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Jefferson County prepares to raise elected officials’ salaries

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson county commissioners are preparing to raise elected officials’ salaries as neighboring Clallam County, a…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Port Angeles City Council to consider raising rates, repealing surcharge

The Port Angeles City Council will conduct a second hearing on a new rate ordinance that would increase…

Clallam Bay defensive back Clayton Willis (1) returns an interception 52 yards for a touchdown in the Bruins' 56-26 win over Rainier Christian. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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PREP FOOTBALL: North Olympic Peninsula teams cruise in nonleague contests

COUPEVILLE — Mark Feeney ran for a pair of scores and Chris Whitaker returned an interception 89 yards…

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NEWS BRIEFS — Jefferson Healthcare hospital to host open house Monday for new surgeons . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital will host an open house at 5:30 p.m. Monday for the public…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County will eye elected officials’ pay

The three Jefferson County commissioners are expected to raise salaries of several elected officials when they meet Monday.…

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New affordable housing complex opens in Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — The Makah tribe’s first permanent supportive housing complex has opened in Neah Bay. The Tribal…

A Port Townsend woman rammed two traffic cinder blocks at the end of 35th Street just west of the end of Umatilla Avenue last week. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

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Port Townsend woman wedges car between cement blocks

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman escaped with minor injuries after wedging her car between two cement…

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Award-winning radio host Bob Edwards to speak in Port Angeles on Oct. 2

PORT ANGELES — Radio host Bob Edwards will bring his trademark delivery, penetrating observations and wry sense of…

Vampires thrive in Forks

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SUNDAY: Renesmee’s birthday caps Stephenie Meyer weekend in Forks today

FORKS — A full weekend of celebrating the fictional vampires and werewolves in the Twilight saga ends today…

Neah Bay's Kayla Wink

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PREP SPORTS: Port Angeles drops Port Townsend 4-0 in girls soccer; other area reports

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles sophomore Maddie Boe showed no drop off from last season, pacing the Roughriders’…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly ­luncheon meetings are held the first and third Mondays…

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BUSINESS BRIEFS — Port Angeles flag flies over food festival in Esquimalt, British Columbia

ESQUIMALT, B.C. — Visitors to Esquimalt’s Ribfest this weekend needn’t blink twice. Yes, it’s the Port Angeles city…

A Port Townsend woman rammed two traffic cinder blocks at the end of 35th Street just west of the end of Umatilla Avenue last week. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

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Port Townsend woman wedges car between cement blocks

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman escaped with minor injuries after wedging her car between two cement…

Red flag warnings are issued in magenta-colored areas

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Red flag warning continues on West End, along Hood Canal into Sunday afternoon

The North Olympic Peninsula weather is beautiful this weekend, but be careful with fire. The National Weather Service…

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‘Port Angeles school could be going to pot’ — Seattle TV station’s VIDEO report on Fairview School – marijuana dispute

“IT USED TO be a place where young minds grow. Now this former elementary school could be a…

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UPDATED — Aurora or no aurora? Anyone seeing anything in our skies?

YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD about the “coronal mass ejection” on the sun — aka a solar flare — earlier…

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Registration open for Peninsula College Crab Run on Oct. 11 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Registration is being accepted for Peninsula College’s Crab Fest 5K Fun Run set for Saturday,…

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Practical skills to be shared at Port Angeles fair Sept. 20

PORT ANGELES — Experts in practical skills will share their expertise during the second annual Skill Share Fair…

Amelia Breithaupt

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Port Townsend students take Adventuress tour for first field trip in maritime curriculum

PORT TOWNSEND — The first field trip for the Port Townsend School District’s new Maritime Discovery Initiative ended…

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NEWS BRIEFS — Western wildfires, eastern freezing temperatures expected today in Washington . . . and other items

While a red flag warning remains in effect in Western Washington, the National Weather Service warns of freezing…