Peninsula Daily News

Fundraising mountain climb for cancer survivors slated Aug. 22-26

PORT ANGELES — Survivor’s Outdoor Experience (SOE) will hold the first Climbing for a Reason fundraising ascent of Mount Olympus from 
Aug. 22-26. The climb… Continue reading

Port Angeles-based sewing business celebrates third anniversary

PORT ANGELES — Patti Kuth is celebrating the third anniversary of her I Sew 4U sewing business. Kuth provides hemming, alterations, repairs, zipper replacements, patches… Continue reading

Public forum on Carlsborg sewer system is tonight

SEQUIM — The public is invited to a community forum on the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area public sewer system today. The forum will begin at… Continue reading

Sequim Balloon Festival tickets on sale

SEQUIM — Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural Sequim Balloon Festival, set Sept. 1-3, and those buying early can get a discount. “For… Continue reading

Sequim man identified as victim when car rolls off jacks

PORT ANGELES — Klaus Kommoss, 65, of Sequim was identified this morning by the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office as the man who was crushed to… Continue reading

Kristine Fairbanks was a U.S. Forest Service officer killed in the line of duty in 2008.

Alaskan patrol boat named for fallen officer from Forks [Corrected]

Corrects the area to be patrolled to 3,500 miles. CORDOVA, Alaska — One of the newest U.S. Forest Service patrol boats in Alaska honors a… Continue reading

Kristine Fairbanks was a U.S. Forest Service officer killed in the line of duty in 2008.

From Mars to the Olympics, check out our Associated Press news ticker

READ ABOUT NASA rover Curiosity landing on Mars and the latest news from the Olympics via the Associated Press news ticker at our website. The… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts set this week in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim

Peninsula Daily News Pack up a picnic dinner and chairs or blankets and take the whole family to free outdoor concerts in Sequim, Port Angeles… Continue reading

David George Gordon is a former Port Townsend resident now living in Seattle.

Bug Chef to cook up insects at Port Townsend Farmers Market

PORT TOWNSEND — Wax worms, glazed with wasabi or baked, are his favorite but he doesn't flinch at scorpion scallopini or tempura battered tarantula spider.… Continue reading

David George Gordon is a former Port Townsend resident now living in Seattle.
Help for last-minute voters:  Info on state (including state Supreme Court) and Jefferson, Clallam candidates

Help for last-minute voters: Info on state (including state Supreme Court) and Jefferson, Clallam candidates

FREE COPIES OF the North Olympic Peninsula Primary Voter Guide, which focuses on Clallam and Jefferson county candidates and election measures and was distributed with… Continue reading

Help for last-minute voters:  Info on state (including state Supreme Court) and Jefferson, Clallam candidates

State parks worker arrested for voyeurism

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Fort Townsend State Park maintenance worker after he allegedly recorded a 13-year-old girl in one of… Continue reading

Sanya Richards Ross from the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter final on Sunday. The Associated Press (click to enlarge)

UPDATED: The Olympics — in photos and interactive graphics

A focus on the Olympics, from The New York Times News Service: 1. Photographs: London 2012 in Pictures — Emotional victories, stunning defeats and fierce… Continue reading

Sanya Richards Ross from the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter final on Sunday. The Associated Press (click to enlarge)
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30th annual Joyce Daze has most vendors ever [**GALLERY**]

JOYCE — After 30 years of the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival, event organizers still know how to draw a crowd. And vendors, for that… Continue reading

Sisters Mercedes Houltin

A little weather warmth lights up tourist season on Peninsula

Business is good now that the sun is shining, say those watching tourism across the North Olympic Peninsula. Wet weather in June and early July… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts set this week in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim

Peninsula Daily News Pack up a picnic dinner and chairs or blankets and take the whole family to free outdoor concerts in Sequim, Port Angeles… Continue reading

Help for last-minute voters.  Who should get my vote?

Help for last-minute voters. Who should get my vote?

FREE COPIES OF the North Olympic Peninsula Primary Voter Guide, which focuses on Clallam and Jefferson county candidates and election measures and was distributed with… Continue reading

Help for last-minute voters.  Who should get my vote?

Jacked-up vehicle gives way, crushes man under it

PORT ANGELES — A man trying to extract a tow bar from beneath a jacked-up vehicle in the yard of a Mount Pleasant-area business was… Continue reading

Returned Peace Corps workers invited to get-together at home

PORT ANGELES — Returned Peace Corps Volunteers — from any era in the Peace Corps’ 51 years of existence — are invited to a casual… Continue reading

Sequim Balloon Festival tickets on sale

SEQUIM — Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural Sequim Balloon Festival, set Sept. 1-3, and those buying early can get a discount. “For… Continue reading

Trial reset for girlfriend in strangulation-death case

PORT ANGELES — The trial of Kendell K. Huether, who is charged with rendering criminal assistance to her boyfriend after he allegedly strangled a 27-year-old… Continue reading