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New group to analyze poplar plan

City to hire a consultant for work on Sims Way project

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Peninsula on track for lifting proof-of-vaccine mandate

Case rates continue to trend downward

Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv

West relies on sanctions

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Washington officials to assess new mask guidance from CDC

March 21 date remains in place for now

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Two more COVID-19 deaths reported in Clallam County

Jefferson County adds 15 cases on Wednesday

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Jefferson County homeless count begins Thursday

Vaccination clinics also planned

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Respect, patience urged

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) and the Port Townsend Police Department offer advice on…

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Clallam County count of homeless starts Thursday

Census to continue for a week

A woman reacts as she waits for a train trying to leave Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine's democratically elected government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Russia invades Ukraine

Biden unleashes sanctions, deploys troops to Germany

Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean greeted Jefferson Transit’s No. 14 Kingston Express bus Tuesday morning as it began its first trip — with eight passengers — to the Kingston ferry dock. Rides are free through March 31 on the new route, whose departures are at 7:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday from Port Townsend’s Haines Place transit center. The bus stops at Jefferson Transit’s Four Corners park-and-ride lot and at the Gateway Visitors Center in Port Ludlow on its 72-minute journey to Kingston, where riders can catch the Kitsap Transit foot ferry to Seattle or the Washington state ferry to Edmonds. Information can be found at https://jeffersontransit.com/14kingstonexpress. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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All aboard

Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean greeted Jefferson Transit’s No. 14 Kingston Express bus Tuesday morning as it began…

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COVID omicron sub-variant raising concern nationally

Strategies changing to respond to endemic disease situation

Nicolina Miller

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Community health coalition selects executive director

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Healthy Community Coalition has a new leader.

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U.S., Canada conduct joint naval training exercise

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy conducted a two-day joint exercise last…

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Bentinck range operations slated daily this week

ESQUIMALT, B.C. — The Royal Canadian Navy has announced that the land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will…

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Port Townsend Public Library announces change in hours

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Public Library has announced that it is open on Sundays again.

Terry Khile.

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Port of Port Townsend reorganizes its structure

Changes announced after retirements

Jon Purnell walks his dog on Hoare Road south of Port Angeles, where the elevation helped to capture some snow. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Light snow falls, but more isn’t expected this week

About 700 lose power near Hood Canal

Pictured is a portion of the damaged roadway on state Highway 112 near Neah Bay. (state Department of Transportation)

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Highway 112 work outside Neah Bay begins Tuesday

NEAH BAY — The state Department of Transportation will begin work Tuesday on fixing a 2-mile stretch of…

Jan Jacobson of the Port Townsend Library helped choose “Seya’s Song,” the current StoryWalk at Kah Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. “Seya’s Song” is a book that contains S’Klallam words in its story about the people and wild creatures of the North Olympic Peninsula. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula walking path follows a S’Klallam tale

Panels encourage readers to take care of creatures

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Group going to voters for information

Clallam County office says it’s not involved