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NEWS BRIEFS: Coast Guard crew rescues PA teen girl; Clallam County Sheriff’s Office achieves reaccreditation

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Port Angeles helped a 17-year-old girl after she…

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Cantwell sets town hall meetings; free tickets required for the themed discussions

SEATTLE — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell plans three town hall meetings in Seattle this week.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Peninsula goes star-spangled for Fourth of July

Forks’ Independence Day celebration continues today while other communities on the North Olympic Peninsula prepare for full days…

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Berg, left, and Cmdr. Christofer German share a moment of levity during a ceremony Friday shifting command of the cutter Active, in the background, from Berg to German at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Command changes for Coast Guard’s Active

PORT ANGELES — The cutter Active has a new commander.

Marrowstone Island barn burns

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Marrowstone Island barn burns

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Engulfed in flames, a large barn on Marrowstone Island was beyond saving when firefighters arrived.

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held on the first Monday at noon at…

A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

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Wreck blocks Highway 104, sends seven to hospital

PORT LUDLOW— A chain-reaction wreck involving four vehicles and 10 occupants blocked both lanes of state Highway 104…

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Quinault fete Chief Taholah Days

TAHOLAH — Chief Taholah Days, the Quinault Indian Nation’s biggest celebration of the year, continues today through Tuesday.

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Hiker reported lost found after three hours

PORT TOWNSEND — A hiker’s three-hour detour worried his friends and family when they returned to their vehicle…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Sequim Visitor Information Center plans new volunteer training Wednesday … and other items

SEQUIM — The Sequim Visitor Information Center will hold a new volunteer orientation class at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

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Governor signs $43.7 budget deal, averting partial state government shutdown

By Rachel La Corte

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EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider memorandum of understanding with housing authority

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss a memorandum of understanding with the Peninsula Housing Authority for a…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend hearing examiner public hearings set

Two Port Townsend city hearing examiner public hearings are on the docket Friday.

Arts & Entertainment

Centrum begins Free Fridays at the Fort today

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum will offer free live performances on the lawn of the Nora Porter Commons at…

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Voice Works participants lift voices for concerts this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — Public performances cap Centrum’s annual Voice Works workshop this weekend.

Renowned jazz artist Dmitri Matheny will perform at Wind Rose Cellars on Saturday.

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Renowned flugelhornist to perform in Sequim

SEQUIM — Wind Rose Cellars will present a free performance by renowned jazz artist Dmitri Matheny at 7:30…

The Olympic Express Big Band will perform in Coyle on Saturday.

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Two outdoor concerts bask in Coyle this weekend

COYLE — The Concerts in the Woods series will step outdoors this weekend with an Outdoor Concert on…

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Block play programs at Clallam County libraries meant to help kids learn

Youngsters between the ages of 8 months and 8 years can learn math and science through block play…

Life

Feiro first stop for Storytime on the Road

PORT ANGELES — As part of the North Olympic Library System’s annual Summer Reading Program, the library is…

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Read and talk books in library discussion groups

PORT ANGELES — Take a break from summer heat and enjoy a cool read while joining a book…