Peninsula Daily News

Primary election voter guide

VOTERS MIGHT STILL be adjusting to the early primary -- Aug. 18 -- but the Peninsula Daily News' has been busy interviewing and researching the… Continue reading

Port Angeles dealer optimistic about ‘cash for clunkers’ continuing

THE GENERAL MANAGER of Koenig Chevrolet Subaru says he is confident that Congress will expand funding the federal "cash for clunkers" program. The $1 billion… Continue reading

Crazy daze: Joyce celebrates traditions the old-fashioned way

JOYCE -- A seventh-grader from Forks baked the best blackberry pie at the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival, judges decided Saturday, while a Port Orchard… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for StreamFest event

PORT ANGELES -- Tickets for North Olympic Land Trust's StreamFest smorgasbord will be available starting Wednesday. The smorgasbord is part of the 10th annual StreamFest,… Continue reading

Peninsula Plywood completes purchase of former KPly mill equipment

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula Plywood Group, LLC owns the assets of the former KPly plant, president Josh Renshaw said today. Peninsula Plywood, owned by Renshaw… Continue reading

Project to remove fishing nets from Sound

BLYN -- The Northwest Straits Commission will outline the details of a newly funded project to remove derelict fishing nets from Puget Sound during a… Continue reading

Heat wave leaves blood supply at critical level

Group O, the universal blood type, is in short supply in Western Washington, the Puget Sound Blood Center said while urging donors to give now… Continue reading

Primary election voter guide to appear with Friday/Saturday editions — except in Sequim and West End

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula's only primary election voter guide will appear with many -- but not all -- Friday/Saturday copies of the Peninsula Daily News.… Continue reading

Clues released in ‘Guess the Guest’ contest

PORT TOWNSEND -- Limericks are the clues in the 10th annual Port Townsend Film Festival "Guess the Guest" contest. The annual contest leads up to… Continue reading

Port Angeles wins federal grant for two more police officers

PORT ANGELES -- A half-million-dollar federal grant to put more police on the streets of selected American cities will pay for two additional police officers… Continue reading

SPORTS: 14U softball rallies for tournament win

LYNDEN -- Mariah Frazier cured the North Olympic 14U softball tournament team's heat aversion with one swing of the bat. Down 4-3 to Twin Falls,… Continue reading

Marmots take center stage Tuesday

The Olympic marmot will take center stage Tuesday in celebration of the animal becoming the state's official endemic mammal. The furry creatures were officially named… Continue reading

SPORTS: 12U fastpitch team heads to World Series

LYNDEN -- North Olympic's 12U fastpitch softball tournament team made history at the Babe Ruth Northwest Region tournament this weekend. And it's headed to the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Season ends with loss to Burlington

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic 14U baseball tournament team's season came to an end with a 10-1 loss to Burlington in the Junior Babe… Continue reading

Sequim Police Department gets two donations to aid K-9 Program

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Police Department recently received two donations in support of its K-9 Program. The Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club made a donation to… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic team one game away from Babe Ruth title

LYNDEN -- North Olympic's 14U fastpitch softball tournament team is one win away from the Babe Ruth Northwest Regional title. The tournament team steamrolled its… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder season comes to end

KENT -- Wilder Baseball ran out of gas at the 2009 Northwest Babe Ruth 16-18-year-old state tournament. The North Olympic Peninsula's young all-star team, which… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles Junior Babe Ruth team loses heartbreaker at state

PORT ANGELES -- The 14-year-old North Olympic Junior Babe Ruth team ran into a bumpy part of the state-playoff road against defending state champion Lynden… Continue reading

SPORTS: Two Port Angeles youth softball teams open regional action with wins

LYNDEN -- Two North Olympic Babe Ruth softball teams are off and running at the regional championships. Both the 14U and 12U teams picked up… Continue reading

Two lightning-related fires in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Lightning striking in two wilderness areas have ignited fires within Olympic National Park. The fires are in the upper Duckabush and… Continue reading