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Loran Scruggs, left, brought a green cashmere sweater, a pair of floral silk pants and a pair of black cotton pants that needed to be mended to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Repair Cafe. Paula Lalish was one of three volunteers on hand to assist people by fixing clothing that had holes, rips, tears and and broken zippers. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Repair Cafe promotes fixing, not tossing, household items

Next event to be presented Saturday at Quilcene center

Loran Scruggs, left, brought a green cashmere sweater, a pair of floral silk pants and a pair of black cotton pants that needed to be mended to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Repair Cafe. Paula Lalish was one of three volunteers on hand to assist people by fixing clothing that had holes, rips, tears and and broken zippers. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Will the Seattle Seahawks’ free agent signing of Dre’Mont Jones help the defensive line?

Will the Seattle Seahawks' free agent signing of Dre'Mont Jones help the defensive line?… Continue reading

  • Mar 15, 2023
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Jefferson Healthcare in post-COVID phase

Hospital leaders turn focus to pre-construction on modernization project

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Wendy Bart

Olympic Peninsula YMCA CEO earns Women of Excellence distinction

Wendy Bart, chief executive officer for Olympic Peninsula YMCA, recently received the Women of Excellence Award from the Women’s Leadership Resource Network.… Continue reading

Wendy Bart

Do you agree with the Biden administration allowing oil drilling on the Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope?

Do you agree with the Biden administration allowing oil drilling on the Willow project on Alaska's North Slope?… Continue reading

  • Mar 14, 2023

Man found dead inside car at shopping center

Deputies were working over the weekend to notify the next of kin of a man found dead in a car at a… Continue reading

Are you concerned about additional bank failures after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank?

Are you concerned about additional bank failures after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank?… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2023
Cynthia Malane, left, accepts the Olympic Leader of the Year award on behalf of her late husband, Ryan Malane, during the Clallam Economic Development Council’s annual gala on Friday night at 7 Cedars Casino. At the podium is Jeremy Weist, plant manager for Port Angeles Hardwood, which was the award sponsor. (Peggy Simmons/Clallam Economic Development Council)

EDC gala honors businesses, individuals

Malane receives posthumous award for work with ferry line

Cynthia Malane, left, accepts the Olympic Leader of the Year award on behalf of her late husband, Ryan Malane, during the Clallam Economic Development Council’s annual gala on Friday night at 7 Cedars Casino. At the podium is Jeremy Weist, plant manager for Port Angeles Hardwood, which was the award sponsor. (Peggy Simmons/Clallam Economic Development Council)

Firm picked for site work of Monroe Playfield

The Port Angeles School Board has approved hiring Bruch & Bruch Construction of Port Angeles for the Monroe Playfield Project. The Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend woman taken to hospital after one-car wreck

A Port Townsend woman was taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend following a one-vehicle rollover Friday morning at Kennedy Road… Continue reading

Should the country make a full-time switch to Daylight Saving Time?

Should the country make a full-time switch to Daylight Saving Time?… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2023

A GROWING CONCERN: Spring into action with gardening chores

NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 20, at 2:24 p.m., Spring officially begins here on the Peninsula! What this translates to is a tremendous to-do list needing to… Continue reading

District 24 scorecard

Among more than 1,600 bills state lawmakers filed this legislative session, 328 made it past… Continue reading

LETTER:Aldwell sale

The protesters of the Aldwell timber sale may consider the following facts: The Elwha River watershed is approximately 320 square miles in size. Fully 275… Continue reading

LETTER:Not neighborly

After a tour through a hospital’s waiting room and observing the patrons, my conclusion is that smart phones are really dumb phones. In these settings… Continue reading

LETTER:Numbers guy

One endemic problem with engineers, even recovering engineers like myself, is that we that we frequently disregard subjective rhetoric but, instead, concentrate on objective facts… Continue reading

LETTER:True colors

Every so often MAGA Republicans show their true colors. Biden recently pointed out Republicans still wanting to eliminate Social Security and Medicare to balance the… Continue reading

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Sen. Kevin Van De Wege is pictured during Senate deliberations before voting on a hospital staffing bill.

Peninsula hospitals exempt from bill

Staffing legislation that passed Senate opposed by district’s senator

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Sen. Kevin Van De Wege is pictured during Senate deliberations before voting on a hospital staffing bill.

State Senate OKs bill to change police pursuit law

A contentious bill that would give police greater ability to pursue people in vehicles has narrowly passed the Senate in… Continue reading

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