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Widow provides victim impact statement

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sigrid Cummings, widow of Stan Cummings, wrote this victim impact statement at the sentencing of Gregory…

Pictured from left to right are Roger Ferris, executive director of the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association; Fire Chief Greg Waters; Commissioner Terry Barnett; Commissioner Ben Pacheco, commission chair; Commissioner Sam Nugent; and Commissioner Lynne Kastner.

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Joyce Fire Department recognized

Clallam County Fire District #4, in Joyce, has been recognized for management excellence by the Washington State Fire…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: County sets hearing on accessory housing zoning

Government meetings across Clallam County.

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County workshop set on Caswell-Brown Village

Government meetings across the county

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Big change on Monday

Monday’s Peninsula Daily News won’t arrive in time for breakfast.

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Forums details for Peninsula College president finalists

PORT ANGELES — Forums for the four finalists are set in April.

Allison Berry, public health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, left, talks with Marcia Limoges, center, and Bonnie Bless-Boenish of the League of Women Voters of Clallam County before presenting Berry with the organization’s annual “Making a Difference Award” on Tuesday in Port Angeles. Presented in celebration of women’s contributions to history and coinciding with Women’s History Month, the award was given to Berry for her contributions to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Making a difference

Allison Berry, public health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, left, talks with Marcia Limoges, center, and Bonnie…

Peninsula College.

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Peninsula College names finalists for next president

All four candidates slated for community interviews

Red Cross volunteers based in the Carlsborg office, from left, Don Zanon, Jean Pratschner and Mary Ann Dangman say their volunteer numbers depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they find there are many ways to reengage the volunteer group, including fire prevention, disaster preparation and connecting military families. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Local chapter of American Red Cross seeking volunteers for variety of jobs

Numbers depleted as crises rise in pandemic

Apple Martine.

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Public health workers to participate in retreat

Aim is to support workers in challenging times

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EcoVillage meeting set Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic EcoVillage CoHousing project will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday.

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Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County CEO Colleen Robinson, left, talks with Julie Maron, the organization's family resource manager, on the porch of a completed Habitat house on Maloney Court in Port Angeles on Thursday.

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Million-dollar donation made to local Habitat

All Peninsula will benefit from gift to Clallam, official says

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Sequim seeks a hearing examiner for land use permits, appeals

Decision follows city council’s request over fairness concerns

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Agencies seek Jefferson Health Heroes to honor

Nominations currently accepted

A construction crew installs a new traffic light at the corner of Lincoln and Third streets on Tuesday as a traffic improvement project along South Lincoln Street resumes. The project, which includes traffic dividers, lane revisions, sidewalks and crosswalks, began in 2021 and is expected to now add a traffic light and pedestrian crossing flashing light, with work through mid-April. Motorists can expect periodic detours and traffic delays during construction. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lincoln Street construction

A construction crew installs a new traffic light at the corner of Lincoln and Third streets on Tuesday…

4-H Club member Fern Knobel wrote the theme for the Clallam County Fair, which will return this summer after being on hold for two years.

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Clallam County Fair to return in August

‘Welcome back’ concert planned after two-year break

Mark Nichols.

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Nichols seeks a third term as Clallam County’s prosecuting attorney

Public safety, mental health court among his stated priorities

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Work planned on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent

Travelers to find delays except on the weekend

Regan Nickels.

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Sequim School Board names new superintendent

Nickels, a Maine native, taught in Bremerton schools

An aerial overview of the slide area shows state Highway 112 at left and a private service road at right. The state Department of Transportation reopened Highway 112 to two-way traffic, although a second slide area still requires about eight weeks of work. (State Department of Transportation)

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State Highway 112 reopens to two-way traffic

Massive slide cleared, repairs made during months of work