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Aging schools deteriorating, PASD chief says

District to request November bond measure

Paraeducator negotiations at impasse

Representatives of the Port Angeles School District and the Port Angeles Paraeducator Association said a Feb. 7 meeting with a mediator from… Continue reading

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Ryan O’Hara, a Clallam County election assistant, grabs a bundle of 83 ballots that had gone through the first step of validation in the electronic sorting machine after arrival to election headquarters in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse on Election Day.
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Ryan O’Hara, a Clallam County election assistant, grabs a bundle of 83 ballots that had gone through the first step of validation in the electronic sorting machine after arrival to election headquarters in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse on Election Day.

Have you returned your special election ballot?

Have you returned your special election ballot?… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2024
A group of friends meets for coffee every Monday and then takes a walk with their dogs along a beach in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Beach walk

A group of friends meets for coffee every Monday and then takes a walk with their dogs along a beach in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

A group of friends meets for coffee every Monday and then takes a walk with their dogs along a beach in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22. (AP Photo/John Locher)

SUPER BOWL: The Chiefs are now officially a dynasty

This was supposed to be the year when the Kansas City Chiefs were vulnerable. Their wide… Continue reading

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Would you purchase a COVID or flu test from a vending machine?

Would you purchase a COVID or flu test from a vending machine?… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2024

Do you think the change in military leadership will have an impact for Ukraine?

Do you think the change in military leadership will have an impact for Ukraine?… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2024

A GROWING CONCERN: Make your houseplants feel at home

AS WE MOVE into February, and the end of winter soon, let’s look inward towards your living arrangements. A few days ago, as I was… Continue reading

LETTER:Gaza ceasefire

The Port Townsend City Council voted unanimously to approve a ceasefire in Gaza resolution where tens of thousands of innocent people, including 9,000 children, have… Continue reading

LETTER:Opposes Trump

As an 83-year old great grandmother I can not believe that anyone with an IQ of a teenager that has gone through high school could… Continue reading

LETTER:Short term rentals

Short-term rental (STR) owners with money in the game are trying to block any real regulation. But there must be limitations and fair taxation, as… Continue reading

LETTER:Stand with Israel

In “Port Townsend City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza” (PDN, Jan. 24) Peter Segall mentioned that a similar Port Angeles resolution was tabled. “We’re… Continue reading

LETTER:Water conservation

I read with interest the article about Sequim landowners opposing the piping of irrigation ditches as part of a water conservation effort for the Dungeness… Continue reading

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Erik Kingfisher, Stewardship Director of Jefferson Land Trust, explains the role of the trust after the sale of the Shorts Family Farm is completed to the Port of Port Townsend to an assembly of port commissioners and interested parties during a tour on Wednesday.

Short’s Farm challenges assessed

Port to consider how to manage its first foray into agriculture

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Erik Kingfisher, Stewardship Director of Jefferson Land Trust, explains the role of the trust after the sale of the Shorts Family Farm is completed to the Port of Port Townsend to an assembly of port commissioners and interested parties during a tour on Wednesday.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

With plane malfunctions making headlines recently, how safe do you feel flying?

With plane malfunctions making headlines recently, how safe do you feel flying?… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2024
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Martha Bell, left, and Nancy Jacobson put new donations into the Little Free Pantry box at 316 S. Cherry St. that is sponsored by First Presbyterian Church in Port Angeles.

Stocking up at Free Little Pantries

Martha Bell, left, and Nancy Jacobson put new donations into the Little Free Pantry box at 316 S. Cherry St. that is sponsored by First… Continue reading

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Martha Bell, left, and Nancy Jacobson put new donations into the Little Free Pantry box at 316 S. Cherry St. that is sponsored by First Presbyterian Church in Port Angeles.

Clallam County measures offered by hospital, school districts

One hospital and two school districts have levy measures on Clallam County’s special election ballot on Tuesday. The county assessor on Jan.… Continue reading