Port Angeles School Superintendent Marty Brewer, second from right, speaks with members of the Port Angeles Parents for Education, on Friday about the Port Angeles Paraeducation Association strike. Assistant Superintendent Michele Olsen stands at right. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

District, PAPEA to pick up bargaining Sunday

Parent group presses officials for answers on strike

Port Angeles School Superintendent Marty Brewer, second from right, speaks with members of the Port Angeles Parents for Education, on Friday about the Port Angeles Paraeducation Association strike. Assistant Superintendent Michele Olsen stands at right. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Fernando Cruz of Auburn, an employee of Specialized Pavement Marking in Pacific, cleans off a sign he used to paint a bicycle lane on Sims Way and Kearney Street, the site of the new roundabout. The workers needed at least two days of 47 degrees or above in order to paint the pedestrian crosswalks and other necessary markings. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

New bike lane in Port Townsend

Fernando Cruz of Auburn, an employee of Specialized Pavement Marking in Pacific, cleans off a sign he used to paint a bicycle lane on Sims… Continue reading

Fernando Cruz of Auburn, an employee of Specialized Pavement Marking in Pacific, cleans off a sign he used to paint a bicycle lane on Sims Way and Kearney Street, the site of the new roundabout. The workers needed at least two days of 47 degrees or above in order to paint the pedestrian crosswalks and other necessary markings. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Proposed changes to public defender caseloads could hurt rural counties

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Twice daily bridge inspections start next week

Bridge preservation engineers from the state Department of Transportation will begin in-depth inspections of the state Highway 104 bridge over the Hood Canal… Continue reading

Two-lane bypass to be installed Monday

Contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation will begin constructing a temporary two-lane bypass for U.S. Highway 101 over Contractors Creek… Continue reading

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Retired teacher Nancy McCaleb speaks in support of striking paraeducators in the Port Angeles School District as Port Angeles Paraeducators Association President Rebecca Winters listens during a rally on Thursday at Shane Park.

About 130 rally in support of paras

District officials say funding is statewide problem

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Retired teacher Nancy McCaleb speaks in support of striking paraeducators in the Port Angeles School District as Port Angeles Paraeducators Association President Rebecca Winters listens during a rally on Thursday at Shane Park.
Pickets in support of paraeducators in the Port Angeles School District march along West Eighth Street in front of the district offices at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Strike enters Day 4

Paraeducators, district continue to bargain

Pickets in support of paraeducators in the Port Angeles School District march along West Eighth Street in front of the district offices at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Gus Griffin, 11, second from left, and classmates dig up weeds in one of Port Townsend’s three gardens on March 28. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Farm-to-school programs flourish in Washington

Demand from school districts outpacing state funding

Gus Griffin, 11, second from left, and classmates dig up weeds in one of Port Townsend’s three gardens on March 28. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Funding farm-to-school programs

In the 2021-2023 state budget, Washington set aside money specifically for the farm-to-school program for the first time in hopes of expanding it. The state… Continue reading

Jefferson enacts 1-year moratorium on STRs

County wants to consider possible regulations for rentals

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven. The ship, purchased from the Grays Harbor Historical Society by Aubrey and Matt Wilson, will now return to Hawaii, where it will be available for tours and events. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Hawaiian Chieftain back in the water

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port… Continue reading

The Hawaiian Chieftain, a 103-foot sailing ship, was returned to the water Tuesday after it spent several years being restored at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven. The ship, purchased from the Grays Harbor Historical Society by Aubrey and Matt Wilson, will now return to Hawaii, where it will be available for tours and events. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz speaks with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro in Sather Park in Port Townsend on Tuesday about the city’s park management. The state Department of Natural Resources recently awarded Port Townsend more than $350,000 to bolster urban forestry. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend awarded grants for urban forestry

DNR allocates $8 million statewide for parks

State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz speaks with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro in Sather Park in Port Townsend on Tuesday about the city’s park management. The state Department of Natural Resources recently awarded Port Townsend more than $350,000 to bolster urban forestry. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

UPDATE: School closed Wednesday; district gets temporary injunction in strike

Union plans to bargain until agreement reached

Company eyes Port Angeles for carbon capture pilot project

Experimental removal technology could be placed at Port of Port Angeles

Funds for Caswell Brown village well spent, Jefferson officials say

Commissioner: ‘Transformational and not enough at the same time’

Property tax payment deadline set for April 30

Property taxes for Clallam and Jefferson counties are due on or before April 30. Payments received after the due date will be… Continue reading

Bernard chosen for PUD commissioner

Top candidate selected also serves on OMC board

Port Angeles High School English teacher Mark Valentine is among picketers on Lauridsen Boulevard on Monday. Port Angeles School District schools were closed as 130 members of the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association went on strike. They have been working without a contract since August. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Paraeducators picket on first day of strike

Teams return to bargaining table Tuesday

Port Angeles High School English teacher Mark Valentine is among picketers on Lauridsen Boulevard on Monday. Port Angeles School District schools were closed as 130 members of the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association went on strike. They have been working without a contract since August. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)