Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) tries to fend off a sack by Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald (99) during the second half of an NFL football game Dec. 27 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

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Russell Wilson knows challenge, and headache, L.A. Rams present Seattle Seahawks

RENTON — Patience can be difficult when at times earlier this season racking up yards and scoring points…

Lorna Smith appointed to state Fish and Wildlife Commission

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OUTDOORS: Port Townsend’s Lorna Smith appointed to state Fish and Wildlife Commission

The North Olympic Peninsula once again has representation on the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, a nine-person citizen…

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Health officers: New state plan ties Peninsula from advancing

Clallam, Jefferson counties fortunes combined with Kitsap, Mason success

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North Olympic Peninsula COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 mark on Tuesday

Olympic Medical Center cuts back on surgeries

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School districts plan to go with more in-person teaching

Many Peninsula districts updating procedures

Port Angeles' Kennedy Bruch, center, returns the volleyball between the hands of Sequim's Kendall Hastings, left, and Kali Wiker during an October 2019 match in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Port Angeles Roughriders’ Bruch driven to succeed

PORT ANGELES — Aside from an understandable “mopey” period at its outset, Kennedy Bruch has kept to a…

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Two identified in Saturday fatal collision

Port Ludlow woman, daughter died near Sequim

Forks' Trey Baysinger (55) tackles Montesano quarterback Sam Winter during a 2019 contest at Spartan Stadium. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SPORTS: Forks’ Trey Baysinger building up skills during pandemic

FORKS — A stabilizing force on the football field, basketball court and baseball diamond for Forks, Spartans’ senior…

Sequim's Riley Pyeatt races in the preliminaries of the 200 meters at the Class 2A state track and field championships in Tacoma in May 2019. Pyeatt placed fifth in the 400-meter race. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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PREPS: Sequim runner Riley Pyeatt in the midst of a metamorphosis

SEQUIM — With her focus centered on running at the collegiate level, Sequim junior Riley Pyeatt has stuck…

Orcas surface in Port Angeles harbor on Saturday near the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Ediz Hook. (Greg Marsh)

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Approved rules could hurt whale-watching tours

Operator says lack of fish, not marine noise, bigger culprit

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Smoke displaces 60 briefly on Christmas Eve

PORT ANGELES — Smoke from a Christmas Eve cooking fire temporarily displaced 60 residents of the four-story Lee…

The 2020 winter season operations for Hurricane Ridge began Nov. 27 with glistening treetops and a thick carpet of snow for visitors.On Saturday, 39 inches of snow were recorded at the snow sensor at the ridge. The ridge is open for skiing, snowboarding, tubing and other winter sports. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)

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OUTDOORS: Hurricane Ridge readies for opening as government shutdown looms

THE PIECES ARE in place for an epic winter holiday for skiers, snowboarders and tubers at Hurricane Ridge,…

Port Angeles’ Dru Clark, center, drives down the court surrounded by Lakewood’s Shae Dixon, left, and Andrew Molloy during a 2019 game in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREPS: Port Angeles senior Dru Clark dedicated to his craft

PORT ANGELES — When a coach describes an athlete as possessing “an unbelievable commitment to personal improvement” and…

The family of Leslee Francis, Olympic Peninsula Healthy Communities Coalition executive director, son Austin, 11, husband Doug and daughter Savannah, 13, help arrange 350 'jars of kindness' for disitribution to Clallam County behavioral health workers.

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Gifting Tuesday thanks behavioral health workers

First responders add notes to ‘jars of kindness’

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OUTDOORS: State Rep. Mike Chapman’s committee oversees WDFW

AS THE NEWLY-ELECTED chair of the state House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, State Rep.…

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PREPS: Shining a light on local athletes

THE WINTER SOLSTICE and the snowfall received Monday in parts of the North Olympic Peninsula had me thinking…

Quilcene's Ward Norden sits on a bench at the recently constructed fishing pier at Lake Leland County Park. The Lake Leland day use park, boat ramp, fishing dock and waterfront area are open after a construction project by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Holly Bauman)

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OUTDOORS: Steelhead restrictions up for discussion

Bigger, better fishing pier now open at Lake Leland

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Equitese Pony Club members get certified

Ski, swim lessons being offered

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OMC may get COVID-19 vaccine soon

Inoculations to begin with hospital workers

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OUTDOORS: Steelheaders left bank-bound and baitless

A GRIM VERDICT for steelheaders on the West End as new rule restrictions announced late Tuesday, just two…