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Easter egg hunt set Saturday

While most Easter egg hunts on the North Olympic Peninsula have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PNW Mobile Detailing will host… Continue reading

First Friday talk on art, electrochemistry

Another virtual program in the “Art of Making” speaker series, this one focusing on jewelry, is set for 7 p.m. Friday courtesy… Continue reading

Artist Peggy Smith-Venturi prepares to unveil “Unwrapped,” her new exhibition at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. The downtown Port Townsend museum reopens Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Museum of Art & History debuts three exhibits Friday

Historical society hopes to expand later this spring

Artist Peggy Smith-Venturi prepares to unveil “Unwrapped,” her new exhibition at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. The downtown Port Townsend museum reopens Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Library System offers Big Library Read

The North Olympic Library System invites patrons to join the Big Library Read’s discussion of “The Art of Taking It Easy” by… Continue reading

Anne Chastain, Clallam County emergency operations coordinator, discusses the county’s response to COVID-19 at the Port Angeles Business Association’s breakfast meeting. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)

Official: Clallam County could see herd immunity by June

Emergency Operations Center chief discusses vaccine program

Anne Chastain, Clallam County emergency operations coordinator, discusses the county’s response to COVID-19 at the Port Angeles Business Association’s breakfast meeting. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)
Olympic Medical Center has hired Amy Kalisek, an advanced practice registered nurse, to join the cardiology team at the Olympic Medical Heart Center.

Olympic Medical Center adds advanced-practice registered nurse to cardiology staff

Olympic Medical Center has hired Amy Kalisek, an advanced-practice registered nurse, to join the cardiology team at the Olympic Medical Heart Center.… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center has hired Amy Kalisek, an advanced practice registered nurse, to join the cardiology team at the Olympic Medical Heart Center.

Port Townsend School District tells of more schedule changes

Most Salish students to return to classrooms

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles’ Desser, Williams notch first goals in win over East Jefferson

Forks baseball romps, East Jefferson boys win golf match and Neah Bay in command at NOL track meet

A proposed expansion of the Sequim Library includes a new entryway. Artwork courtesy of North Olympic Library System

Proposed legislation likely to fund Sequim Library expansion

Project rated fifth in list of library priorities

A proposed expansion of the Sequim Library includes a new entryway. Artwork courtesy of North Olympic Library System

State confirms cases of vaccinated people getting COVID-19

The state Department of Health is investigating reports of people in the state who tested positive for COVID-19 more than… Continue reading

State vaccine eligibility expands to 16 and older April 15

Washington state is opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents age 16 and older starting… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival director Barb Trailer says the future is bright for the September event at and around the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

2021 Wooden Boat Festival charts its course

Planned: Outdoor activities, indoor events, presentations

Wooden Boat Festival director Barb Trailer says the future is bright for the September event at and around the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
PA pitcher Adam Watkins throws a strike to a Bainbridge batter in the 3rd inning of their game. Can you see the ball?

BASEBALL: Riders’ bats go silent against Bainbridge; Sequim, East Jefferson fall

The Roughriders baseball team got down early to a good 3A team from Bainbridge and could never come back in a 7-1… Continue reading

PA pitcher Adam Watkins throws a strike to a Bainbridge batter in the 3rd inning of their game. Can you see the ball?
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Crains set at the site of the new U.S. 101 bridge over Siebert Creek between Port Angeles and Sequim after three out of six 175-foot-long concrete girders were hoisted into place on Tuesday. Traffic delays of up to 20 minutes at the site are possible today to accommodate heavy machinery used to place the remaning girders occupy the parallel bridge. The project was designed to replace an aging culvert that was a hinderance to fish passage in Siebert Creek with additional culvert removed underway at nearby Bagley Creek. Traffic has been reduced to a single lane in each direction at both construction sites.

Bridges under construction on U.S. Highway 101

Cranes sit at the site of the new U.S. Highway 101 bridge over Siebert Creek between Port Angeles and Sequim after three out of six… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Crains set at the site of the new U.S. 101 bridge over Siebert Creek between Port Angeles and Sequim after three out of six 175-foot-long concrete girders were hoisted into place on Tuesday. Traffic delays of up to 20 minutes at the site are possible today to accommodate heavy machinery used to place the remaning girders occupy the parallel bridge. The project was designed to replace an aging culvert that was a hinderance to fish passage in Siebert Creek with additional culvert removed underway at nearby Bagley Creek. Traffic has been reduced to a single lane in each direction at both construction sites.
Artwork by Linda Marie Kempe will be on display at Gallery 9 through the month of April in an exhibit, “Flow Energy Art,” that combines her paintings and wearable art.

Flow Energy Art to be featured at Gallery 9

April artist known for paintings and wearable pieces

Artwork by Linda Marie Kempe will be on display at Gallery 9 through the month of April in an exhibit, “Flow Energy Art,” that combines her paintings and wearable art.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Sequim's Kalli Wiker, a defending state champion in tennis, hits a volley against North Mason on Monday. Wiker won her match in straight sets.

GIRLS TENNIS: Wiker, Sequim start where they left off; Port Angeles and East Jefferson win

It’s been two years, but technically Sequim’s Kalli Wiker is a defending state champion in tennis. And Wiker, who won a state championship… Continue reading

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Sequim's Kalli Wiker, a defending state champion in tennis, hits a volley against North Mason on Monday. Wiker won her match in straight sets.

Jobless rate rises slightly on Peninsula

‘It’s like treading water’

Amy Miller

Outreach programs solve problems to cut arrests, ER visits

Main goal: To improve people’s lives

Amy Miller

PAT NEAL: Requiem for a river

Spring is a time of hope on the river. The salmon eggs that survived the winter floods are getting ready to hatch when the weather… Continue reading