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Holiday bazaars slated across Peninsula

Holiday arts and crafts fairs will be conducted across the Peninsula this week. They include:

Flower farmer Laurie McKenzie of Dragonheart Flowers will teach a “Winter Evergreen Wreaths” class Dec. 3 at the nonprofit Northwind Art School in Port Townsend. (Laurie McKenzie)

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Nonprofit art school offers arts and crafts workshops

PORT TOWNSEND — Artist Martha Worthley walked into Northwind Art’s classroom to see tables awash in color —…

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Tickets on sale for United Way of Clallam County fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for the United Way of Clallam County’s Galentine’s Day Posh Pajama…

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Thanksgiving meals scheduled on Peninsula

Thanksgiving meals are being offered across the Peninsula this week.

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Limited lodging trial available at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State Parks will offer limited lodging accommodations at Fort Worden Historical State Park during…

Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias, left, has been elected to serve as president of the Washington State Association of Counties for the coming year.

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Ozias elected president of state association of counties

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias has been elected to serve as president of the Washington…

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Camp Beausite Northwest honored with awards

CHIMACUM — The American Camp Association has recognized Camp Beausite Northwest with its Maple Award for inclusive camp…

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Applications to be open for Section 8 housing vouchers

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Housing Authority will accept applications for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program…

Kody Williams poses with his family after signing a commitment to play baseball for Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon. From left are brother Kyler Williams, father Josh Williams, Kody and mother Jenny Williams. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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COLLEGE SIGNING: Port Angeles’ Williams a man with a plan — signs to play baseball for Skagit Valley

PORT ANGELES — Kody Williams knows what he wants and is determined to get it.

Port Angeles' Hunter Flores, left, and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke, right, made the all-Olympic League first team for both defense and offense. Schmadeke was also named to the special teams first team as a kick returner. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News and Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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ALL-OLYMPIC LEAGUE FOOTBALL: PA’s Flores, Sequim’s Schmadeke make first team in offense and defense

Schmadeke also named first team for special teams

Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien capped off her prep soccer career with a spectacular performance against a powerful team…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Green River pulls away from Peninsula College men in second half

AUBURN — The Peninsula College men got off to good starts in all three games at the Green…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Gladfelter 11th at NAIA cross-country nationals

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For the second straight year, Port Angeles’ Jack Gladfelter is an NAIA All-American in cross…

Crime & Justice

Deputies: Barricaded man dies by suicide

Negotiators work for nearly two hours for peaceful resolution

Crime & Justice

Police: Person of interest in custody following reports of shooting

School district says situation contained, operations will continue

Candidates for the 2026 Clallam County Fair royalty are, from left, Tish Hamilton, Keira Headrick, Julianna Getzin, Makenzie Taylor and Jasmine Green. Molly Beeman is not pictured.

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Six candidates running for Clallam County Fair royalty

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Fair Royalty has announced six candidates running for 2026 Clallam County Fair royalty.

Eric and Tina Thomson, owners of Tedesco’s Italian Fresh, moved to Sequim in 2016. They fell in love with the area after they visited Tina’s son, Dustin Miller, who is the restaurant’s bar manager. Eric serves on the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, and he and his family support several local causes. (Monica Berkseth/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Tedesco’s restaurant built on family name

Owners, support WAG, food bank and other local causes

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

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Michael McBurnie, from Bainbridge Island, watches as Port of Port Townsend workers insert shims to help support his 42-foot Leopard catamaran, Celestial Sky, on the hard on Tuesday. McBurnie had the boat out of the water for maintenance as well as to repair damage to the tip of the rudder.

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Hard work

Michael McBurnie, from Bainbridge Island, watches as Port of Port Townsend workers insert shims to help support his…

DeSales' Maddox Filan catches a pass from quarterback Cohen Wood before Neah Bay's Caleb Cummins tackles him during their 2025 their class 1B championship football quarterfinal at Walla Walla High School on Saturday. Neah Bay stayed close to DeSales until the fourth quarter when the Fighting Irish scored 22 straight points to win 58-24. Neah Bay finished its season with an 8-3 record. (Kezia Setyawan, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

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STATE 1B PLAYOFFS: (Updated) Big fourth quarter leads DeSales over Neah Bay

WALLA WALLA — The Neah Bay Red Devils played No. 1 seed DeSales tough in the state football…