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Water Street at Gaines to close for repairs to sewer, road surface

Broken main is fixed, but road repairs could take a week or two

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Members of the Sequim Wolves football team and cheer squad celebrate Friday night's 36-32 come-from-behind victory over the Port Angeles Roughriders at Port Angeles Civic Field.

2022 IN SPORTS: It was a wild and crazy game at Civic Field

Probably the top sports story of the year on the North Olympic Peninsula was Port Angeles and Sequim playing one of the… Continue reading

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Members of the Sequim Wolves football team and cheer squad celebrate Friday night's 36-32 come-from-behind victory over the Port Angeles Roughriders at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Tati Kamae, left, and Ituau Tuisaula.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Kamae, Tuisaula named NWAC players of the week back-to-back

For two straight weeks, the Peninsula College women’s basketball team had players named as Northwest Athletic Conference players of the week. For the… Continue reading

Tati Kamae, left, and Ituau Tuisaula.

Bar stool bingo slated for Wednesdays

There is Bar Stool Bingo from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday in January. The fundraiser is at the Hilltop Tavern,… Continue reading

Outgoing Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, right, looks at a variety of gifts and tributes at a retirement party on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Pictured with Benedict is wife, Kathy, and longtime friend Jack Flanagan. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Clallam County honors sheriff, commissioner with ceremonies

Careers of outgoing elected officials are remembered

Outgoing Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, right, looks at a variety of gifts and tributes at a retirement party on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Pictured with Benedict is wife, Kathy, and longtime friend Jack Flanagan. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Clallam County jail inmate found dead

Port Angeles man is discovered hanging from blanket in his cell

Following strong winds, typical weather to return

Light rain expected after week of variable weather

Million dollars donated to Olympic Medical Center

Money from foundation goes to equipment

PAT NEAL: New Year’s resolutions

THE BEST NEW Year’s resolution I ever heard belonged to the American author Louisa May Alcott. She was also a feminist, abolitionist and nurse who… Continue reading

Visitors wander through the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s new exhibit on kelp forests in downtown Port Townsend. (Port Townsend Marine Science Center)

Port Townsend Marine Science Center launches kelp forest exhibit

Free 3D display highlights ecosystem at downtown location

Visitors wander through the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s new exhibit on kelp forests in downtown Port Townsend. (Port Townsend Marine Science Center)
Larayne Blair, left, and Kansas Jackson, Forks girls wrestling.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Larayne Blair and Kansas Jackson, Forks girls wrestling

The Forks girls wrestling duo of Larayne Blair and Kansas Jackson are having a good start to their season, as is the entire girls wrestling… Continue reading

Larayne Blair, left, and Kansas Jackson, Forks girls wrestling.

Clallam County gets millions in funding

$1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill sets aside money for regional projects

Jefferson County gets millions in funding

$1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill sets aside money for regional projects

Man sentenced to 7 years for distributing drugs

Smith, 50, had prior arrests in Port Angeles in 2014 and 2021

No flight operations scheduled

There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There are… Continue reading

A group of Admiralty Audubon members look out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca to count birds for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula Christmas Bird Count nearing completion

Volunteers still needed for Friday’s Port Angeles outing

A group of Admiralty Audubon members look out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca to count birds for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp drives hard to the basket between the hands of Foss defenders last week.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A golden year of hoops on the North Olympic Peninsula

This is a stellar season for basketball on the North Olympic Peninsula. Could it be the best season ever for our region? That awaits to… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp drives hard to the basket between the hands of Foss defenders last week.

Water quality impacts Island View Water District on West End

Water use restrictions are in effect for the Island View Water District west of Sekiu due to water quality issues caused by excessive run-off and… Continue reading

Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during Saturday’s king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles on Saturday was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington. The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. Port Townsend’s highest tide was on Christmas Day with an estimated 9.9 feet. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend and including today. King tides will be seen again on the Peninsula beginning Jan. 21. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

King tide

Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and… Continue reading

Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during Saturday’s king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles on Saturday was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington. The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. Port Townsend’s highest tide was on Christmas Day with an estimated 9.9 feet. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend and including today. King tides will be seen again on the Peninsula beginning Jan. 21. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)