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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

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Great Strait Sale to offer miles of flea markets on Saturday

JOYCE — The Great Strait Sale will offer 61 miles of yard sales specials, arts and crafts and…

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Three taken to hospital after head-on collision

PORT ANGELES — Three people were taken to Olympic Medical Center following a head-on collision on U.S. Highway…

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Lightning-caused fire burning west of Quilcene

QUILCENE — A lightning-caused wildfire is burning in a remote area of the Buckhorn Wilderness in Olympic National…

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

East Jefferson Rival's keeper Lila Morgan makes a diving save off the foot of Bellevue Christian's Emily Eggers as Rivals Fern French (16) during a Nisqually League game played on Tuesday at HJ Carroll Park in Port Hadlock.

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GIRLS PREP SOCCER: East Jefferson falls to powerhouse Bellevue Chr.

PORT HADLOCK — Coming off a season-opening victory, the East Jefferson girls soccer team knew it had a…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Wrestling documentary to be shown in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A documentary on the East Jefferson wrestling program will be shown at Port Townsend High…

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OUTDOORS: Razor clam digs announced

OLYMPIA — Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife this week announced 47 tentative days…

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Port Angeles City Council hopefuls differ on ideas

Dexter, Smith Dvorak debate during forum

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Port of Port Angeles, Olympic Hiking Co. agree on 10-year building lease

Marine Drive location to serve as headquarters for ‘cornerstone’ business

Mary Engel Springer Donovan stands next to the Welcome to Forks sign she designed in 1986. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Meet the woman behind Forks’ famous sign

Design was part of chamber contest in 1980s

A bicyclist makes his way over an approach span to the pedestrian bridge beneath the Elwha River Bridge west of Port Angeles. The bridges are part of the Olympic Discovery Trail, which, when completed, will stretch from Port Townsend to La Push on the Pacific coast. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Trail ride

A bicyclist makes his way over an approach span to the pedestrian bridge beneath the Elwha River Bridge…

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PAT NEAL: Getting the fall chores done

AUTUMN IS A beautiful time to enjoy the Olympic Peninsula. The changing colors of the leaves in the…

Bagpipers, from left, Tom McCurdy, Erik Evans and Heidi Slack, all of Port Angeles, perform together on Tuesday at Pebble Beach Park in Port Angeles. The trio were practicing songs to be played at 9/11 commemoration ceremonies across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Piper practice

Bagpipers, from left, Tom McCurdy, Erik Evans and Heidi Slack, all of Port Angeles, perform together on Tuesday…

Crime & Justice

Man arrested on investigation of child sex offenses

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old Port Angeles man on investigation of multiple sex…

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Pyper Alton (6) battles Klahowya's Sylvia Kemp for the ball Monday at the Monroe Playfield. In the background is Port Angeles' Alayna Marazon (16). Port Angeles won 2-1 on a late goal by Mariah Traband.

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GIRLS SOCCER: Riders get past Klahowya late; Six Rivals score in victory

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season, coming from behind…

Crescent Logger #12 Mikah Love is met head on with Quilcene’s #1 Andrew Perez-lopez. Note that Quilcene is wearing the guardian caps for added protection on plays such as this. Q #83 is Taylor Boling. Q #32 is Mason Iverson. C #49 is Connor Avertt. C #40 is Caden Seedorf. dlogan

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PREP FOOTBALL: Crescent wins its first game playing 6-man football

NEAH BAY — The Crescent Loggers football team won its first game of the season on a last…

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Forever Twilight Festival this weekend in Forks

FORKS — The 10th Forever Twilight in Forks Festival is set for Thursday through Sunday at various locations…