A customer enters Sears Hometown Store in Port Angeles on Monday after the store announced it will close following a clearance sale. Both the Sears Hometown Stores in Port Angeles and Sequim are closing, and their former owner said she wanted to keep one open but had disagreements with her corporate partners. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

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Sears Hometown stores in Sequim, Port Angeles to close

Region’s shutdowns follow nationwide trend

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ONP: Visitor dies while camping in wilderness

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Canadian visitor to Olympic National Park died Tuesday night when a tree fell…

A belly board rider gets a slingshot boost and zooms almost ahead of the tow boat as they zip over the cooling waters of Port Townsend Bay. High temperatures are expected to remain in the 70s through Labor Day weekend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Cruisin’ the bay

A belly board rider gets a slingshot boost and zooms almost ahead of the tow boat as they…

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Summer ridership on ferries climbing

Heavy travel expected over weekend

Marc Titterness.

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Clallam County sheriff candidates share visions for department

Similar goals, different priorities emerge in debate

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Jefferson County schools staffing sufficent amid workforce strains

Districts are comfortable with personnel levels

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Crews swap culverts for bridges at three creeks on West End

Work to begin next year near Sequim

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Shellfish closures continue on Peninsula

State issues new warning for Oak Bay

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Road work set on Highway 112

SEKIU — Department of Transportation work crews will replace a culvert and repair the roadway of state Highway…

Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the school ready for kids returning on Thursday. Quilcene and Brinnon schools started class today, while the first day for other Peninsula schools is Wednesday for Forks, Thursday for Cape Flattery, Sept. 6 for Port Townsend and Chimacum, and Sept. 7 for Sequim. Crescent started school last Thursday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Finishing touches

Mike Daniels, a janitor at Hamilton Elementary School in Port Angeles, does some last-minute preparation to get the…

Jennifer Porter of Edmonds loads her 14-foot kayak after a morning on the water at Port Townsend Boat Haven on Monday. Porter attended the three-day THING Festival at Fort Worden State Park over the weekend and wanted to get some time on the water before going home. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Jennifer Porter of Edmonds loads her 14-foot kayak after a morning on the water at Port Townsend Boat…

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Case rates hitting plateau

Official: Vaccines, same variant likely cause

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County starting pilot medical respite program for homeless

Two-year program could go to health care network afterward

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Paper mill helps destroy black market marijuana

Previous trips had been made to Spokane

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Road closure begins today in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Workers for the city of Port Townsend will close off the intersection of Water and…

Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get a better look inside the cockpit of a Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplane at Air Affaire on Saturday at Sequim Valley Airport near Carlsborg. The event featured an aircraft fly-in, along with displays, airplane and helicopter rides, a car show, food and live music. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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A closer look

Grayson Kelm, 9, sits on the shoulders of his father, Jon Kelm of Happy Valley, Ore., to get…

Sterling Bradby lays out plants to line a new walkway. (Steve Murakami)

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Quilcene volunteers repurpose old bus barn

Outdoor learning center created for school

Water from the Elwha River flows unimpeded through what was once the north spillway of the former Elwha Dam on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, west of Port Angeles. Demolition crews removed a coffer dam above the demolished spillway, rerouting the water from the south side of the dam site to allow deconstruction of the south side of the dam and an adjoining powerhouse. Penstocks leading to the powerhouse are visible at left. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News file)

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Dam removal topic of gathering

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe hosts presentation of research, discussion of river restoration

Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a portion of Sea-to-Sound, a three-day, 74-mile multi-modal group ride along a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles on Saturday. The excursion, which followed numerous portions of the Olympic Discovery from west of Lake Crescent to the Larry Scott Trail in Jefferson County, ended Sunday. It was organized through Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit organization the advocates outdoor accessibility for all. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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From Sea to Sound

Ian Mackay of Agnew, center, prepares to lead a group of wheelchair, bicyclists, runners and others on a…

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Vessel recovery devices arrive off San Juan Island

Orcas turned back just before diesel sheen from sunken boat