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Port Angeles High School evacuated due to bomb threat

Nothing suspicious found, principal says

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck to be taken away for recycling as a line of cars wait to drop off unwanted electronic equipment during the club’s electronics recycling event on Saturday in the parking lot of Port Angeles Civic Field. The club, in partnership with SBK Recycling, collected hundreds of pounds of old computers, televisions, printers and other equipment as vehicles lined up for blocks along nearby Race Street to dispose of castoff electronics. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Kiwanis service programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Recycling electronics at Port Angeles Civic Field

Bobby Doisher, a prospective member of the Olympic Kiwanis Club, carries a discarded printer to a waiting truck…

Joey Belanger has been named the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s vice president of operations and YMCA of Sequim branch executive. (Olympic Peninsula YMCA)

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YMCA names new Sequim branch executive

SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula YMCA has welcomed new leadership and said happy trails to a Sequim-based executive.

Politics

Online learning keeps rising among state’s K-12 students

Online learning for Washington’s public school kids is here to stay.

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Jefferson Healthcare gets $2 million for senior care

Grant will help expand services in Port Townsend

State Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, speaks Sunday at a gathering that celebrated the cancellation of the Power Plant sale. (John Gussman)

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Cancellation of Power Plant sale celebrated

Supporters say they still need more protection

Convention attendees, from left, Kiera Woodward, Madison Peterson and Juliette Burnette, all of Port Angeles, examine displays of jewelry, earrings and crystals at a display table operated by Dragon Den Studios of Sequim at Squatchcon on Friday at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. The four-day festival, dedicated to gaming, culture and cosplay, continues today at Vern Burton with a vendor market, workshops and meetups. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Squatchcon this weekend

Convention attendees, from left, Kiera Woodward, Madison Peterson and Juliette Burnette, all of Port Angeles, examine displays of…

Crime & Justice

Clallam Bay man pleads guilty to first-degree murder

Sentencing next month to be between 35 and 43 years

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Port Angeles schools: State funding still short

Gap for special education widening, officials say

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Police: Amended pursuit law a step in right direction

Law enforcement lobbying for additional funding

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Clallam Community Service Awards nominations deadline April 1

PORT ANGELES — Nominations for the 2024 Clallam County Community Service Awards are due by the end of…

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Letter seeking $350K for ‘distress’

Lawsuit threatened over incident at Port Townsend pool

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Clallam Transit to add trip to Hurricane Ridge

Service will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day

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Seven miles of state Highway 112 to be repaved in 2025

Asphalt overlay, guardrails, signage needed, DOT says

Matt Klontz with the Port of Port Townsend, in a yellow jacket, looks over the nearly completed south breakwater jetty at the entrance to Point Hudson Marina with Jacob Bates, an Orion employee, during a punch-list review on Wednesday. The jetty is expected to be finished next week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Jetty nearly complete

Matt Klontz with the Port of Port Townsend, in a yellow jacket, looks over the nearly completed south…

Joel Arrington, boat shop manager for the Northwest Maritime Center, looks at the bow of a boat he cut in half that will be an exhibit piece in the new Welcome Center being constructed in what was formerly the retail shop. The new space will have a smaller retail space with the rest of the floorplan devoted to exhibits. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Northwest Maritime Center welcome center in the works

Renovated space will serve as information hub for activities

State Rep. Steve Tharinger, Sen. Kevin Van De Wege and Rep. Mike Chapman.

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More funds coming to Peninsula

Lawmakers: Investments being made in district

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DOT open to solutions other than roundabouts

Presentation focuses on areas in Port Angeles, Sequim

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Port Angeles council appoints members to boards

Public questions appointee who lives outside of city

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Port Hadlock woman airlifted to Harborview after wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Hadlock woman was in satisfactory condition Wednesday morning after she was airlifted to…