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Fire spotted at Maiden Peak in national park

2620 Road Fire containment efforts ongoing

Rural Community Leadership Program to be conducted this fall

Rural Development Initiatives will offer its Rural Community Leadership Program in Clallam County beginning in October. The free, skills-based program will help… Continue reading

Three properties under contract for DNR sales in Jefferson County

Revenue delayed from second quarter until later in year

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library in conjunction with a meeting of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The model eventually will be cast in bronze and installed in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Frank received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for his work in fighting for tribal treaty rights and obligations. The statue will be on display at the library through Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tribal activist

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library… Continue reading

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library in conjunction with a meeting of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The model eventually will be cast in bronze and installed in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Frank received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for his work in fighting for tribal treaty rights and obligations. The statue will be on display at the library through Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Invasive European green crabs have been discovered in the Quileute River estuary for the first time. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

European green crabs detected in Quillayute River estuary

European green crabs have been detected for the first time in the Quillayute River estuary. A joint survey conducted by the Quileute… Continue reading

Invasive European green crabs have been discovered in the Quileute River estuary for the first time. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Halfway House restaurant staff supporting firefighting efforts

2620 Road Fire remains at 8 percent containment

Overnight bridge closures set on Hood Canal

The state Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight closures of the Hood Canal bridge on state Highway 104 at 10 p.m. Thursday and… Continue reading

The McKinley Paper Co. mill in Port Angeles sits mostly idle on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles mill workers to get benefits

McKinley designated ‘permanent closure’

The McKinley Paper Co. mill in Port Angeles sits mostly idle on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sarah Spaeth, left, and Kate Godman stand at a viewpoint on the north side of the newly acquired Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum Ridge Community Forest opening to the public next year

Jefferson Land Trust completes acquisition, continues its fundraising phase

Sarah Spaeth, left, and Kate Godman stand at a viewpoint on the north side of the newly acquired Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County commissioners discuss opportunity fund priorities

Financing for affordable workforce housing garners support

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews extinguished a brush fire on Saturday adjacent to Coon Plumbing in Port Townsend. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Firefighters extinguish brush fire near Port Townsend

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews extinguished a brush fire along Mill Road on Saturday. Since there were no fire hydrants in the… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews extinguished a brush fire on Saturday adjacent to Coon Plumbing in Port Townsend. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Growth minimal at Brinnon wildfire

Higher temperatures, wind both in forecast

Atreyu Jones, 5, watches at Daisy Acedvado of Olympic Medica Center puts a fake cast on his arm at the Port Angeles School District’s 16th back to school fair for families and students on Saturday at Jefferson Elementary. Free haircuts, backpacks filled with school supplies and clothing were available for students, and health and community resource information was provided for parents. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Haircuts, supplies provided at back to school event

Parents, students pick up resources at Jefferson Elementary School

Atreyu Jones, 5, watches at Daisy Acedvado of Olympic Medica Center puts a fake cast on his arm at the Port Angeles School District’s 16th back to school fair for families and students on Saturday at Jefferson Elementary. Free haircuts, backpacks filled with school supplies and clothing were available for students, and health and community resource information was provided for parents. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Frankie Adamson, 6, of Port Townsend swings his hips to the tunes of local band Intensive Porpoises during the 32nd Port Townsend Uptown Street Fair on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Uptown street fair

Frankie Adamson, 6, of Port Townsend swings his hips to the tunes of local band Intensive Porpoises during the 32nd Port Townsend Uptown Street Fair… Continue reading

Frankie Adamson, 6, of Port Townsend swings his hips to the tunes of local band Intensive Porpoises during the 32nd Port Townsend Uptown Street Fair on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Washington State Ferries sells two vessels

Washington State Ferries has announced the sale of two decommissioned vessels and the pending sale of a third. The vessels have been sold… Continue reading

Sarah Scagliotti.

Youth development leader hired at Olympic Peninsula YMCA

Scagliotti previously worked as a mental health therapist in Jefferson County

Sarah Scagliotti.
Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Fair wraps up

Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam… Continue reading

Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Work continues on a new bridge at Chicken Coop Creek near Blyn, with the project expected to be completed this fall. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

Fish barrier removal about halfway complete

Roadwork will continue through fall on US Highway 101

Work continues on a new bridge at Chicken Coop Creek near Blyn, with the project expected to be completed this fall. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday evening. Hundreds of strikes were recorded across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Lightning storm

Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the… Continue reading

Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday evening. Hundreds of strikes were recorded across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Model of Billy Frank Jr. statue to be on display this week

A model of a statue of Billy Frank Jr. will be available for public viewing this week in conjunction with a meeting… Continue reading