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Port Angeles sends letter to governor

Requests a progressive tax code

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Max Gagnon of Port Angeles tees off on Thursday at Peninsula Golf Course.

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PREPS: Roughrider golf, softball head into spring break in first place

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles boys golf stayed unbeaten with a 169-231 win over Kingston on Thursday even…

Joshua Wright, program director for the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, stands in a forest plot named "Dungeness and Dragons," which is managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Currently, the DNR is evaluating Wright's claim that there is a rare plant community in one of the units, which would qualify the parcel for automatic protection from logging. Locating rare plant communities is just one of the methods environmental activists use to protect what they call "legacy forests." (Joshua Wright)

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Activists answer call to protect forests

Advocacy continues beyond timber auctions

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Port of Port Angeles talks project status

Marine Trade Center work close to completion

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The Rayonier #4 logging locomotive on display at Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, is the focus of a fundraising drive to restore the engine and further develop the site.

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Locomotive viewing event scheduled for Sunday

“Restore the 4” project underway

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Port Townsend High School culinary arts student Jasper Ziese, left, watches as fellow students Emil Brown sauces the dish and Raivyn Johnson, right, waits to box it up. The students prepared and served a free lunch from the program's food truck, Culinary Cruiser, for a senior project on Saturday.

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Culinary Cruiser delivers practical experience for Port Townsend students

Part of Career and Technical Education culinary arts program

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PC’s enrollment rates show steady growth

Numbers reverse ten-year trend

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Pink House will see repairs in 2025

Siding, deck planks, support beams on list

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Clallam County gets Legislative update

Property tax bills still in play

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Investigators find faulty fridge cause of trailer fire

SEQUIM — A fire inside a fifth-wheel trailer that claimed the life of a 5-year-old was started by…

Firefighters rescue a 60-pound husky mix named Rip on Saturday after the dog had fallen down a 10-foot-deep sinkhole. (Clallam County Fire District 2)

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Firefighters rescue dog from 10-foot sinkhole

PORT ANGELES — Firefighters from two Clallam County districts rescued a 60-pound dog that had fallen into a…

Danielle Fodor of Irondale cavorts as a dancing tree during Saturday’s World Water Day festivities at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. The international event served as a call to action to advocate for sustainable management of fresh water resources and environmental conservation. In Port Angeles, the celebration included a water blessing and guided hikes on local trails in the Elwha River watershed. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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World water day

Danielle Fodor of Irondale cavorts as a dancing tree during Saturday’s World Water Day festivities at Hollywood Beach…

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Opinions differ on cultural tax funds

Public engagement next step in process

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Jefferson County team removes nearly 300 acres of noxious weeds

Scotch broom, poison hemlock, holly removed from various areas

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Comment period open on Growler operations

Navy to host meetings on Whidbey Island

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Jefferson Healthcare to conduct listening sessions

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare will conduct listening sessions today and Tuesday to solicit community input for its…

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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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Mamba sits at the Sequim Civic Center with her family — Sequim Police Officer Paul Dailidenas, his wife Linda, left, and their daughter Alyssa on March 10 after Dailidenas and Mamba received a Distinguished Medal. Mamba retired from service after nearly eight years, and Sequim is training another officer and dog to take over the K-9 Officer Program with Dailidenas’ blessing.

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Police dog Mamba retires after seven years in Sequim

Program to continue as fifth canine begins training

Mark Simpson, seen in July 2023, led fundraisers starting in 2016 to expand and remodel the Sequim Skate Park. He also advocated for skater safety and building a better community and inclusivity, according to family and friends. He died in April 2024, and in his honor, Sequim City Council members named the park after him using his skater name the “MarkeMark Simpson Skatepark.” (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

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Sequim renames park for skate advocate

Simpson led efforts for future remodeling

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PREP BASEBALL: PA scores two to salvage tie against Nathan Hale

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles baseball team earned a rare tie with a 6-6 game against Nathan…