Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend High School attendance back to normal today after bout with MRSA

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend High School attendance policy is in full effect today after all of its athletic facilities were sanitized over the weekend.… Continue reading

Bench warrant issued for woman who fled courtroom in animal-cruelty case

PORT ANGELES - A $5,000 bench warrant has been issued in Clallam County Superior Court for Julie Yu, who left the courthouse Thursday before she… Continue reading

Red Cross to hold ‘Real Heroes’ banquet; stories span from the traditional to the tragic

BLYN - The North Olympic Peninsula Red Cross will honor local "heroes" on Thursday. The Red Cross' annual Real Heroes Dinner, scheduled at 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Basic personal hygiene helps keep you healthy in light of MRSA threat

Like Port Townsend High School, high schools in Sacramento and Modesto, Calif., and in at least seven other states have disinfected their locker rooms, bathrooms… Continue reading

Peninsula streets fill with crafty costumes

Angels and devils, little animals, superheroes, pirates and more. They all were spotted along the downtown streets of Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim on… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs bring in $191,000 in ‘Pirates’ fundraiser

SEQUIM - Nearly 300 bidders braved a dimly lighted Boys & Girls Club on Saturday night for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic… Continue reading

Where to trick, treat on Halloween on the North Olympic Peninsula

A scary chill is in the air across the North Olympic Peninsula because fewer than 24 hours remain until Halloween. Chief among the events Wednesday… Continue reading

Putting the Peninsula to the taste

PORT ANGELES - Food lovers can nibble on exciting new dishes, bid on fine wine and getaway packages and enjoy live music at A Taste… Continue reading

Builders’ association adds 75 members in two-day drive

PORT ANGELES - The North Peninsula Building Association added 75 new members in a two-day blitz drive in Clallam County last week. "This is historical… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula Red Cross sends help to California fire zone

PORT ANGELES - A Red Cross volunteer will leave Port Angeles today for Southern California to help those who have had to run from wildfires.… Continue reading

Coast Guard keeping eye on fishing boat aground off Marrowstone Island

NORDLAND - Coast Guard pollution investigators were dispatched Monday to evaluate whether a 70-foot fishing vessel grounded in Kilisut Harbor off Marrowstone Island was leaking… Continue reading

Fishing boat goes adrift in heavy wind, takes on water

NORDLAND - An unmanned 70-foot fishing boat that went adrift in Mystery Bay during a Thursday windstorm was secured on Saturday afternoon and surrounded by… Continue reading

PDN Voter Guides for Clallam, Jefferson counties debut today

YOU'LL GET THE chance to vote on whether to end the "supermajority" in school tax levy elections. Port Angeles voters will consider a School Board… Continue reading

Elwha Bridge is coming down

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's one-lane bridge over the Elwha River now nearly has no lane at all. Employees of Parsons Corp. of Sumner continued… Continue reading

Nov. 6 ballots in mail today

PORT ANGELES - If you don't use it to vote, consider snuggling under it at night. The Nov. 6 general election ballot Clallam County will… Continue reading

Fire lieutenant found safe after night in the woods

PORT TOWNSEND - A lieutenant and emergency medical technician with East Jefferson Fire-Rescue who spent the night lost in the cold and damp in Olympic… Continue reading

Clallam County Farm tour displays locavore pleasures

SEQUIM — It’s about pleasure — for the mouth, the eyes, the whole body, whatever its age. Eating locally is the rage right now across… Continue reading

Once again, lots to do this weekend

CHILLY WEATHER HASN'T dampened the pursuit of pleasure and meaning on the North Olympic Peninsula. From the Kinetic Skulpture Race in Port Townsend, to a… Continue reading

Salmon start flying on West End: Where you can view (but not fish) them

PORT ANGELES - All the Sol Duc summer coho (silver salmon) needed was a little bit of rain. Days after the Friends of Olympic National… Continue reading

Where to see solar power systems on the North Olympic Peninsula

FOR MAPS OF solar tours in Jefferson and Clallam counties on Saturday, visit www.SolarWashington.org, phone Power Trip Energy Corp., in Port Townsend at 360-643-3080 or… Continue reading