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Chamber music, EcoArt, online auction fundraiser offered on Peninsula

Intimate chamber music concerts, environmental art and an online auction are among this weekend’s entertainment on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The Port Angeles Symphony… Continue reading

Deadlines loom for golf course survey

Survey can be completed online or by mail

Grand opening of nonprofit youth cafe today

Proceeds from ‘the Nest’ will fund OWL360 youth programs

Many ideas, no plan for Short’s Farm

Port of Port Townsend listens as to potential deal

Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel, along with other Olympic Peninsula fire departments, first responders and firends, honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles “Chad” Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Jan. 13. Here, the procession passes by District 3’s station on North Fifth Avenue in Sequim. Cate was found deceased in his bunk in the early morning hours of Jan. 12. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim loses fire district captain in line of duty

Cate, 46, to be remembered with Saturday service

Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel, along with other Olympic Peninsula fire departments, first responders and firends, honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles “Chad” Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Jan. 13. Here, the procession passes by District 3’s station on North Fifth Avenue in Sequim. Cate was found deceased in his bunk in the early morning hours of Jan. 12. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Scouring under Highway 19 closes lane near Chimacum

CHIMACUM – A 25-mph speed limit and one-way alternating traffic is in place on state Highway 19 between Chimacum Road and Swansonville Road until further… Continue reading

Following local cities, Jefferson County proclaims rights for orcas

County becomes first in state to make declaration

Budget, staff cuts expected for Port Angeles School District

Superintendent lays out legislative priorities

Conservation district sets special meeting

The Jefferson County Conservation District board has called a special meeting for 12:30 p.m. today, it announced late Wednesday. The meeting will… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare sets workshop

The Jefferson Healthcare board of commissioners will conduct a facilitated governance workshop during a special meeting from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council narrows appointee candidates to three

One to be named to fill vacant position

Neah Bay woman airlifted to Harborview after wreck

A Neah Bay woman was listed in serious condition Wednesday afternoon at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after her vehicle left the roadway… Continue reading

Tow truck crews hoist a car into the air and pull it to a waiting flatbed truck on Wednesday after its driver lost control and landed upside down in a skating bowl at the Port Angeles Skate Park at Erickson Playfield on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles Skate Park closed after car drives through fence into bowl

Driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel

Tow truck crews hoist a car into the air and pull it to a waiting flatbed truck on Wednesday after its driver lost control and landed upside down in a skating bowl at the Port Angeles Skate Park at Erickson Playfield on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Melody Douglas, left, and Paige Govia.

Candidates named for Rhody Festival royalty

Queen to be crowned in March 5 ceremony

Melody Douglas, left, and Paige Govia.

Four flu deaths on Peninsula

COVID-19 cases flat despite records spike

Jefferson County drafts guidelines for remaining Rescue Plan funding

‘Last call’ to apply for federal relief dollars

Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a 3-year-old male giant Pacific octopus named after Sylvia Earle, the first female chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The center is awaiting a permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to be released back his original habitat, which is under the science center pier. Giant Pacific octopuses die after mating and live no more than 3 or 4 years. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Soon to be released

Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a… Continue reading

Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a 3-year-old male giant Pacific octopus named after Sylvia Earle, the first female chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The center is awaiting a permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to be released back his original habitat, which is under the science center pier. Giant Pacific octopuses die after mating and live no more than 3 or 4 years. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two women die in Sequim residence; child found in home

Two women were found dead in a Sequim residence and a child, who had thought his mother and the other woman were sleeping,… Continue reading

Volunteers participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Fort Worden State Park carry a load of European dune grass on Monday to a waiting truck for disposal. The group, made up of employees of the Marine Science Center and other volunteers, worked to remove European dune grass that was planted by the park service to control erosion but later discovered it was choking out the native plants. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Day of service

Volunteers participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Fort Worden State Park carry a load of European dune grass on Monday to… Continue reading

Volunteers participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Fort Worden State Park carry a load of European dune grass on Monday to a waiting truck for disposal. The group, made up of employees of the Marine Science Center and other volunteers, worked to remove European dune grass that was planted by the park service to control erosion but later discovered it was choking out the native plants. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Healthcare special meeting set

The Jefferson Healthcare board of commissioners will hear an update on the building expansion and replacement project during a special meeting at… Continue reading