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Clallam County Community Service Awards winners, from left, are Karolyn Burdick, John Burdick, Sherrilyn Phillips, Paul Forrest and Heidi Simpson. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Five individuals awarded for community service

Three youths to be recognized next year

Clallam County Community Service Awards winners, from left, are Karolyn Burdick, John Burdick, Sherrilyn Phillips, Paul Forrest and Heidi Simpson. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

OUR VIEW: Community continues to support local journalism

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE to decline at a rapid rate, from an average of two per week in 2022 to 2½ per week just a year… Continue reading

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Matt Butler performs for about 70 incarcerated people in the visiting room at Clallam Bay Corrections Center on Thursday afternoon. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Singer-songwriter plays concert at prison

Incarcerated concertgoers express appreciation

Matt Butler performs for about 70 incarcerated people in the visiting room at Clallam Bay Corrections Center on Thursday afternoon. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
Adam Bernbaum.

Special ed, rent cap sent to governor

Peninsula included in legislative session

Adam Bernbaum.

Tickets to go on sale for Petals and Pathways tour

Tickets will go on sale May 11 for the Clallam County Master Gardener Foundation’s Petals and Pathways Garden Tour. The annual self-guided tour… 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

Water main to be replaced in Sequim

The city of Sequim will begin to replace a water main under Fourth Avenue on Monday. Crews from Earthwork Solutions, Lakeside Industries, Rainbow… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: A family favorite skunk cabbage recipe

THE SKUNK CABBAGE is a swamp-dwelling harbinger of spring. Named for its distinctive aroma, the skunk cabbage can produce knee-high yellow flowers surrounded by a… Continue reading

Manuel Sanchez, with MTZ Installs of Pasco, lays soft, foam tiles in the landing area of the JUMP playground area of HJ Carroll Park in Port Hadlock as part of phase two of new equipment and safety upgrades. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

New playground equipment

Manuel Sanchez, with MTZ Installs of Pasco, lays soft, foam tiles in the landing area of the JUMP playground area of HJ Carroll Park in… Continue reading

Manuel Sanchez, with MTZ Installs of Pasco, lays soft, foam tiles in the landing area of the JUMP playground area of HJ Carroll Park in Port Hadlock as part of phase two of new equipment and safety upgrades. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Applications open for Forks council seat

The Forks City Council is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the council until 5 p.m. May 21. The vacancy was… Continue reading

Contract for middle school awarded to Carlsborg company

School board offers $4.6M pact for earthwork, utilities

Crazy Callen Weekend to kick off festival

Crazy Callen Weekend at the Sequim Irrigation Festival, stage and music performances and plant sales highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • 130th… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Passover and empathy in Judaism

THOUGH PASSOVER IS over, the lessons and themes continue to resonate. Two themes permeate Judaism … freedom and empathy seen in the story of the… Continue reading

One hospitalized after vehicle collides with tree

One person was transported to a hospital after they were extricated from their vehicle on Deer Park Road. Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue responded… Continue reading

Seniors concerned with SSA changes

Cuts to workforce lead to longer delays

Niobe Weaver

Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

Niobe Weaver will present “Walking in the Garden of God” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Weaver will be the guest speaker at Unity… Continue reading

Niobe Weaver
William Murray MacDonald

St. Paul’s Episcopal speaker scheduled

The Rev. William Murray MacDonald will present “Paul on the Road to Damascus” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. MacDonald will be the guest… Continue reading

William Murray MacDonald
“Spring Burst II,” by Cathy Weir, will be on exhibit at the Port Townsend Gallery throughout May.

Students’ work to be featured at First Saturday Art Walk

Gallery-9 and the Port Townsend Gallery will be among the venues to participate in the monthly Art Walk from 5 p.m. to… Continue reading

“Spring Burst II,” by Cathy Weir, will be on exhibit at the Port Townsend Gallery throughout May.

Unitarian speaker slated in Port Angeles

The Rev. Terry Barrett will present “What is Ours to Do?” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading