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Butler, Downer, Rutter win Sequim council seats

Sequim City Council candidates Dan Butler, Kathy Downer and Harmony Rutter, all backed by the Sequim Good Governance League (SGGL), were on hand… Continue reading

Challenger in lead for Queets/Clearwater school board seat

Challenger Sarah Charles won 11 votes, or 64.71 percent against incumbent Rosemary Jackson, who won 6 votes, or 35.29 percent for a seat on the… Continue reading

Challenger takes seat on Forks hospital board

Challenger Amy Kitchel Ruble won a seat with a six-year term on the Forks Community Hospital board with 611 votes, or 64.38 percent… Continue reading

Clallam Parks and Recreation results close

The election among three candidates for a position on the Clallam County Park and Recreation Commission were close after the second count… Continue reading

East Jefferson’s Ava Shiflett, left, was named to the Nisqually League girls soccer first team while Iris Mattern, right, was named the Nisqually League MVP. (Jim Emery photos)
East Jefferson’s Ava Shiflett, left, was named to the Nisqually League girls soccer first team while Iris Mattern, right, was named the Nisqually League MVP. (Jim Emery photos)
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Incumbents fare well in Sequim School Board races

Incumbents in the race for the Sequim School Board — two of them Sequim Good Governance League-backed candidates — have significant leads after… Continue reading

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Incumbents lead in Port Townsend School Board race

Initial results show strong support for sitting members

PA council incumbents leading in their races

Meyer, Miller, Carr ahead in first two ballot counts

Petranek wins reelection for Port of Port Townsend position

Incumbent takes more than 87 percent for commission seat

Port Townsend approves sales tax for transportation

Transportation benefits district tax passes

Race that drew write-in campaign results announced

Stan Williams won by a large margin against write-in candidate Chris Noble in a race on the Port Angeles School Board. Williams… Continue reading

Railroad bridge lighting countdown to begin Nov. 16

The Jamestown S’Klallam tribe will conduct a countdown to lighting the railroad bridge at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. The bridge is next… Continue reading

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay wins opener at state tourney

The Neah Bay girls volleyball team won its opening match Wednesday at the state 1B volleyball championships, moving into the quarterfinals. The Red… Continue reading

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Two races featured ghost challengers

Clallam County featured two races with “ghost challengers” who had withdrawn from the race but whose names remained on the ballot. In… Continue reading

Two take large leads for Quilcene School Board seats

Ron Frantz and James Hodgson have won seats on the Quilcene School Board, according to the initial count of ballots Tuesday. Frantz had… Continue reading

Walde winning over Baker for Cape Flattery seat

Challenger Cathy Walde was leading against incumbent Donald Baker for a contested Cape Flattery School Board seat after a second count of ballots… Continue reading

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Clallam County election worker Savannah Wise of Port Angeles collects sorted general election ballots for counting at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Full stories on results will be in Thursday’s edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Miller, Beauvais, Downer, Petranek leading in their races

Initial returns presented in general election

Clallam County election worker Savannah Wise of Port Angeles collects sorted general election ballots for counting at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Full stories on results will be in Thursday’s edition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks FC celebrates its fifth-straight Peninsula College coed league championship. Forks won with a 7-1 victory over High Energy Metals at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. (Peninsula College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FC wins fifth Peninsula Soccer League title

Forks FC captured its fifth-straight Peninsula Soccer League championship Sunday with a decisive 7-1 win over High Energy Metals. The coed adult… Continue reading

Forks FC celebrates its fifth-straight Peninsula College coed league championship. Forks won with a 7-1 victory over High Energy Metals at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. (Peninsula College)