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Students in Niall Twomey’s seventh-grade science class take cover under their workstations during a Great Shakeout drill on Thursday at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend. The students dropped, took cover and held on for the duration of the 30-second drill in order to build muscle memory in the event of a real earthquake or tsunami on the Peninsula. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Great shakeout

Students in Niall Twomey’s seventh-grade science class take cover under their workstations during a Great Shakeout drill on…

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Listeria recall includes Peninsula

Stores in both Clallam, Jefferson affected

Jill Silver near the Hoh River. (Tami Pokorny)

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West End ecologist presented with environmental leadership award

Jill Silver is founder and director of 10,000 Year Institute

Candidates for 2025 Clallam County Fair Royalty, from left, are Aliya Gillett, Keira Headrick, Julianna Getzin, Jayla Olson, Nicole Tyler.

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Five candidates named for Clallam County Fair royalty

Bake sale fundraiser to be held Saturday in Forks

The adopt-a-pet event will run from Oct. 17-31.

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Adopt a pet during month of October

In honor of October’s national adopt a shelter dog month, the Peninsula Daily News is announcing its first…

Lori Bernstein, left, and Lindy Brooking, both from Port Townsend, pause from their morning walk to look at the Halloween display set up by the Point Hudson RV Park host. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Halloween display

Lori Bernstein, left, and Lindy Brooking, both from Port Townsend, pause from their morning walk to look at…

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Sales have tenants worried

Cooperative attempts to purchase mobile home parks

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Port Angeles to increase water, wastewater rates starting Jan. 1

Average resident’s cost to go up about $100 annually

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Hood Canal bridge to receive $51M for repairs

Federal delegation secures funding via infrastructure program

The Rayonier locomotive, known as “the 4,” located at the corner of Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, awaits restoration as a fundraising drive to renovate the engine and make improvements to the traffic triangle where the train is on display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Locomotive restoration efforts chugging along

Next steps include building structure, restoration

Politics

Candidates for state House seat debate positions

Tharinger, Robers disagree over inflation, initiatives, taxes

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Jefferson County passes financial protocol tools

Resolution focuses on how to react during recession

An EA-18G Growler taxis down the airstrip on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during the squadron’s welcome home ceremony in August 2017. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Wood/U.S. Navy)

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Navy jet wreckage located on mountainside east of Mount Rainier

YAKIMA COUNTY — Aerial search crews located the wreckage of the EA-18G Growler that crashed on Tuesday. The…

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last viewed on earth 80,000 years ago, shines brightly in the western sky over the Olympic Mountains from Port Townsend High School on Saturday evening. The comet may be visible for most of the month of October if the skies are clear. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rare comet

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last viewed on earth 80,000 years ago, shines brightly in the western sky over the…

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One dies in Port Angeles duplex blaze

Passerby rescues person from fire

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Community colleges grappling with chance of paying back funds

State budget office over allocated $28M

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‘Great ShakeOut’ slated for Thursday

Participants asked to ‘stop, cover and hold on’

Firefighters from Clallam County fire districts 2 and 3 responded to a residential fire Sunday morning on Vinup Street east of Port Angeles. (Clallam County Fire District 2)

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Fire burns home east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A home just east of Port Angeles was significantly damaged in a residential fire, although…

Crime & Justice

Mental evaluation ordered in case

Hagans-Moore sent to Western State Hospital

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City to surplus two-story home, outbuildings at Gerhardt Park

More information to come on process this spring