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Forks reviews 2024 draft budget

Half million in lodging tax requests

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Forks Police Department down to one officer

Cities, counties across state struggle in hiring

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A GROWING CONCERN: ‘Tis the season to plant winter wonders

With the advent of December; winter is but 19 days away (Dec. 21).

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet (26) celebrates after running the ball for a long gain in the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas on Thursday. (Michael Ainsworth/The Associated Press)

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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Seahawks come up short in wild shootout with Dallas

Cowboys win 41-35

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Crime, taxes are on tap at Legislature

Hearings offer preview of issues for this session

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Replacement levies on Crescent ballot

Voters to decide measures in February

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Does Santa drink ginger ale?

EVERYBODY KNOWS SANTA, the Christ-free saint of stuff. He was turned into a pop culture icon by an…

Holly Varah of Port Townsend is showing her new collection of cyanotyped hair on silk and cotton at Northwind Art's Jeanette Best Gallery during December. photo courtesy of Northwind Art

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Artist to reveal new project at Northwind gallery

PORT TOWNSEND — Since last spring, Port Townsend artist Holly Varah has been creating artwork unlike anything she’s…

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How much do you plan to spend on holiday shopping this year compared to previous years?

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“Storm King” by Julie Senf, a featured artist at the Blue Whole Gallery and one of the curators of the gallery’s “Rowed to Gold” exhibition, is on display this December. (Blue Whole Gallery)

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Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk glimmers with gold in December

Free self-guided tour set for Sequim

Sue Ridder and husband Johnny from Vancouver, visiting relatives in Port Townsend, start cleaning some of the 13 Dungeness crab they caught in Port Townsend Bay on Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Catch of the day

Sue Ridder and husband Johnny from Vancouver, visiting relatives in Port Townsend, start cleaning some of the 13…

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Annual surveys show a declining homeless population in Clallam County. Do you think that’s true, or is the population actually increasing?

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Jon Picker, airport and marina manager for the Port of Port Angeles, describes runway sections for William R. Fairchild International Airport on a diagram of the terminal area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fairchild upgrades completed

Ribbon cutting is planned for Dec. 12

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has received financial backing from the Koch network. Will she earn the Republican nomination for President?

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Planned electrical outage in Forks on Thursday

FORKS — A planned power outage in Forks will affect electric service beginning at 11 p.m. Thursday and…

Crystal Stout and Greg Bondy pose on a snowmobile that was purchased through funds raised at Winterfest 2022. (Greg Birch)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Winterfest raises more than $70,000

PORT ANGELES — The Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation held its annual fundraiser, Winterfest, on Nov. 18…

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Should Washington State and Oregon State be the only two schools in charge of the Pac-12 after the others have said they plan to leave for other conferences?

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Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales of Sequim, waves to the crowd after his arrival by vintage fire truck at Centennial Place in downtown Sequim on Saturday, part of the city’s Hometown Holidays celebration. Santa, accompanied by Irrigation Festival royalty, greeted children next to the city’s Christmas tree in an event that also featured music by the Sequim City Band and a lighted tractor parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Holiday tradition

Santa Claus, portrayed by Stephen Rosales of Sequim, waves to the crowd after his arrival by vintage fire…

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce an additional two days. Will this lead to a permanent cease-fire?

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