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A customer enters Sears Hometown Store in Port Angeles on Monday after the store announced it will close following a clearance sale. Both the Sears Hometown Stores in Port Angeles and Sequim are closing, and their former owner said she wanted to keep one open but had disagreements with her corporate partners. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Sears Hometown stores in Sequim, Port Angeles to close

Region’s shutdowns follow nationwide trend

A customer enters Sears Hometown Store in Port Angeles on Monday after the store announced it will close following a clearance sale. Both the Sears Hometown Stores in Port Angeles and Sequim are closing, and their former owner said she wanted to keep one open but had disagreements with her corporate partners. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Peninsula Auditor: Elections safe and secure

Public showing increasing interest in election security

Marc Titterness.

Clallam County sheriff candidates share visions for department

Similar goals, different priorities emerge in debate

Marc Titterness.

Schools struggle to hire as students return

Clallam County districts report need for support staff

Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn, left, speaks to U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing the Olympic Peninsula, during a visit to the main hospital facility in Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)

Congressman Kilmer tours Jefferson Healthcare campus

Staff share concerns about staffing, upgrading facility

Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn, left, speaks to U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing the Olympic Peninsula, during a visit to the main hospital facility in Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing Washington’s 6th Congressional District, shakes hands with Chimacum School District Superintendent Scott Mauk in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. Kilmer visited the sites of two sewer projects his office is working on securing federal funding for. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Kilmer tours infrastructure efforts in Jefferson County

Federal funding is lined up, but still has to pass Senate

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing Washington’s 6th Congressional District, shakes hands with Chimacum School District Superintendent Scott Mauk in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. Kilmer visited the sites of two sewer projects his office is working on securing federal funding for. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
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Hopefuls debate housing policies

County commission candidates priorities differ

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Commissioners ready 40-year lease for Caswell-Brown Village

Document signing Friday as OlyCAP seeks grant

Thomas Olson.

Port Townsend chief discusses police response to protest

All seven officers at rally had to manage crowd of 300, he says

Thomas Olson.
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Hopeful takes trans issue to state race

Candidate calls for end to transgender locker room policy

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Greg Brotherton, left, and Marcia Kelbon.

Jefferson County incumbent accused of conflict

Brotherton says dual role a legal requirement

Greg Brotherton, left, and Marcia Kelbon.
Julie Jaman, the 80-year-old woman at the center of a controversy around transgender access to bathrooms, speaks at a protest across from Port Townsend City Hall on Monday. Jaman was banned from the local pool after she confronted a transgender woman in the locker room, and the event has gained national attention. Jaman and her supporters were surrounded by protestors Monday evening who shouted and made noise while they tried to speak, and scuffles broke out between the two groups. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Transgender proclamation draws hundreds to meeting

Protesters clash outside Port Townsend City Hall

Julie Jaman, the 80-year-old woman at the center of a controversy around transgender access to bathrooms, speaks at a protest across from Port Townsend City Hall on Monday. Jaman was banned from the local pool after she confronted a transgender woman in the locker room, and the event has gained national attention. Jaman and her supporters were surrounded by protestors Monday evening who shouted and made noise while they tried to speak, and scuffles broke out between the two groups. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
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The Port Townsend City Council seeks to sell the Cherry Street property that had been barged over from Canada  five years ago to become affordable housing.

Port Townsend aims to sell Cherry Street housing project

Stalled for years, affordable housing project all but adandoned

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The Port Townsend City Council seeks to sell the Cherry Street property that had been barged over from Canada  five years ago to become affordable housing.

Jefferson County fair returns with three days of events

Crafts, cattle, cats to be featured

Ban from Port Townsend pool sparks debate

Acess to locker rooms divides community

Colleen McAleer, Clallam County Economic Development Council executive director, speaks at a Port Angeles Business Association breakfast event at Joshua’s Restaurant. McAleer said that the way the state collects and uses data hurts rural communities. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Reform urged for rural counties

EDC director says state data skewed to urban areas

Colleen McAleer, Clallam County Economic Development Council executive director, speaks at a Port Angeles Business Association breakfast event at Joshua’s Restaurant. McAleer said that the way the state collects and uses data hurts rural communities. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)
Brian Pruiett.

Incumbents lead in District 24 race

Chapman, Tharinger, Forde, Pruiett moving on

Brian Pruiett.
Cyclist Pete Lietz stops in Port Angeles on Monday as he neared the end of his more than 6,000-mile bike ride across the continental U.S. Lietz said the COVID-19 pandemic motivated him to follow through on something he’d only thought about, and he’s using the opportunity to raise money for men’s health. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Cyclist wrapping up 6,000-mile cross-country journey

Bike rides began in March from Key West, Fla.

Cyclist Pete Lietz stops in Port Angeles on Monday as he neared the end of his more than 6,000-mile bike ride across the continental U.S. Lietz said the COVID-19 pandemic motivated him to follow through on something he’d only thought about, and he’s using the opportunity to raise money for men’s health. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)