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Ken Park/Peinsula Daily News The current public safety facility is shown in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.

Preferred public safety facility site on land now used as practice field

Public input to be sought

Ken Park/Peinsula Daily News The current public safety facility is shown in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.
xAt the Recovery Cafe in Port Townsend, Nordland Garden Club members -- from left, Alice Tibbals, Sandy Haynes and Leslie Watkins -- established a new patio garden earlier this month. Its vegetables and berries will go into the free meals prepared in the cafe kitchen. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Recovery Cafe feeds body and soul

Haven adds kitchen garden on patio

xAt the Recovery Cafe in Port Townsend, Nordland Garden Club members -- from left, Alice Tibbals, Sandy Haynes and Leslie Watkins -- established a new patio garden earlier this month. Its vegetables and berries will go into the free meals prepared in the cafe kitchen. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Canada drops pre-travel tests for vaccinated

Black Ball officials expect surge in travel via ferry to Victoria

Clallam County mulls tax increase for housing projects

Public hearing planned April 5

Jenniemae Hillyard, an organizer of the 11th annual Plant and Seed Exchange in Port Townsend, encourages gardeners to bring seeds, plant starts, bulbs and bare roots to the event Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Gardeners to exchange plants, seeds, knowledge

Sunday event open to public at Shy Acre Farm

Jenniemae Hillyard, an organizer of the 11th annual Plant and Seed Exchange in Port Townsend, encourages gardeners to bring seeds, plant starts, bulbs and bare roots to the event Sunday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Gold Star mother Betsy Reed Schultz, executive director of the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles, sits in a bedroom of the soon-to-open respite facility for military families who have lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Open house set for Gold Star Family center

Speakers, tours planned Sunday for facility unique in nation

Gold Star mother Betsy Reed Schultz, executive director of the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles, sits in a bedroom of the soon-to-open respite facility for military families who have lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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West End timber mills waking up

Economy rising as second site is sold in past month

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Jefferson County Historical Society executive director Shelly Leavens admires one of the Stephen Yates’ paintings just inside the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Museum of Art & History reopening

‘Wood’ marquee exhibit on display through May

Jefferson County Historical Society executive director Shelly Leavens admires one of the Stephen Yates’ paintings just inside the Jefferson Museum of Art & History. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Dismissal sought on porn conviction

Illegal search alleged

An expansion at the Elwha River Casino will add about 12,000 square feet when construction is complete next year. A groundbreaking ceremony was conducted March 2. (Elwha River Casino)

Elwha River Casino is expanding

More gaming machines, bigger restaurant planned

An expansion at the Elwha River Casino will add about 12,000 square feet when construction is complete next year. A groundbreaking ceremony was conducted March 2. (Elwha River Casino)
Coronavirus

Two more COVID—19 deaths reported on Peninsula

Berry to speak to Jefferson County chamber on Friday

Transgender mariner Susan Brittain will give the Northwest Maritime Center’s “Ask an Expert” online talk this Thursday.

‘LGBTQ+ and Finding My Way’ to be presented online Thursday

Free ‘Ask and Expert’ program offers four speaks for program

Transgender mariner Susan Brittain will give the Northwest Maritime Center’s “Ask an Expert” online talk this Thursday.
“Wishtree” author Katherine Applegate will do a livestreamed talk Thursday evening via the Port Townsend Public Library website.

‘Wishtree’ author appears; actual tree awaiting slips

More Community Read activities planned

“Wishtree” author Katherine Applegate will do a livestreamed talk Thursday evening via the Port Townsend Public Library website.

Charge against ex-deputy dropped

Career likely over as a peace officer

Jan Dove plays a guitar that was custom made for her by her husband, luthier Steve Card of Wildcard Guitars, in front of the guitar workshop, 111 N. Oak St., in downtown Port Angeles. Dove said she wanted a classical style guitar, but with a cutout at the base of the neck, so one was made to order. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Jan Dove plays a guitar that was custom made for her by her husband, luthier Steve Card of Wildcard Guitars, in front of the guitar… Continue reading

Jan Dove plays a guitar that was custom made for her by her husband, luthier Steve Card of Wildcard Guitars, in front of the guitar workshop, 111 N. Oak St., in downtown Port Angeles. Dove said she wanted a classical style guitar, but with a cutout at the base of the neck, so one was made to order. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Neah Bay man accused of armed robberies in Port Angeles

Arraignment on both counts set for Friday

Kelly Toy of Port Townsend sips a beverage Tuesday afternoon at the Seal Dog Coffee-Uptown Pub streatery on Lawrence Street. The Port Townsend City Council is considering making the pandemic-spurred streatery program permanent. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend to consider permanent ‘streatery’ program

Code changes possible by May 2

Kelly Toy of Port Townsend sips a beverage Tuesday afternoon at the Seal Dog Coffee-Uptown Pub streatery on Lawrence Street. The Port Townsend City Council is considering making the pandemic-spurred streatery program permanent. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group American Red Cross volunteers based in the Carlsborg office, from left, Don Zanon, Jean Pratschner, and Mary Ann Dangman say their volunteer numbers depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they find there are many ways to reengage the volunteer group, including fire prevention, disaster preparation and connecting military families.

Red Cross seeks new volunteers to help community in disasters

Numbers depleted during pandemic as crises rose

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group American Red Cross volunteers based in the Carlsborg office, from left, Don Zanon, Jean Pratschner, and Mary Ann Dangman say their volunteer numbers depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they find there are many ways to reengage the volunteer group, including fire prevention, disaster preparation and connecting military families.
During the online Conservation Breakfast this Thursday, speakers — from left, David Brownell, Emma Brownell, Erik Kingfisher and Stormy Purser — will discuss how local tribes care for the land. The four are pictured last spring on Chimacum Ridge, one of the parcels the Jefferson Land Trust is working to preserve. (Tim Lawson/Jefferson Land Trust)

Conservation Breakfast to highlight nature connection

Free event conducted virtually Thursday with panelists

During the online Conservation Breakfast this Thursday, speakers — from left, David Brownell, Emma Brownell, Erik Kingfisher and Stormy Purser — will discuss how local tribes care for the land. The four are pictured last spring on Chimacum Ridge, one of the parcels the Jefferson Land Trust is working to preserve. (Tim Lawson/Jefferson Land Trust)
Coronavirus

COVID-19 case rates continue downward trend

Masking is still recommended indoors, in schools