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Former legislator says state needs to better manage its forest land

Jim Buck tells business leaders an alternative is fewer public services

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Clallam Transit eyes more linear bus routes

Plan would shift from loop-based service

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Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies arrest two men in separate incidents

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County sheriff’s deputies responded to two incidents over the weekend that involved armed individuals…

The aurora borealis shines over Port Townsend late Monday night. Ideal conditions to view the event are from about 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. with clear skies and away from city lights or higher locations with northern views. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Northern lights

The aurora borealis shines over Port Townsend late Monday night. Ideal conditions to view the event are from…

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Jefferson County board sets annual goals

Discussions include housing, pool, artificial intelligence

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Clallam commissioners to continue policy discussions on RVs, ADUs

Board decides to hold future workshop before finalizing ordinance

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Two dead after tree falls in Olympic National Forest

BRINNON — Two women died after a tree fell in Olympic National Forest.

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PA man gets 11 1/2 years in shooting

Jury found Lester guilty of attempted murder

Sue Long, left, Vicki Bennett and Frank Handler, all from Port Townsend, volunteer at the Martin Luther King Day of Service beach restoration on Monday at Fort Worden State Park. The activity took place on Knapp Circle near the Point Wilson Lighthouse. Sixty-four volunteers participated in the removal of non-native beach grasses. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Work party

Sue Long, left, Vicki Bennett and Frank Handler, all from Port Townsend, volunteer at the Martin Luther King…

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Portion of bridge to be replaced

Tribe: Wooden truss at railroad park deteriorating

Cheryl Grey.

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Author’s fiction novel addresses healing of Elwha River valley

Story connects biology with tribe following the removal of dams

Kingsya Omega, left, and Ben Wilson settle into a hand-holding exercise. (Aliko Weste)

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Process undermines ‘Black brute’ narrative

Port Townsend company’s second film shot in Hawaii

As part of Olympic Theatre Arts’ energy renovation upgrade project, new lighting has been installed, including on the Elaine and Robert Caldwell Main Stage that allows for new and improved effects. (Olympic Theatre Arts)

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Olympic Theatre Arts remodels its building

New roof, LED lights, HVAC throughout

Bruce Murray, left, and Ralph Parsons hang a cloth exhibition in the rotunda of the old Clallam County Courthouse on Friday in Port Angeles. The North Olympic History Center exhibit tells the story of the post office past and present across Clallam County. The display will be open until early February, when it will be relocated to the Sequim City Hall followed by stops on the West End. The project was made possible due to a grant from the Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Post office past and present

Bruce Murray, left, and Ralph Parsons hang a cloth exhibition in the rotunda of the old Clallam County…

Aaron Fisher, left, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Jan. 9 with his attorney Lane Wolfley at a hearing during which his trial was confirmed to begin on Jan. 26. He has been charged with second-degree murder. (Clallam County Superior Court)

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Murder trial is set for Jan. 26

Bank robbery trial to be reset for future date

This agave grew from the size of a baseball in the 1990s to the height of Isobel Johnston’s roof in 2020. She saw it bloom in 2023. Following her death last year, Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners, who purchased the property on Fifth Avenue in 2015, agreed to sell it to support the building of a new Carlsborg fire station. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

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Fire district to sell property known for its Sequim agave plant

Sale proceeds may support new Carlsborg station project

Workers from Van Ness Construction in Port Hadlock, one holding a grade rod with a laser pointer, left, and another driving the backhoe, scrape dirt for a new sidewalk of civic improvements at Walker and Washington streets in Port Townsend on Thursday. The sidewalks will be poured in early February and extend down the hill on Washington Street and along Walker Street next to the pickle ball courts. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Sidewalk setup

Workers from Van Ness Construction in Port Hadlock, one holding a grade rod with a laser pointer, left,…

The first graduating cohort of EDC Team Jefferson's business advisors training stands with certificates. From left to right are George Sawyer, Kit Malone, Devin Rodriguez, Charlotte Richardson and Justine Wagner. Standing is the EDC's Executive Director David Bailiff. Sitting is the EDC's Program and Finance Manager Phoebe Reid and course instructor Ray Sparrowe.

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Five business advisors graduate

Cohort studied accounting, marketing in 40-week program

Victoria Helwick.

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Seaview Academy becoming popular option for online K-12 education

Port Angeles School District has about 375 students enrolled in program

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Home Fund contributes to OMC cancer center

Funding supports patient navigator program’s effort to remove barriers