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POINT OF VIEW: Current COVID surge is a self-inflicted wound

COVID-19 is raging in Clallam County at unprecedented levels. In the past two weeks, one out of every 100 county residents has tested positive. The… Continue reading

People gather outside the commissioners meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday for a public comment session on the recently issued mandate requiring people to be vaccinated for the coronavirus before being allowed to dine or drink indoors at restaurants and bars. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
People gather outside the commissioners meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Tuesday for a public comment session on the recently issued mandate requiring people to be vaccinated for the coronavirus before being allowed to dine or drink indoors at restaurants and bars. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam PUD commissioner elected as chair of Energy Northwest board

Clallam Public Utility District Commissioner Will Purser was elected to chair the Energy Northwest Executive Board at an Aug. 25 board meeting. Purser… Continue reading

Klallam ethnography topic of online program

David Brownell will present “Klallam Ethnography”: S’Klallam Interviews with Erna Gunther” at 3 p.m. Thursday. The free, online presentation is sponsored by the… Continue reading

League of Women Voters sets virtual forums for Sequim races

Most candidates for Sequim-area races plan to attend virtual forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of Clallam County in late September.… Continue reading

Man killed when struck by vehicle

Another bicyclist hurt when he hits car

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Olympic Medical Physicians adds two to women’s health team

Olympic Medical Center Physicians has hired two new clinicians for its women’s health team. Dr. Rose Bissonnette graduated from the Louisiana State… Continue reading

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PAT NEAL: The happiness of fall chores

Autumn must be my favorite time of year. When the Olympic Mountains stand so stark and tall in the smoke-free air, they almost seem like… Continue reading

Sequim head coach Erik Wiker and the Wolves look for a full season in the fall of 2021 after playing just five games this spring thanks to COVID restrictions and schedule limitations. (Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell)

PREP FOOTBALL: Small roster, quarantine issues sideline Sequim

Update: Friday’s home opener canceled

Sequim head coach Erik Wiker and the Wolves look for a full season in the fall of 2021 after playing just five games this spring thanks to COVID restrictions and schedule limitations. (Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell)
Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. "We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that," she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

School starts at Salish Coast Elementary

Jamie Haney, above, helps her fourth-grader, Elise, prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school… Continue reading

Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. "We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that," she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Rick Mathis, owner of Smuggler’s Landing Restaurant & Lounge in Port Angeles, tallies a customer’s bill on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Rick Mathis, owner of Smuggler’s Landing Restaurant & Lounge in Port Angeles, tallies a customer’s bill on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Kaleb Blanton runs with the ball during pregame warmups before the Spartans' home opener with Sequim last Friday. Blanton and Forks debuted new home uniforms with gold and white shoulder stripes and gold numbers in the game. (Michael Carman/Peninsula Daily News)

WHAT WE LEARNED: New uniforms for Forks football

Forks debuted some brand new home uniforms for its season opener with Sequim last Friday. The Spartans added yellow and white sleeve… Continue reading

Forks' Kaleb Blanton runs with the ball during pregame warmups before the Spartans' home opener with Sequim last Friday. Blanton and Forks debuted new home uniforms with gold and white shoulder stripes and gold numbers in the game. (Michael Carman/Peninsula Daily News)
Author Corky Parker will give two outdoor readings of her memoir, “La Finca: Love, Loss and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island,” tonight at Chester Square in Uptown Port Townsend and Friday at Marrowstone Vineyards. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Author to give pair of readings

‘La Finca’ in Port Townsend, Marrowstone

Author Corky Parker will give two outdoor readings of her memoir, “La Finca: Love, Loss and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island,” tonight at Chester Square in Uptown Port Townsend and Friday at Marrowstone Vineyards. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Fire District 4 Assistant Fire Chief Alex Baker rolls out a hose Sunday to fight a fire west of Joyce while firefighter Brett Frantz sets up and gets ready for water. (Clallam County Fire District 4)

Caregiver injured in Joyce fire

Manufactured home destroyed, man taken to hospital

Clallam County Fire District 4 Assistant Fire Chief Alex Baker rolls out a hose Sunday to fight a fire west of Joyce while firefighter Brett Frantz sets up and gets ready for water. (Clallam County Fire District 4)

Clallam panel maps plan for new boundaries

County districts based on population

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Green Thumbs series to consider composting in time of climate change

Al Cairo, who built a Johnson-Su Bioreactor along with help from like-minded Master Gardeners in 2018 and 2019 at the Woodcock Demonstration… Continue reading

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Jefferson chamber awards grants to businesses

The Chamber of Jefferson County has awarded Community Development Grants to three local businesses. The awardees include Kinship HR, Plumb Productions and… Continue reading

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Questions sought for forum

Port Townsend council candidates to take part in forum

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