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Washington College Grant program set to expand with new state law

Support for low- and middle-income families available

Betsy Davis, the executive director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, with her 1914 wooden boat “Glory Be.” (Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding)

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Boatbuilding school director plans to retire

Betsy Davis says she will work with her replacement

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Agencies partner to rescue Port Townsend man

Rough seas ground sailor on Christmas

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Jefferson separates prosecutor, coroner roles

Funeral director hired on one-year basis

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Public concerned about hospital partnership

Commenters question possible Catholic affiliation

Sylvia White of Port Townsend is making a major gift to the nonprofit Northwind Art. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

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Port Townsend artist makes major gift to Northwind

PORT TOWNSEND — Artist Sylvia White, who envisioned an arts center in Port Townsend some three decades ago,…

Ellen White Face, left, and Dora Ragland enjoy some conversation after finishing a Christmas dinner prepared by Salvation Army Port Angeles staff and volunteers. The Salvation Army anticipated serving 120-150 people at its annual holiday meal on Tuesday. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hundreds served at annual Salvation Army dinner

Numbers represent growing need for assistance, captain says

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Wednesday’s e-edition to be printed Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Daily News will have an electronic edition on Wednesday that will double as a…

Paranormal investigator Amanda Paulson sits next to a photo of Hallie Illingworth at Lake Crescent, where Illingworth’s soap-like body was discovered in 1940. Paulson stars in a newly released documentary, “The Lady of the Lake,” that explores the history of Illingworth’s death and the possible paranormal presence that has remained since. (Ryan Grulich)

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Documentary explores paranormal aspects disappearance

Director says it’s a ’ Ghost story for Christmas’

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Funding for lodge in stopgap measure

Park official ‘touched by outpouring of support’

Joe Nole.

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Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole resigns

Commissioners to be appoint replacement within 60 days

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A fire dancer from Port Townsend's Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd Annual Solstice Bonfire hosted by Jefferson County 4-H at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

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Solstice Bonfire

A fire dancer from Port Townsend’s Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd annual…

Residents of various manufactured home parks applaud the Sequim City Council’s decision on Dec. 9 to approve a new overlay that preserves manufactured home parks so that they cannot be redeveloped for other uses. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim preserves overlay for homes

Plots can be sold, but use must be same

A ballot box in the Sequim Village Shopping Center at 651 W. Washington St. now holds two fire suppressant systems to prevent fires inside after incidents in October in Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Ore. A second device was added by Clallam County staff to boxes countywide to safeguard ballots for all future elections. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Political party officials fine with Clallam’s loss of bellwether

With election certified, reps reflect on goals, security

For 20-plus years, Bob and Kelly Macaulay have decorated their boat and dock off East Sequim Bay Road for Christmas, seen here more than a mile away. However, the couple sold their boat earlier this year. (Doug Schwarz)

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Couple retires Christmas boat display on Sequim Bay

Red decorations lit up area for 20-plus years

Judy Davidson, left, and Kathy Thomas, both of Port Townsend, look over the skin care products offered by Shandi Motsi of Port Townsend, one of the 20 vendors at the second annual Procrastinators Craft Fair at the Palindrome/Eaglemount Cidery on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Procrastinators Market

Judy Davidson, left, and Kathy Thomas, both of Port Townsend, look over the skin care products offered by…

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Services could be impacted by closure

Essential workers won’t get paid in shutdown

A now-deceased male cougar was confirmed by Panthera and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff to have been infected with Avian influenza on the Olympic Peninsula. (Powell Jones/Panthera)

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Two cougars infected with bird flu die

Risk of human infection still low, CDC says

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Readers contribute $58K to Home Fund to date

Donations can be made for community grants this spring

A 40-year-old Quilcene man died and a 7-year-old boy was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after the car in which they were riding collided with the back of a school bus on Center Road on Friday morning. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

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One dies in two-vehicle collision involving school bus

CHIMACUM — A 40-year-old Quilcene man died and a 7-year-old boy was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Friday…

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