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Peninsula educators have mixed feelings over Locke’s proposed $1 billion school plan

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Olympic Peninsula educators had mixed feelings Thursday about Gov. Gary Locke's proposed $1 billion tax increase to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: State should spend $6.5 million on something permanent, chamber manager tells Kiwanians

By Danille Turissini PORT TOWNSEND -- The $6.5 million the state plans to spend on temporary passenger ferry service while the Hood Canal Bridge is… Continue reading

Sports: Clallam Bay High School boys basketball preview

By Tim Roach CLALLAM BAY -- The Clallam Bay High School boys basketball team isn't sure just what it will be putting out on the… Continue reading

Sports: Clallam Bay in quarterfinals for state eight-man crown

By Tim Roach CLALLAM BAY -- The Clallam Bay High School football team will be facing Taholah in the quarterfinal round of the Class B-8… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend out of state football playoffs

By Tim Roach SILVERDALE -- The Port Townsend High School football team was knocked out of the 2A state playoffs following a 27-13 loss to… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend football team begins championship run

By Tim Roach PORT TOWNSEND -- For the first time in 20 years Port Townsend High School has a Nisqually League championship football team. Now… Continue reading

U.S. funds vowed to help move stray orca

The Associated Press The U.S. government has pledged at least $100,000 to help return a stray killer whale to the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Vietnam veteran uses ultralight, parachute combo

By Tom Thompson PORT ANGELES -- For Dave Kanters, a Port Angeles nurse practitioner, some things have not changed since his days as an Army… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Symphony conductor Nico Snel dies of cancer

By Laura Rosser Nico Snel committed his life to music, and he brought passion and professionalism to the Port Angeles Symphony. Fellow musicians, music lovers… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim hands Port Townsend first league loss of season

By Tim Roach PORT TOWNSEND -- The Sequim High School football team shocked Port Townsend 33-21 in Nisqually League play Friday night at Jefferson County… Continue reading

Sports: Roughriders hang on for 28-26 win; Macomber gallops 317 yards

By Tim Roach PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles High School football team gutted out a 28-26 win over Olympic in Narrows League competition on… Continue reading

Clallam: Tribe, coalition, landowners to survey Salt Creek watershed

DARREN FRIEDEL JOYCE -- In the late 1940s, low water levels in Salt Creek left juvenile coho salmon marooned along a stretch of the stream… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim All-Stars win state title — “that was for KayDee!”

By Tim Roach SNOQUALMIE -- The Sequim Junior Little League fastpitch team won the state championship thanks to a dramatic two-run home run by Ashley… Continue reading

Sports: Kenyan teams to compete against Peninsula high school, college players in basketball

By Tim Roach PORT ANGELES -- The national high school basketball champions from Kenya arrived on Saturday to begin playing a two-week series of exhibition… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fiddle Tunes slated by Centrum for holiday weekend

By Susan Schell Centrum's Festival of American Fiddle Tunes brings a top-ranked lineup of musicians playing North American music Friday and Saturday to Fort Worden… Continue reading

Parades in Port Angeles, Forks to fete Fourth

By Susan Schell North Olympic Peninsula residents will celebrate Independence Day from port to prairie in a flurry of activity Friday with fireworks, parades, music… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fireworks to celebrate Independence Day

By Susan Schell Jefferson and Clallam spectators eyeing the skies on the Fourth of July will want to find a prime spot to relax and… Continue reading

Sports: Crescent track coach resigns

By Tim Roach JOYCE -- Crescent High School track and field coach Darrell Yount resigned his position on Tuesday, citing the need to direct more… Continue reading

Peninsula: New ferry security rules may be less drastic than expected

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS After months of deliberation, the Coast Guard will release its new anti-terrorism security regulations around July 1 for… Continue reading

Joyce: Iraq war images affect more than 100 at Port Crescent rites

JOYCE -- With the war in Iraq still fresh in the minds of area residents, the meaning of Memorial Day hit close to home this… Continue reading