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PREP BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Abraham Venske picked to play in All-State game Saturday

SAMMAMISH — Neah Bay senior Abraham Venske will play in the Class 1B/2B Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association,…

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MEN’S SOCCER: Cale Rodriguez tabbed as new Peninsula Pirates head coach

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College had hired Cale Rodriguez of Redlands, Calif., as the fourth head coach in…

Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighters extinguish flames in a garage on Marsden Road. (Clallam County Fire District 2)

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Fire east of Port Angeles destroys garage, damages nearby homes

PORT ANGELES — Flames burned a garage to the ground at 82 Marsden Road, melted vinyl siding on…

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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Mystery booms and rumbles are surprisingly common around the world — and there’s more than one possible explanation

LOUD RUMBLES AND unexplained booms are not unique to the North Olympic Peninsula by any means. HERE’S AN…

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Latest Clallam measles victim was believed to be immune to disease

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man related to people who caught measles this year has come down…

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WANTED — A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award (Don’t delay — deadline March 23)

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference…

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SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Madison propels Alaska-Anchorage; other area athletes playing elsewhere

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former Port Angeles Roughriders standout Jessica Madison’s rebounding and free-throw shooting helped the University of…

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PREP SPORTS: Atwell leads Port Angeles boys to season-opening win; other area results

KINGSTON — The Port Angeles boys golf team notched a season-opening road victory over North Kitsap 352 to…

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Womanfest plans meal Wednesday in Port Angeles in celebration of International Women’s Day

PORT ANGELES — Womanfest, a North Olympic Peninsula nonprofit organization, will host the 11th annual International Women’s Day…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend City Council to consider bike limits

The Port Townsend City Council will discuss an ordinance about where bicycles can be ridden at a meeting…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Board to eye hearing examiner’s contract

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider agreements with Port Angeles attorney Lauren Erickson and former Prosecuting Attorney…

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: New spinach variety debuts in the region . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Organic Seed Alliance has released a new spinach variety called “Abundant Bloomsdale.” The name…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Plight of the honeybee focus of Sequim talk Wednesday . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Sarah Red-Laird, founder and director of The Bee Girl Organization, will talk on the lives of…

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Young Port Angeles chefs win honors for nutritious after-school snacks

PORT ANGELES — Healthy snacks were more than their own reward when Port Angeles students competed in Sodexo’s…

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UPDATED — Latest Clallam measles victim was believed to be immune to disease

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man related to people who caught measles this year has come down…

Seattle-based country singer Jessica Lynne returns to the Metta Room in Port Angeles on Saturday night. (Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: ‘Spiritual cowgirl’ riding into Port Angeles on Saturday . . . and other upcoming events you need to know about

‘Spiritual cowgirl’ rides into town PORT ANGELES — Country singer Jessica Lynne of Seattle will bring her band,…

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WEEKEND: Port Townsend PlayFest offers workshops, more on its final weekend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 13. PORT TOWNSEND — PT PlayFest, Key City Public Theatre’s…

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WEEKEND: Pickleball, plays among area events on North Olympic Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 13. Plays, tales, a pickleball tournament, benefits and auditions are…

A heron scopes the shoreline for breakfast near the mouth of the Dungeness River with the New Dungeness Light Station in the background in 2013. Two Saturday events will fete the history and wildlife of the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. (Peninsula Daily News)

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WEEKEND: Lecture, bird walk Saturday to fete Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Two separate events on Saturday will celebrate the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,…

Shimmering waters and a state ferry are framed in one of the photographs exhibited at the Dungeness River Audubon Center in Sequim's Railroad Bridge Park. (Gary Lange)

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WEEKEND: Dungeness River Audubon Center in Sequim showcases local photography

SEQUIM — A new photography show is up at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park,…