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Mexican dancer Espartaco Martinez performs during the 2025 Salish Sea Butoh Festival. This year’s event will be held Friday through Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend. (David Noble)

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Salish Sea Butoh Festival set for three days of performances

Practitioners coming from Tokyo, Seattle and New York City

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OMC reschedules vote on refinancing resolution

Concerns of Open Public Meetings Act prompt move

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Fire district measure would provide EMS funds

Proposition 1 needs a supermajority to pass

John Gussman
Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society volunteer Dow Lambert uses an app on his phone to check the nests of purple martins in nest boxes atop poles.

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Volunteers check on purple martin nest box tenants

Smartphone app helps track number of eggs, chicks

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County supports Port Angeles site proposal

New site owners exploring alternative uses

Dungeness River flow chart.

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Dungeness River water system at its limits

Experts say it’s on a ‘downhill slope’

An online open house is now available to review a package of documents related to Sequim’s periodic review of its 2025 Comprehensive Plan. Those interested can visit sequimwa.gov/1301/2025-Comprehensive-Plan or attend an open house from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4. (Silas Crews)

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Draft documents available for Sequim Comp Plan

Open house set before planning commission on Aug. 4

Kathy Boyce of Sequim picks blueberries at the Graysmarsh Berry Farm on Woodcock Road, where summer U-Pick is in full swing. Raspberries, blackberries, Boysenberries, blueberries and Loganberries are all ready for harvest. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Berry pickin’ blues

Kathy Boyce of Sequim picks blueberries at the Graysmarsh Berry Farm on Woodcock Road, where summer U-Pick is…

Florin A. Grigoriu.

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Sheriff’s Office: No new leads after search and rescue operation

NEAH BAY — A search and rescue operation concluded Friday night without any signs of two unrelated hikers…

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Port Angeles School District budget sits at $64.5 million

Proposal is expected to be adopted Aug. 13

Rebecca Shankles has worked as Clallam County’s first full-time coroner since July 1. (Emily Hanson/Peninsula Daily News)

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Clallam County’s first coroner in familiar role

Shankles investigates deaths, processes scenes

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Summer interns begin work at Peninsula newspapers

Hart, Buscher are both Peninsula College students

Cory Louie, left, and Claire Cruz, both from Boise, Idaho, use tribal canoes at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles as the focus of their plein air paintings on Thursday. (Kelley Lane/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fort Worden to host Canoe Journey families during Saturday landings

Up to 20 vessels and as many as 1,000 people expected on beach

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Chimacum schools approve $17M budget

District expecting same number of students as last academic year

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Complaint is closed ‘with a reminder’

Candidate failed to disclose affiliation on his advertising

Members of the Port Townsend Pétanque Club play an end during the club’s annual Low Tide Open tournament on the beach at the Port Townsend Boat Haven. Tossing the boule is Port Ludlow’s Barb Phillips with teammate Rhonda Lauth, left. Watching are Robert Force and Dave Robison, both of Port Townsend. Force is credited with introducing pétanque to Port Townsend in 2018. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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French sport mixes tosses with pinpoint accuracy

Port Townsend alliance hosts games on sand at boat haven

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Port Angeles City Council eyes next stage for drought

Elwha River flows are continuing to decrease

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Parcel approved as open space

Brinnon land will be managed for return

John Mauro.

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Workshop set for manager process

Port Townsend council to discuss how to replace Mauro

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Port Townsend School District passes budget

Financial plan expected to draw from reserves