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Hurricane Ridge set to reopen on Tuesday

Visitors urged to use Clallam Transit service

Fire managers, from front, Robert Thurston working with GIS, communications unit leader Carsen Smith and operations section chief Scott Coulson work at a command post for the Lake Sutherland Fire on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lake Sutherland Fire fight continues

Mop-up operations ongoing in some areas of the blaze

Kevin Van De Wege.

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District 24 senator eyes state lands role

Van De Wege wants to manage resources

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Dry conditions prompt earlier action on Peninsula

Clallam, Jefferson have burning restrictions in place

Noah Erickson, 2, snips a flower head with the help of his father, Chris Erickson of Port Angeles, while making a solstice crown headdress during the Summertide Solstice Art Festival on Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and adjoining Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park. The event served as a celebration of the coming of summer with a variety of food, music and outdoor activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Artists, poets ring in beginning of new season

Solstice event draws in families for arts exhibitions

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Fire near lake at 10 percent contained

Evacuation orders for 4 homes downgraded

Everett Polansk, 14, provides the first performance at the Field Hall Theater. (Lexie Winters)

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Hog Wild nets $88,000 for Olympic Medical Center Foundation

Fundraiser first event held at Field Hall

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Port of Port Townsend to apply for $2.3 million grant

Dissenting commissioner wants to take more time

Crime & Justice

20-year sentence set in 2020 robbery, shooting

PORT ANGELES — One of three people involved in a December 2020 robbery and shooting in the Sequim…

A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies through clouds of smoke to dump water on a hotspot of a wildland fire in the Indian Creek Valley on Sunday southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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UPDATE: Evacuations downgraded as Lake Sutherland fire continues

No road closures as more than 100 acres are burned

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Steve Hargis, a board member of the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce, directs the alignment of an events tent on Thursday that will cover a temporary roller skating rink in downtown Port Angeles.

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Roller skating rink to open next weekend

Summer attraction outgrowth of winter ice village

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OMC in crisis, says CEO

Hospital says it lost $7.9 million during first four months of year

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Second place arrives, third place sets record in Race to Alaska

Third place team set race’s all-time solo record

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Family seeks to recover body of drowned kayaker

Gofundme site raises more than $50,000 for dive into Lake Crescent

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From left, Amber Ahrens, Shauna Rogers McClain and Brittney Vincent practice blocker and jammer moves at a recent roller derby practice.

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Port Scandalous aims to keep rolling

Area’s lone roller derby league seeks a practice space

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Peninsula College elects new chair, vice chair

Trustees approve 2023-2024 budget

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OlyCAP wants more funding for shelter

Facility needs cash boost through summer

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Public hearing slated for Fort Worden action plan

Port Townsend seeks better financial reporting from fort managers

Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)

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We Brake for Whales wins Race to Alaska

Captain is event’s first two-time winner

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OMC Foundation provides $400,000 for scholarships

Shrinking workforce biggest challenge for hospital