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Clallam County reduces its 2025 budget deficit

Eight full-time positions eliminated

State and local officials toured Dabob Bay forests in 2022. Back row, left to right, Mary Jean Ryan of Quilcene; Rachel Bollens; Bill Taylor, Taylor Shellfish Co.; Jeromy Sullivan, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe; Justin Allegro, The Nature Conservancy; and Greg Brotherton, Jefferson County Commissioner. Front row, left to right, Duane Emmons, DNR staff; Jean Ball of Quilcene; Hilary Franz, state Commissioner of Public Lands; Mike Chapman, state Representative; and Peter Bahls, director of Northwest Watershed Institute. (Keith Lazelle)

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Dabob Bay conservation area expands by nearly 4,000 acres

State, local partners collaborate on preservation effort

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Shelby Vaughan, left, and her mother, Martha Vaughan, along with a selection of dogs, plan to construct dog shelters at Fox-Bell farm near Sequim in an effort to assist the Clallam County Humane Society with housing wayward canines.

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Fox-Bell Humane Society transforming property

Goal is to turn 3 to 4 acres into new place for adoptable dogs

Crime & Justice

Murder charges may be filed today

Man held in custody on $500,000 bail

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State preps for takeover

Parks will manage area if PDA dissolves

Crime & Justice

130 cats seized at Brinnon property

Animals are being examined, receiving treatment

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Jefferson to discuss funding for roads

County to hold hearing for benefit district

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‘Pause’ hit on Quilcene food bank

Project not abandoned, executive director says

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State Senate candidates discuss disagreements at political forum

Chapman, Kelbon differ on rent stabilization, ballot initiatives

Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints at a booth set up by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center during Saturday’s Forever StreamFest at Pebble Beach Park on the Port Angeles waterfront. The event, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club in conjunction with the Clallam County Conservation District, featured a variety of information booths and activities focused on protecting the environment and natural resources. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fish prints

Port Angeles siblings, from left, Parker Ahlgrim, 4, Mckenna Ahlgrim, 8, and Sierra Ahlgrim, 6, make fish prints…

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Impacts go beyond owners of short-term rentals

House cleaners, yard care workers expect to lose income

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Port Angeles’ short-term code may come up short

Long-term impacts with affordable housing, other factors, remain to be seen

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Port Angeles identifies $3M for safety facility

City turns to tax sources, pushes road project

Ten black men gathered at the Whidbey Institute to take part in the “Dark and Tender” film, documenting a workshop focused on tenderness and platonic touch. (Dark and Tender)

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Film documentary explores platonic touch

Workshop on Whidbey Island focuses on tenderness between black men

Port Angeles High School junior Tucker Swain, left, tries out a sample of roasted broccoli with ranch dressing dipping sauce prepared by Stacey Larsen, the district’s WSU Clallam Extension Farm to School consultant at the school’s cafeteria on Friday. Including locally grown produce like the Chi’s Farm broccoli into meals, increasing the amount of whole grains in foods and reducing salt and added sugar are part of the school district’s efforts to create healthier options and meet updated USDA nutrition standards. A new app provides students and parents a way to view menus and the nutritional content, calories and allergens in meal options. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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New flavors, new recipes for Port Angeles School District meal program

Goal is to promote healthy options for nutrition standards

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Coastal cleanup set for Saturday

Registration open until day of event

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Training helps put out fire at Rose Theater

East Jefferson Fire Rescue offering free extinguisher training today

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Forest auctioned despite protest

Advocates ask for more protection for old forests

Rick McKenzie, a retired Coast Guard veteran, plays bagpipes at the 9/11 memorial at the Francis Street Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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‘Emotions and memories’ part of ceremony to remember 9/11

Firefighters, police officers gather to honor those lost 23 years ago

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Melissa Williams, executive director of the Feiro Marine Life Center, visits the site of the proposed Port Angeles Waterfront Center near Front and Oak streets in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday. The site is being considered for a replacement of the current marine life center at Port Angeles City Pier.

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Marine center to design building

Fundraising continues for $25M-$27M project