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PRIMARY 2016: Candidates for District 24 Position 1 seat tell of their positions

Candidates Mike Chapman and George Vrable, who are running in the Aug. 2 primary election for the 24th…

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PRIMARY 2016: Biographies of Jefferson commissioner candidates, details about the job

JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER PORT TOWNSEND-AREA DISTRICT 1 Kate Dean Residence: Port Townsend Phone: 360-207-4749 Email: kateforcommissioner@gmail.com Campaign website:…

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PRIMARY 2016: Biographies of Clallam’s commissioner candidates, details about the job

CLALLAM COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PORT ANGELES-AREA DISTRICT 2 Randy Johnson Residence: Port ­Angeles Phone: 360-460-7648 Email: randy4countycommissioner@wavecable.com Campaign website:…

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PRIMARY 2016: About the job — 24th District State House of Representatives

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 24th DISTRICT, POSITION 1 Partisan or nonpartisan: Partisan. Election boundaries: The 24th District, which…

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PRIMARY 2016: 24th District hopefuls’ biographies

24TH STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, POSITION 1 Mike Chapman Residence: Port Angeles Phone: 360-477-1131. Email: chapman@olypen.com…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Jobless rates edge up slightly on North Olympic Peninsula

Unemployment rates inched up very slightly on the North Olympic Peninsula last month, remaining higher than the statewide…

This undated photograph shows two unidentified fishermen in Astoria

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WEEKEND REWIND: Diet decline: Smaller chinook mean lighter meals for resident orcas

Once tipping the scales at more than 120 pounds, chinook have always been the staple of Southern Resident…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam County settles lawsuit, acquires beach-access property in Clallam Bay

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County settled a lawsuit this week and also received an acre of beach-access property…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam County commissioners approve emergency ordinance in response to 32,000-square-foot building project

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners Tuesday passed a 60-day emergency ordinance that limits building sizes to no…

Scientists are trying to determine the cause behind a die-off of rhinoceros auklets. (Peter Hodum)

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WEEKEND REWIND: Scientists look for answers as hundreds of dead birds wash ashore along Strait of Juan de Fuca

PORT TOWNSEND –– Scientists are trying to figure out why hundreds of dead seabirds have washed ashore in…

Two buildings slated for Greywolf Elementary will include as a building material cross-laminated lumber

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WEEKEND REWIND: Sequim’s Greywolf Elementary to see two buildings from state funds; cross-laminated timber to be used in construction

SEQUIM — Two buildings housing four classrooms and using cross-laminated timber are planned at Greywolf Elementary as part…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Composites recycling center gives update on first product in joint meeting with Clallam County and Port of Port Angeles commissioners

PORT ANGELES — The fledgling Composite Recycling Technology Center will unveil plans by Oct. 31 to begin producing…

Jefferson County officials have committed $1.1 million to reroute a stretch of Undie Road that has been severely damaged. (Monte Reinders)

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WEEKEND REWIND: Jefferson County approves $1.1 million for Undie Road rerouting project on West End

PORT TOWNSEND –– Jefferson County Commissioners committed $1.1 million Monday to rerouting Undie Road around a section with…

National park benefactors Sue and Mike Raney

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WEEKEND REWIND: Olympic National Park trail system to benefit from $1 million donation

PORT ANGELES — Throughout the next decade, a $1 million donation from philanthropists Mike and Sue Raney of…

A fin whale surfaces northeast of Dungeness Spit on July 15

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WEEKEND REWIND: Return of fin, humpback whales to Salish Sea could be both a positive and negative sign

SEQUIM — Confirmed recent sightings of fin and humpback whales in the Salish Sea might indicate the two…

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WEEKEND REWIND: State: Clallam County Economic Development Corp. meets, exceeds targets

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Economic Development Corp. received high marks for its business retention and expansion…

A group of Sequim residents gathers in front of the Sequim Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday to wave and honor former Sequim schools traffic attendant Mike Lovejoy at his funeral. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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WEEKEND REWIND: Sequim residents honor former crossing guard with trademark friendly waves at his funeral

SEQUIM — About 40 people gathered to honor a man known for his smile. Michael Lovejoy, a Sequim…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Attorney general declines to file perjury charge against Port Angeles deputy mayor

PORT ANGELES — The state Attorney General’s Office has declined to file a perjury or false-swearing charge against…

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Interim chief named to permanent Port Angeles position

PORT ANGELES — Brian Smith, who has served as interim Port Angeles police chief since Terry Gallagher retired…

Education Ranger John Stoeckl gives a talk on the outdoor patio at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center in Olympic National Park as the Hayes Fire sends up a plume of smoke in the distance on Friday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

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Obstruction Point Road closed due to smoke from Olympic National Park wildfire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Obstruction Point Road has been closed because of smoke from the Cox Valley Fire…