Joe Smillie

Malfunctioning elk lights warn motorists though animals far away

SEQUIM –– A malfunctioning electrical relay is warning drivers on U.S. Highway 101 in Sequim to watch out for Roosevelt elk, though the city’s famous… Continue reading

TOP: Newlyweds Andy Nilles and Gladys Salley of Sequim embrace at their wedding in Port Angeles' Cock-a-doodle Doughnuts shop as Pastor Mark Weatherford looks on. BOTTOM: The groom gets an apple fritter from his bride. Joe Smillie/Peninsula daily News

‘At our age, minutes count’: Nonagenarians marry in a doughnut shop (With video)

EDITOR'S NOTE:— Watch KOMO-TV video of the wedding, below PORT ANGELES –– “Love is patient,” Pastor Mark Weatherford read from 1 Corinthians 13:4 in Cock-a-doodle… Continue reading

TOP: Newlyweds Andy Nilles and Gladys Salley of Sequim embrace at their wedding in Port Angeles' Cock-a-doodle Doughnuts shop as Pastor Mark Weatherford looks on. BOTTOM: The groom gets an apple fritter from his bride. Joe Smillie/Peninsula daily News

Designs for larger Forks arts center to be shown

FORKS –– Conceptual designs for the new Rainforest Arts Center, which will have twice the footprint of the burned building it will replace, will be… Continue reading

Designs for larger Forks arts center to be shown

FORKS –– Conceptual designs for the new Rainforest Arts Center, which will have twice the footprint of the burned building it will replace, will be… Continue reading

Kyah Fukunaga

WEEKEND: Festival celebrates Dungeness River life

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 27. SEQUIM –– From its source 7,300 feet up in the Olympic Mountains, the Dungeness River carries… Continue reading

Kyah Fukunaga

Designs for larger Forks arts center to be shown

FORKS –– Conceptual designs for the new Rainforest Arts Center, which will have twice the footprint of the burned building it will replace, will be… Continue reading

Designs for larger Forks arts center to be shown

FORKS –– Conceptual designs for the new Rainforest Arts Center, which will have twice the footprint of the burned building it will replace, will be… Continue reading

Designs for larger Forks arts center to be shown

FORKS –– Conceptual designs for the new Rainforest Arts Center, which will have twice the footprint of the burned building it will replace, will be… Continue reading

14th Dungeness River Festival celebrates the watercourse and all around it

SEQUIM –– The 14th annual Dungeness River Festival will celebrate the river and its role in the North Olympic Peninsula’s ecosystem for two days next… Continue reading

Andy Nilles and Gladys Salley [Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News]

He’s 93, she’s 90 — and the wedding is set for Friday

SEQUIM –– Women dig wheels. Need proof? Andy Nilles is getting married to his sweetheart Friday. She says it’s his car that attracted her to… Continue reading

Andy Nilles and Gladys Salley [Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News]
Eric Lewis

Olympic Medical Center CEO: ‘Obamacare’ may strain system

SEQUIM –– Without enough doctors as it is now, Clallam County may have a serious doctor shortage looming when requirements in the federal Affordable Care… Continue reading

Eric Lewis

Sequim cuts some fees imposed on builders

SEQUIM –– The City Council has approved a reduction in the transportation impact fees it charges builders of new homes and businesses to offset their… Continue reading

Alan Dawson stands with the Hyundai Elantra he drove through all of the 48 continental United States this summer

American summer: Port Angeles retiree explores all 50 states — including driving the Lower 48

PORT ANGELES –– In the summer of 1973, Alan Dawson stuck out his thumb to get across America. Forty summers later, he repeated the trip,… Continue reading

Alan Dawson stands with the Hyundai Elantra he drove through all of the 48 continental United States this summer
A rehabilitated bald eagle flies into the wild at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Renourished eagles take flight into the wild

By Joe Smillie Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM –– Dozens cheered as a pair of juvenile bald eagles, rehabilitated after being found starving this summer, were… Continue reading

A rehabilitated bald eagle flies into the wild at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Sequim City Council likely to decide tonight how much to charge builders for their effects on growth

SEQUIM –– The City Council likely will decide tonight how much to charge builders of new homes and businesses to offset costs related to additional… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Two bald eagles, now healthy, about to be released into wild

SEQUIM –– A pair of young bald eagles nursed back to health through the cooperation of three Olympic Peninsula bird-rescue organizations will be released back… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Two bald eagles, now healthy, about to be released into wild

SEQUIM –– A pair of young bald eagles nursed back to health through the cooperation of three Olympic Peninsula bird-rescue organizations will be released back… Continue reading

Dennis Paulson

Olympic Peninsula Audubon celebrates 40 years tonight in Blyn

SEQUIM –– Four decades of advocating protection for the habitat of the many bird species that call the North Olympic Peninsula home will be celebrated… Continue reading

Dennis Paulson
The family of Hailey Freeman

Clinic fun run’s Team Hailey honors girl who died at age 8

SEQUIM –– Looking for a way to honor the memory of a young girl who died unexpectedly when she was 8, the friends and family… Continue reading

The family of Hailey Freeman
The family of Hailey Freeman

Clinic fun run’s Team Hailey honors girl who died at age 8

SEQUIM –– Looking for a way to honor the memory of a young girl who died unexpectedly when she was 8, the friends and family… Continue reading

The family of Hailey Freeman