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BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim advances by eliminating North Mason from district tournament

TACOMA — The Sequim Wolves defeated the Bulldogs for the second time in three tries this season to earn their way to the second week… Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Albertsons to be reborn as Haggen . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Albertsons grocery store at 114 E. Lauridsen Blvd. will close Monday at 6 p.m. and reopen at 9 a.m. Thursday as Haggen… Continue reading

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Clallam Bay inmate found guilty in assault of corrections officer

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmate has been convicted of assaulting an officer with a metal shank last February. Carlos Avalos, 20,… Continue reading

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UPDATE — Clallam County health officials release list of places man with measles visited (CORRECTED)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Clallam County health officials corrected the date that a Port Angeles man with a confirmed measles case visited sites in King County when… Continue reading

Kelly Road in Brinnon is closed at Duckabush Road at midday Friday as the result of heavy rains earlier in the day. —Photo by Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News ()

Health officials urge precautions for those in flooded areas

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Public Health Department is urging those in flooded areas to take precautions. Among them: â–    Wells may become… Continue reading

Kelly Road in Brinnon is closed at Duckabush Road at midday Friday as the result of heavy rains earlier in the day. —Photo by Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News ()

Clallam County health officials release list of places man with measles visited (CORRECTED)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Clallam County health officials corrected the date that a Port Angeles man with a confirmed measles case visited sites in King County when… Continue reading

‘Music Live with Lunch’ to serve Chopin program in Sequim on Tuesday

SEQUIM — Romantic piano melodies, like those heard 180 years ago in the salons of Paris, will fill the St. Luke's Episcopal Church sanctuary this… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Costco to drop exclusive credit card agreement . . . and other items

ISSAQUAH — Costco Wholesale shoppers who have been limited for years to American Express credit cards may be able to pluck a new option from… Continue reading

Electrical fire damages Blyn mobile home

BLYN — An electrical fire forced the evacuation of a Blyn mobile home early Friday, Clallam County Fire District No. 3 Chief Steve Vogel said.… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

â–  Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly ­luncheon meetings are held on the first and third Mondays at noon in the second-floor meeting… Continue reading

Jefferson County special election outcomes unchanged after second count

PORT TOWNSEND — Outcomes of special elections were unchanged after a second count of Jefferson County ballots today. Tuesday's special elections were for three tax… Continue reading

A car sits with a crumpled front end after it collided with a pickup truck on Old Olympic Highway at Lewis Road east of Port Angeles on Friday morning. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Minor wreck on Old Olympic Highway blocks traffic briefly

PORT ANGELES — A three-vehicle wreck blocked westbound traffic on Old Olympic Highway near Lewis Road on Friday morning. No one was seriously hurt, Clallam… Continue reading

A car sits with a crumpled front end after it collided with a pickup truck on Old Olympic Highway at Lewis Road east of Port Angeles on Friday morning. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Crime tape marks the upper entrance to the ZigZag walkway that descends the bluff at Oak Street in downtown Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles’ ZigZag briefly closed

PORT ANGELES — The ZigZag got zapped, but city crews zipped it together Friday, reopening the switchback stairway that runs between Oak and Second streets.… Continue reading

Crime tape marks the upper entrance to the ZigZag walkway that descends the bluff at Oak Street in downtown Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SPORTS: Sequim girls basketball advances to third round of districts; other area reports

TACOMA — The Sequim girls basketball team suffered through a late-season swoon, losing four of its last five regular season games and its district opener… Continue reading

Sequim woman hurt in crash is discharged from hospital

PORT ANGELES — A woman injured when her car struck debris dropped by a truck in the Morse Creek curve last week was treated and… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim Mat Rats starting soon . . . college recruiting talk . . . Port Angeles Swim Club results

Sequim Mat Rats wrestling sign-ups open SEQUIM — Sign-ups are open for the Sequim Mat Rats youth wrestling program for boys and girls in first… Continue reading

Ordnance that was found on the Dungeness Spit Wildlife Refuge and detonated. (Dave Falzetti/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

UPDATE — Watch out for military smoke flares on local beaches

SEQUIM — Authorities are warning Northwest beachcombers to watch out for smoke flares left over from military exercises. A unit from Joint Base Lewis-McChord was… Continue reading

Ordnance that was found on the Dungeness Spit Wildlife Refuge and detonated. (Dave Falzetti/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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WANTED: A few good Clallam heroes for Community Service Award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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WANTED: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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PREP SPORTS: Sequim girls basketball advances to third round of districts; other area reports

TACOMA — The Sequim girls basketball team suffered through a late-season swoon, losing four of its last five regular season games and its district opener… Continue reading

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