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Contested races emerge in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Filing week is a wrap, with 12 offices in Clallam County and 10 offices in Jefferson County that will be contested. Only… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to consider Opportunity Fund grants

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Olympic Medical Center’s losses half of 2023

Critical access designation being considered

Shellfish harvesting reopens at Oak Bay

Jefferson County Public Health has lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Oak Bay. The area had been closed to harvesting due… Continue reading

Leah Kendrick of Port Angeles and her son, Bo, 5, take a tandem ride on the slide in the playground area of the campground on Thursday at the Dungeness County Recreation area northwest of Sequim. The pair took advantage of a temperate spring day for the outdoor outing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tandem slide

Leah Kendrick of Port Angeles and her son, Bo, 5, take a tandem ride on the slide in the playground area of the campground on… Continue reading

Leah Kendrick of Port Angeles and her son, Bo, 5, take a tandem ride on the slide in the playground area of the campground on Thursday at the Dungeness County Recreation area northwest of Sequim. The pair took advantage of a temperate spring day for the outdoor outing. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Court halts watershed logging

Activists block access to tree parcels

Eighty-eight hopefuls file for public office

Candidate filing week ends today

FEMA to reduce reimbursement eligibility

Higher thresholds, shorter timeframes in communities

Gov. Bob Ferguson addresses the crowd at the Upper Hoh Road washout repair on Thursday afternoon. Local officials, business owners, contractors, workers from the Jefferson County Public Works department and a few individuals who donated funds to the project stand behind him. Before the ribbon was cut and the road officially opened, there were short statements from involved parties. Ferguson said he brought his hiking boots and joked that he wanted to be the first one to hit the trail. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Hoh Road reopens

Gov. Bob Ferguson addresses the crowd at the Upper Hoh Road washout repair on Thursday afternoon. Local officials, business owners, contractors, workers from the Jefferson… Continue reading

Gov. Bob Ferguson addresses the crowd at the Upper Hoh Road washout repair on Thursday afternoon. Local officials, business owners, contractors, workers from the Jefferson County Public Works department and a few individuals who donated funds to the project stand behind him. Before the ribbon was cut and the road officially opened, there were short statements from involved parties. Ferguson said he brought his hiking boots and joked that he wanted to be the first one to hit the trail. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Chimacum High School Human Body Systems teacher Tyler Walcheff, second form left, demonstrates to class members Aaliyah LaCunza, junior, Connor Meyers-Claybourn, senior, Deegan Cotterill, junior, second from right, and Taylor Frank, senior, the new Anatomage table for exploring the human body. The $79,500 table is an anatomy and physiology learning tool that was acquired with a grant from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and from the Roe Family Endowment. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson Healthcare program prepares students for careers

Kids from three school districts can learn about pathways

Chimacum High School Human Body Systems teacher Tyler Walcheff, second form left, demonstrates to class members Aaliyah LaCunza, junior, Connor Meyers-Claybourn, senior, Deegan Cotterill, junior, second from right, and Taylor Frank, senior, the new Anatomage table for exploring the human body. The $79,500 table is an anatomy and physiology learning tool that was acquired with a grant from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and from the Roe Family Endowment. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Forks man dies after tree falls at logging site

A 33-year-old Forks man died after he was struck by a falling tree at a logging site south of Clallam Bay, the… Continue reading

Chad Dobbs, a seasonal worker with the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, smooths out a bed of wood chips on a traffic island on Tuesday in the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier. Dobbs said the shredded wood adds a decorative touch for tourists and pier visitors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Decorative touch

Chad Dobbs, a seasonal worker with the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, smooths out a bed of wood chips on a traffic island on… Continue reading

Chad Dobbs, a seasonal worker with the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, smooths out a bed of wood chips on a traffic island on Tuesday in the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier. Dobbs said the shredded wood adds a decorative touch for tourists and pier visitors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

15 offices with multiple candidates

Filing week continues through end of business Friday

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Chimacum High School band celebrates achievements

The Chimacum High School marching band recently participated in the Loyalty Days Parade in Long Beach. The band was awarded the Loyalty Days… Continue reading

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Sequim High School’s cheerleaders wave to the crowd at last year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade. Organizers said at least 110 entries will return for Saturday’s event, which is set to begin at noon. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

Grand Finale set for festival’s 130th year

Parade, car show, operetta set through weekend

Sequim High School’s cheerleaders wave to the crowd at last year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade. Organizers said at least 110 entries will return for Saturday’s event, which is set to begin at noon. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

New roundabout to open on Highway 104

Work crews will route traffic onto the new roundabout at Paradise Bay and Shine roads at 6 a.m. Friday. The two-lane, metered roundabout… Continue reading

Peninsula seeing pertussis clusters

Treatable with antibiotics, health officer says

Port Angeles to pay for mineral cleanup

Port Angeles will pay $55,000 for the cleanup of a mineral oil spill, caused by vandalism, on the Rayonier Mill site. This… Continue reading

Type I rental definition updated

Six units to be affected in Port Angeles

A road roller from Northern Asphalt compacts the dirt on Tyler Street in Uptown Port Townsend. The asphalt work may be finished by today to allow for striping so the street will be open in time for Saturday’s Farmers Market. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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New road

A road roller from Northern Asphalt compacts the dirt on Tyler Street in Uptown Port Townsend. The asphalt work may be finished by today to… Continue reading

A road roller from Northern Asphalt compacts the dirt on Tyler Street in Uptown Port Townsend. The asphalt work may be finished by today to allow for striping so the street will be open in time for Saturday’s Farmers Market. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)