Rotarian aims to ramp up Dignity Toilet program in Togo village

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Rotarian aims to ramp up Dignity Toilet program in Togo village

PORT ANGELES — The Rotarian spearheading an effort to build toilets in a West African country has returned…

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High winds knock out power to areas of Clallam, Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND — High winds created problems across the North Olympic Peninsula on Sunday, knocking down trees and…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: County board to discuss budget

Clallam County commissioners will discuss the proposed 2018 budget in a work session that will begin at 9…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners plan hearing on ad valorem taxes

Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on 2018 ad valorem taxes at 10 a.m. Monday.

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Elwha Bridge inspection Monday

PORT ANGELES — A regularly scheduled inspection of the Elwha River bridge will necessitate one-way alternating traffic across…

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Port Angeles city staff selects preferred alternative of shared-use concept for Race Street

PORT ANGELES — A shared-use path for pedestrians, bicyclists and other trail users has been selected as the…

Four children celebrate adoption into forever families

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Four children celebrate adoption into forever families

PORT ANGELES — Wiggly children tugged at the red and blue balloons floating around the courtroom in anticipation.

Lawsuit filed after fall from Ferris wheel

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Lawsuit filed after fall from Ferris wheel

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend family members who fell from a Ferris wheel during the Rhododendron Festival have…

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Lake Crescent highway closure set today

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Highway 101 will be closed at the rock scaling zone from 9 a.m. to…

Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

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Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

MARROWSTONE — The Jefferson County hearing examiner has denied an application for a recreational marijuana business that proposed…

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AAUW Port Townsend to host forum on aquatic stewardship

PORT TOWNSEND — Three women working to improve the area’s aquatic environment will speak at the AAUW Port…

Republican, Democrat launch centrist group in Washington state

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Republican, Democrat launch centrist group in Washington state

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Free community Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

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Free community Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

Community feasts will celebrate Thanksgiving across the North Olympic Peninsula this week.

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Land trust to share plans, present award at annual meeting

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust’s annual meeting Saturday will provide the community with an opportunity…

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Forks City Council declines 1 percent property tax hike

FORKS — Forks City Council members have voted unanimously against taking the state-permitted 1 percent property tax increase…

Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

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Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, Rep. Steve Tharinger and Rep. Mike Chapman will host a town hall…

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Sequim seeks ornaments created by fourth-grade students

SEQUIM — All fourth-grade or 9-year-old students living within the boundaries of the Sequim School District are invited…

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Entrepreneurs win awards in Washington Coast Works Sustainable Small Business Competition

SEQUIM — Budding businesses in Port Angeles, Forks and Westport won cash awards in the third annual Washington…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Roosevelt Elementary School clothing swap starts today … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Roosevelt Clothing Swap is set today and Saturday.

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Peninsula food banks distributing turkeys for Thanksgiving

Food banks across the North Olympic Peninsula will distribute turkeys and other Thanksgiving trimmings between Friday and Wednesday,…