County fire marshals decrease risk levels

Burn ban lifted in Clallam; recreational fires OK in Jefferson

Hospital board hopefuls debate

Finances, transparency among discussed topics

Contract crews use specialized boring machinery to run specific sections of communications and electrical conduit. (Jefferson PUD)

Jefferson PUD to continue its broadband project

Traffic expected to be affected during construction

Contract crews use specialized boring machinery to run specific sections of communications and electrical conduit. (Jefferson PUD)
East Jefferson Fire Rescue and the state Department of Ecology responded Sunday to a sunken cabin cruiser that went aground off Indian Point between the ferry dock and Port Townsend Marina. One person on board was treated for injuries. The Washington State Ferry M/V Salish is entering the dock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two people, dog rescued from sinking vessel in PT

East Jefferson Fire Rescue, Port of PT staff deploy absorbent booms

East Jefferson Fire Rescue and the state Department of Ecology responded Sunday to a sunken cabin cruiser that went aground off Indian Point between the ferry dock and Port Townsend Marina. One person on board was treated for injuries. The Washington State Ferry M/V Salish is entering the dock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Candidate forum set for Port Angeles City Council positions

The Clallam County Democrats will host a forum for Port Angeles City Council candidates at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The hybrid forum will… Continue reading

Debris piles to be burned within Olympic National Park

The Olympic Interagency Fire Management Team has begun to burn debris piles within Olympic National Park. Burning debris creates defensible space around… Continue reading

Gardiner boat ramp reopens for public use

The Port of Port Townsend has reopened Gardiner Beach Road and the Gardiner Boat Ramp. The road was closed Sept. 18 to allow… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center interim CEO Mark Gregson welcomes the audience to the Harvest of Hope event on Saturday at the Guy Cole Event Center in Sequim. (Lexie Winters Photography)

Harvest of Hope raises $290K for cancer center

Attendees raise money for 3D imaging machine

Olympic Medical Center interim CEO Mark Gregson welcomes the audience to the Harvest of Hope event on Saturday at the Guy Cole Event Center in Sequim. (Lexie Winters Photography)

Jefferson public infrastructure fund board to meet

The Jefferson County Public Infrastructure Fund Board will review cost estimates then consider whether to recommend funding the Quilcene water kiosk project… Continue reading

No weekly flight operations 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

Port Townsend to celebrate Arbor Day

Plant adoptions, tours available Saturday

Solid Waste Advisory Committee to conduct special meeting

The Jefferson County Solid Waste Advisory Committee will discuss potential revisions to its bylaws regarding the standards of conduct for meetings during… Continue reading

WSDOT: Highway projects on track

Preservation on 112 set for completion next year

Port Angeles man dies following rollover collision

A man who was in a single-car rollover collision last week has died. Curtis Denney, 43, of Port Angeles was traveling westbound on… Continue reading

Sequim school board directors selected Nicholas Bell to serve on the board following Larry Jeffryes’ resignation this summer. Bell will serve through November 2026. (Nicholas Bell)

Sequim school board fills its vacant seat

Nicholas Bell to be sworn in on Nov. 3

Sequim school board directors selected Nicholas Bell to serve on the board following Larry Jeffryes’ resignation this summer. Bell will serve through November 2026. (Nicholas Bell)
Organizers of the Sequim Irrigation Festival said they’ll keep their annual Royalty Ambassador Scholarship Pageant in Sequim High School’s auditorium but move practices to the Boys & Girls Club in Sequim. Proposed rate changes by Sequim School District are cost prohibitive for practices, Festival Director Michelle Rhodes said. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim schools propose fee hike

Board may approve changes in October

Organizers of the Sequim Irrigation Festival said they’ll keep their annual Royalty Ambassador Scholarship Pageant in Sequim High School’s auditorium but move practices to the Boys & Girls Club in Sequim. Proposed rate changes by Sequim School District are cost prohibitive for practices, Festival Director Michelle Rhodes said. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
A pair of pedestrians stroll along Port Angeles City Pier past the American Cruise Lines ship American Constitution on Thursday on the Port Angeles waterfront. The ship is one of several used by the company for cruises to ports of call around Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, including Port Angeles and Port Townsend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

American Constitution

A pair of pedestrians stroll along Port Angeles City Pier past the American Cruise Lines ship American Constitution on Thursday on the Port Angeles waterfront.… Continue reading

A pair of pedestrians stroll along Port Angeles City Pier past the American Cruise Lines ship American Constitution on Thursday on the Port Angeles waterfront. The ship is one of several used by the company for cruises to ports of call around Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, including Port Angeles and Port Townsend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Board names middle school

Hurricane Ridge to replace Stevens

Tom Swanson and his golden retriever, Tyler, during a Society of American Foresters replanting project at Lake Pleasant, five months after a 1985 fire that burned 550 acres on the West End and shut down U.S. Highway 101. (Courtesy photo)

Forty years later, residents remember West End blaze

East wind picked up embers from slash fire in Forks

Tom Swanson and his golden retriever, Tyler, during a Society of American Foresters replanting project at Lake Pleasant, five months after a 1985 fire that burned 550 acres on the West End and shut down U.S. Highway 101. (Courtesy photo)