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Port Angeles' Teanna Clark is congratulated by her teammates after she scored on a penalty kick against Franklin Pierce in the Roughriders' district playoff victory Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles girls win playoff opener behind flurry of goals

The Port Angeles girls soccer team made sure to extend its season, erupting for four goals in eight minutes in the first… Continue reading

 

East Jefferson's Luke O'Hara ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns Friday night against Vashon as the Rivals won their season finale 55-0. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Rivals romp over Vashon for season-ending win

Port Angeles drops season finale to league champ Olympic

 

A GROWING CONCERN: Be the brightest bulb in the box with holiday lighting

NOW THAT IT is the beginning of November and darkness has truly descended upon us, what can we do to beat back the dark? This… Continue reading

 

A bellwether is traditionally the leading sheep of a flock, which has a bell to lead the others.

BACK WHEN: Is Olympic Peninsula the bellwether?

HERE WE ARE. Just days away from another Presidential election. There is a certain level of weirdness that comes with presidential elections. Clallam County has… Continue reading

A bellwether is traditionally the leading sheep of a flock, which has a bell to lead the others.

Crews to trim tree limbs in Blyn

Maintenance workers from the state Department of Transportation will be clearing tree limbs and brush along U.S. Highway 101 near Blyn from 9… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Meetings on Wednesdays at the student-run Wildcat Cafe at Lincoln School, 924 W. Ninth St., at noon in Port… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe members gather by the Elwha River to hold a ceremony in support of a petition to protect forests in the Elwha River Watershed. (John Gussman)

Groups advocate for timber cancellation

Water, environment center of concerns

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe members gather by the Elwha River to hold a ceremony in support of a petition to protect forests in the Elwha River Watershed. (John Gussman)

Jefferson hears possible floodplains changes

New development standards, compliance and enforcement in updated code

Sheryl Goldsberry’s “Painted Mountains” is part of the exhibit Landscapes Real or Imagined on display at the Bay Club during November and December.

Port Ludlow Art League exhibit open through December

The Port Ludlow Art League will exhibit “Landscapes Real or Imagined” during November and December. The exhibit will be open for viewing… Continue reading

Sheryl Goldsberry’s “Painted Mountains” is part of the exhibit Landscapes Real or Imagined on display at the Bay Club during November and December.

Prosecuting attorney reviewing fatal shooting

Final report will be made public, Nichols says

Sequim Arts Commission opens submissions for high school contest

The Sequim Arts Commission is accepting submissions for its sixth High Schools of the Olympic Peninsula Arts Exhibit. The juried art exhibit will… Continue reading

Ian Mason of Edgewood, an employee of Titan Earthworks, hammers a brick paver into place at the corner of First and Oak streets in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday as part of a project to replace and repair sidewalks and curbs across the city. Included are the installation of improved wheelchair ramps, replacement of overgrown trees and numerous street corner repairs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sidewalk repairs

Ian Mason of Edgewood, an employee of Titan Earthworks, hammers a brick paver into place at the corner of First and Oak streets in downtown… Continue reading

Ian Mason of Edgewood, an employee of Titan Earthworks, hammers a brick paver into place at the corner of First and Oak streets in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday as part of a project to replace and repair sidewalks and curbs across the city. Included are the installation of improved wheelchair ramps, replacement of overgrown trees and numerous street corner repairs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tickets on sale Monday for Festival of Trees events

Tickets will go on sale Monday for the Festival of Trees Teddy Bear Tea presented by Erika Ralston Word of Windermere and… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

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Hurricane Ridge visitors take part in a family snowshoe walk in 2019. Winter sports activities on the Ridge are supported by the annual Winterfest banquet, set for Nov. 23 at the Vern Burton Center.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group 
Hurricane Ridge visitors take part in a family snowshoe walk in 2019. Winter sports activities on the Ridge are supported by the annual Winterfest banquet, set for Nov. 23 at the Vern Burton Center.
Sequim quarterback Zeke Schmadeke ran for 230 yards in the Wolves’ playoff-clinching win over North Mason on Thursday. Schmadeke is shown during an Oct. 25 home game with Bainbridge.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim routs Bulldogs, moves on to postseason

Schmadeke racks up 230 yards rushing in playoff-clinching win

Sequim quarterback Zeke Schmadeke ran for 230 yards in the Wolves’ playoff-clinching win over North Mason on Thursday. Schmadeke is shown during an Oct. 25 home game with Bainbridge.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic News Group

PREP FOOTBALL: Screens sink Spartans in loss to high-powered Napavine

Forks wrapped its Central 2B League football regular season with a rain-soaked 54-10 loss to the undefeated league champion Napavine Tigers on Thursday.… Continue reading

Ruby Speer, 3, of Port Angeles receives a treat from KaraLee Monroe of Kindred Collective as part of Thursday’s Halloween festivities in downtown Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters and adults made their way door-to-door in search of candy and other treasures. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Trick or treat in Port Angeles

Ruby Speer, 3, of Port Angeles receives a treat from KaraLee Monroe of Kindred Collective as part of Thursday’s Halloween festivities in downtown Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Ruby Speer, 3, of Port Angeles receives a treat from KaraLee Monroe of Kindred Collective as part of Thursday’s Halloween festivities in downtown Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters and adults made their way door-to-door in search of candy and other treasures. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Election security measures in place

Fire suppressant just one example