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Gov. Jay Inslee extends state eviction ban to Sept. 30

Jefferson County Fairgrounds among those affected

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Command changes for Navy Region Northwest

SILVERDALE — Rear Adm. Brad Collins assumed command of Navy Region Northwest during ceremony June 18 at Naval…

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Smilemobile in Chimacum for two more days

CHIMACUM — The Smilemobile — provider of dental care for babies, children, teenagers and adults — has extended…

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Shred event set Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — The Five Acre School Parent Service Organization will host a community shred event from 10 a.m.…

Commander Donald Emmerson, left, receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Rear Admiral Brad Collins, commander of Navy Region Northwest, during Naval Magazine Indian Island’s Change of Command ceremony on Thursday. Emmerson’s role of commanding officer is now filled by Commander Andrew Crouse. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

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Naval Magazine Indian Island has new commanding officer

Andrew Crouse says installation has a ‘rich history’

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League, libraries set primary election candidate forums

SEQUIM — The Clallam County League of Women Voters, along with co-sponsor North Olympic Library System, will facilitate…

Nick and Taylor Burnette stand in the aisle of McPhees Parkway Grocery in Port Angeles, the business they recently purchased from founder Frank McPhee. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Eclectic store to remain one of a kind

Frank McPhee sells his Port Angeles grocery after 44 years

Karen McKnight stands in her backyard on June 19 in Sammamish, holding two books written by her brother, Ross Bagne of Cheyenne, Wyo. Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the United States now are in people who weren’t vaccinated like Bagne, a staggering demonstration of how effective the vaccines have been. (John Froschauer/The Associated Press)

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Nearly all COVID deaths in United States are now among unvaccinated

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Kayakers Ray Hebert, left, and his wife, Gail Hebert, both of Port Angeles, get ready for a paddle on Dungeness Bay north of Sequim from Cline Spit County Park last week before a heat wave began on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Temperature rising on Peninsula

Facilities open for cooling off

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Where to cool off

Facilities open on Peninsula this weekend

The Kennewick pulls into the Port Townsend dock Wednesday afternoon to wait for cars and walk-on passengers. The Port Townsend/Coupeville ferry route will continue to have one-boat service for the foreseeable future. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

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One-boat service to remain in place for Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry route

Hurdles: Staffing, vessels’ availability

Dr. Deanna Kraft, left, and veterinary technician Devon Carney examine a kitten in the Humane Society of Jefferson County’s new surgical unit. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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During kitten season, shelters are busy providing low-cost clinics

New mobile facility in Jefferson County

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Port Townsend City Council joins other funders of Team Jefferson

Economic Development Council role renewed for two years

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Boil-water notice lifted

PORT ANGELES — A boil-water alert for the area around Fifth and A streets in Port Angeles has…

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Community transmission of COVID-19 seen again in Clallam County

Clallam County is once again finding COVID-19 cases of community transmission — cases infected locally with no known…

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Jefferson PUD water sufficient for Port Hadlock sewer project

Agency presented with update on first phase

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Forks resident named to president’s honor roll at Oklahoma State University

STILLWATER, Okla. — Jessica Nicole Paul of Forks has been named to the spring 2021 president’s honor roll…

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Gamma variant of COVID-19 discovered in Clallam County

Brazilian version more infectious, more severe than original

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Jefferson County approves updated social media policy

PORT TOWNSEND — The Board of Jefferson County commissioners approved an updated social media policy, updating oversight controls…

After 12 days touring Puget Sound, Andy Jacobs paddles his trimaran into the Port Townsend Boat Haven on Saturday night. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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WA360 race wraps up with 38 team finishers

Pullman man propels trimaran to Maritime Center