Daily Update Newsletter

Prosecutor receives crime lab report

Team investigating officer-involved shooting

Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Performer Pearle Peterson of Sequim sings the national anthem prior to Game 2 of the 2023 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers on Oct. 28 in Arlington, Texas. She will sing it again at the World Series in Los Angeles on Saturday. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Sequim’s Peterson to sing at World Series on Saturday

Boys Girls Club member to perform national anthem in Los Angeles

Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Performer Pearle Peterson of Sequim sings the national anthem prior to Game 2 of the 2023 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers on Oct. 28 in Arlington, Texas. She will sing it again at the World Series in Los Angeles on Saturday. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Brix, Amazon could have big economic impact

Both businesses planning 35,000-square-foot facilities in Port Angeles

Clallam, citizens engage in budget discussions

Some county departments still paring down 7 percent goal

Housing considered at Port Townsend workshop

Participants favor higher-density alternatives

Ben Thomas, a Seattle-based bandoneonist and composer, will premiere a new work with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra on Sunday.

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to open season Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will open its new season with a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday. The free event, directed by… Continue reading

Ben Thomas, a Seattle-based bandoneonist and composer, will premiere a new work with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra on Sunday.

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra, Sequim City Band to host performances

Music concerts, stage productions and a community food drive highlight weekend events on the Peninsula. • The Haunted Bordello will return to Port Townsend with… Continue reading

Preschool celebration slated at Holy Trinity Lutheran on Sunday

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will bid a Fun Farewell to its pre-school following its 9:30 a.m. service on Sunday. The farewell will… Continue reading

Restrictions lifted on two water systems

Clallam County Public Utility District #1 has lifted water restrictions for the Clallam Bay/Sekiu and Island View water systems. The restrictions were imposed… Continue reading

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge Farm off Center Road in Chimacum Valley. The patch will be open at least one more weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pumpkin hunting

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge… Continue reading

Craig Warden and wife Morgana of Port Townsend spend Saturday afternoon looking for the perfect pumpkin for holiday cooking and decorating at the Dharma Ridge Farm off Center Road in Chimacum Valley. The patch will be open at least one more weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The family was out in a light rain to collect the perfect Jack ‘o Lantern for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rolling along

Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at… Continue reading

Patrick Young of Sequim pulls a cart containing his son, Ellis Young, 2 1/2, and freshly picked pumpkins on Saturday at the pumpkin patch at Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The family was out in a light rain to collect the perfect Jack ‘o Lantern for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Noah Glaude, North Olympic Library System’s executive director, looks over recent construction at the site of the Sequim Library’s expansion. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Noah Glaude, North Olympic Library System’s executive director, looks over recent construction at the site of the Sequim Library’s expansion. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

5 acres gifted to Jefferson County animal shelter

Jefferson County vets call it ‘central location’

Electric vehicle rebate program ends early

A program that offered rebates for the purchase or lease of an electric vehicle ended Monday when it exhausted its funding sooner than… Continue reading

Michelle Rhodes, executive director of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, shows festival royalty the new logo and tagline “When History Flows and Futures Grow” for the 130th festival on Oct. 12 at the Oasis Bar and Grill. Sherry Scharschmidt designed the logo using artificial intelligence technology. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival reveals 2025 logo, tagline for 130th year

The tagline for the 130th year of the Sequim Irrigation Festival is “Where History Flows and Futures Grow.” The festival is set for… Continue reading

Michelle Rhodes, executive director of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, shows festival royalty the new logo and tagline “When History Flows and Futures Grow” for the 130th festival on Oct. 12 at the Oasis Bar and Grill. Sherry Scharschmidt designed the logo using artificial intelligence technology. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port of Port Townsend examines its 2025 budget plans

More than 50 percent of capital budget to be Boat Haven projects

Shellfish harvesting closure partially lifted in Discovery Bay

Jefferson County Public Health has partially lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Discovery Bay. Those areas had been closed to harvesting… Continue reading

Port Angeles head girls soccer coach Daniel Horton talks with his team before beginning its rivalry match Tuesday night against Sequim at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles hangs on to edge Sequim 2-1

The Port Angeles girls soccer team got a goal and an assist from freshman Mariah Traband and held on after Sequim scored… Continue reading

Port Angeles head girls soccer coach Daniel Horton talks with his team before beginning its rivalry match Tuesday night against Sequim at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Workers guide a new 125-foot-long, 1,500-pound section of stormwater drain pipe into a trench above the Larry Scott Trail on Tuesday in Port Townsend. The new pipe is bigger and made from a different material than the PVC that it replaced. Last winter, the old pipe fractured in places due to weather and caused dirt and rocks to slide onto the trail. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pipe installation

Workers guide a new 125-foot-long, 1,500-pound section of stormwater drain pipe into a trench above the Larry Scott Trail on Tuesday in Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

Workers guide a new 125-foot-long, 1,500-pound section of stormwater drain pipe into a trench above the Larry Scott Trail on Tuesday in Port Townsend. The new pipe is bigger and made from a different material than the PVC that it replaced. Last winter, the old pipe fractured in places due to weather and caused dirt and rocks to slide onto the trail. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)