Peninsula Daily News

Police Chief Terry Gallagher

Port Angeles hires new police officer

News release from the city of Port Angeles: PORT ANGELES — On June 19, 2013, Police Chief Terry Gallagher administered the oath of office and… Continue reading

Police Chief Terry Gallagher
Sequim to put city logo into city's busiest intersection

Sequim to put city logo into city’s busiest intersection

SEQUIM — In its centennial year, the city of Sequim is installing a 9-foot-diameter, full-color decal of the city logo at the town's busiest intersection.… Continue reading

Sequim to put city logo into city's busiest intersection
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SPORTS: Wilder Baseball on a 10-win streak

PORT ANGELES — It’s now 10 consecutive wins for Wilder Baseball as the elite team swept a doubleheader from the Kitsap Americans at Civic Field.… Continue reading

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Mason Ziegler

Participate in Mason Ziegler Memorial Scholarship Benefit events this Saturday, July 6

MASON ZIEGLER WAS the kind of person you could always depend on. “He was the counselor to all his friends,” said Tami Ziegler, who is… Continue reading

Mason Ziegler

‘Organic’ songs, sounds both tonight (Sunday), Monday in Sequim and Port Angeles

Internationally known vocalist and Port Angeles resident Vickie Dodd, teacher and percussionist Zorina Wolf, and multi-instrumentalist Michael Stanwood will gather tonight (Sunday) and Monday for… Continue reading

Rescue workers pull up an injured woman who drove her Toyota Land Cruiser down a 60-foot blackberry-covered hill off the Sequim Avenue exit off U.S. Highway 101 on Friday afternoon. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Car goes off embankment at Highway 101 exit near Sequim

SEQUIM — An unidentified woman was taken to Olympic Medical Center last week after the SUV she was driving went off an embankment at the… Continue reading

Rescue workers pull up an injured woman who drove her Toyota Land Cruiser down a 60-foot blackberry-covered hill off the Sequim Avenue exit off U.S. Highway 101 on Friday afternoon. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Mary Hebert

Ex-principal tapped for Dry Creek Elementary interim post

PORT ANGELES — Mary Hebert, who served as Dry Creek Elementary principal for seven years, is coming back. She will serve as the school's interim… Continue reading

Mary Hebert

Port Angeles group, mayor to visit Victoria for Canada Day

PORT ANGELES — At least 30 local business people and other residents will join Mayor Cherie Kidd in traveling to Victoria to join in the… Continue reading

An East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighter examines a crumpled 2003 Oldsmobile Alero that was driven off the road into trees on West Sims Way near Mill Road last week. Port Townsend Police Department

Port Hadlock man who drove off Port Townsend road says he blacked out

PORT TOWNSEND – A 19-year-old Port Hadlock man said he blacked out before he drove through the Howard Street roundabout, hit a van and crashed… Continue reading

An East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighter examines a crumpled 2003 Oldsmobile Alero that was driven off the road into trees on West Sims Way near Mill Road last week. Port Townsend Police Department
Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

WHETHER YOU ARE a seasoned film veteran, an amateur or a filmmaking team who is just getting started, if you know how to create a… Continue reading

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!
Free business mentoring available to small businesses, entrepreneurs

Free business mentoring available to small businesses, entrepreneurs

PORT ANGELES — Free, confidential business counseling and mentoring services are available from three certified SCORE counselors based with the Clallam County Economic Development Council.… Continue reading

Free business mentoring available to small businesses, entrepreneurs
Kit Cramer of Winthrop pets a mule earlier this week at the Olympic National Park's Whiskey Bend Road corral. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Free admission, lunch, more marks national park’s 75th

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Entrance fees will be waived Saturday and a special breakfast and picnic offered to the public to celebrate the 75th anniversary… Continue reading

Kit Cramer of Winthrop pets a mule earlier this week at the Olympic National Park's Whiskey Bend Road corral. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Hadlock man hurt in crash that closed Sims Way for more than an hour Thursday night

PORT TOWNSEND — A 19-year-old Port Hadlock man was taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital after his car collided with a van in a crash on… Continue reading

Rescue workers pull an injured woman who drove her Toyota Land Cruiser down a 60-foot

Car goes off highway exit embankment in Sequim

SEQUIM — An unidentified woman has been taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles after her car went down an embankment off the Sequim… Continue reading

Rescue workers pull an injured woman who drove her Toyota Land Cruiser down a 60-foot

Candidate forum set in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Clallam County League of Women Voters will host a forum for candidates in contested primary races at 1 p.m. Sunday. The two-hour… Continue reading

The Sol Duc Sanctuary

Land near Sol Duc placed in conservation easement

Landowners in partnership with the North Olympic Land Trust have permanently conserved about 13 acres and a quarter-mile along the Sol Duc River near the… Continue reading

The Sol Duc Sanctuary

No helicopter flyover for Port Angeles’ July Fourth parade

PORT ANGELES — A staple of the Port Angeles Fourth of July parade will not happen this year because of federal budget cutbacks. The Coast… Continue reading

Kit Cramer of Winthrop pets a mule earlier this week at the Olympic National Park's Whiskey Bend Road corral. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Olympic National Park admission free on its birthday Saturday

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Entrance fees will be waived Saturday and a special breakfast and picnic offered to the public to celebrate the 75th anniversary… Continue reading

Kit Cramer of Winthrop pets a mule earlier this week at the Olympic National Park's Whiskey Bend Road corral. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

WHETHER YOU ARE a seasoned film veteran, an amateur or a filmmaking team who is just getting started, if you know how to create a… Continue reading

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

Volunteers sought for Port Angeles city committees

PORT ANGELES — The city is taking applications from volunteers to serve on several committees, including the Board of Ethics. The deadline for submitting applications… Continue reading