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Sequim to continue air monitor request

SEQUIM — The City Council directed the city attorney to write a second letter to the state’s Olympic…

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About 100 gallons of diesel fuel spilled near Sekiu

SEKIU ­— About 100 gallons of diesel spill were spilled near Sekiu this morning, and some drained into…

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Clallam hopefuls share stances at forum

PORT ANGELES — The five candidates for one seat on the Clallam County Board of Commissioners gathered for…

Barbara Hanna

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Two lavender groups will work together, city vows

PORT ANGELES — The Sequim Lavender Weekend, an amalgamation of two competing lavender festivals, will go on later…

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Sequim to mull sales tax hike

By Arwyn Rice Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — The Sequim City Council plans to hold a public hearing…

Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe hold a ceremony as a banner is unfurled in downtown Port Angeles to pay tribute not only to the 2012 Canoe Journey but also to Vanna Francis

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Banner blessing begins paddle journey season

PORT ANGELES — A banner introducing the 2012 Canoe Journey was placed in Port Angeles on Sunday afternoon,…

Officer Mike Hill of the Sequim Police with Chase at the new agility course in Sequim. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

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Sequim course puts dogs through their paces

SEQUIM — Chase, the Sequim Police Department’s police dog, is good about sharing his toys with other dogs.…

Andrew Guimond of Sequim watches as his son Riley

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PENINSULA PROFILE: First Teacher, which schools the parents as well as the children, in financial doldrums

As Riley Guimond, an excited 17-month-old, explored a classroom full of toys, his father, Andrew, patiently followed behind.…

Port Angeles native Tommy Ruddell is shown in his frontier role for "The Olympians: The Series."

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‘The Olympians’: Peninsula sets, actors filmed for proposed television show

Deep in the woods by the Sol Duc River, a young man who appeared to be Native American…

Luke Robins is Peninsula College's sixth president. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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New Peninsula College president on the job

PORT ANGELES — Luke Robins’ office, situated in a corner overlooking the main entrance to Peninsula College, is…

Angus Campbell

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Man sentenced in vehicular homicide of tribal member

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who had pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide while driving under the…

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Kayakers on second leg of debris-finding mission

NEAH BAY — Three kayakers plan to depart from Hobuck Beach today to continue a survey of beach…

Washington Conservation Corps crews found this oil drum at Washaway Beach on June 28. Department of Ecology

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Ecology crews pick up truckloads of beach debris

OLYMPIA — The results of the state Department of Ecology’s Japanese earthquake debris collection pilot program are in…

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CLALLAM COUNTY: ‘Consumer’ fireworks OK except in Port Angeles — where it’s wait till Wednesday

Firework stands have been popping up all over Clallam County in the past week. By Saturday, fireworks violations…

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Congress OKs bill to revive timber payments; Jefferson, Clallam counties to benefit

A one-year extension of two rural county funds will lead to Clallam and Jefferson counties receiving unexpected funding.…

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Minor injuries after vans wreck east of Blyn on Highway 101

BLYN — Five people, including three children, suffered minor injuries in a collision involving two minivans on U.S.…

Blasting that begins Monday will knock down more of Glines Canyon Dam

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Blow by blow: Blasting to resume Monday at Glines Canyon Dam

PORT ANGELES — Explosives will tear off more of Glines Canyon Dam beginning Monday. “We’re ready to go.…

Children hop across the grass in Tillicum Park in Forks during the gunny sack races in the Old-Fashioned Fourth in 2011. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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Forks Fourth of July fun kicks off early

FORKS — The Fourth of July isn’t just a day in Forks; it’s a weeklong celebration. “It’s the…

Kristin Kartak beside a military ambulance during a routine training mission.

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Car wash fundraiser set on behalf of POW

PORT ANGELES — During the Vietnam War era, the plight of prisoners of war was well-known, and a…

In this photo by John Gussman

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Small signs of life along formerly flooded Elwha River

PORT ANGELES — At the former Elwha Dam site, a thick layer of straw protects native grass and…