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Sisters Bevyn and Payton LaTourette release butterflies in Sequim Botanical Garden on Saturday during Family Fun Days. Dungeness Kids Co. sold kits for families to grow caterpillars and release the painted lady butterflies in the garden.

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Irrigation Festival’s Grand Finale is set Saturday for 131st year

Entries to march 1-mile route along Washington Street

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Primaries are set for Congress, state Rep.

Candidate filing period ends Friday

Kids Table hung sourdough crabs from the ceiling during the 2024 dinner pop-up at the Quilcene Lantern. Attendees were encouraged to pull off a leg and eat it with crab tomalley. (Troy Osaki)

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Japanese-style brunch set for Mother’s Day

Eight courses of food, live music to be played at Quilcene Lantern

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Port Angeles police, fire to increase staff

Grant to help pay for four PAPD positions

A pickup truck came to rest inside the sanctuary of Strait View Baptist Church after veering off West Eighth Street in Port Angeles. (Caressa Fennell)

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Truck drives through church sanctuary in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — One person was transported to Olympic Medical Center after the driver of a pickup truck…

Casey McDonald, Esperanda Salazar, standing, and Malena Marquez look over a handmade sign for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People march on Tuesday in Port Angeles. About three dozen people made signs as part of the event. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Remembering the missing and murdered

Casey McDonald, Esperanda Salazar, standing, and Malena Marquez look over a handmade sign for the Missing and Murdered…

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Port Townsend City Council includes $3.5M in new spending

Cost allocation plan, carryforward and new grants received

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Randall’s Congressional seat draws two more challengers

Fourth hopeful also files to run for state representative position

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Crescent names finalists for post

Two to meet public for superintendent job

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Murray: Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge rebuild remains a focus

Project in design phase with Colorado company

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State measles cases include transmission

No instances recorded on North Olympic Peninsula

From left, David Brownell, Roxanne Greeson and Laken Folsom scrape away moss on Saturday as part of the Big Spring Spruce Up in downtown Port Angeles. About 120 volunteers signed up to participate. One of the biggest projects was to remove all the moss on the retaining wall on the south side of Front Street between Peabody and Lincoln Streets. Scrapers, brooms and a power washer were used to help clean up the overgrowth. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Sprucing up

From left, David Brownell, Roxanne Greeson and Laken Folsom scrape away moss on Saturday as part of the…

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Three candidates file for seat in 24th Legislative District

Filing week continues through 5 p.m. Friday

A worker from DJ’s Electrical cuts a tree into stumps after cutting the trunk and limbs under a contract with the Jefferson County PUD on Wednesday. The trees, along Washington Street in downtown Port Townsend, were slated for removal because the roots were invading the sewer lines and sidewalks. The sidewalk will be moved about 3 feet and a new fence erected around Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Tree removal

A worker from DJ’s Electrical cuts a tree into stumps after cutting the trunk and limbs under a…

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Sequim council to back transfer

Federal legislation could move land to Jamestown

Sue Rockett of Sequim Community Church helps paint the Sequim Police Department’s dog agility course at Carrie Blake Community Park on April 25 for Sequim Beautiful Day, a volunteer event. Rockett participated last year and said she loves it. “I love being able to help the police and community,” she said. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Volunteers help Sequim shine for ‘Beautiful Day’ service event

More than 150 help at projects across the area

Sue Baden, commodore of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club, speaks to a crowd of 109 members at the 50th anniversary celebration on April 10 in the Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim Bay Yacht Club celebrates 50 years

Group supports hospice through sailboat races, other efforts

Kevin Smith, in the bucket, Gene Williams, at the base of the metal piling and Rylan Greenstreet from Neelely Construction build a protective cover for the locomotive located on east Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Efforts to Restore the 4 include protective roof

Work this summer to include blasting, painting black coat

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Vote on censure becomes official

Port of Port Angeles officials take action after resignation

Ed Bedford.

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Ten to be honored with service awards

Free ceremony set Wednesday at PA senior center