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Shooting ban area hearing to be set

Neighbors can ask to join if interested

Brian Iverson works on a blown glass creation. (Port Townsend Gallery)

Gallery turns spotlight on blown glass, landscapes

Brian Iverson, Susan Hazard featured in July

Brian Iverson works on a blown glass creation. (Port Townsend Gallery)
Brandon Elliott, right, of Port Angeles, ate 7 1/2 hot dogs to win a contest Monday next to the Wharf in downtown Port Angeles. Richard Wright, left, of Port Angeles finished second and K.T. Nall of Santa Barbara, Calif., placed third. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hot dogs, apple pie highlight Fourth of July

Contest winners take home cash as part of festivities

Brandon Elliott, right, of Port Angeles, ate 7 1/2 hot dogs to win a contest Monday next to the Wharf in downtown Port Angeles. Richard Wright, left, of Port Angeles finished second and K.T. Nall of Santa Barbara, Calif., placed third. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

New state laws affect guns, hospital costs

License plate fees also go up in measures that went into place Friday

No-shoot zone requested in East Jefferson County

‘Multiple unsafe shooting situations’

Visitors get a look at the Dungeness River Nature Center’s 3-D Dungeness River watershed table relief map. The center hosts open houses this week. (John Gussman/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

Open house days set at Dungeness River Nature Center

Hurricane Coffee Co. opens second location at center

Visitors get a look at the Dungeness River Nature Center’s 3-D Dungeness River watershed table relief map. The center hosts open houses this week. (John Gussman/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)
The Field Day event at Fort Worden State Park had something for everyone, including Port Townsend’s Rosie Dunham, 6, who is getting her face painted by artist Alexa Rose. Other activities Saturday included tug-o-war, music, bouncy houses and delicious foods. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fourth of July marked on North Olympic Peninsula

Events planned today in Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks

The Field Day event at Fort Worden State Park had something for everyone, including Port Townsend’s Rosie Dunham, 6, who is getting her face painted by artist Alexa Rose. Other activities Saturday included tug-o-war, music, bouncy houses and delicious foods. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Ian Mackay rides his motorized wheelchair on a section of the Olympic Discovery Trail at Robin Hill County Park west of Sequim on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ian Mackay sets wheelchair record

Mouth-controlled ride measures 184.4 miles

Ian Mackay rides his motorized wheelchair on a section of the Olympic Discovery Trail at Robin Hill County Park west of Sequim on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Police Detective Trevor Dropp, left, and Sgt. Kevin Miller keep watch at The Gateway in downtown Port Angeles after a suspicious package was found at the Port Angeles Farmers Market on Saturday morning. The market was evacuated and the 200 block of North Lincoln Street was barricaded until a Washington State Patrol bomb squad arrived from Bremerton early Saturday afternoon.

Suspicious package found to be no threat

Farmers market in Port Angeles closed until bomb squad could arrive

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Police Detective Trevor Dropp, left, and Sgt. Kevin Miller keep watch at The Gateway in downtown Port Angeles after a suspicious package was found at the Port Angeles Farmers Market on Saturday morning. The market was evacuated and the 200 block of North Lincoln Street was barricaded until a Washington State Patrol bomb squad arrived from Bremerton early Saturday afternoon.

Strawberry shortcake sales set for noon today (Sunday)

Public safety issue only delayed fundraiser a day

Paul Dunn/Peninsula Daily News In an effort to clean up its site due in part to illegal dumping, Midway Metals, at 258010 U.S. Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles, shut down in April 2021 over environmental concerns and an unsightly appearance that prompted Clallam County officials to call it an eyesore.

Criminal action sought for Midway Metals

Sheriff requests charge for illegal dumping

Paul Dunn/Peninsula Daily News In an effort to clean up its site due in part to illegal dumping, Midway Metals, at 258010 U.S. Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles, shut down in April 2021 over environmental concerns and an unsightly appearance that prompted Clallam County officials to call it an eyesore.
Coronavirus

Health officer: Wear masks indoors

Covid tranmission remains high on Peninsula

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A crew applies a sponsorship logo on the riding surface of a new pump track at Erickson Playfied in Port Angeles on Friday in preparation for the grand opening on Wednesday.

Port Angeles’ pump track opens next week

Track measures 14,442 square feet

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A crew applies a sponsorship logo on the riding surface of a new pump track at Erickson Playfied in Port Angeles on Friday in preparation for the grand opening on Wednesday.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News The tug Red Bluff moves the Western Flyer out of the Port Townsend Boat Haven on Thursday and was towed to Seattle for the installation of an engine and other components.

Western Flyer sails again

Boat made famous by John Steinbeck has been under restoration in Port Townsend

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News The tug Red Bluff moves the Western Flyer out of the Port Townsend Boat Haven on Thursday and was towed to Seattle for the installation of an engine and other components.
Cmdr. Joan Snaith, outgoing commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, left, and incoming officer Cmdr. Brent Schmadeke stand on the tarmac after Thursday’s unconventional change of command ceremony that took place during a helicopter flyby at the base. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A change in change-of-command ceremony

Former commanding officer promoted to captain

Cmdr. Joan Snaith, outgoing commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, left, and incoming officer Cmdr. Brent Schmadeke stand on the tarmac after Thursday’s unconventional change of command ceremony that took place during a helicopter flyby at the base. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fort Worden glamping in doubt

Money suggested to be used for restructuring finances

OMC says it’s ready for Fourth

Emergency department to be fully staffed, it announces

PDN news available only online on Monday

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Crescent School District seeks funding for seismic upgrades

Hazard assessment plan the start of long-term process

The Good Templars Hall in Port Townsend has been purchased and is expected to be renovated into business spaces.

Historic building purchased for artist studios, offices

Good Templars Hall once housed Jefferson Community School

The Good Templars Hall in Port Townsend has been purchased and is expected to be renovated into business spaces.