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Carlsborg sewer setup done by late 2015, summit told

SEQUIM — The Carlsborg community’s new publicly owned and operated sewer system should be completed by November 2015.…

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Threatened lawsuit won’t affect start of Dungeness water rules, officials say

SEQUIM — There would be no immediate impacts on new water management rules — or the state money…

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Port Angeles responsible for Ecology projects, lawmakers say

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula’s three state legislators said the city bears varying degree of responsibility…

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Forks fire cleanup delay due to asbestos woes

FORKS — Bid openings were delayed this week for demolition of the once-iconic, now-charred remains of the International…

A new security fence surrounds the former Peninsula Plywood site in Port Angeles. A webcam will allow people to view the demolition online. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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PenPly coming down — and you can watch

PORT ANGELES — A temporary security fence was erected Wednesday around the shuttered Peninsula Plywood demolition site, and…

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Forest industry group presents trade-off plan for Wild Olympics; plan would free national forestlands for tree harvests

PORT ANGELES — A forest industry group Tuesday presented a plan for opening up 143,150 acres of Olympic…

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Moorage fee waived for Port Angeles foundation sailboat

PORT ANGELES — Smooth sailing continued this week for plans by Betsy Reed Schultz to provide a sailboat…

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Private study sees some job loss with Wild Olympics legislation

PORT ANGELES — Congressional approval of Wild Olympics legislation would cost 4.5 jobs in Clallam County and 4.7…

The charred remains of the International Order of Odd Fellows hall are seen Sunday in Forks. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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Cleanup of rubble from Forks fire could begin this week

FORKS — Cleanup and demolition of the burned-out International Order of Odd Fellows hall could begin as early…

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Groups go to court to fight release of Elwha River hatchery fish

PORT ANGELES — Four conservation groups have ramped up their efforts to prevent the releases next spring of…

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Port of Port Angeles to eye study on Wild Olympics plan

PORT ANGELES — A study on opportunities for increased logging in Olympic National Forest and the economic impact…

Lawrence Gaydeski

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Late Clallam commissioner Lawrence Gaydeski to be remembered Dec. 8

FORKS — West End native and former Clallam County Commissioner Lawrence Irwin Gaydeski, 82, who died Sunday of…

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Action taken toward dissolving long-defunct Incubator

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners and Port Angeles School Board members moved closer Tuesday toward dissolving the…

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PenPly cleanup, property tax increase highlight Port of Port Angeles budget

PORT ANGELES — The demolition and environmental cleanup of the former Peninsula Plywood mill site headlines spending priorities…

CLALLAM COUNTY: Marijuana legalization raise questions for cops ... mainly about DUI

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CLALLAM COUNTY: Marijuana legalization raise questions for cops … mainly about DUI

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement officials are wrestling with the implications of newly approved statewide Initiative 502, which…

JEFFERSON COUNTY: Federal government 'elephant in living room' after state pot legalization

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JEFFERSON COUNTY: Federal government ‘elephant in living room’ after state pot legalization

PORT TOWNSEND — Law enforcement officials are wrestling with the implications of newly approved statewide Initiative 502, which…

The Medal of Honor. Click on icon below for photos of the Medal of Honor recipients.

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Veterans Day tribute: North Olympic Peninsula Medal of Honor heroes [**PHOTO GALLERY**]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column by PDN Senior Staff Writer Paul Gottlieb first appeared Nov. 10, 2000. We republish…

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Clallam County election victors look to future

PORT ANGELES — Three Clallam County candidates with seemingly insurmountable leads in Tuesday’s general election looked to the…

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STATE LEGISLATURE: Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege lead by large margins over their challengers

The 24th District’s three Democratic incumbents are sweeping away their general election challengers, according to voting results tabulated…

Congressman-elect Derek Kilmer introduces his daughter Tess

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Port Angeles native headed for Washington, D.C., and Congress

Port Angeles has a native son going to Congress. Democrat Derek Kilmer of Gig Harbor, who was born…