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Fork's Miley Blanton, top, takes on Grace Odun of River Ridge in the 119 lb. class on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.

WRESTLING: March to Mat Classic begins Saturday

North Olympic Peninsula prep grapplers begin the postseason path to the state wrestling tournament on Saturday with the ultimate destination, Mat Classic XXXIV, scheduled for… Continue reading

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Fork's Miley Blanton, top, takes on Grace Odun of River Ridge in the 119 lb. class on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.
Peninsula College Pirates.
Peninsula College Pirates.
Port Angeles' Anna Petty goes around a Kingston defender in the Roughriders' 55-25 win at home Tuesday night. Petty scored 17 points to lead the Riders. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders ride defense to win over Kingston

Port Angeles, now 11-2 in league, face 17-0 Sequim tonight

Port Angeles' Anna Petty goes around a Kingston defender in the Roughriders' 55-25 win at home Tuesday night. Petty scored 17 points to lead the Riders. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Future of oceans lecture set

Rebecca Mostow will present “Hybrid in a Haystack: Hybrid beachgrass discovery, description and ecological consequences in the Pacific Northwest” at 3 p.m.… Continue reading

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As part of the construction plan to build and move a new Hurd Creek Hatchery, crews will remove and fill in a large fish pond. Demolition must wait for the new, nearby facility to be complete, according to state documents.

Hurd Creek hatchery to be moved from floodplain

Construction expected through summer 2024

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As part of the construction plan to build and move a new Hurd Creek Hatchery, crews will remove and fill in a large fish pond. Demolition must wait for the new, nearby facility to be complete, according to state documents.

Mobile showers may not be coming to Sequim

Staff says cost would be expensive and could create additional issues

Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson scored 42 points in a 68-60 road win Tuesday over Kingston. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Parker Nickerson scored 42 points in a 68-60 road win Tuesday over Kingston. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

Sewing day for quilt program

Quilts of Valor will host its annual sew day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The foundation is sewing in the Tri-Area… Continue reading

Captain/EMT Tyler Gear, at top, and Firefighter/Paramedic Margie Brueckner, bottom, train on Clallam 2’s new stair chair by lowering Recruit Theo Saxe down a flight of stairs.

Stair chair bought with grant funds

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue has received a new stair chair that was ordered last year with funds from an August grant of $4,361.66… Continue reading

Captain/EMT Tyler Gear, at top, and Firefighter/Paramedic Margie Brueckner, bottom, train on Clallam 2’s new stair chair by lowering Recruit Theo Saxe down a flight of stairs.

Super Bee topic for Saturday lecture

Jim Ulrich will present “Super Bee” from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday. Ulrich will speak at Wild Birds Unlimited, 275953 U.S. Highway 101.… Continue reading

US loan funding meters, upgrades

Jefferson PUD plans replacement by ’24

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: St. Patrick Run back after hiatus

The St. Patrick’s Day Run/Walk is back after a several-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The event will be held on Saturday, March… Continue reading

BeTween book club meeting

The North Olympic Library System will host a new book club from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday. BeTween Book and Crafts… Continue reading

Caregiver support group to meet

The Olympic Area Agency on Aging will host a caregiver support group in Sequim beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. The group… Continue reading

Clallam County seeking volunteers

Applications are due Friday for 91 volunteer positions on 21 Clallam County advisory boards and commissions. To apply, call 360-417-2233, download forms… Continue reading

Clothes closet donations needed

Donations are needed for the Clothes Closet at First United Methodist Church. The church is accepting new or gently used men’s and… Continue reading

From shore to shore performing

Sean Gavin and Johnny B. Connolly will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Celtic-music concert is in the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona… Continue reading

Hospice orientations scheduled

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation and an in-person session for potential volunteers. An in-person session will… Continue reading

Leland Creek culvert project begins Friday

Replacement to disrupt traffic for months

Photo courtesy of Brandan McCarty/ Sequim Police continue to narrow down DNA evidence in the murder of Sequim’s Valerie Claplanhoo on Jan. 2, 2019.

Murder investigation still going after 4 years

Police search narrows with DNA test results

Photo courtesy of Brandan McCarty/ Sequim Police continue to narrow down DNA evidence in the murder of Sequim’s Valerie Claplanhoo on Jan. 2, 2019.