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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Temporary homeless facilities topic of hearing

Government meetings across Jefferson County

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EYE ON CLALLAM: New equipment considered for remote county meetings

Meetings across Clallam County.

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Port Townsend mulls buying land for housing

Development would add affordable, workforce quarters

Members of the Marvin Shields Ship 1212 of the Sea Scouts watch as the sailboat Aurora is carried to the Platypus Marine Inc. shipyard for bottomside maintenance and inspection on Wednesday in Port Angeles. The boat, which was donated to the Seas Scouts by Arvo and Christiane Johnson, was hauled out by Platypus, which is donating much of the work, a total of about $5,000, the company said. Sea Scouts is a co-educational branch of the Boy Scouts of America that promotes boating skills and water safety for youths ages 14 to 20. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Sea Scouts sailboat maintenance

Aurora is carried to the Platypus Marine Inc. shipyard

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COVID-19 case numbers continue to edge up

Vaccine clinics being added

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Seattle man charged in fatal Seattle shooting

The Associated Press

The Old Whiskey Mill’s tent on Water Street in Port Townsend is one of four “streateries” now permitted to stay up through Mother’s Day 2022. The outdoor dining enclosures, first allowed in mid-2020, have been given four extensions. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend extends streateries through Mother’s Day

Provision also affects food carts

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Teen on bicycle runs into car

PORT TOWNSEND — A 15-year-old girl was transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend as a precaution…

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Sequim City Council on record against income taxes that don’t exist

SEQUIM — Sequim City Council members have passed a resolution opposing a city income tax.

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Port Townsend City Council OKs budget of $45.3 M

Staffing, infrastructure priorities

Lottie, a pitbull mix born during the time of COVID-19, with resulting socialization issues, is the the perfect candidate for fostering Olympic Peninsula Humane society staff said. Lottie is non-aggressive towards humans but is nervous and anxious and could use some help getting adjusted to being around other animals and people. OPHS is seeking more foster families in the community after preparing a robust support system for fosterers.  Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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Olympic Peninsula Humane Society seeks to foster volunteers

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society is seeking foster families to provide temporary homes for dogs…

Sarah Creachbaum. (Photo courtesy Olympic National Park Service)

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Olympic National Park chief to leave for Alaska

Acting superintendent not selected

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Swarm of quakes off Oregon coast not on Cascadia fault line

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Farmer Jennings Briley of Foggy Hog Farm works with pigs of various ages at Port Townsend’s Foggy Hog Farm. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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‘A pig with a purpose’ is the motto at Foggy Hog Farm

The farm is part of a cooperative operation that raises local meat

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Reinfections studied to see if omicron is on Peninsula

COVID-19 case rates climbing

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Schmeck resigns Sequim School Board seat

Directors to fill vacancy with appointment

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Attorney group offers free legal aid in person, by phone

PORT ANGELES — The County Pro Bono Lawyers group will present a legal aid clinic, a free program…

Holly Stone Cabe of Port Townsend and her dog Louie recently connected with Pet Helpers, a new nonprofit organization which provides aid in veterinary emergencies. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Pet Helpers provide aid for pets and owners

Donations help with emergency care

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County mulls second biennial budget

Final approval set later this month

A map from Olympic Disposal's conditional use permit application shows details of the company's proposed waste transfer station and recycling in Carlsborg.

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Olympic Disposal proposes transfer station, recycling center in Carlsborg

Public hearing expected in February