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Unity speaker set for Sunday

Terry Barrett will present “Honoring Our Mothers” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Barrett will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

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Peninsula nears 50 percent full vaccination

The North Olympic Peninsula is approaching 50 percent of its full population being vaccinated for COVID-19, with more than 50 percent of eligible residents already… Continue reading

First Friday lecture to stream online

Pete Langley will present “Metalwork with The Port Townsend Foundry” at 7 p.m. Friday. The virtual tour, part of the First Friday… Continue reading

Healthy bones workshop set Saturday

Jefferson Healthcare and the Madrona MindBody Institute will sponsor the third Healthy Bones workshop Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.… Continue reading

The Port of Port Townsend will receive $1 million from the state Legislature to assist with the $15 million in costs needed for repairs of the jetties. The port also is getting $2.05 million for the Boat Haven stormwater system and $540,000 for the Gardiner boat launch. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Port of Port Townsend to receive $3.5 million from state

Funds for Point Hudson jetties, stormwater system and Gardiner boat ramp

The Port of Port Townsend will receive $1 million from the state Legislature to assist with the $15 million in costs needed for repairs of the jetties. The port also is getting $2.05 million for the Boat Haven stormwater system and $540,000 for the Gardiner boat launch. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Community Wellness Project board member Shelby Smith checks on the rosemary in Chimacum School’s pizza garden while a team of Jefferson County Master Gardeners — from left, Candice Gohn, Susan Sparks and Honey Niemann — explore the rest of the project Monday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum students learn to grow their food

Community project focuses on cycle of farm to table

Community Wellness Project board member Shelby Smith checks on the rosemary in Chimacum School’s pizza garden while a team of Jefferson County Master Gardeners — from left, Candice Gohn, Susan Sparks and Honey Niemann — explore the rest of the project Monday evening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Historical trauma topic of film, discussion

“Dodging Bullets,” a documentary that confronts historical trauma through interviews and discussions with young Indigenous people, will be screened Thursday with a… Continue reading

Two more COVID deaths in Clallam County

Total of 12 on North Olympic Peninsula have died of virus

Two vehicles were destroyed in a collision on Oak Bay Road on Tuesday that sent two people to a hospital.(Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

Two hurt in Oak Bay Road crash

Road blocked for about 45 minutes

Two vehicles were destroyed in a collision on Oak Bay Road on Tuesday that sent two people to a hospital.(Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)
Jennifer Knight, youth services librarian at the Port Angeles Library, looks over a selection of books featured in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jennifer Knight, youth services librarian at the Port Angeles Library, looks over a selection of books featured in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County appoints interim administrator

Central Services director takes over executive role

Jefferson County postpones animal control code hearing

Potential changes include requiring all dogs be on a leash

Life Hack, film about cyber privacy, streams this weekend

“Life Hack: Cover Your Webcam,” a comedic and cautionary tale about privacy — or lack thereof — is the Port Townsend Film… Continue reading

Gin Hammond portrays more than two dozen characters in her one-woman show "Returning the Bones," streaming this week in Key City Public Theatre's Art of the Solo series. (Photo courtesy Key City Public Theatre)
Gin Hammond portrays more than two dozen characters in her one-woman show "Returning the Bones," streaming this week in Key City Public Theatre's Art of the Solo series. (Photo courtesy Key City Public Theatre)

Nearly 100 COVID cases tied to gatherings

All but five cases since April 16 linked to three parties, official says

Yoga instructor Karyn Stillwell demonstrates a twisting pose at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Wednesday. She leads an hour-long yoga practice, weather permitting, at noon Wednesdays and Fridays at the park at Jackson and Blaine streets. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Yoga in the park

Yoga instructor Karyn Stillwell demonstrates a twisting pose at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Wednesday. She leads an hour-long yoga practice, weather permitting, at noon… Continue reading

Yoga instructor Karyn Stillwell demonstrates a twisting pose at Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Wednesday. She leads an hour-long yoga practice, weather permitting, at noon Wednesdays and Fridays at the park at Jackson and Blaine streets. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Jamestown Family Clinic workers and Community Emergency Response Team volunteers celebrate the final day of the mass vaccination drive-thru clinic Thursday at Carrie Blake Community Park in Sequim.

Peninsula adds 24 COVID cases

Super-spreaders to blame in Clallam County

Jamestown Family Clinic workers and Community Emergency Response Team volunteers celebrate the final day of the mass vaccination drive-thru clinic Thursday at Carrie Blake Community Park in Sequim.