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New name for area advocate program

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Juvenile and Family Service has renamed its Court Appointed Special Advocates as…

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North Olympic Library System offers online book discussion groups

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will continue online book discussion groups throughout December.

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Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County offers online orientation

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation session from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday.

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

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Toys for Tots seeks donations in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Toys for Tots in Jefferson County is seeking donations for children who might otherwise not…

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Crash, pursuit draw police to Port Angeles’ Eighth Street on Thankgiving

PORT ANGELES — Two people were booked into the Clallam County jail after unrelated alleged drunken driving incidents…

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Generous donors get Peninsula Home Fund off to a healthy start

The 32nd annual Peninsula Home Fund campaign is underway.

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Clallam commissioners consider Forks judge applicants

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners could choose a successor to Forks-area District Court Judge Erik Rohrer on…

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Nurse and COVID-19 survivor Laura Dotlich sits next to a small pond at her home in rural Port Angeles on Thursday.

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COVID-19 survivor issues plea to follow guidelines to protect all

Medical-surgical nurse tells of ordeal

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Man in serious condition after collision at Fort Flagler

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — A Nordland man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after his vehicle left…

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Peninsula health officers report three new virus cases

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula got a short reprieve with a relatively quiet day for COVID-19…

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Man in serious condition after collision at Fort Flagler

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — A Nordland man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after his vehicle left…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Judgeship vacancy before county commission

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss applicants and possibly make a decision about a filling a District…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Transit board to consider budget

The Board of Jefferson Transit Authority will hear public comment on the 2021 operating and capital budget when…

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Peninsula counties report COVID-19 cases

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula reported 23 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, Friday and Saturday as a…

Captain-Crystal Stout sings "It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (in Sequim)” to celebrate the lighting of the Sequim tree on Thanksgiving night. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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Downtown trees usher in Christmas season

Sequim and Port Angeles conducted virtual tree-lighting ceremonies last week because of COVID-19 precautions.

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A Christmas tree titled "Star Way to Living" stands on display at Edna's Place in Port Angeles on Saturday after fetching the top bid during Friday night's Festival of Trees gala and auction. The tree, sponsored by First Federal, includes a collection of premiums themed after the Captain Joseph House. The tree received a bid of $6,500 to benefit the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.

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Festival of Trees gala breaks fundraising record

Online event to fund COVID-19 testing drew great participation

Nurse Jessica Franz, shows a photo of her mother-in-law, Elaine Franz, outside Olathe Medical Center after working the graveyard shift Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Olathe, Kan. Elaine Franz died Nov. 10, one day before her 78th birthday, after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving

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Port Angeles Food Bank Executive Director Emily Dexter stands outside the food bank's new warehouse and distribution center at 632 N. Oakridge Drive near the Port Angeles Walmart. The covered canopy area will become the food bank's drive-thru distribution lane. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles Food Bank moving to larger building

Site offers more refrigeration, covered distribution point

Downtown retail stores in Port Townsend were closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, but many are planning promotions for Small Business Saturday. Local retailers across the North Olympic Peninsula are offering a variety of sales and promotions this weekend for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

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Motto on North Olympic Peninsula is to shop locally

Retailers offer post-Thanksgiving sales