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Annette Nesse.

Moving with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Long-time transportation lead marks three decades of work

Annette Nesse.
Joan Zook.

Sequim schools finds its next interim chief

Retired Shelton schools superintendent to lead through June 2022

Joan Zook.
Retired Port Angeles High School orchestra director Ron Jones was among the coaches at last summer’s YEA Music! camps at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Retired Port Angeles High School orchestra director Ron Jones was among the coaches at last summer’s YEA Music! camps at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dennis Bauer gets emotional while testifying at his triple murder trial.

Accused killer’s account challenged

Bauer admits changing story

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Dennis Bauer gets emotional while testifying at his triple murder trial.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Serenity House shelter aid Mike Wiley, left, sits at the front desk with clients Debra Roberts and Renee Mata, right, on Saturday at the Port Angeles homeless shelter prepares for a week of cold weather.

Bitter cold predicted for Peninsula

Warming centers prepared

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Serenity House shelter aid Mike Wiley, left, sits at the front desk with clients Debra Roberts and Renee Mata, right, on Saturday at the Port Angeles homeless shelter prepares for a week of cold weather.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Real estate broker Jim Haguewood, left, speaks with retired businesswoman Edna Peterson and North Olympic Healthcare Network CEO Michael Maxwell outside of Edna's Place in Port Angeles after the building was acquired from Peterson by the healthcare organization.

Edna’s Place sold to clinic

North Olympic Healthcare Network buys building

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Real estate broker Jim Haguewood, left, speaks with retired businesswoman Edna Peterson and North Olympic Healthcare Network CEO Michael Maxwell outside of Edna's Place in Port Angeles after the building was acquired from Peterson by the healthcare organization.
Fireworks detonate as the anchor is raised during one of Port Townsend’s First Night celebrations in this file photo.(Peninsula Daily News)

First Night returns to downtown Port Townsend

Hundreds of samples of soup, four kinds of live music and a whole lot of light: This is First Night, returning this… Continue reading

Fireworks detonate as the anchor is raised during one of Port Townsend’s First Night celebrations in this file photo.(Peninsula Daily News)

Severe weather on the way

Forecast calls for 3-11 inches of snow; warming centers open on Peninsula

Sid Anna Sherwood, owner of Annie’s Flower Farm in Sequim, created “Flora,” goddess of blooming flowers, for the Fleurs de Villes show at Pacific Place in Seattle. The 18-piece display stays up through Monday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Annie’s Flower Farm blooms in Seattle show

‘Flora’ designed by Peninsula florist

Sid Anna Sherwood, owner of Annie’s Flower Farm in Sequim, created “Flora,” goddess of blooming flowers, for the Fleurs de Villes show at Pacific Place in Seattle. The 18-piece display stays up through Monday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles reopens public restrooms

Facilities to be available 24 hours daily

Barry Swegle plays Santa at the Candy Cane Christmas Cabin at The Answer for Youth (RAFY) Sprouting Hope Greenhouse as he holds 4-month-old Persephanie Svilar of Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles’ latest Santa once rode a bulldozer

Barry Swegle says he’s turned his life around

Barry Swegle plays Santa at the Candy Cane Christmas Cabin at The Answer for Youth (RAFY) Sprouting Hope Greenhouse as he holds 4-month-old Persephanie Svilar of Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Erin Reading is cofounder of the Port Townsend Psychedelic Society, which seeks the decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms and psychoactive plants. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Erin Reading is cofounder of the Port Townsend Psychedelic Society, which seeks the decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms and psychoactive plants. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Bauer denies murders

Accused takes stand in triple-murder trial

County adopts new redistricting plan

Commissioners approve it unanimously

Proposed team would work with those at risk of drug overdose

Increase of fentanyl has changed landscape in county, official says

Santa Claus, flanked by elf-firefighters Tammy Ridgway and Michael Archuleta, is traveling around Port Townsend and Port Hadlock this week, handing out candy canes and stuffed toys from East Jefferson Fire & Rescue battalion chief Justin Clouse’s heavily decorated truck. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Santa makes his rounds

Firefighters turn into elves in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock

Santa Claus, flanked by elf-firefighters Tammy Ridgway and Michael Archuleta, is traveling around Port Townsend and Port Hadlock this week, handing out candy canes and stuffed toys from East Jefferson Fire & Rescue battalion chief Justin Clouse’s heavily decorated truck. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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The Bixby family, Emma, Corey, Tennille and Colin, stand in their yard, which they decorated with Christmas lights that are programmed to change with music.

Sequim family puts on holiday light show

Music also broadcast as neighbors welcomed

  • Dec 23, 2021
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Emily Matthiessen / Olympic Peninsula News Group
The Bixby family, Emma, Corey, Tennille and Colin, stand in their yard, which they decorated with Christmas lights that are programmed to change with music.

Some snow expected on Christmas

Icy conditions predicted over weekend

A crane and a crew guide the Pat’s Place kitchen building — divided in half — onto a truck headed for the new transitional housing village in Port Townsend on Tuesday morning. Bayside Housing & Services hopes to open the self-governed and -contained village next month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Kitchen commons added to Pat’s Place

Bayside aims for January move-in date

A crane and a crew guide the Pat’s Place kitchen building — divided in half — onto a truck headed for the new transitional housing village in Port Townsend on Tuesday morning. Bayside Housing & Services hopes to open the self-governed and -contained village next month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Hood Canal Bridge closed tonight

SHINE ­— The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed tonight, as it was on Tuesday night. The closure will be from 11 p.m. tonight until… Continue reading