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)

Girl who was shot released from Harborview

The 5-year-old girl shot with a 9mm handgun in Port Angeles was treated at Harborview Medical Center and released, according to the Port… Continue reading

Karyn Williams, owner of Red Dog Farm in Chimacum, bags fresh lettuce in anticipation of the opening of the 32nd Port Townsend Farmers Market on Saturday. This will be Williams’ 17th year of participation in the market. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fresh from the farm

Karyn Williams, owner of Red Dog Farm in Chimacum, bags fresh lettuce in anticipation of the opening of the 32nd Port Townsend Farmers Market on… Continue reading

Karyn Williams, owner of Red Dog Farm in Chimacum, bags fresh lettuce in anticipation of the opening of the 32nd Port Townsend Farmers Market on Saturday. This will be Williams’ 17th year of participation in the market. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County seeking volunteers for boards, committees

Applications are due April 19 for 83 volunteer positions on 19 Clallam County advisory boards and commissions. To apply, call 360-417-2233, download… Continue reading

Current and former fire chiefs with Clallam County Fire District 3 gather to send off outgoing chiefs Ben Andrews and Dan Orr. Pictured, from left, are: current District 3 chief Justin Grider; Andrews; former chief Steve Vogel; Orr, and former chief Tom Lowe. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

District 3 says thanks to retiring chiefs

A pair of Clallam County Fire District 3 chiefs were inaugurated into the small pantheon of past chiefs following years of leading Sequim’s… Continue reading

Current and former fire chiefs with Clallam County Fire District 3 gather to send off outgoing chiefs Ben Andrews and Dan Orr. Pictured, from left, are: current District 3 chief Justin Grider; Andrews; former chief Steve Vogel; Orr, and former chief Tom Lowe. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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

Members of the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association gather on Lincoln Street on Sunday morning, a day before a planned strike if an agreement cannot be reached with the Port Angeles School District over a new contract. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

No deal: Port Angeles Paraeducators Association to strike

Port Angeles School District to be closed Monday

Members of the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association gather on Lincoln Street on Sunday morning, a day before a planned strike if an agreement cannot be reached with the Port Angeles School District over a new contract. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Human remains found in burned out Freshwater Bay home

Human remains were discovered in a house that burned down, Clallam County Fire District 4 Chief Greg Waters said. The Clallam County… Continue reading

Port Angeles girl airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with gunshot wound

A 5-year-old Port Angeles girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after she was shot with a 9mm handgun, the… Continue reading

Bettylou Doern of Sequim and her dog, Gypsy, take a walk at the Japanese Garden at Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park on Wednesday. Fruit trees at the park are in full blossom while the nearby botanical garden is beginning to come into bloom as spring gets into full swing across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bloom with a view in Carrie Blake Park

Bettylou Doern of Sequim and her dog, Gypsy, take a walk at the Japanese Garden at Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park on Wednesday. Fruit trees at… Continue reading

Bettylou Doern of Sequim and her dog, Gypsy, take a walk at the Japanese Garden at Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park on Wednesday. Fruit trees at the park are in full blossom while the nearby botanical garden is beginning to come into bloom as spring gets into full swing across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Seven candidates set for open Sequim City Council seat

Former mayor Ferrell resigned in March after being reelected