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Scholarship trust named for Port Angeles pioneer comes home to Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — A $600,000 scholarship fund benefiting Port Angeles High School students now will be administered locally…

Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at the fire hall. The event, which included a complete breakfast with beverage, was a fundraiser for fire department scholarships and community outreach. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Pancake fundraiser

Port Angeles Fire Department paramedics Kristin Fox, left, and Brian Gerdes flip pancakes during the department’s annual pancake…

Matt Logue.

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New Port Townsend building official named

PORT TOWNSEND — Matt Logue, a former building inspector for Port Townsend, has been appointed the city’s new…

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a blaze on Killer Whale Lane. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

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No one hurt in Elwha reservation house fire

PORT ANGELES — Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue fought back a house fire in the 100 block of Killer Whale…

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PDN phones out of order

Peninsula Daily News phones are out of order on Sunday.

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Three Clallam County volunteers were honored for their decades of service with Clallam County Community Service Awards. From left are Lloyd Eisenman of Port Angeles, Emily Westcott of Sequim and Mike Dukes, of Clallam Bay-Sekiu.

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Three honored for longtime volunteerism

Community Service Awards presented

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Clallam County election assistant Gretchen Weeks, right, spins a tumbler containing the names of candidates a county voter registration coordinator Joshua Hart records the results during a lot drawing for candidate positions on the ballot on Friday at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.

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Peninsula election contests coming up

Filing week ends with several races

Mike Healy

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Healy named to permanent director of Public Works and Utilities post

PORT ANGELES — Mike Healy has been appointed the permanent director of Public Works and Utilities in Port…

Pictured, in the back row, from left to right are Gunnar Thomason, Flavio Aurelio Wilson-Rojero, Thomas Jones, Jacob Oberly, Kayla Grant, Lillian Mahaney, Brooklyn McKnight, Parker Horn and Brenda Manson. 

Middle row, from left to right, Peter Schiess, Avery Cammisa, Madeline Walton, Stella Fradkin, Teig Carlson, Brett Manson, Sarah Butterworth, Chloe Bruning and Charlotte Curran. 

And in the front row, from left to right, Audrey Rudd, Addison Fox, Miriam Cobb, Olivia Mesen, Izzy Torgerson and McHenry Miller.

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Stevens Middle School competes at state technology conference

SEATTLE — The Stevens Middle School Technology Student Association competed in annual Washington State TSA Conference at the…

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Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, speaks about the service of law enforcement personnel as Sgt. (Ret.) Randy Pieper listens in during Friday's bell-ringing ceremony on National Peace Officer Memorial Day at Veteran's Park in Port Angeles. The event was part of National Police Week to pay tribute to officers how ave lost their lives in the line of duty.

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Officers remembered in Port Angeles

Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, right, speaks about the service of law enforcement personnel as Sgt. (Ret.) Randy…

FILE - President Joe Biden greets children as he visits the Capitol Child Development Center, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Hartford, Conn.  On Friday, May 19, 2023, The Associated Press reported on a photo circulating online that was manipulated to make it appear that Biden was touching a child inappropriately below the waist.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None…

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Hood Canal Bridge overnight closures begin Saturday

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians overnight for four days…

Allen Fletcher.

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Human remains identified as Port Townsend man

Allen Fletcher disappeared in 2013 while captaining a boat from Edmonds to Bellingham

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Candidates file on fourth day of filing week

A fourth day of candidate filings led to a primary race forming in the Port Townsend School District…

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Garden tools, supplies needed

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School District garden programs are always seeking tools and supplies.

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Neah Bay woman rescued from burning mobile home

NEAH BAY — No one was seriously injured in a fire on Bayview Avenue across from the marina…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Charging station, early learning center before county boards

Govenbment meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

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Jefferson County seeks comment on park fee increases

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is seeking public comment on proposed Parks and Recreation Department fee increases and…

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Road work to close portions of Race, Eighth in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Work on the Race Street improvement project will necessitate the closure of portions of Race…

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Esprit Gala hosts two public events

PORT ANGELES — The Esprit Gala is hosting two events open to the public this weekend.