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One rescued, one missing after vessel sinks off Neah Bay

Coast Guard suspends search Friday

Bob Edgington of 2 Grade LLC excavating, which donated its resources, pulls dirt from around the base of an orca sculpture at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield on Thursday during site preparation to rebuild the Port Angeles play facility, which was partially destroyed by an arson fire on Dec. 20. A community build for the replacement playground is scheduled for May 15-19 with numerous volunteer slots available. Signups are available at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084DA4AC23A5F85-47934048-dream#/. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Site preparation at Dream Playground

Bob Edgington of 2 Grade LLC excavating, which donated its resources, pulls dirt from around the base of…

Rayonier Inc. is selling more than 115,000 acres in four units across the West Olympic Peninsula last week as the company looks to sell $1 billion worth of assets. (Courtesy photo / Rayonier Inc.)

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Rayonier to sell West End timberland

Plans call for debt restructuring; bids due in June

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Port Angeles port approves contract for Maritime Trade Center bid

Utilities installation, paving part of project at 18-acre site

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Port Angeles to hire personnel to operate day ambulance

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department will be able to hire two new positions that will…

John Brewer.

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Longtime Peninsula Daily News editor, publisher dies at 76

John Brewer instrumental in community projects

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Port Townsend to begin comprehensive plan update next month

City seeks robust public engagement

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club thins a cluster of azaleas as a tulip sprouts nearby in one of the decorative planters on Wednesday along the esplanade in the 100 block of West Railroad Avenue on the Port Angeles waterfront. Garden club members have traditionally maintained a pair of planters along the Esplanade as Billie Loos’s Garden, named for a longtime club member. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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In full bloom

Mary Kelsoe of the Port Angeles Garden Club thins a cluster of azaleas as a tulip sprouts nearby…

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Housing depends on many factors

Land use, infrastructure part of state toolbox

Sarge’s Place in Forks serves as a homeless shelter for veterans and is run by the nonprofit, a secondhand store and Clallam County homelessness grants and donations. (Sarge’s Veteran Support)

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Fundraiser set to benefit Sarge’s Veteran Support

Minsky Place for elderly or disabled veterans set to open this spring

Becca Paul, a paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary in Port Angeles, helps introduce a new book for third-graders, from left, Margret Trowbridge, Taezia Hanan and Skylyn King, to practice reading in the Literacy Lab. The book is entitled “The Girl With A Vision.” (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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After two-year deal, PA paraeducators back to work

Union, school district agree to mediated contract with baseline increases

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Police reform efforts stalled

Law enforcement sees rollback on restrictions

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Trial dates set in Sequim home invasion case

Sheriff’s office says actions tied to drug trafficking

Port Angeles City Council hopefuls Kate Dexter and Travis Berglund answer questions during a Port Angeles Business Association forum Tuesday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles mayor to run for county commission

Dexter has supported climate action plan, affordable housing

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Members chosen for pool task force

Locations outside Port Townsend to get closer look

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Bidder wins project on lottery drawing

Lake Pleasant pilings to be replaced in July

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Mental health court sought in bus case

Woman charged with theft of a transit vehicle

Priscilla Hudson is a member of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club, which is responsible for clearing a weed- and blackberry-choked 4 acres of land and transforming it into an arboretum and garden known as the Pioneer Memorial Park over the last 70 years. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Pioneer Memorial Park grows into an arboretum

Granted certification by ArbNet program

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part in a workshop on Saturday about cropping bird photos for best presentation during Saturday’s Olympic Birdfest. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Bird spotting

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part in a workshop on Saturday about…

Annette Nesse, at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s main campus in Blyn in December 2021, is serving as interim director at the Dungeness River Nature Center, the organization announced. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Nesse to serve as interim director at River Center

New position to begin May 1; organization will continue its full-time search