit Peninsula beaches in waves for coastal cleanup

Beaches from Port Townsend to the mouth of the Columbia River will be littered Saturday morning with volunteers picking up — well — litter. Washington… Continue reading

Erik Kinslow

No charges to be filed in fake abduction in Sequim; brothers apologize on ‘Today’ show

SEQUIM –– No charges will be filed against the twin brothers who claim to have staged a fake child abduction in Carrie Blake Park last… Continue reading

Mike Colgan

Stores in Port Angeles, Port Townsend to mark Record Store Day on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — At least two North Olympic Peninsula merchants are making special arrangements for Saturday's national Record Store Day. In Port Angeles, that means… Continue reading

Mike Colgan
Sequim student filmmakers Tenille Tosland

WEEKEND: Sequim students to show short films Friday at Elkies fest

Tonight signifies Friday, April 18. SEQUIM –– In fewer than six minutes per film, Sequim students present visions of journeys from the Olympic Mountain foothills… Continue reading

Sequim student filmmakers Tenille Tosland
Erik Kinslow

WEEKEND: Volunteers hit Peninsula beaches in waves for coastal cleanup

Beaches from Port Townsend to the mouth of the Columbia River will be littered Saturday morning with volunteers picking up — well — litter. Washington… Continue reading

Erik Kinslow

No charges to be filed in fake abduction in Sequim; brothers apologize on ‘Today’ show

SEQUIM –– No charges will be filed against the twin brothers who claim to have staged a fake child abduction in Carrie Blake Park last… Continue reading