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School districts seek input to recruit ideal leaders

Surveys open to each community through Oct. 30

Formal ceremonies to officially light the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree, shown in this 2019 file photo, could be scrapped in 2020 due to the threat of COVID-19. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Holiday tree lightings still being planned

Peninsula towns modifying events without crowds

Formal ceremonies to officially light the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree, shown in this 2019 file photo, could be scrapped in 2020 due to the threat of COVID-19. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
This photo from Amy McIntyre's “Pandemic Sundays” series has been chosen by the Library of Congress for its “COVID-19: American Experiences” gallery. “What school will look like in the fall is up in the air,” she wrote last June. (Amy McIntyre)

Peninsula artist selected for ‘American Experiences’ gallery

Library of Congress chooses photo for permanent collection

This photo from Amy McIntyre's “Pandemic Sundays” series has been chosen by the Library of Congress for its “COVID-19: American Experiences” gallery. “What school will look like in the fall is up in the air,” she wrote last June. (Amy McIntyre)

State health officials may discuss reopening phases

Clallam, Jefferson counties have been in Phase 2 since mid-July

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsTrash and debris lines an alley behind the 100 block of East Fifth Street behind the Lincoln Street Safeway store in Port Angeles on Friday.

Judge versus city: Battle looms

Alley mess pact may bridge dispute

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily NewsTrash and debris lines an alley behind the 100 block of East Fifth Street behind the Lincoln Street Safeway store in Port Angeles on Friday.

Racism declared health crisis

The Jefferson County Board of Health has declared racism “an acute and chronic public health crisis.” Nearly three months after work began… Continue reading

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Renewed searches fail to find missing Jefferson County men

Walter Mead, Sean Pickering presumed dead after not returning from checking on crab pots in Kilisut Harbor

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The sculpture "Cormorants" by Port Angeles artist Duncan Yves McKiernan is silhouetted by a smoke-filtered sunrise over Port Angeles Harbor at Port Angeles City Pier in September. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Wildfire smoke has exposed millions to hazardous pollution

Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2020
  • By Matthew Brown and Camille Fassett The Associated Press
The sculpture "Cormorants" by Port Angeles artist Duncan Yves McKiernan is silhouetted by a smoke-filtered sunrise over Port Angeles Harbor at Port Angeles City Pier in September. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A fire destroyed a store at 221 Wood St. in Forks. (Clallam County Fire District 1)

Acetylene torch sparks fire at Forks business

Saw shop materials inside contribute to intensity of blaze

A fire destroyed a store at 221 Wood St. in Forks. (Clallam County Fire District 1)

Hackers, sex ed, shutdown debated

Tharinger, Pruiett draw clear lines between them

Hoh Tribe gains satellite internet

Beta test increases speeds by 60 mbps

A dog's remains were located Wednesday at a beach near Marine Drive in Port Angeles. (Barker Photography)

Investigation finds dog’s body

Authorities find bones wrapped in sleeping bag

A dog's remains were located Wednesday at a beach near Marine Drive in Port Angeles. (Barker Photography)

Port Townsend officials seek input on Discovery Road project

Sidewalks, bike lanes planned for key thoroughfare

(Herald file photo)

State Supreme Court strikes down $30 car-tab initiative

Justices on Thursday unanimously agreed that voter-approved Initiative 976 is unconstitutional

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Search planned for bodies of missing men

Family conducting their own searches for Walter Mead and Sean Pickering

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Harmonica man Bob Beach, left, will have a cross-country musical conversation with David Jacobs-Strain on Friday. The duo, seen here at the 2015 Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles, will do a free online concert. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Blues, rock ‘In Your Living Room’

Juan de Fuca Foundation to host online concert

Harmonica man Bob Beach, left, will have a cross-country musical conversation with David Jacobs-Strain on Friday. The duo, seen here at the 2015 Juan de Fuca Festival in Port Angeles, will do a free online concert. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Work continues on Wednesday at the site of the future Field Arts and Events Hall near the Port Angeles waterfront. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Work continues on Wednesday at the site of the future Field Arts and Events Hall near the Port Angeles waterfront. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A plane flies over the Jefferson County International Airport's 3,000-foot runway outside Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. The Port of Port Townsend plans to close the runway from 7:30 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Oct. 23 so it can be resurfaced. That work, intended to correct deficiencies in the pavement, was originally planned for late September but was delayed due to rainy weather. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson airport runway to be resurfaced

A plane flies over the Jefferson County International Airport’s 3,000-foot runway outside Port Townsend on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The Port of… Continue reading

A plane flies over the Jefferson County International Airport's 3,000-foot runway outside Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. The Port of Port Townsend plans to close the runway from 7:30 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Oct. 23 so it can be resurfaced. That work, intended to correct deficiencies in the pavement, was originally planned for late September but was delayed due to rainy weather. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)