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OMC commission meets in retreat

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center commissioners will meet in a four-hour retreat from 8 a.m. to noon…

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‘Freak’ occurrence downed power lines in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The cause of the short power outage and downed powerlines along the Tumwater Truck Route…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: A strange angel with a hammer

JERUSALEM IS A holy place for three world religions. At any given time, the city is full of…

Ric Brenden, left, and Les Schtick, volunteers with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, work on Thursday to build a permanent platform for Gunther, a gray whale that washed ashore on a beach in Port Ludlow four years ago. The completed skeleton will take a few more weeks to assemble in order to be ready for a new, free public educational display on Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Gray whale skeleton erected in Port Townsend

Work on Union Wharf now in progress

Sam Brenkman, chief fisheries biologist for Olympic National Park, speaks about fish restoration on the Elwha River following the removal of two dams during a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles at Joshua’s Restaurant on Thursday. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

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Strong fish counts seen in Elwha

Repopulating salmon still in infancy, specialist says

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New connector taxiway planned

Jefferson County International Airport project contract awarded

Sitting atop the Sequim Skate Park, Mark Simpson remains an advocate for skateboarding and remodeling the park for future generations as he says the sport continues to grow locally. He’s now battling cancer, and family and friends have created a gofundme account, and they plan a car wash on July 22 to help with medical expenses. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Help sought for skate park advocate battling cancer

Fund for Sequim man who went 141 days with an ollie each day

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Bypass bridge in use early Saturday

PORT LUDLOW — The Department of Transportation will divert traffic at Shine Creek on state Highway 104 onto…

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AREA SPORTS: Sequim youth football and cheer program seeking sponsors

Youth soccer registration open in Port Angeles

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Counties plan joint meeting next week

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Dash Air shuttle plans flights Aug. 1

Service expects certification in two weeks

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LEFTIES: HarbourCats scratch Port Angeles 11-2

HarbourCats scratch Lefties, take series win

Craig Velthuysen caught this hatchery chinook estimated around 17 pounds with a hoochie recently on an early morning bite off Sekiu.

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OUTDOORS: Sekiu auction Saturday benefits veterans salmon outing

Entire Quillayute River system closing to fishing Saturday

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WILDER BASEBALL: AA squad drops district tournament opener

Breaks nine-game win streak

Ian Campbell of Bellevue, left, and Colette Campbell of Orlando, Fla., grandchildren of the late Port Angeles City Council member Orville Campbell, examine a table collection of family photos prior to a memorial service for the elder Campbell on Tuesday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Civic leader Orville Campbell mourned

‘A very special person in this community’

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Primary election ballots mailed today

Vote for open seats contested on Aug. 1

Navarra Carr, left, and Nick Merrigan.

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Port Angeles City Council hopefuls discuss development fees

Scooters, homelessness also topics at forum

Susan McKay, a volunteer with the Welfare for Animals Guild, right, holds Athena, a Chihuahua, as Karen Mercil of Sequim, left, and fellow volunteer Jinx Bryant look on during an open house for the organization on Saturday near Sequim. The event allowed animal lovers an opportunity to visit the non-profit group’s dog shelter and to adopt a canine for its forever home. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Animal guild open house

Pictured left: Susan McKay, a volunteer with the Welfare for Animals Guild, right, holds Athena, a Chihuahua, as…

Carol Pearson of Sequim-based Lizzie Betz Jewelry assists Maureen Kennedy of Port Angeles with a bracelet during Saturday’s Rain Shadow Artisans Fair at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The event brought together more than a dozen local crafters with the opportunity to market their wares. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rain Shadow Artisans Fair set in Sequim

Carol Pearson of Sequim-based Lizzie Betz Jewelry assists Maureen Kennedy of Port Angeles with a bracelet during Saturday’s…

Port Angeles police and firefighters examine a utility pole and a downed powerline along the Tumwater Truck Route at Third Street that disrupted traffic and caused power outages on Wednesday afternoon. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Downed power lines cause brief outage, prompt closure of truck route

PORT ANGELES — Blown transformers and downed powerlines knocked out power briefly in downtown Port Angeles and other…