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A set of industrial-sized wrenches from the former Elwha Dam awaits curation at the Clallam County Historical Society. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Artifacts from Elwha dams to be displayed around the west [ *** GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha River dams are a significant part of the North Olympic Peninsula’s history. But…

Capt. Tony Hahn

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Coast Guard members given award for work on 9/11 monument

PORT ANGELES — Andrew Moravec, one of two Coast Guard members who spearheaded the effort to display a…

Work continues Wednesday on a cogeneration plant that will provide power to the Nippon Paper Industries USA plant in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Angeles councilman proposes biomass freeze

PORT ANGELES — Biomass opponents were given a reason to celebrate Tuesday. Port Angeles City Councilman Max Mania…

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Port Angeles man gets 3 years for illegally possessing firearms

TACOMA — A federal court has sentenced a 29-year-old Port Angeles man to three years in prison for…

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Fundraising effort in full force for Civic Field in advance of possible tax vote

PORT ANGELES — The City Council isn’t expected to take action on a proposed ballot measure for Civic…

The shuttered Chinook Motel — its large sign whited out — sits depilated at the corner of First and Ennis streets in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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New owner considering tearing down his inheritance: Chinook Motel

PORT ANGELES — The shuttered Chinook Motel may be demolished after all. Port Angeles city officials say the…

Former Clallam County Commissioner Ron Richards

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Elwha River returning to its historic canyon channel

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha River has begun to be returned to its natural channel, which once was…

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Sequim woman charged with theft from dad

SEQUIM — A 52-year-old Sequim woman alleged to have stolen $20,000 from her father to feed her drug…

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More than 100 participate in first ‘Transition Port Angeles’ gathering

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 people attended the first “Transition Port Angeles” meeting last week, said organizers…

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Port Angeles man accused of armed threat, drug possession

PORT ANGELES — A 26-year-old Port Angeles man was arrested Friday morning for investigation of allegedly threatening another…

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Port Angeles man charged with five till thefts

PORT ANGELES — A 22-year-old man accused of robbing Port Angeles’ Jiffy Cleaners on Tuesday has been charged…

Port Angeles firefighters assist Dennis L. Houk

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Port Angeles man arrested after rollover on Marine Drive

PORT ANGELES — A 61-year-old man alleged to have been driving intoxicated was arrested when his Nissan Pathfinder…

Yvonne Ziomkowski

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Port Angeles finance director fired over cashing in her leave

PORT ANGELES — Yvonne Ziomkowski, the city’s finance director since 1999, was fired Thursday, a month after a…

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Port Angeles finance director terminated

PORT ANGELES — Yvonne Ziomkowski, the city’s finance director since 1999, was fired this morning, a month after…

Graffiti marks a section of concrete wall at the former Rayonier Inc. mill site in 2008. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

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No seat on Rayonier site council for Port Angeles city, port

PORT ANGELES — The future of the Rayonier property may be out of Port Angeles’ hands. Rebecca Lawson,…

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EYE ON OLYMPIA: Area lawmakers’ bills pass

By Tom Callis Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Two of the three state legislators representing the North…

Eileen Deboer

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Port Angeles prepares welcome for two cruise liners due in April, May

PORT ANGELES — It’s time to put out the welcome mat. Two cruise ships are scheduled to stop…

Rayonier mill site cleanup pushed back another year

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Rayonier mill site cleanup pushed back another year

PORT ANGELES — The time line for the Rayonier cleanup has been pushed back by another year. The…

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Port Hadlock man ousted from bar allegedly aims gun, shoots skyward

PORT HADLOCK — A 32-year-old man was arrested early Saturday for investigation of allegedly firing a handgun in…

Heavy equipment continues to shape the location of the former Elwha Dam as ground cover protects the site of the removed powerhouse from erosion. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Reclaiming the Elwha: Salmon to swim past former dam site this week for first time in century [ *** GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGLES — Thomas Aldwell’s signature achievement, the damming of a 90-foot canyon on the Elwha River in…