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SPORTS: Olympic beats Port Angeles by two points in volleyball playoffs; other prep reports

BREMERTON — Olympic nudged Port Angeles 3-2 in a hotly contested Olympic League volleyball playoff match. The Roughriders came charging back after dropping the first… Continue reading

‘We recommend’: Who newspapers are endorsing for state and federal races (and their recommendations on state ballot measures)

SEATTLE — Many daily newspapers have a long tradition of recommending candidates for political offices to their readers. These endorsements are offered as more information… Continue reading

3 win $100 gift certificates from PDN

PORT ANGELES — Three lucky Peninsula Daily News subscribers won $100 gift certificates in the PDN's recent subscription drive. A total of 488 persons from… Continue reading

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

Rhonda Curry Olympic Medical Center

Key Olympic Medical Center administrator Rhonda Curry bound for Bellingham

PORT ANGELES — Rhonda Curry, a key administrator at Olympic Medical Center and community leader, has a new job in Bellingham. Her last day as… Continue reading

Rhonda Curry Olympic Medical Center

New interim director at Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Liz Heath has been named interim executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County. “Liz Heath has been active in all… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College sets Pirate Madness for start of basketball season

PORT ANGELES — The night before both No. 1-ranked Peninsula College soccer squads take the home field in their NWAACC quarterfinal playoff matches, the Pirate… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Peninsula College women’s soccer team wins West Division, blanks Lower Columbia

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Pirates clinched their second straight West Division women’s soccer championship with a 4-0 shutout against Lower Columbia at Wally… Continue reading

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Volunteer Traci Zavodny fills a plastic bin with candy Thursday in preparation for today's Halloween Carnival in the gym of Queen of Angels School in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Halloween events begin tonight, this weekend across North Olympic Peninsula

All Hallows' Eve may officially strike Wednesday, but the North Olympic Peninsula jumps into the Halloween spirit starting this weekend. And the spook-tacular events run… Continue reading

Volunteer Traci Zavodny fills a plastic bin with candy Thursday in preparation for today's Halloween Carnival in the gym of Queen of Angels School in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A coho salmon leaps out of the swirling waters of the Salmon Cascades. Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Sol Duc good place to watch for salmon

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — This is an ideal time for nature watchers to get a close-up view of salmon migrating back to the North Olympic… Continue reading

A coho salmon leaps out of the swirling waters of the Salmon Cascades. Peninsula Daily News

Poet-author to host Friday book reading

SEQUIM ­— Poet and memoirist Charlotte Gould Warren, whose new book is Jumna: An American Childhood in India, will give a reading during a free… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Sequim volleyball team beats Port Angeles, tunes up for league tourney; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Sequim blanked rival Port Angeles 3-0 and finished the Olympic League season dropping only one game. The Wolves finish league a perfect… Continue reading

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Christian Sanchez

Government settles dispute with Port Angeles Border Patrol agent

PORT ANGELES — Agent Christian Sanchez, who told the Congressional Transparency Caucus that the U.S. Border Patrol’s Port Angeles station was allowing unnecessary overtime, has… Continue reading

Christian Sanchez

SPORTS: Port Townsend girls soccer season ends with loss; Chimacum falls in volleyball action

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s season came to a close with a 3-2 loss to Bremerton on Monday in Olympic League girls soccer play. The… Continue reading

TECHNICAL ALERT, regarding the Peninsula Daily News website

WE JUST UPGRADED our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com — that is, the technology behind it — beginning this evening, Oct. 24. The process will take about 12… Continue reading

Joshua Gershon Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Missing: 13-year-old Port Angeles boy since Oct. 3

An advisory from the Clallam County Sheriff's Office: Missing juvenile Deputies of the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the community's help in locating 13-year-old… Continue reading

Joshua Gershon Clallam County Sheriff's Office
PDN Visitor Guide, Voter Guide, '2012 Holiday Happenings' are available online

PDN Visitor Guide, Voter Guide, ‘2012 Holiday Happenings’ are available online

THREE VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS distributed with the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News are available online: PDN's Voter Guide — Examining all the local, state… Continue reading

PDN Visitor Guide, Voter Guide, '2012 Holiday Happenings' are available online
From left: Firefighter/ EMT  Todd German

Port Angeles firefighters sell T-shirts for breast cancer awareness

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles firefighters from Internatioal Association of Fire Fighters Local No. 656 are selling T-shirts in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.… Continue reading

From left: Firefighter/ EMT  Todd German

SPORTS: Crescent volleyball team wins own tournament; captures league again

JOYCE — The Crescent Loggers won their own Crescent Invitational volleyball tournament, beating rival Neah Bay 2-0 in the championship match. The Loggers won the… Continue reading

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UPDATED — The courageous salmon of the Sol Duc: Who says you can’t go home again? (PHOTO SERIES)

EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been updated with the fact box information (at right) from Sam Brenkman, chief fisheries biologist at Olympic National Park.… Continue reading

Copyrigh 2012 John Gussman