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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sound Publishing |
| Founder(s) | A.A. Smith E. B. Webster |
| Publisher | Eran Kennedy |
| Editor | Leah Leach |
| Founded | 1916 (asPort Angeles Evening News) |
| Headquarters | 305 West First Street,Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. |
| Circulation | 8,087 (as of 2023)[1] |
| ISSN | 1050-7000 |
| OCLC number | 17023385 |
| Website | peninsuladailynews.com |
ThePeninsula Daily News is a daily newspaper printed Sundays through Fridays (for publication days of Monday through Saturday), covering the northernOlympic Peninsula in the state ofWashington, United States. The paper's main offices are inPort Angeles, with news offices inPort Townsend andSequim. It publishes separate editions forClallam County andJefferson County.[2]
In 1916, thePort Angeles Evening News was founded by A.A. Smith and E. B. Webster. At the time, the two also owned theOlympic-Leader andTribune-Times.[3] In 1919, Smith sold his interests to E B. Webster, William D. Welsh and John Schweitzer. E. B. Webster managed the paper until his death in 1936.[4] His widow ran the business until her death in 1940. At that time ownership was passed to the couple's two daughters and son Charles Webster, who bought out his siblings in 1961.[5]
In 1963, theEvening News made several innovations to expand of its service to nearbyForks andSequim, with a dedicated correspondent in each city. Advertising revenue and circulation numbers increased, with the total circulation growing from 6,650 to 7,000.[6] In 1969, Charles Webster died and ownership was transferred to his widow Esther Webster.[7]
In 1971, sole-owner Esther Webster sold the paper to Longview Publishing Co., which owned theLongview Daily News. At that time the paper had a circulation around 10,000.[5] In 1986, the company sold the paper and several other publications to Persis Corp. of Honolulu, Hawaii.[8] In 1994, Horvitz Newspapers of Cleveland, Ohio acquired theNews.[9]
In 2011, the paper was sold toSound Publishing, a subsidy ofBlack Press of Vancouver, Canada. TheNews' press was closed and 20 full- and part-time pressroom and mailroom workers were laid off. Printing was transferred toThe Everett Herald.[10][11] The same day, Sound Publishing also bought a competingweekly newspaper publisher, Olympic View Publishing Company, owner of theSequim Gazette andForks Forum, along with local real estate publications.[12][13]