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Street projects may be eligible for state funding

Clallam County prioritizing Sequim pavement overlay, Race Street in Port Angeles

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be landing… Continue reading

Members from Coast Guard Station Quillayute River help a man to an awaiting ambulance after the vessel he was in sank on Saturday 5 miles off the coast of La Push. None of the three men were wearing lifejackets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Quillayute River)

Boat sinks; three rescued

No pollution found off La Push during Sunday morning flyover

Members from Coast Guard Station Quillayute River help a man to an awaiting ambulance after the vessel he was in sank on Saturday 5 miles off the coast of La Push. None of the three men were wearing lifejackets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Quillayute River)
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Carol Rich shares her Port Townsend home with Zoe, left, and Xen.
<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz</strong>/Peninsula Daily News
Carol Rich shares her Port Townsend home with Zoe, left, and Xen.
Rosalie DiMaggio inspects a wheelchair as part of her church’s effort to bring in enough wheelchairs, canes, walkers and more to fill a 40-foot storage container and send to Guatemala. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dungeness Community Church seeks wheelchairs for Guatemalans

Volunteers to pick up donations from Port Angeles to Port Townsend

Rosalie DiMaggio inspects a wheelchair as part of her church’s effort to bring in enough wheelchairs, canes, walkers and more to fill a 40-foot storage container and send to Guatemala. (Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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East Jefferson’s Lonnie Kenney (49) watches as teammate Logan Massie (34) pivots around Cascade Christian’s Ryan Hersey to pick up yardage in a game played in Chimacum on Saturday.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: EJ defense stout; Forks wins wild finale; Quilcene claims Sea-Tac 1B title

The East Jefferson football team went up against a powerhouse squad from Cascade Christian that has handled Chimacum and Port Townsend both pretty… Continue reading

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East Jefferson’s Lonnie Kenney (49) watches as teammate Logan Massie (34) pivots around Cascade Christian’s Ryan Hersey to pick up yardage in a game played in Chimacum on Saturday.

LETTER: State gas tax is regressive

Washington’s lawmaking body aims to hike the gas tax another 30 percent. This will help retain our status as the most regressively taxed state in… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2021
Photo courtesy of Forks cross country

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks’ Johnson fifth at district cross country; EJ track begins season

Forks freshman Keira Johnson finished fifth at the 2B District 4 Cross Country meet held Saturday at Rainier High School. Runners from 17… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Forks cross country
Chris Fidler, executive director of the Field Arts and Events Hall, stands in what will be a conference area during a tour of the Port Angeles facility on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Field Hall begins hiatus

Focus shifts to fundraising

Chris Fidler, executive director of the Field Arts and Events Hall, stands in what will be a conference area during a tour of the Port Angeles facility on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Tracy Thompson

Development director joins Northwind Art

Northwind Art has added a development director. Tracy Thompson joined the organization this month. Thompson returned to Port Townsend after a decade… Continue reading

Tracy Thompson

Hadlock sewer plan draws opposition

County plans outreach in mid-April

Audreen Williams, left, and Jeanette Stehr-Green will provide information about successful vegetable gardening on the North Olympic Peninsula via Zoom on Thursday.

Master gardeners to explain timing for vegetable gardens

Though the North Olympic Peninsula enjoys relatively mild winters, the region’s long cool springs, moderate summer temperatures and early arrival of fall… Continue reading

Audreen Williams, left, and Jeanette Stehr-Green will provide information about successful vegetable gardening on the North Olympic Peninsula via Zoom on Thursday.
Nicole Driggs stands inside A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe, which opened last week on the 200 block of East Washington Street. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Quilt store opens in Sequim

There’s a saying among some quilters that seems to fall somewhere between wisdom and a wisecrack: It’s cheaper than therapy. With materials, equipment… Continue reading

Nicole Driggs stands inside A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe, which opened last week on the 200 block of East Washington Street. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Telephone town hall to focus on covid relief package

Congressman Derek Kilmer will discuss the American Rescue Plan, an emergency legislative package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden, during… Continue reading

UFO a satellite? Sheriff’s office gets report

Was it Elon Musk’s brainchild or a UFO? Someone in this unincorporated community west of Sequim reported seeing a string of lights in… Continue reading

Ewen LeRest, 16, of Quilcene, has received statewide recognition for his photography, which celebrates school activities as well as the natural world. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Ewen LeRest, 16, of Quilcene, has received statewide recognition for his photography, which celebrates school activities as well as the natural world. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to consider comprehensive plan amendments

The three Jefferson County commissioners will hear recommendations from the planning commission regarding amendments to the 2020 comprehensive plan when they meet at 9 a.m.… Continue reading