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Final tryouts for Port Angeles High School Benefit Talent Show slated today

PORT ANGELES — Last-chance auditions to take part in the Port Angeles High School Benefit Talent Show will be held today at Port Angeles High… Continue reading

Point Whitney won’t open for clamming, but Dosewallips will be fair game a month early

BRINNON — The low number of clams on the Point Whitney tidelands means the area won’t be opened for sport clamming in March. But a… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Josiah Greene scores on a fast break ahead of Port Townsend's Cody Russell. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Neah Bay boys basketball routs Port Townsend; Port Angeles gymnastics reaches districts

NEAH BAY — Ryan Moss scored 21 points and Josiah Greene narrowly missed a double-double as Neah Bay beat Port Townsend 69-52 in nonleague boys… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Josiah Greene scores on a fast break ahead of Port Townsend's Cody Russell. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Del Singer

Sequim expects savings from use of LED street lights

SEQUIM — The city is upgrading to LED units in the large street lamps on Washington Street. In all, 75 light-emitting diode units will be… Continue reading

Del Singer
Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award
Mark Spier

Former Olympic National Park ranger to head seashore off coast of Texas

Mark Spier, a 36-year veteran of the National Park Service and a former ranger in Olympic National Park, has been named superintendent of Padre Island… Continue reading

Mark Spier

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe reopens office after ‘situation’

PORT ANGELES –– The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe has reopened its accounting office after shutting it down for an undisclosed “situation.” Tribal officials in a… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings
Chimacum's Lauren Thacker fights to retain possession of the ball against Vashon Island. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

PREP SPORTS: Forks wrestling wins Evergreen sub-regional; other area prep reports

HOQUIAM — Forks dominated a snow-compressed Evergreen 1A League sub-regional tournament, qualifying 19 grapplers and two alternates for the regional tournament at Blaine this weekend.… Continue reading

Chimacum's Lauren Thacker fights to retain possession of the ball against Vashon Island. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

State Patrol warns of phone scam

OLYMPIA — If you get a phone call from the “Washington State Police” or the “U.S. Justice Office” asking you for your Social Security number,… Continue reading

Two hurt in Hood Canal Bridge wreck

SHINE — A Port Angeles woman and a 6-year-old boy were hospitalized after their car crashed into the railing of the Hood Canal Bridge on… Continue reading

Grace Webb

Volunteers, new and old, plant 3,000 trees at Tarboo Creek

PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteers from five schools jumped out of bed and into their mud boots last weekend to plant 3,000 native trees and shrubs… Continue reading

Grace Webb
Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award
Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

State Patrol warns of phone scam

OLYMPIA — If you get a phone call from the “Washington State Police” or the “U.S. Justice Office” asking you for your Social Security number,… Continue reading

Two hurt in Hood Canal Bridge wreck

SHINE — A Port Angeles woman and a 6-year-old boy were hospitalized after their car crashed into the railing of the Hood Canal Bridge on… Continue reading

Free help with taxes available through tax season in Jefferson, Clallam counties

IRS-certified AARP Tax-Aide volunteers began Saturday preparing and electronically filing tax returns for free at seven sites in Jefferson and Clallam counties. The service will… Continue reading

Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon tickets on sale; event slated Feb. 28

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation's seventh annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon. The Jamestown S'Klallam tribe will… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award
Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award