Daily Update Newsletter

No flight operations scheduled this week

There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There are… Continue reading

‘One Family in Gaza’ to be performed Sunday

There will be a performance of “One Family in Gaza” at 4 p.m. Sunday. The play will be staged at the Quimper… Continue reading

2024 timber revenue shows Jefferson below average, Clallam on par

DNR timber delay could impact 2025 timber revenue

A GROWING CONCERN: A few degrees can bee all the difference

I AM SO glad we had several frosts the last 10 days and rainy weather. I am somewhat hesitant to say that spring’s arrival is… Continue reading

Charter Review town hall set

The Clallam County Charter Review Commission will conduct a community town hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The community forum… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Local boards and commissions plan meetings for week

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Forks council looks to fill vacant seat

The Forks City Council is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the council until 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. The vacancy… Continue reading

Man in custody after gun fired at park

A Port Angeles man was booked into Clallam County Jail on Thursday for attempted murder and felony harassment after an incident that… Continue reading

Piano soloist to perform at Grace Lutheran Church

Rachelle McCabe will perform a selection of pieces by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Bartók and Debussy at 3 p.m. Sunday. The concert will complete… Continue reading

Peter Harrison with Southern Royal Albatross on Campbell Island, New Zealand. (Photo credit Shirley Metz) 

Seabird expert speaking at Fort Worden

Albatrosses largest, longest-living and best traveled birds

Peter Harrison with Southern Royal Albatross on Campbell Island, New Zealand. (Photo credit Shirley Metz) 

Suspect arraigned on scam charges

Reportedly involved in three additional schemes

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Violet Morris, 9, of Port Angeles climbs on "The Rocktopus," a steel, rock and masonry sculpture on Friday at Port Angeles City Pier. The sculpture was originally designed by artist Oliver Strong as a topiary creation, but was later reworked with stone and mortar by artist Maureen Wall with support from Soroptimist International Port Angeles Jet Set, the City of Port Angeles and the Girl Scouts.
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Tentacle tango

Violet Morris, 9, of Port Angeles climbs on “The Rocktopus,” a steel, rock and masonry sculpture on Friday at Port Angeles City Pier. The sculpture… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Violet Morris, 9, of Port Angeles climbs on "The Rocktopus," a steel, rock and masonry sculpture on Friday at Port Angeles City Pier. The sculpture was originally designed by artist Oliver Strong as a topiary creation, but was later reworked with stone and mortar by artist Maureen Wall with support from Soroptimist International Port Angeles Jet Set, the City of Port Angeles and the Girl Scouts.

Entertainment and events slated for weekend

Music, movies and a historic locomotive highlight a weekend of events on the Peninsula. • Concerts in the Barn will present a pre-season gala fundraiser… Continue reading

Port Angeles sends letter to governor

Requests a progressive tax code

Courtesy of Rep. Emily Randall's office

Rep. Emily Randall to hold town hall in Port Townsend

Congresswoman will field questions from constituents

Courtesy of Rep. Emily Randall's office
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A pair of daffodil blooms poke up from a planter at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue on Thursday in Port Angeles. With the coming of spring, flowers are beginning to blossom and trees are taking on their familiar green of the warmer months.
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Signs of spring

A pair of daffodil blooms poke up from a planter at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue on Thursday in Port Angeles. With the coming of… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A pair of daffodil blooms poke up from a planter at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue on Thursday in Port Angeles. With the coming of spring, flowers are beginning to blossom and trees are taking on their familiar green of the warmer months.
Spartan Landen Olson slides into third with a triple then scores on an overthrow.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP BASEBALL: Forks sweeps Chief Leschi

Quilcene pitcher Allen fires no-hitter, strikes out 19

Spartan Landen Olson slides into third with a triple then scores on an overthrow.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Joshua Wright, program director for the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, stands in a forest plot named "Dungeness and Dragons," which is managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Currently, the DNR is evaluating Wright's claim that there is a rare plant community in one of the units, which would qualify the parcel for automatic protection from logging. Locating rare plant communities is just one of the methods environmental activists use to protect what they call "legacy forests." (Joshua Wright)

Activists answer call to protect forests

Advocacy continues beyond timber auctions

Joshua Wright, program director for the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, stands in a forest plot named "Dungeness and Dragons," which is managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Currently, the DNR is evaluating Wright's claim that there is a rare plant community in one of the units, which would qualify the parcel for automatic protection from logging. Locating rare plant communities is just one of the methods environmental activists use to protect what they call "legacy forests." (Joshua Wright)

Concerts in the Barn to present gala concert

Concerts in the Barn will present a gala concert at 1 p.m. Saturday. The preseason fundraiser will be in the newly renovated milking… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Rayonier #4 logging locomotive on display at Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, is the focus of a fundraising drive to restore the engine and further develop the site.

Locomotive viewing event scheduled for Sunday

“Restore the 4” project underway

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Rayonier #4 logging locomotive on display at Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, is the focus of a fundraising drive to restore the engine and further develop the site.