Daily Update Newsletter

Applications due for reduced-cost farmland

Jefferson Land Trust to protect property as agricultural land

CRTC, Makah housing partners

Western hemlock to be used for building kits

Highway 104, Paradise Road reopens

The intersection at state Highway 104 and Paradise Bay Road has reopened to traffic. All turn restrictions onto Paradise Bay Road and… Continue reading

Overnight closures set at Golf Course Road

Work crews will continue with the city of Port Angeles’ signal controller upgrade project at the north end of Golf Course Road… Continue reading

Sequim Police officers, from left, Devin McBride, Ella Mildon and Chris Moon receive 2024 Lifesaving Awards on Oct. 28 for their medical response to help a man after he was hit by a truck on U.S. Highway 101. (Barbara Hanna)

Sequim police officers honored with Lifesaving Award

Three Sequim Police Department officers have been recognized for helping save a Mukilteo man’s life after he was hit by a vehicle on… Continue reading

Sequim Police officers, from left, Devin McBride, Ella Mildon and Chris Moon receive 2024 Lifesaving Awards on Oct. 28 for their medical response to help a man after he was hit by a truck on U.S. Highway 101. (Barbara Hanna)

Signs from library StoryWalk project found to be vandalized

‘We hope this is an isolated incident,’ library officials say

April Jackson, The Reptile Lady, speaks while students hold a 12-foot Burmese python named “Mr. Pickles” at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles on Friday. The students, from left to right, are Braden Gray, Bennett Gray, Grayson Stern, Aubrey Whitaker, Cami Stern, Elliot Whitaker and Cole Gillilan. Jackson, a second-generation presenter, showed a variety of reptiles from turtles to iguanas. Her father, The Reptile Man, is Scott Peterson from Monroe, who started teaching about reptiles more than 35 years ago. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

The Reptile Lady

April Jackson, The Reptile Lady, speaks while students hold a 12-foot Burmese python named “Mr. Pickles” at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles on Friday.… Continue reading

April Jackson, The Reptile Lady, speaks while students hold a 12-foot Burmese python named “Mr. Pickles” at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles on Friday. The students, from left to right, are Braden Gray, Bennett Gray, Grayson Stern, Aubrey Whitaker, Cami Stern, Elliot Whitaker and Cole Gillilan. Jackson, a second-generation presenter, showed a variety of reptiles from turtles to iguanas. Her father, The Reptile Man, is Scott Peterson from Monroe, who started teaching about reptiles more than 35 years ago. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Transportation plan draws citizen feedback

Public meeting for Dungeness roads to happen next year

Man in Port Ludlow suspicious death identified

Pending test results could determine homicide or suicide

Kennel containing puppies hit by vehicle on highway

A kennel containing puppies fell out of a truck and was hit by another vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 west of Sequim, the… Continue reading

Virginia Sheppard recently opened Crafter’s Creations at 247 E. Washington St. in Creamery Square, offering merchandise on consignment from more than three dozen artisans and crafters. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Crafter’s Creations brings artwork to community

Consignment shop features more than three dozen vendors

Virginia Sheppard recently opened Crafter’s Creations at 247 E. Washington St. in Creamery Square, offering merchandise on consignment from more than three dozen artisans and crafters. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

‘Inspired by Sea and Science’ on display through Feb. 2

“Inspired by Sea and Science: The Fiber Art of Carla Stehr” is on display at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. The… Continue reading

Bark House hoping to reopen

Humane Society targeting January

Clallam Mosaic accepting registrations for cruises

Clallam Mosaic is accepting registrations for the Seafair Special People’s Holiday Cruise on Lake Union through Monday. The free cruises on Lake Union and Lake… Continue reading

Community Players to host auditions for January show

The Port Angeles Community Players will conduct tryouts for “PA Town Foolery” at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12. The auditions will be at… Continue reading

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Electrical engineer to lecture on underwater sound

Discussion part of Port Townsend Marine Science Center series

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Enrollment deadline approaching for Peninsula College classes

The first day of winter quarter on Jan. 6 at Peninsula College is close to two months away, but it’s not too… Continue reading

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Peninsula's DeShawn Rushmeyer, left, shoulders into Skagit Valley's Mathew Russ on Wednesday at Peninsula College.

MEN’S BASKETBALL:Balance, bench, boost Pirate men

PA ‘Pit Bull’ Maestas set to see the floor for PC

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Peninsula's DeShawn Rushmeyer, left, shoulders into Skagit Valley's Mathew Russ on Wednesday at Peninsula College.

Music, art on tap for Peninsula weekend events

Music and stage performances, art exhibitions and holiday bazaars highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Saltfire Theatre will stage its sixth production,… Continue reading