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Unemployment rate remains below 8% on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Unemployment remained below 8 percent on the North Olympic Peninsula as the Clallam and Jefferson County labor forces grew by a combined… Continue reading

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The B-17

Wings of Freedom restored WWII planes to touch down in Port Angeles today

PORT ANGELES — Three pieces of aviation history will land at the William R. Fairchild International Airport as the Wings of Freedom tour begins today.… Continue reading

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The aurora borealis viewed from the west side of Port Angeles at about 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. (Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News)

Aurora borealis lights leap up in North Olympic Peninsula skies

PORT ANGELES — There's a chance that the vivid purple and green lights of the aurora borealis could be seen across the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

The aurora borealis viewed from the west side of Port Angeles at about 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. (Jay Cline/for Peninsula Daily News)

Free summer outdoor concerts begin Wednesday on Port Angeles pier; Sequim, Port Townsend coming next week

PORT ANGELES — Free outdoor concerts on the North Olympic Peninsula kick off summer with the inaugural Concert on the Pier in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

Commercial FM station to start in Port Angeles next month

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — A second commercial Port Angeles radio station will take to the airwaves out of Port Angeles next month. KSTI-FM… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New bistro, wine manager at Sequim business

SEQUIM — Wind Rose Cellars, located at 143 W. Washington St., has a new bistro and wine bar manager, Lauren Holloway. Holloway manages the wine… Continue reading

Chattanooga film festival reaches out to Port Angeles, other ‘Best Town Ever’ contenders with free ticket offer

PORT ANGELES — Less than a month after pulling off its second victory in Outside magazine’s “Best Town Ever” contest, Chattanooga, Tenn., is reaching out… Continue reading

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Enter your young baseball player in Swain’s Little Slugger Photo Contest!

AS PART OF SWAIN'S General Store's 58th anniversary and special sales at its Port Angeles store . . . be part of Swain's Little Slugger… Continue reading

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The new Sequim Civic Center

Making room: Sequim Civic Center up and running, on display [ GALLERY, VIDEO ]

THE NEW SEQUIM Civic Center is built to last. “Another 30, 40 or 50 years,” City Manager Steve Burkett said at its grand opening a… Continue reading

The new Sequim Civic Center
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NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles career, tech students honored in ceremonies . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School Career & Technical (CTE) programs showcased their students in two separate ceremonies this year. Seventy-three CTE students were… Continue reading

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The Olympic Babe Ruth 13U team opened the season with a tournament championship in Olympia. The team is

YOUTH SPORTS: Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U takes first at Olympia baseball tournament; Port Angeles 9U opens season in Monroe

OLYMPIA — The Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U baseball team picked up about where it left off last year, going undefeated and winning its first… Continue reading

The Olympic Babe Ruth 13U team opened the season with a tournament championship in Olympia. The team is
The new Sequim Civic Center

Making room: Sequim Civic Center up and running, on display [ GALLERY, VIDEO ]

THE NEW SEQUIM Civic Center is built to last. “Another 30, 40 or 50 years,” City Manager Steve Burkett said at its grand opening a… Continue reading

The new Sequim Civic Center
(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

UPDATE — Olympic National Park fire holds after flaring up; fire officials holding public meeting in Port Angeles tonight

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The fire in the Queets River valley, a smoldering, smoky and slow-moving blaze for the past week, slowed a little bit… Continue reading

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UPDATE — State DNR imposes burn ban on its Olympic Peninsula lands

The state Department of Natural Resources today imposed a ban on outdoor burning to its 371,000 acres of lands on the Olympic Peninsula. It follows… Continue reading

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Burn ban imposed by Clallam County; limits on recreational fires

Clallam County has imposed a ban on all outdoor burning continuing at least through Oct. 1. The county Department of Community Development announced the ban… Continue reading

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Two added to foundation board in Port Townsend . . . and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Healthcare Foundation has added two new board members, Joyce Cardinal and Judy Tordini. Cardinal has been a registered nurse since… Continue reading

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Enter your young baseball player in Swain’s Little Slugger Photo Contest!

AS PART OF SWAIN'S General Store's 58th anniversary and special sales at its Port Angeles store . . . be part of Swain's Little Slugger… Continue reading

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Monthly “Business Nugget” meetings are held the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in the… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Board of Commissioners to hear recommendations on pot business zoning

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss a recommendation from the county Department of Community Development regarding marijuana business zoning when they meet today. Commissioners… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to consider open-space plan, funds for Conservation Futures applications

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider approving an update of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space plan and conduct a hearing on Conservation Futures… Continue reading