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Jefferson County PUD commissioners consider broadband loan

With concerns about debt load, commissioners look for funding options

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Jefferson County Historical Society to honor historic preservation projects

Eleven awards noted on Saturday at Ajax Cafe

Smoke rises from a wildland fire along a side spur from Joyce Access Road east of Joyce on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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State Department of Natural Resources takes over small brush fire near Joyce

Cause had not been determined on Thursday

Wind Child, skippered by Rudy Heessels, one of the perennial participants in the annual Reach and Row for Hospice, competes in a Duck Dodge race in August. Heessels’ crew in this race included Charlie Roberts, Mylo Hauptli and Leon Skerbeck. (Fran Thompson)

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Reach, Row for Hospice to set sail this weekend

Annual fundraiser to be conducted on Sequim Bay

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Lethal toxin prompts closures of beaches to shellfish harvesting

Fort Flagler, Mystery Bay and Kilisut Harbor affected

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Clallam to view Field Hall funding; Jefferson conducts workshop

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

Photo courtesy of Danni Breen

Sequim resident Danni Breen and walking companion Mike Schefers are pictured on their second day of their Camino de Santiago adventure this summer, after staying in a monastery in Roncesvalles in Spain.

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Peninsula woman travels Camino de Santiago

Breen, 65, makes 500-mile pilgrimage to assess her life

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Clallam County to support water right application for Carlsborg

As county seeks development, PUD wants stakeholder meetings

Sequim City Band members break ground on the rehearsal hall expansion project. Pictured with ceremonial shovels are, from left, band president Debbi Soderstrom, band director Tyler Benedict and Neeley Construction superintendent Eli Collier. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim City Band breaks ground for expansion

$350K still needed to complete rehearsal hall construction

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Friends of the Fairgrounds to meet in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of the Fairgrounds, newly formed to support the fairgrounds in Jefferson County, will…

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Roughriders to conduct 70th year class reunion

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Class of 1952 will conduct its 70th year class reunion.

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Voluntary conservation encouraged in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The City of Port Angeles has declared a Stage II water shortage due to low…

Will Purser, left, and Ken Hayes.

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Clallam PUD commissioner candidates debate county’s energy future

Purser and Hays spar over PUD’s direction

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Agencies approve boat expansion plan

Project will underground power lines, require poplar removal

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be removed when construction of the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina begins on Thursday. The booms will contain and extract any oil residue that might leak from the pilings. A groundbreaking ceremony is set today. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Preparing for work

Workers prepare oil and containment boom lines on Tuesday for placing around the creosote pilings that will be…

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Jefferson County pursues operating courthouse security in-house

Contract with private firm ends in December

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Hearing set in Port Angeles on Lost Mountain Road land swap

PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Natural Resources wants to swap 7-acre parcels at the end of…

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Cause of Peterson Lake brush fire under investigation

DISCOVERY BAY — A brush fire that drew firefighting units from across Jefferson County, as well as one…

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Fair meeting scheduled for Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND — The newly formed Friends of the Fair will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Clallam burn ban tightened; Jefferson’s already in place

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s burn ban has expanded to include all campgrounds within the unincorporated areas of…