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Steve Chapin, left, and Devin Dwyer discuss the finer points of Dwyer’s 1980 standard cedar Pocock designed single scull. This scull and others are part of a display at the Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina

Racing shells made from cedar built with ‘oral tradition’

Builder obtained smooth-grained materials from Forks mill

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Steve Chapin, left, and Devin Dwyer discuss the finer points of Dwyer’s 1980 standard cedar Pocock designed single scull. This scull and others are part of a display at the Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson Marina

Clallam’s budget projects deficit

County to attempt reduce its expenditures

Daytime alternating traffic planned for Elwha River Bridge

Travelers will see one-way alternating traffic on U.S. Highway 101 near the Elwha River Bridge next week. Contractor crews will put down… Continue reading

Housing project to receive $2M from tax fund

Commissioners approve use for North View complex

Security exercise next week at Naval Magazine Indian Island

Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise Tuesday and Wednesday. Training activities on the installation may include loud speaker… Continue reading

Expenses to outpace revenue for Clallam Fire District 2

Projection based on rejection of levy lid lift

David Gritskie of Stripe Rite from Bremerton guides a stripe painting machine Wednesday east of Port Angeles City Hall. The new parking lot is using permeable pavement over a layer of gravel of 2 feet to 4 feet thick. The project is retrofitting the east city hall parking lot with a new stormwater detention and treatment infrastructure. The project will help manage runoff, slow down peak flow and remove pollutants before connecting and flowing into Peabody Creek. The parking lot will reopen to the public on Monday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Parking lot project

David Gritskie of Stripe Rite from Bremerton guides a stripe painting machine Wednesday east of Port Angeles City Hall. The new parking lot is using… Continue reading

David Gritskie of Stripe Rite from Bremerton guides a stripe painting machine Wednesday east of Port Angeles City Hall. The new parking lot is using permeable pavement over a layer of gravel of 2 feet to 4 feet thick. The project is retrofitting the east city hall parking lot with a new stormwater detention and treatment infrastructure. The project will help manage runoff, slow down peak flow and remove pollutants before connecting and flowing into Peabody Creek. The parking lot will reopen to the public on Monday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Retired reporter highlights impactful stories

Suicide prevention, fluoride two significant topics

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Looking to stay cool, several people jump off the Rainbow Bridge over the Devil’s Punch Bowl on the Spruce Railroad Trail on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over Labor Day weekend. A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service with temperatures expected to reach the 80s and possibly the low 90s through today. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Heat advisory

Looking to stay cool, several people jump off the Rainbow Bridge over the Devil’s Punch Bowl on the Spruce Railroad Trail on Lake Crescent in… Continue reading

Looking to stay cool, several people jump off the Rainbow Bridge over the Devil’s Punch Bowl on the Spruce Railroad Trail on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park over Labor Day weekend. A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service with temperatures expected to reach the 80s and possibly the low 90s through today. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County hosting online climate risk survey

The Clallam County Department of Community Development is conducting an online climate risk and resilience survey through Oct. 4. The survey is… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center’s financial picture improving year over year

Hospital’s net losses $10M ahead of past 12 months

Port Angeles police to join program to help those in need

Funding could pay for food, hotel or other means of aid

Port Townsend sewer pipe could be replaced by Friday

Sinkhole expedites work projected for this winter

Violet Wilkie looks to see how her classmate Sylas Hall is coloring his name tag, the first chore on the first day of school Tuesday in Danika Johnson’s first-grade classroom at Hamilton Elementary in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Violet Wilkie looks to see how her classmate Sylas Hall is coloring his name tag, the first chore on the first day of school Tuesday… Continue reading

Violet Wilkie looks to see how her classmate Sylas Hall is coloring his name tag, the first chore on the first day of school Tuesday in Danika Johnson’s first-grade classroom at Hamilton Elementary in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

47th Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

Hours Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Live music on the main stage… Continue reading

Advocates debate four initiatives to appear on November ballot

Choices to be made on climate act, capital gains, long-term care, natural gas

COVID-19 rates are high on Peninsula

Vaccinations for latest variant are arriving

Abbey Molyneux, from Norfolk, United Kingdom, also known as Abbey the Boat Builder, poses at Northwest Maritime in Port Townsend on Tuesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Festival to celebrate women in boat building

Three hundred vessels to tie up at Point Hudson for three-day event

Abbey Molyneux, from Norfolk, United Kingdom, also known as Abbey the Boat Builder, poses at Northwest Maritime in Port Townsend on Tuesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Overnight paving projects set for Marine Drive

The state Department of Transportation will pave portions of Marine Drive on Thursday and Friday nights at two separate work sites. Eastbound… Continue reading