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Sequim City Council agrees to new sewer rate with Sequim Bay Lodge

Out-of-city ratepayer will have five years and a gradual hike

Sequim resident Garland Frankfurth got the idea of visiting National Parks after seeing the stamps visitors can collect. (Megan Rogers/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim resident’s National Park site visits tops 400

Collection of stamps sparks his interest

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White House tells federal agencies prepare for shutdown

Deadlock in Congress could mean funding runs out Oct. 1

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS A vehicle makes its way across the Elwha River Bridge west of Port Angeles on Friday morning as a plume of wildfire smoke filters down the river valley. The smoke, which originated from seven named wildfires near the center of Olympic National Park, settled through the Elwha drainage to lower elevations, creating hazardous air in lower portions of the valley and unhealthy conditions in surrounding areas.

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Smoke pools into Port Angeles area; begins to disperse late Friday

Rain expected to help clear air this weekend

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PA council hopeful’s STR in an unpermitted zone

Property no longer rented short-term, candidate says

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Complaints of STRs soar in wake of PA moratorium

Police enforce code on short-term rentals with limited staff

Port Angeles firefighters and a Clallam County technical rescue team place a litter onto a ladder track after pulling a person from a water tank at the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill on Thursday morning in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Man rescued from abandoned water tank

Unknown how or why he got there

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Losses shrink at OMC

$872K lost in August, down from July’s $3.5M

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Port Angeles approves increase in sales tax

Move raises city’s retail sales tax to 8.7 percent

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DOT truck breakdown causes backup east of Sequim

SEQUIM — A broken down state Department of Transportation construction truck backed up eastbound U.S. 101 traffic from…

Petitions developed by local citizens seek to keep the “new” Towne Road unpaved and open to hikers and walkers. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Public comment sought about Sequim’s Towne Road future

Meeting for residents scheduled for Tuesday

Eran Kennedy.

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Sound regional publisher stresses local connections

Partnerships offer lifeline despite struggling industry

Tim Morland, front, and Rich Lear of Tualatin, Ore.-based Field Turf USA add fill to the playing surface at the new Monroe Athletic Field on Tuesday at the site of the former Monroe School near Roosevelt Elementary School in Port Angeles. The synthetic turf field, which is expected to be completed by mid-autumn, is being developed by the Port Angeles School District and will be available for community athletic events. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Monroe field prep

Tim Morland, front, and Rich Lear of Tualatin, Ore.-based Field Turf USA add fill to the playing surface…

Lindsay Wagner.

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Star talks about life, Port Townsend Film Festival

Lindsay Wagner VIP at weekend event

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Power restored after more than 6,300 lose electricity

PORT ANGELES — A fault on a Bonneville Power Administration transmission line serving the West End knocked out…

A crew from Port Townsend Public Works watches as a backhoe removes water-logged timber from a sinkhole on Kearney Street outside the Food Co-op on Tuesday at the start of construction of a traffic circle at the intersection of state Highway 20/East Sims Way and Kearney Street in Port Townsend. Traffic heading eastbound toward Port Townsend will detour at Benedict Street and turn left on Washington Street to return to Highway 20/East Sims Way. Traffic going westbound away from Port Townsend will turn right at Kearney Street and left onto Jefferson Street to continue on Highway 20. The detour configuration will last about four weeks, according to the state Department of Transportation. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Roundabout construction

A crew from Port Townsend Public Works watches as a backhoe removes water-logged timber from a sinkhole on…

Members of the Bagley family of Forsyth, Ill., from left, parents Jessica and Cameron Bagley, and children Cody, 10, Addie, 12, and C.J., 7, look at an information kiosk on the Olympic National Park wildfires on Tuesday in front of the park visitor center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Blazes spread in center of Olympic National Park

Large helicopters requested to keep fires at bay

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Olympic Medical Center candidates discuss hospital finances during business forum

Two commission hopefuls are both running unopposed

Attendees at the 2022 Port Townsend Film Festival enjoy dinner on Taylor Street. This year’s five-day festival is set for Thursday through Monday. (Mark Saran/Port Townsend Film Festival)

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Port Townsend Film Festival kicks off Thursday

More than 50 movies to be shown

Peninsula College sophomores Ian Coughran, left, and Ciera Skelly were two of seven students participating in the inaugural Pathway Summer School at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory this summer that focused on education and career development in STEM fields. Both Coughran and Skelly plan to pursue degrees in environmental science. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Internship through college presents career pathways

Students part of inaugural class at Sequim laboratory

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