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EYE ON CLALLAM: County will mull approval of budget for 2016 during Tuesday meeting

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider adopting a 2016 budget Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County budget hearing is scheduled for Monday

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the Jefferson County budget when they meet Monday. The meeting will begin at 9… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Townsend’s New Year’s Eve celebration, First Night, seeks volunteers . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — First Night, Port Townsend’s New Year’s Eve celebration of art and heritage organized by the Jefferson County Historical Society, is seeking volunteers.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park’s Perspectives series starts this Tuesday with ‘Windshield Wilderness’

PORT ANGELES — “Windshield Wilderness” will be the topic of the first lecture, scheduled Tuesday, in the Olympic National Park Perspectives Winter Speaker Series. David… Continue reading

Scattered outages on Peninsula, with National Weather Service advisory predicting heavy rain, winds

PORT ANGELES — High winds caused a few scattered electrical power outages across the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. Fewer than 100 customers had lost… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Neah Bay’s Munyagi selected for WIAA honor . . . Register for Rain-Deer fun run . . . Stevens tops Chimacum in middle school basketball

Munyagi selected for WIAA honor NEAH BAY — Neah Bay High School sophomore Rwehabura Munyagi Jr., has been selected as the Class 1B boys Athlete… Continue reading

Toxins in seafood topic of Monday talk at Forks venue

FORKS — A talk about toxins in seafood is planned at the Olympic Natural Resources Center at 7 p.m. Monday. Vera Trainer will speak on… Continue reading

The Haggen store in Port Angeles will be sold at auction along with 32 other stores in the chain. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles Haggen store to be sold

PORT ANGELES — The only Haggen store on the North Olympic Peninsula will be auctioned on Feb. 5. Bellingham-based grocer Haggen has gained approval to… Continue reading

The Haggen store in Port Angeles will be sold at auction along with 32 other stores in the chain. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Scattered outages reported across North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — High winds in Clallam County are causing scattered outages, the Clallam Public Utility District reported at 11 a.m. today. At that time,… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers are searching for Anthony Joshua Freitas

UPDATE — Deputies, officers search for escaped Clallam County jail inmate

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement officers were searching this afternoon for a man who escaped from the kitchen of the Clallam County jail. The man… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers are searching for Anthony Joshua Freitas

WEEKEND BRIEFS: Santa visits, a benefit dinner and an open house among weekend offerings

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 4. A breakfast with Santa, a ‘Gift of Giving’ benefit dinner and an animal rescue open house… Continue reading

WEEKEND: ‘Tis the season for more holiday bazaars on Peninsula starting today

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 4. Everything from stocking stuffers to big, unusual gifts will be available at holiday fairs and bazaars… Continue reading

WEEKEND: A fair for making holiday gifts is planned Sunday in Sekiu

SEKIU — Children can make gifts at the The Children’s Winter Faire with Santa Claus at the Sekiu Community Center from 3 p.m. to 5… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Procrastinators’ fair features artists’ work for gift givers starting today in Port Townsend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 4. PORT TOWNSEND — Those who have waited until now to buy gifts for the holidays can… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Trees to light up in Clallam Bay, Quilcene on Saturday

Holiday trees will be ceremonially lit in towns in Clallam and Jefferson counties this weekend. Along with tree-lightings set in Port Townsend and Sequim are… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Victorian tea, bazaar, tours offered at historic Sequim building starting today

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 4. SEQUIM — An old-fashioned Victorian tea and baked treats will be served during the Annual Christmas… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue to host EMT training course starting Jan. 5

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire Rescue will host a three-month training course for emergency medical technician candidates. The $900 course will begin Tuesday, Jan.… Continue reading

Veteran Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners to offer garden planning calender on Thursday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Master Gardeners will present a garden planning calendar in the final Brown Bag series lecture of the season at noon… Continue reading

Veteran Master Gardeners

NEWS BRIEFS: Rally against drugs, crime to take place Saturday in Port Angeles . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — A group that calls itself This is Our Town: Port Angeles will host a rally against drug and crime at noon Saturday… Continue reading

WEEKEND BRIEFS: Santa visits, a benefit dinner and an open house among weekend offerings

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Dec. 4. A breakfast with Santa, a ‘Gift of Giving’ benefit dinner and an animal rescue open house… Continue reading