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Jefferson Healthcare, OMC under great strain

Jefferson Healthcare and Olympic Medical Center are straining under the stress of increased patient load from COVID-19 and…

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Peninsula College to host vaccination clinics

Students in virtual classes not required to be vaccinated

Crime & Justice

Park arrestee’s federal hearing set

Heavily armed man talked of revolution

Sequim artists Lynne Armstrong, left, and Mary Franchini will collaborate on a piece of art during the 2021 ARTjam event, held in parallel with Sequim’s ARTfusion event on Sunday and Monday. Submitted photo

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Two events planned Sunday, Monday

SEQUIM — “Mary and I cannot be more different; that’s why this is interesting,” Lynne Armstrong said, considering…

Blue sharks swim the Gulf of Maine in Bill Curtsinger’s photograph on display at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery. (Photo by Bill Curtsinger)

Arts & Entertainment

Undersea photographer’s show open in Port Townsend

Meet-the-artist opportunities available

"All That Jazz" is one of the numbers in "Broadway in Your PJs," the online show presented through Saturday by Ghostlight Productions. The show was filmed in Port Angeles' Lincoln Theater with, from left, Jeremy Pederson, Courtney Smith, Darian Rentas, Danielle Lorentzen, Anna Pederson, Quinton Cornell, Emily Spink and Mark Lorentzen. (photo courtesy Ghostlight Productions)

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Hucksters, Soulshakers and Hidden History this weekend on Olympic Peninsula

This Labor Day weekend brings a whole lot of music and visual art to explore, both online and…

Mask mandate protesters gather in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hundreds gather at Clallam Courthouse

Dozens seek health officer inside

Weaver Susan Pavel is the presenter in the First Friday Speaker Series program this Friday evening. The Jefferson County Historical Society event highlights “The Art of Making,” and local craftspeople of many disciplines. (photo courtesy Jefferson County Historical Society)

Arts & Entertainment

Master weaver to demonstrate Coast Salish craft

Pavel will offer a show-and-tell of her work, a process that can require several months of dedicated focus

Christina Rosenthal's abstract art is on display at the Harbor Art Gallery.

Arts & Entertainment

Abstract painter featured at Harbor Art Gallery

“Trajectories” exhibit to be presented

Ben Rutherford, an employee of River Run Farm near Sequim, arranges locally grown produce at the Port Angeles Farmers Market. Such markets are among the destinations in this month’s “Eat Local First” campaign. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula-wide Eat Local First effort underway

Virtual Bingo Challenge promotes activities

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Community Service Award nomination deadline Tuesday

The deadline is fast approaching for nominations for the 2021 Clallam County Community Service Award.

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State ferries halt Labor Day weekend reservations

Staffing shortages continue

Proof of vaccination required at these businesses and events.

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Proof of vaccination required at these businesses and events

List of local businesses and events that require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination

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More health mandates likely

Vaccination proof in restaurants under discussion

Crime & Justice

Plea in works on Longhouse arson, wreck

Case spans Clallam, Jefferson counties

The Windsong sailboat of Port Townsend departs Friday morning from Point Hudson, where the Wooden Boat Festival would have taken place. The Sept. 10-12 festival is among two Port Townsend festivals canceled due to the changing COVID landscape, organizers said Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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COVID-19 issues lead to festival cancellations

CrabFest still on — for now

Arts & Entertainment

Olympic Music Festival hosts GardenMusic ensemble

Live show prelude to Virtual Salon Concerts

Satria McKnight, 12, of Port Townsend is among the performers who studies at the Pop-Up Movement gym in Port Hadlock. She’ll appear in Pop-Up’s shows this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Pop-Up Movement offers shows, classes

‘Pandemic project’ gains velocity

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Acupuncturist Pat Flood, owner of Olympic Acupuncture in Port Angeles, arranges a display of herbs and supplements in her office on Friday.

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Vaccination question: Mandate or encourage?

Some businesses go to vax-only policy

Deputy Rick Bray watches surveillance monitors from the control room at the Clallam County Jail on Wednesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Crime & Justice

Jail space not keeping up with expectations

Medical services among aspects that require more room