Peninsula Daily News

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County 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… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County 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… Continue reading

Quileute higher ground legislation passes Senate, heads for presidential signature

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A land-exchange bill identical to legislation that overwhelmingly passed the House on Feb. 6 was approved unanimously in the U.S. Senate late… Continue reading

Ballots due Tuesday in school elections across Peninsula

Marked ballots are due Tuesday in special elections for school district levies. Four public school districts in East Jefferson County — Port Townsend, Chimacum, Quilcene… Continue reading

Border Patrol arrests include two near Forks

Arrests by Border Patrol agents in the two-week period ending Jan. 30 included two Mexican nationals apprehended near Forks. Border Patrol agents made the arrests… Continue reading

Elwha River restoration topic of talk at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Joshua Chenoweth, Olympic National Park botanical restorationist, will tell about revegetation plans along the Elwha River during a lecture at Peninsula College… Continue reading

Meetings on clean water projects set

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health will host public meetings for two clean water projects — the Northeast Jefferson project and the Mats Mats… Continue reading

Plant-A-Thon bolsters foliage along Jefferson County creek

PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteers from five schools planted 2,500 native trees and shrubs along Tarboo Creek earlier this month during the eighth annual Plant-A-Thon. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area wrestlers advance to state championship; four earn regional titles

Twenty wrestlers from the North Olympic Peninsula advance to state, including four individual regional champions. That does not include several girls wrestlers, at least two… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team beats league champion Kingston for No. 3 seed to districts; boys swimming and girls gymnastics reports

SILVERDALE — Thanks to two plays late in the game, the Port Angeles girls basketball team defeated Kingston for the No. 3 seed to the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles boys basketball teams lose seeding games; Chimacum boys stay alive; Forks boys in loser-out mode

SILVERDALE — The good news is Sequim gets a bye in the first round of the West Central District 2A boys basketball playoffs for finishing… Continue reading

Driver slightly injured when truck rear-ends transit bus

PORT ANGELES — The busy intersection of Lincoln and Eighth streets was closed for about 20 minutes Saturday morning after a truck rear-ended a Clallam… Continue reading

More than 40 percent voter turnout in Peninsula elections

Both North Olympic Peninsula counties are reporting voter turnouts of more than 40 percent in Tuesday’s special elections for school district levies. Auditor reports at… Continue reading

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County 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… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County 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… Continue reading

Reservations due Monday for ‘Night at the Oscars’

SEQUIM — “A Night at the Oscars,” a fundraising dinner and live screening of the Academy Awards, is coming to the Sequim Elks Club on… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Growers Association chooses festival poster

SEQUIM — The Sequim Lavender Growers Association has chosen Sequim artist Melanie Arrington's “Lavender Bee” for its 16th Sequim Lavender Festival poster. The artwork was… Continue reading

SPORTS: A heartbreaker for Forks boys basketball team that loses in double overtime in district tournament; other prep reports

CENTRALIA — It took two overtimes for Kalama to subdue Forks in the first round of the double-elimination Class 1A Southwest District boys basketball tournament… Continue reading

United Way of Clallam County raises $830,000

PORT ANGELES — The United Way of Clallam County campaign fell short of its goal of $1,002,011, but organizers said they were pleased to have… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team nips Kingston on Saturday for third seed to districts

SILVERDALE — Mariah Frazier grabbed a defensive rebound with both teams tied 45-all in the final seconds, threw the ball down the court to Kiah… Continue reading