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Group adds features to Port Townsend park

City leaders praise organization’s progress

Guest soloist Colin Davin, rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2023, will return to the Peninsula for solo recitals in Port Angeles on Friday and in Sequim on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Guitarist to play recitals in Port Angeles, Sequim

Performances will be first chamber concerts in symphony’s season

  • Oct 9, 2025
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Guest soloist Colin Davin, rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2023, will return to the Peninsula for solo recitals in Port Angeles on Friday and in Sequim on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Legislative session may focus on backfilling Medicaid cuts

Rep. Bernbaum: State anticipates drop in enrollees

Man arrested following investigation into fraudulent vehicle purchase

A Port Angeles man has been arrested on investigation of vehicle theft and forgery and booked on an extraditable warrant on 57… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin contest

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam budget may have layoffs

Deficit amounts to nearly $2 million

The Production Alliance will press cider on site, boiling it and making hot cider. (Sarah Wright)

Peninsula apple, cider festival set across multiple locations

Music, dancing, games and a parade highlight event

The Production Alliance will press cider on site, boiling it and making hot cider. (Sarah Wright)
Jennifer Hanshaw, left, her daughter Ember, center, and friend Skyler Adair enjoy cream sodas during a fundraiser for the Hanshaw family at Rainshadow Cafe on Sept. 27. Jacque Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Rainshadow Cafe hosts fundraiser for Sequim student

Ember Hanshaw has conditions that affect one in 100 million, doctors say

Jennifer Hanshaw, left, her daughter Ember, center, and friend Skyler Adair enjoy cream sodas during a fundraiser for the Hanshaw family at Rainshadow Cafe on Sept. 27. Jacque Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Making a splash

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants had… Continue reading

Racers make a big splash as they hit the water after rolling down the boat ramp at Northwest Maritime on Saturday. The 14 entrants in the Kinetic Skulpture race had to prove their floatability by paddling across the bay to the Port Townsend city dock, about a quarter-mile, and back to the ramp before they could participate in Sunday’s event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County could replace parcel

Doc Holliday unit under consideration

Mark Gregson.

Interim CEO: Medicare, financial stability are OMC’s top priorities

Gregson says public can expect to see more transparency

Mark Gregson.

Vaccines available for most but not children

Health officer: Feds holding back pediatric doses

Runners begin heading up the hill between the starting line and the McFee Tunnell at the Spruce Railroad Trail run Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).

RUN THE PENINSULA: It was a family affair at Spruce Railroad Run

The second Spruce Railroad Trail Run went off without a hitch and it was a family affair among the winners. Last year’s… Continue reading

Runners begin heading up the hill between the starting line and the McFee Tunnell at the Spruce Railroad Trail run Saturday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News).
Legal representatives and staff with John Wayne Enterprises and Seabrook Holding Company say Sequim’s moratorium on Master Plan overlays is not an emergency and the city approved but did not resolve issues staff identified in 2019. The moratorium put a pause on overlay projects like Westbay that would add 600 lots by John Wayne Marina on space on and around John Wayne Rustic Waterfront Resort. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim project threatens lawsuit

Dissension caused by moratorium on overlays

Legal representatives and staff with John Wayne Enterprises and Seabrook Holding Company say Sequim’s moratorium on Master Plan overlays is not an emergency and the city approved but did not resolve issues staff identified in 2019. The moratorium put a pause on overlay projects like Westbay that would add 600 lots by John Wayne Marina on space on and around John Wayne Rustic Waterfront Resort. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Sequim school board will tentatively hear a proposal in December for a repair plan for the lights, curtains and sound inside the Sequim High School auditorium. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Technical repairs eyed for Sequim High’s auditorium

Multiple repairs sought with capital levy funds

The Sequim school board will tentatively hear a proposal in December for a repair plan for the lights, curtains and sound inside the Sequim High School auditorium. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Volunteering for Sequim Wheelers has been a natural fit for Ron Adler, who, prior to his accident on May 30, cycled about 4,000 miles a year. (Aliyah Traficante)

Community rallies around man paralyzed in biking accident

As a Sequim Wheeler, Ron Adler gave rides to others

Volunteering for Sequim Wheelers has been a natural fit for Ron Adler, who, prior to his accident on May 30, cycled about 4,000 miles a year. (Aliyah Traficante)

Food bank to cover Peninsula counties

Port Angeles location to distribute supplies

Leif Bishop, 9, and his father Jason Bishop are taken aback by a scary prop at Spirit Halloween’s entrance, which suddenly pulls up its mask to a scary sound. The seasonal store has opened at 1940 E. First St. in Port Angeles Plaza in the former Big Lots location. Spirit Halloween has been in Sequim for the past four years, but it migrated to Port Angeles this year. The chain store has more than 1,400 locations across North America this time of year. It sells costumes, decorations, props and accessories during the Halloween season. Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day through Halloween. It closes at 9 p.m. on Sundays. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Halloween spirit

Leif Bishop, 9, and his father Jason Bishop are taken aback by a scary prop at Spirit Halloween’s entrance, which suddenly pulls up its mask… Continue reading

Leif Bishop, 9, and his father Jason Bishop are taken aback by a scary prop at Spirit Halloween’s entrance, which suddenly pulls up its mask to a scary sound. The seasonal store has opened at 1940 E. First St. in Port Angeles Plaza in the former Big Lots location. Spirit Halloween has been in Sequim for the past four years, but it migrated to Port Angeles this year. The chain store has more than 1,400 locations across North America this time of year. It sells costumes, decorations, props and accessories during the Halloween season. Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day through Halloween. It closes at 9 p.m. on Sundays. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Marine carbon removal system launches after testing phase

Project Macoma pulls seawater from harbor, makes it less acidic

Port Angeles man investigated for attempted burglary at Walmart

A Port Angeles man allegedly broke into Walmart through an employee entrance in an attempt to get alcohol, the Clallam County Sheriff’s… Continue reading