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Three men arrested for Sequim home invasion robbery

Suspects allegedly held three victims by gunpoint

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Ashlynn Northaven, Princess Kailah Blake, Princess Sophia Treece and Queen Ariya Goettling stand with their new float that they’ll ride on for 14 parades this year. It was shown to them for the first time on Saturday at 7 Cedars Casino. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Arts & Entertainment

Irrigation Festival royalty, crowd find fun in float

Annual kickoff dinner ushers in 129th year for event

News

Port of Port Angeles renews lease for Composite Recycling Technology Center

Agreement covers 26,000 square feet at airport business park

Crime & Justice

Sequim man given alternative sentence for child sex crimes

Barron must undergo five years of treatment, court records say

Emily Randall, left, and Hilary Franz.

Politics

Stalwarts take sides in race for Kilmer’s seat

A growing constellation of Democratic Party influencers are choosing sides in the duel for a U.S. House seat…

Hanna Paoluccu of Alexander, N.Y., and Rosie Berg of Nevada City, Calif., members of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group and working with the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Board, remove poisonous hemlock weed from along the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Poison hemlock removal in Port Townsend

Hanna Paoluccu of Alexander, N.Y., and Rosie Berg of Nevada City, Calif., members of the Hood Canal Salmon…

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YMCA to build childcare facility

$1-2M still needed for $6.7M project

News

Clallam to continue providing deputy to Forks

Contract includes wages, mileage and maintenance reimbursement

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Funding needed for Port Townsend homeless shelter

Operation at Legion Hall to close April 30

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Teachers’ union set to honor picket line

Without agreement, paraeducators to strike

The Parking Lot Pipers, seen performing at the Sequim Lavender Weekend in 2023, are a modern trio keeping up a historically rich musical art form. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Life

Bagpipe tradition forms family on Peninsula

Parking Lot Pipers keep Great Highland music marching on

News

Planned power outage to affect 4,100 West End customers Thursday night

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 will turn off electricity to West End customers from…

News

Grant for Forks treatment plant to be discussed

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory Board will discuss a $295,000 grant for the City…

A tree that has grown out of its tree box and shattered a nearby curb and sidewalk in the 100 block of North Oak Street is among those targeted for removal and replacement in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles tree and sidewalk replacement to begin Monday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles downtown tree and sidewalk replacement project will begin Monday.

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Port Angeles High School evacuated due to bomb threat

Nothing suspicious found, principal says

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as a line of cars wait to drop off unwanted electronic equipment during the club’s electronics recycling event on Saturday in the parking lot of Port Angeles Civic Field. The club, in partnership with SBK Recycling, collected hundreds of pounds of old computers, televisions, printers and other equipment as vehicles lined up for blocks along nearby Race Street to dispose of castoff electronics. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Kiwanis service programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Recycling electronics at Port Angeles Civic Field

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck…

Joey Belanger has been named the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s vice president of operations and YMCA of Sequim branch executive. (Olympic Peninsula YMCA)

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YMCA names new Sequim branch executive

SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula YMCA has welcomed new leadership and said happy trails to a Sequim-based executive.

Politics

Online learning keeps rising among state’s K-12 students

Online learning for Washington’s public school kids is here to stay.

News

Jefferson Healthcare gets $2 million for senior care

Grant will help expand services in Port Townsend

State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, speaks Sunday at a gathering that celebrated the cancellation of the Power Plant sale. (John Gussman)

News

Cancellation of Power Plant sale celebrated

Supporters say they still need more protection