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POINT OF VIEW: When a full cart isn’t an option

THE RISING COST of food is on everyone’s mind these days. On the Olympic Peninsula, it’s clear how…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Officials to discuss joint public safety facility

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Jeremy Pederson of Sequim leads a prayer during a gathering at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Thursday honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed by a single shot in a targeted attack during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University. About 100 people attended the vigil. (Jesse Major/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Candlelight vigil

Jeremy Pederson of Sequim leads a prayer during a gathering at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Thursday…

Curt Queyrouze.

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First Fed hires new executive

Queyrouze will start as CEO on Wednesday

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Highway 101 to close near Tumwater Truck Route

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Highway 101 is expected to be closed to all travelers for close to two…

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Port Angeles, Port Townsend ask customers to conserve water

The cities of Port Angeles and Port Townsend have declared water shortages.

Division Chief Tyler Gage of the Port Angeles Fire Department delivers remarks how firefighters and first responders were affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, during a remembrance ceremony on Thursday at the twin monuments at 9/11 Memorial Waterfront Park in Port Angeles. The ceremony also included a flag presentation, comments from law enforcement officials and music by the Grand Olympics Chorus. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Remembering 9/11

Division Chief Tyler Gage of the Port Angeles Fire Department delivers remarks how firefighters and first responders were…

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Jefferson County to ask for center proposals

Contracts would be set by end of year

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Port of Port Townsend planning $56M in projects over five years

Agency preparing to upgrade electric grid at boat yard

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Waterfront district aims for Main Street inclusion

Designation would open area for grant funding

Frank Arey of Port Hadlock rubs his uncle Stephen R Lopeman’s name that is etched in the three-quarter scale Vietnam Veterans Memorial on display at Jefferson County International Airport until 2 p.m. Sunday. Lopeman, a 1968 Port Townsend High School graduate, died in Vietnam in 1969. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Vietnam Memorial

Frank Arey of Port Hadlock rubs his uncle Stephen R Lopeman’s name that is etched in the three-quarter…

Jon Hamilton, right, is sworn in as a Port Angeles City Council member Tuesday evening in council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall. His first meeting as a council member will be Sept. 16. (City of Port Angeles)

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Sworn in

Jon Hamilton, right, is sworn in as a Port Angeles City Council member Tuesday evening in council chambers…

“Olive Baboon & Baby” by Peter Koronakos was among the stars of last year’s “Small Expressions” show at the Northwind Art gallery in Port Townsend. The 2025 exhibition is open for entries.

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‘Small Expressions’ show in Port Townsend open for art submissions

PORT TOWNSEND — Artists working in all media are invited to enter their creations in “Small Expressions,” Northwind…

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Port Angeles Arts Council to host open house

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Arts Council will host an open house at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday following…

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Port Angeles Community Players to host auditions

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Community Players will conduct auditions for its production of “Sugar Plum Done”…

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Improv, Forever Twilight scheduled this weekend

An improv performance, the Forever Twilight Festival and the Great Strait Sale along state Highway 112 highlight this…

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Sunset clause added to $5 fee

Conservation district to report funding metrics

A crowd of about 120 people bless a totem pole and 10 cedar masks carved by the Lummi Nation’s House of Tears outside of the Capitol building in Olympia on Monday as part of the Indigenous-led campaign “Xaalh and the Way of the Masks.” The totem and masks will travel 1,700 miles between rally sites in Washington and Oregon before it’s given to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe west of Port Angeles on Sept. 20. (Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard)

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Backlash mounts over proposed repeal of protections for 2M acres

Tribes, environmental advocates organizing to oppose rollback

Siblings Grace and Ben Thompson own Kodama Farm and Food Forest. (Deja View Photography)

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Jefferson County farm tour set this weekend

Organizers focus on access for all

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Port Angeles movie producer premiers first film

‘Triumph of the Heart’ details final days of Catholic priest