Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula: Get wet at RainFest, kayak symposium this weekend

Get out and get active this weekend at Forks' annual RainFest and a kayak symposium on the Port Angeles waterfront. Both events kick off today.… Continue reading

Gubernatorial candidate Christine Gregoire to visit North Olympic Peninsula

State Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democratic candidate for governor, will stop in Jefferson and Clallam counties today. She will promote her "Safety Net"' campaign… Continue reading

Peninsula post offices not staying open late for tax procrastinators

The deadline for filing federal income tax returns with the federal Internal Revenue Service is midnight tonight. But for North Olympic Peninsula residents, the reality… Continue reading

Sekiu: Meeting on Highway 112 project postponed

A meeting in Sekiu with state Department of Transportation officials to discuss a culvert project on state Highway 112 has been rescheduled. Transportation project engineer… Continue reading

Tri-Area: Open house offers peek into communities’ future

Planning for the Tri-Area urban growth area will be on display today during an open house from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Shold… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge widening project to begin next week; nighttime lane restrictions planned

SHINE -- Widening of the Jefferson County half of the Hood Canal Bridge will require nighttime lane restrictions and other traffic revisions starting next week.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Lesson learned on ‘revised’ population figures

So the lessons are: * An estimate is an estimate. * Always do the math. Larry Crockett, executive director of the Port of Port Townsend,… Continue reading

Sequim: Teacher resigns amid conduct allegations

An 18-year high school and middle school teacher at the center of an investigation over alleged inappropriate behavior with students has resigned, it was announced… Continue reading

Lost Mountain: Girl, horse fall off cliff

A 12-year-old equestrienne was rescued Sunday afternoon near the Gray Wolf River after she and her horse fell off a cliff in the Lost Mountain… Continue reading

Peninsula: “Ragtime” kite fly-in, other Easter events today

A kite fly-in called "Ragtime"' will be held at Valley Creek Estuary Park in Port Angeles from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today. The fly-in,… Continue reading

Holy Week schedule

Services scheduled to conclude Holy Week observances in Clallam and Jefferson counties are as follows: Good Friday, April 9 * St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 510… Continue reading

Port Angeles bridge to be closed temporarily Friday, Saturday

Port Angeles' Eighth Street bridge over Tumwater Creek will be closed for four hours today and two hours Saturday so that preliminary construction work can… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sunrise service Sunday at Civic Field

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Ministerial Association will host its annual Easter Sunrise Service in Civic Field on Race Street, between Third and Fourth,… Continue reading

Rice on Ressam

EXCERPTS OF a transcript of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice's testimony Thursday relating to the arrest of al-Qaida terrorist Ahmed Ressam in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

Sequim: More elk tagged with radio collars

Five more elk in the Sequim-Dungeness herd have been equipped with radio collars that activate flashing warning signs along a 3-mile stretch of U.S. Highway… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Eighth Street closed at times this week

The Eighth Street bridge over Valley Creek will be closed today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., launching the first work leading to the eventual… Continue reading

Sports: Fastpitch team blows out Lincoln

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles High School fastpitch team got off to a winning start in Narrows League competition with a 12-2 blowout of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Hall annex comments sought

The city of Port Townsend is accepting public comments on possible environmental impacts of constructing a 12,000-square-foot City Hall annex building. The $4.75 million project… Continue reading

Victims funds set up in wake of Sequim shootings

Two accounts have been set up at First Federal Savings and Loan Association to assist the victims of Wednesday's shooting. Contributions may be made at… Continue reading

Big auction Wednesday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- More than $15,000 worth of merchandise will be up for bid at the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce's annual fund-raising auction on… Continue reading