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Improvement outpaces backsliding on WASL throughout Peninsula

The number of improved scores on the 2006 WASL –Washington Assessment of Student Learning — for North Olympic…

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Most Peninsula school districts hover at middle on WASL scores

The Port Angeles School District was the only one in Clallam County to have at least 50 percent…

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Navy water purification system headed soon to Neah Bay from California

NEAH BAY — A system to turn salt water into drinking water is heading toward the Makah reservation…

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Makah talking with Navy about desalinization system

NEAH BAY — The Makah are working with representatives of the Navy to get a temporary back-up system…

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Fairview School heading into its final year?

PORT ANGELES — A serene lake with geese, a quaint apple orchard and breathtaking views of the Olympic…

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Neah Bay residents to hear details of emergency water plan today

NEAH BAY — The Makah Tribal Council will address community members at 1 p.m. today in the Community…

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Makah consider shipping in water if Waatch River runs dry

NEAH BAY — If the Makah tribe runs out of water, state agencies will help it ship in…

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Priority issues to be looked at in Port Angeles school closure

PORT ANGELES — One day down and 90 more to go before the School Board finalizes its plan…

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Neah Bay down to last day of water

NEAH BAY — The community has only one more day of water left, said the Makah Tribal Council…

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Fairview Elementary slated for closure; middle schools likely to merge

PORT ANGELES — The School Board voted unanimously Monday night to set the wheels in motion to shutter…

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U.S., Canadian coast guards offer help with future canoe journeys

The death of Joseph Andrew “Jerry” Jack, a hereditary chief of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht tribe on Vancouver Island, has…

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Makah to retire canoe used in 1999 whale hunt

NEAH BAY — Plans are in the works for retiring the Makah whaling canoe Hummingbird that was involved…

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Forks gets green light for September Drag Races

FORKS — West End Thunder Club’s drag races are on for Sept. 9 and 10 at Forks Municipal…

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Future of Forks drag races in doubt

FORKS — The roar of engines for the West End Thunder Club’s drag races at Forks Municipal Airport…

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Makah Days celebration begins today

NEAH BAY — Summer is winding down, but not without one more festival. The 82nd annual Makah Days…

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Makah Days queen shares exact same name with woman jailed for drug use

NEAH BAY — Both are named Nicole Marie Parker. But one is in jail — and the other…

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Park, tribe seek to end 50-year-old land dispute

LAPUSH — Olympic National Park personnel want to reopen public access to Second Beach, one of the most…

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Large landowner not interested in selling to park

PORT ANGELES — A large owner of private timberland in two areas eyed for inclusion into the Olympic…

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Crescent superintendent dead at 59 after stroke

JOYCE — Crescent School Superintendent Doug Kubalek died Wednesday afternoon in a Seattle hospital after having suffered a…

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Expanding boundary, limiting motor boats at Ozette discussed at meeting on Olympic National Park plan

FORKS — Proposed changes at Lake Ozette were hot buttons at an open house on Olympic National Park’s…