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Heart signs were hung on the poplar trees lining state Highway 20 in Port Townsend on Saturday. One sign was signed by someone named Bill that declared, “Save the Poplars.” The signs were taken down on Sunday. City Manager John Mauro said Tuesday that city crew members did not remove the signs. The Peninsula Daily News on Monday incorrectly said that they had.(Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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For the love of poplars

By Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Heart signs were hung on the poplar trees lining state Highway 20 in Port Townsend on Saturday. One… Continue reading

Heart signs were hung on the poplar trees lining state Highway 20 in Port Townsend on Saturday. One sign was signed by someone named Bill that declared, “Save the Poplars.” The signs were taken down on Sunday. City Manager John Mauro said Tuesday that city crew members did not remove the signs. The Peninsula Daily News on Monday incorrectly said that they had.(Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent’s hoops teams end successful seasons; Forks all-leaguers named

The Crescent boys basketball team’s season ended this weekend in a tri-district tournament opener, losing against a good Puget Sound Adventist team 64-30.… Continue reading

Cath Hickey of Sequim takes a close-up photograph of snow drops, some of the first flowers to tell of the coming of spring. With the recent warmer weather, thousands of the delicate little flowers have bloomed in a carpet of beauty on the Olympic Hot Springs Road before the Olympic National Park entrance and the parking lot for Madison Falls. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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A closer look

Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News Cath Hickey of Sequim takes a close-up photograph of snow drops, some of the first flowers to tell of… Continue reading

Cath Hickey of Sequim takes a close-up photograph of snow drops, some of the first flowers to tell of the coming of spring. With the recent warmer weather, thousands of the delicate little flowers have bloomed in a carpet of beauty on the Olympic Hot Springs Road before the Olympic National Park entrance and the parking lot for Madison Falls. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Conner Demorest, left, and Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Conner Demorest, Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling

The Forks wrestling team had a remarkable performance at the 1B/2B Region 1 meet this week. The Spartans came away from regional with four weight… Continue reading

Conner Demorest, left, and Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling
Gariot Louima

Black History Month discussion Wednesday at Peninsula College

Dr. Gariot Louima to give presentation

Gariot Louima
Jon Langdon of Port Townsend, ECHHO’s 2021 volunteer of the year, helps Pat Norton, one of the nonprofit agency’s clients. ECHHO seeks volunteers to drive people to their medical appointments around the region. (ECHHO)

Helping Hands organization seeks volunteer drivers

Drivers take clients to medical appoints, run errands

Jon Langdon of Port Townsend, ECHHO’s 2021 volunteer of the year, helps Pat Norton, one of the nonprofit agency’s clients. ECHHO seeks volunteers to drive people to their medical appointments around the region. (ECHHO)

Justices reject 4th recall petition against Snohomish County sheriff

The state Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling that rejected a fourth recall petition against Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney.… Continue reading

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) celebrates with his family after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

L.A. living in the now

Exhausted Rams not ready to talk about the future

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) celebrates with his family after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LETTER: US military-industrial complex to blame

The U.S. military-industrial complex continues to drag the country into unnecessary and ghastly wars to pursue bloated defense expenditures and corporate profits. President Eisenhower warned… Continue reading

Coronavirus

Mask mandates may be lifted at state level as early as April

Governor’s office could announce changes this week

Port Angeles seeks applicants for volunteer boards, committees

The city of Port Angeles is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on several volunteer boards and commissions. All Port Angeles advisory boards… Continue reading

West End sawmill expected this year

Spencer Forest Products LLC expects to open a newly tooled mill

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the District 1 1B/2B Regional held in Adna this weekend. Forks had four weight division winners at regional — Jake Weakley, Hayden Queen, Sloan Tumaua and Conner Demorest.

WRESTLING: Forks boys dominate regional tournament

Port Angeles boys sixth, girls fourth; East Jefferson’s Massie wins title

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the District 1 1B/2B Regional held in Adna this weekend. Forks had four weight division winners at regional — Jake Weakley, Hayden Queen, Sloan Tumaua and Conner Demorest.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Search and rescue personnel stage at the home of Isaac Rivas in the 1600 block of Dan Kelly Road east of Port Angeles on Saturday, not far from where the 73-year-old man was located after going missing on Thursday.

Missing man found alive, cold near his home west of Port Angeles

Rivas discovered after massive, three-day search

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Search and rescue personnel stage at the home of Isaac Rivas in the 1600 block of Dan Kelly Road east of Port Angeles on Saturday, not far from where the 73-year-old man was located after going missing on Thursday.

New company takes over hospitality services at Fort Worden

Today is launch of the change

Jefferson County Anti-Racist Fund organizer Anya Callahan, left, and Goosefoot Farm grower Lex Helbling, pictured at Finnriver Farm in Chimacum, are collaborators in providing farmshares to Black, Indigenous and other people of color who live in the county. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Anti-Racist fund seeking equity

Farmers, donors give funds and produce with their neighbors

Jefferson County Anti-Racist Fund organizer Anya Callahan, left, and Goosefoot Farm grower Lex Helbling, pictured at Finnriver Farm in Chimacum, are collaborators in providing farmshares to Black, Indigenous and other people of color who live in the county. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Sen. Kevin Van De Wege.

Bill would ban sales of high-capacity gun clips

Proposal could pass, lawmaker says

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege.

BRIEFLY: Neah Bay boys basketball wins playoff opener

The Neah Bay boys basketball team allowed just seven points in the second half to blow open its tri-district tournament game against… Continue reading

COLLEGE HOOPS: Peninsula College men, women split pair of road games

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team scored 72 points in the first three quarters and had six players with at least nine points… Continue reading

A hiker walks up Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The road remains closed to vehicles just inside the park boundary after portions of it were destroyed by the river in 2015. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Hiking in the valley

A hiker walks up Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The road remains closed to vehicles just… Continue reading

A hiker walks up Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The road remains closed to vehicles just inside the park boundary after portions of it were destroyed by the river in 2015. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)