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NEWS BRIEFS: Gleaning volunteers sought to help stop waste . . . and other items

The Clallam County Washington State University Extension office seeks farms and gardens that have extra produce that needs…

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Port Townsend route’s Chetzemoka ferry taken out of service for rudder issues; set to sail again Monday

PORT TOWNSEND –– The MV Chetzemoka missed its 10:15 a.m. sailing and the rest of the day’s trips…

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One dead after single-vehicle wreck on Old Olympic Highway near Sequim

SEQUIM — A 51-year-old Sequim man is dead after his car struck a power pole on Old Olympic…

A rescue crew carries an unnamed victim up from the crash site on Black Diamond Road on Friday morning. From left

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Police arrest Port Angeles teen after Black Diamond crash, rescue

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles teen was arrested for investigation of vehicular assault after the SUV he…

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YOU DECIDE! Best of the Peninsula 2016 voting continues

It’s time again to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2016 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County…

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GOOD SUNDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews, has the highlights, but the print edition…

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Alleged bus assailant posts bond, then is arrested at Port Angeles Transit stop

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man charged with assaulting a Clallam Transit bus driver and elderly passenger…

Chimacum residents provide their input in small groups at a recent meeting. (Chimacum School District)

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Chimacum School Board hears from public on vision, goals for the future

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School District should focus on a small number of significant goals, hold frequent meetings…

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Port Angeles Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd cleared of ethics violation complaint over signs ban

PORT ANGELES — Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd had the authority to ban political signs from the City Council…

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State asks court to halt huge fines over education funding

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state of Washington says it is making progress complying with a court…

The Concerts on the Pier series in Port Angeles kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the City Pier with Passage

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Summer music series tune up for kickoffs, with Port Angeles’ first on Wednesday

Concerts on the Pier, Port Angeles’ outdoor summer concert series, will begin Wednesday. Sequim’s Music in the Park…

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Senator who backs Sanders says Washington state Democrats must unite behind Clinton

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The lone Democratic U.S. senator to have endorsed Bernie…

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Port of Port Angeles interviews finalists for top administrator position

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners hope to select a new top administrator at their regular…

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Dream Playground volunteers sought for annual cleanup next weekend in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Dream Playground Foundation is seeking volunteers for annual maintenance at Erickson Park on Friday…

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Candlelight vigil on Ediz Hook planned this Saturday as Orlando memorial

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles resident Shanee Wimberly, horrified by the shootings in Orlando, Fla., last Sunday, is…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Port Angeles City Council tackles panhandling

The Port Angeles City Council will receive a letter urging passage of a new panhandling ordinance when it…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Conservation Futures funding requests to be reviewed Monday

The three Jefferson County commissioners will hear Conservation Futures funding recommendations when they meet Monday. The Conservation Futures…

More than 40 students from Grant Street Elementary who helped raise funds for the relocation of the 100-foot flight pen visited the Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue on June 10. (Alana Linderoth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Flight pen set up in Port Townsend for injured raptors

PORT TOWNSEND — The North Olympic Peninsula now has a flight pen to aid in rehabilitating raptors. The…

The Surfbird is suspended in a borrowed TraveLift at Platypus Marine in Port Angeles Harbor. — David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News ()

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DAVID G. SELLARS’ ON THE WATERFRONT COLUMN: TraveLift gets a workout with Surfbird

PLATYPUS MARINE, THE full-service shipyard, steel-boat builder and yacht repair facility on Marine Drive in Port Angeles, hauled…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings — corrected

EDITOR’S NOTE: Corrects the location of the North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce’s meeting. ■ Forks Chamber of…