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Sarah Spaeth, left, and Kate Godman stand at a viewpoint on the north side of the newly acquired Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Chimacum Ridge Community Forest opening to the public next year

Jefferson Land Trust completes acquisition, continues its fundraising phase

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Growth minimal at Brinnon wildfire

Higher temperatures, wind both in forecast

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Clallam County commissioners discuss opportunity fund priorities

Financing for affordable workforce housing garners support

Atreyu Jones, 5, watches at Daisy Acedvado of Olympic Medica Center puts a fake cast on his arm at the Port Angeles School District’s 16th back to school fair for families and students on Saturday at Jefferson Elementary. Free haircuts, backpacks filled with school supplies and clothing were available for students, and health and community resource information was provided for parents. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Haircuts, supplies provided at back to school event

Parents, students pick up resources at Jefferson Elementary School

Frankie Adamson, 6, of Port Townsend swings his hips to the tunes of local band Intensive Porpoises during the 32nd Port Townsend Uptown Street Fair on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Uptown street fair

Frankie Adamson, 6, of Port Townsend swings his hips to the tunes of local band Intensive Porpoises during…

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews extinguished a brush fire on Saturday adjacent to Coon Plumbing in Port Townsend. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

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Firefighters extinguish brush fire near Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews extinguished a brush fire along Mill Road on Saturday.

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Washington State Ferries sells two vessels

SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries has announced the sale of two decommissioned vessels and the pending sale of…

Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles as thunderstorms work their way across the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday evening. Hundreds of strikes were recorded across the region. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lightning storm

Bolts of lighting strike around the rain-obscured Klahhane Ridge area of Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles…

Eileen Schmitz, JACE Real Estate owner and Shipley Center board member, presents the keys of the former JCPenney building at 651 W. Washington St. to Shipley Center executive director Michael Smith following the center’s Aug. 8 purchase of the building. At far left is Joyce Gladen of JACE Real Estate, and second from left is Shipley Center board secretary Margaret Cox. (Shipley Center)

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Shipley Center purchases former JCPenney building

Senior organization to put activities under one roof

Work continues on a new bridge at Chicken Coop Creek near Blyn, with the project expected to be completed this fall. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

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Fish barrier removal about halfway complete

Roadwork will continue through fall on US Highway 101

Sarah Scagliotti.

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Youth development leader hired at Olympic Peninsula YMCA

Scagliotti previously worked as a mental health therapist in Jefferson County

Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the Flying Fish amusement ride at the Clallam County Fair on Saturday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fair wraps up

Cevoun Anders, 5, of Port Angeles, left, and Brixton Dennis, 3, of Sequim take a ride on the…

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Security exercise set at Naval Magazine Island

PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise on 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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Model of Billy Frank Jr. statue to be on display this week

PORT ANGELES — A model of a statue of Billy Frank Jr. will be available for public viewing…

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Patrick Mahoney of Raymond takes aim at his wooden target during the springboard chop competition during Saturday's logging show in the grandstands arena of the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles. Mahoney went on to win the event against two other competetors.

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CLALLAM COUNTY FAIR: Hack attack at logging show

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Patrick Mahoney of Raymond takes aim at his wooden target during the springboard chop…

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Alternating traffic expected overnight next week at highways 104 and 19

PORT LUDLOW — Work crews will put down striping on the roundabout at the intersection of state highways…

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Road work scheduled next week on Highway 101 in Sequim

SEQUIM — Work crews from the state Department of Transportation will begin four days of early morning road…

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Port Angeles City Pier tower to reopen Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles will celebrate the reopening of the observation tower on city…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula board to discuss timber revenues

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.