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LGBTQ care politicized, area health officer says

Interventions include mental health, therapy

Port Townsend wastewater treatment gets top state award for 25th year

The Port Townsend Wastewater Treatment Facility has won the state Outstanding Performance Award for 25 consecutive years, according to the state Department… Continue reading

Taylla Sales received Olympic Medical Center’s leadership award for April.

Sales’ leadership recognized

Taylla Sales received Olympic Medical Center’s leadership award for April. Sales was recognized not only for her leadership but also for developing… Continue reading

Taylla Sales received Olympic Medical Center’s leadership award for April.
Caleb Messinger and staff with the Southern Nibble food truck serve customers at a Sequim High School soccer game in September 2022. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim considers food truck code change

Public hearing scheduled for next month

Caleb Messinger and staff with the Southern Nibble food truck serve customers at a Sequim High School soccer game in September 2022. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Riley Peterson of R & R Construction of Carbonado applies adhesive to the concrete base surrounding the playground equipment at Shane Park on Tuesday in Port Angeles in preparation for the replacement of cushioned tiles that make up the play surface. The rubberized tiles began to become loose in 2022 due to shrinkage and weather, forcing the playground's closure in September of that year. The project, which will use as many of the original tiles as can be salvaged intermixed with new replacement tiles and new adhesive, is expected to be completed by mid-June.
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Shane Park repairs underway in Port Angeles

Riley Peterson of R & R Construction of Carbonado applies adhesive to the concrete base surrounding the playground equipment at Shane Park on Tuesday in… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Riley Peterson of R & R Construction of Carbonado applies adhesive to the concrete base surrounding the playground equipment at Shane Park on Tuesday in Port Angeles in preparation for the replacement of cushioned tiles that make up the play surface. The rubberized tiles began to become loose in 2022 due to shrinkage and weather, forcing the playground's closure in September of that year. The project, which will use as many of the original tiles as can be salvaged intermixed with new replacement tiles and new adhesive, is expected to be completed by mid-June.
Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group State funding to complete the Simdars Road bypass was moved up in the latest legislative session from the 2031-33 biennium for the Department of Transportation’s Move Ahead Washington plan to include $2.642 million in the 2023-25 biennium and $26.979 million in the 2025-27 biennium.

State funding for Simdars Road bypass moves up

City projects include deeper well, more park space

Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group State funding to complete the Simdars Road bypass was moved up in the latest legislative session from the 2031-33 biennium for the Department of Transportation’s Move Ahead Washington plan to include $2.642 million in the 2023-25 biennium and $26.979 million in the 2025-27 biennium.

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There will be… Continue reading

Bridge night closures canceled this week

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will remain open this week. Contractor crews working on the center lock mechanism completed the reinstallation of the bridge’s… Continue reading

Alan Barnard, chair of Clallam County Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) right, and David Woodcock, DART vice chair, cut the ribbon for the opening of the new DART Operations Center at Fairchild International Airport. (CLALLAM COUNTY DISASTER AIRLIFT RESPONSE TEAM )

Clallam DART moves into larger operations center

The Clallam County Disaster Airlift Response Team, known as DART, has moved into an expanded operations center at the Fairchild International Airport.… Continue reading

Alan Barnard, chair of Clallam County Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) right, and David Woodcock, DART vice chair, cut the ribbon for the opening of the new DART Operations Center at Fairchild International Airport. (CLALLAM COUNTY DISASTER AIRLIFT RESPONSE TEAM )
Dan Wilder Jr. pulls the winning duck from a Wilder truck at the 34th annual Great Olympic Duck Derby on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pluck nets 34 winners

Duck Derby breaks foundation records

Dan Wilder Jr. pulls the winning duck from a Wilder truck at the 34th annual Great Olympic Duck Derby on Sunday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Matt Logue.

New Port Townsend building official named

Matt Logue, a former building inspector for Port Townsend, has been appointed the city’s new building official. “With an extensive background in… Continue reading

Matt Logue.
Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a blaze on Killer Whale Lane. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

No one hurt in Elwha reservation house fire

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue fought back a house fire in the 100 block of Killer Whale Lane and all occupants managed to get… Continue reading

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a blaze on Killer Whale Lane. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)
Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall. The event, which included a complete breakfast with beverage, was a fundraiser for fire department scholarships and community outreach. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Pancake fundraiser

Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall. The event, which included a complete breakfast with beverage, was a fundraiser for fire department scholarships and community outreach. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Townsend’s Seamus Fraser (142) is a step ahead of the rest of the nearly 1,000 competitors in the 2023 Rhody Run on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Fraser had flown in from classes in Ecuador the night before in order to defend his victory from last year. Fraser won the 10K event with a time of 35 minutes, 24 seconds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Rhody festivities

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Port Townsend’s Seamus Fraser (142) is a step ahead of the rest of the nearly 1,000 competitors in the 2023 Rhody Run on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Fraser had flown in from classes in Ecuador the night before in order to defend his victory from last year. Fraser won the 10K event with a time of 35 minutes, 24 seconds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Scholarship trust named for Port Angeles pioneer comes home to Clallam County

A $600,000 scholarship fund benefiting Port Angeles High School students now will be administered locally after its recent transfer to the Olympic… Continue reading

PDN phones out of order

Peninsula Daily News phones are out of order on Sunday. To reach us, use email or cell phones. If you do not know the individual… Continue reading

FILE - President Joe Biden greets children as he visits the Capitol Child Development Center, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. On Friday, May 19, 2023, The Associated Press reported on a photo circulating online that was manipulated to make it appear that Biden was touching a child inappropriately below the waist. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they… Continue reading

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FILE - President Joe Biden greets children as he visits the Capitol Child Development Center, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. On Friday, May 19, 2023, The Associated Press reported on a photo circulating online that was manipulated to make it appear that Biden was touching a child inappropriately below the waist. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clallam County election assistant Gretchen Weeks, right, spins a tumbler containing the names of candidates a county voter registration coordinator Joshua Hart records the results during a lot drawing for candidate positions on the ballot on Friday at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.

Peninsula election contests coming up

Filing week ends with several races

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clallam County election assistant Gretchen Weeks, right, spins a tumbler containing the names of candidates a county voter registration coordinator Joshua Hart records the results during a lot drawing for candidate positions on the ballot on Friday at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Three Clallam County volunteers were honored for their decades of service with Clallam County Community Service Awards. From left are Lloyd Eisenman of Port Angeles, Emily Westcott of Sequim and Mike Dukes, of Clallam Bay-Sekiu.

Three honored for longtime volunteerism

Community Service Awards presented

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Three Clallam County volunteers were honored for their decades of service with Clallam County Community Service Awards. From left are Lloyd Eisenman of Port Angeles, Emily Westcott of Sequim and Mike Dukes, of Clallam Bay-Sekiu.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, speaks about the service of law enforcement personnel as Sgt. (Ret.) Randy Pieper listens in during Friday's bell-ringing ceremony on National Peace Officer Memorial Day at Veteran's Park in Port Angeles. The event was part of National Police Week to pay tribute to officers how ave lost their lives in the line of duty.
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Officers remembered in Port Angeles

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, speaks about the service of law enforcement personnel as Sgt. (Ret.) Randy Pieper listens in during Friday’s bell-ringing ceremony… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, speaks about the service of law enforcement personnel as Sgt. (Ret.) Randy Pieper listens in during Friday's bell-ringing ceremony on National Peace Officer Memorial Day at Veteran's Park in Port Angeles. The event was part of National Police Week to pay tribute to officers how ave lost their lives in the line of duty.